Black Hair Color Tips By Jazma

Hair Coloring Tips

	When both relaxing or perming and colouring Black hair. The rule is; you must never perm a color, you always color a perm. What this simply means is that you must always do your color after your perm. If it's a protein color, also known as color glazes, your best to do it the same day as your perm, when the cuticle layers of your hair are more open from the perming process. This way the color will penetrate deeper into the hair shaft. This is both better for the conditioning befit as well as making the color last longer. If it's a semi or demi-permanent color they may also be done the same day, depending on the condition of your hair. However, for all permanent color we recommend that you book your appointment a week to 10 days after your perm, no more. This is the best possible timing for coloring relaxed or permed hair, if you wait longer than 10 days, the process of combining these two services becomes much more problematic.
	If you’ve done an at home hair color and the results are far from what you expected or even disastrous. Please don’t try to fix it yourself! If you do, you might take away the one chance a color expert has to do a proper corrective coloring process and still leave your hair in good condition. Don't be embarrassed, go and see an expert when you make an at home mistake with any chemical you‘ve applied.
	If you have color in your hair and plan to swim at any time in chlorinated water, you must protect your hair. The best way is to wear a bathing cap. If you can't, or won't do that, the next best way is to thoroughly wet your hair before you go into the water and apply some conditioner and don't rinse it out. Your hair is like a sponge in a way, once it is filled with water from a shower or tap, there will be little or no room for the pool water to enter and the conditioner will act as added protection. If you don't do this the chlorine will absorbed into your hair and may cause your hair color to fade, develop a green cast or for darker colors to take on a brassy tone. If you already have the problem described above you will need to do one or more clarifying treatments that will chealate out the chlorine from your hair.
	Remember, for that every level of color that you want to go lighter than your natural shade, the dryer hair tends to become, Meaning that when you go from darker to lighter, it's an absolute must that you deep treat your hair on a regular basis.
	When you color fine hair it will process faster and take color darker, especially tones in the ash range.
	When it comes to Black hair, we recommend that you absolutely see a color professional if you 1.) want to take your hair lighter than three shades, 2.) take your hair darker than three shades, 3.) your hair is currently relaxed, permed or damaged in any way, 4.) you want to make a major change in color and want perfect or near perfect results, 5.) if you want a very natural looking result for your color or highlights.
	If you have been coloring and want to go back to your natural color, instead of just stopping and having a major demarcation line. Try having foil highlights put in that match your hair's own natural color. This way by slowly decreasing the amount of foils you have when you do your color service, you will have a much more natural transition back to your natural color.
	If you are going to color your hair at home, or have been doing so, and have decided to try a different company's product. We strongly recommend that you do a patch test, how to do this should be described in the manufacturer's instructions included with your coloring kit. Briefly, what you do is mix up a small amount of the color formula and apply it to a small section at the back of your ear or in the fold of your arm and wait 24 hours to see if there are any allergic reactions to the new formula. If all is well you may also want to do a strand test near the root area and process as per manufactures instructions. This way you will not be surprised at the end result and maybe save yourself a real problem with having to do a corrective color.
	Temporary Hair Color: usually last from shampoo to shampoo and is deposited only on the outside of the hair.
	Semi-Permanent Hair Color: usually lasts from 4 - 8 shampoos (depending on how they are processed) have no ammonia or peroxide. They can blend in grey and may become permanent on previously permed or colored hair.
	Demi-Permanent Hair Color: usually do not contain ammonia and use a low volume developer usually under 10 volume to help activate the color. They cannot lighten hair. They can be permanent and not be removed by shampooing especially on permed or previously colored hair depending on how they are processed.
	Permanent Hair Color: change the natural color of your hair. They can lighten or darken and as there name implies are permanent. They contain varying degrees of ammonia and are mixed with varying degrees of peroxide developers to form a color formula. They are not usually prone to fading and must be touched up every 4-8 weeks.
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