Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Box color: Do or Don't?

Major Don't:  Because over the counter box color from a grocery store is such an easy (and cheap) fix, it's probaby one of the most important at home salon issues to address. This easy solution to your burning desire for a change can do much more than give your style a little re-vamp. It can tear up your cuticle leaving your hair with a synthetic look to it. Nobody wants their hair to look fake.  Also, it will dry out your hair, won't cover evenly and make it so your hair has a hard time retaining color in the future. The porosity of your hair differs from the root, through the midshaft, and to the ends of your hair. Porosity is your hair's ability to absorbe moisture. So, if your hair is really porous at the ends and not porous at all at the root then your color will be much darker at the ends where it's been soaking in the color more and the root will barely have any coverage and both will fade quickly.
When you see your hairdresser for a professional salon color service, you're not only seeing someone who should know all the solutions to these problems, but someone who has the resources to get your hair in the best condition it's ever been in. One of these resources can be professional haircolor. Professional hair color has the technology and the funding behind it to actually help with some of the most common complaints clients have for their hair.
If your hair is not as smooth or shiny and you'd like it to be, you can put a nice polishing demi perminant haircolor like Shades eq from REDKEN and that will not only shine you right up, because it has the technology to evenly smooth the cuticle, but it will do it without adding any excess oil you might get from using a shine serum. If more volume is what you're looking for but your hair just keeps falling flat, a subttle highlighting service will fix that right up. Your hair might be falling flat because your cuticle is too tight. By adding highlights you'll open up that cuticle just enough to add some volume and stability to your style. So what if you are wanting all this wonderful benefits that these professional salon colors offer but you love the color of your hair? No worries, they also have clear gazes so you reap all the benefits and don't have to sacrifice the natural color you love so much.
         So, next time your considering grabbing a box off the shelf, consider making an appointment instead.