GRAY HAIR

WHAT IS GRAY HAIR?

• Gray hair is hair that has lost its pigment.
• Associated with aging.
• Most people only get a percentage of gray hair, it's rare to have a whole head of Gray.

To get ride of the yellowed tone, use a deposit of violet-based colors, equal or a darker level than yellow.

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• Level 8 or lighter levels will not cover gray. Because of how low the concentration of dye found in lighter colors.
• Using a level 7 or darker will cover gray, and create pastel and blond tones, if desired.

GUIDELINS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION

• Client’s personality • personal preferences • Amount of gray hair and its location on the head

TIPS FOR COVERING GRAY

• Formulate at a level 7 medium-blond and deeper for best gray coverage. • use 20-volume developer. • process color for a full forty-five minutes. • Add neutral tones to the formula. • if 25 percent gray is present, use 25 percent neutral or natural tones in formula. • if 50 percent gray is present, use 50 percent neutral or natural tones in formula. • if 75 percent gray is present, use 75 percent neutral or natural tones in formula.

High-lift blond colors are not designed for gray coverage. To create a very light result, formulate at a level 7 for the base color and add some highlights over the color to create a balanced blond on blond result.

Occasionally, gray hair is so resistant that even when formulation, application, and time are correct, you will find that the coverage is not satisfactory. in such cases, presoftening becomes necessary. Presoftening is the process of treating gray or very resistant hair to allow for better penetration of color. presoftening raises the cuticle layer of the resistant hair to allow for better penetration of color. A presoftener acts like a stain to the hair. it is applied, processed, and removed. Then the haircolor is applied.