Permanent gloss hair color is often used immediately after coloring your roots to refresh and add shine to your mid-lengths and ends without over-darkening.
Here's a breakdown of how to use permanent gloss hair color effectively:
The Salon Secret: Permanent Color + Gloss
The key is to combine your permanent root touch-up with a gloss application to the rest of your hair. This approach ensures even color and revitalized shine.
Steps for Application:
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Color Your Roots: Apply your permanent hair color to your roots as you normally would, following the instructions on the hair color packaging.
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Apply Gloss to Mid-Lengths and Ends: Immediately after applying the permanent color to your roots, apply the gloss to your mid-lengths and ends. This timing is crucial for even color distribution and preventing color build-up.
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Process Together: Allow the permanent root color and the gloss to process together for the recommended time (refer to the instructions for both products). The gloss acts as a toner, refreshing the color and adding shine without further darkening.
Benefits of Using Gloss:
- Refreshes Color: Gloss revitalizes faded color, making it look newly applied.
- Adds Shine: Gloss enhances shine and luminosity, giving hair a healthy appearance.
- Prevents Over-Darkening: Unlike repeated applications of permanent color, gloss deposits less pigment, avoiding color build-up and overly dark results.
- Maintains Healthy-Looking Hair: Gloss can help to seal the hair cuticle, leading to smoother, healthier-looking hair.
Example:
Let's say you're using permanent hair color to cover gray roots. After applying the permanent color to your roots and waiting the initial processing time, you would then apply a gloss in a similar shade (or a shade lighter) to the rest of your hair. You would then let both process together for the remaining time according to the product instructions. This would refresh the color on the lengths of your hair while avoiding the damage of repeatedly applying permanent color to already processed hair.
Important Note: Always perform a strand test before applying any hair color or gloss to ensure you achieve the desired results and to check for any allergic reactions. Follow the specific instructions provided with your chosen permanent hair color and gloss products.
