Lightening shampoos: how to choose and apply correctly



There are many shampoos to give a shade and enhance the brightness of the hair color. Some of them allow you to radically change the image, for example, to soften the burning image of brunettes with lightened locks. Others will only give a light tint. Therefore, to select a shade of shampoo should be approached thoughtfully.

Before choosing a shampoo shade, you need to take into account such features of appearance as eye color, skin tone, and natural hair color. For more effective selection of hair color, you should determine your color type . It is not easy to do this, and it's better to turn to a professional. It is important to correctly determine not only the appropriate hair color, but also the tone - warm or cold.

As for clarifying shampoos, they are much softer in color, but they also lighten less intensively. With the help of this shampoo, you can lighten your hair for only 1-2 tones, so as a means for cardinal clarification it is not good. It is used to make the difference between clarified hair length and overgrown dark roots less noticeable, to weaken already existing dye on hair, to make highlights (on sufficiently light hair), to straighten the color or to prepare hair for further staining. In this case, the natural hair color should not be darker than the light chestnut color. It is best to apply a lightening shampoo on the already lightened hair.

Most often, the effect of a lightening shampoo is based on the clarifying properties of chamomile , citric acid and sometimes a weak oxidant. The effect of lightening is achieved in several applications, and the speed of this process depends on the initial color of the hair. As a rule, in addition to such shampoos, special balms are produced, which also have a clarifying effect, in combination with which the action of the shampoo is enhanced. However, clarifying shampoo and without rinse has a positive effect on the hair, moisturizing, nourishing and strengthening them.

Use of these shampoos should be strictly in accordance with the instructions. Usually the shampoo is applied twice. The first time only applied to wet hair and, foaming, washes off. At the second application leave shampoo on hair during the time specified on packing (more often no more than 3-5 minutes) and carefully washed off.

Lightening shampoos with shades should be used with caution in hair with strongly pronounced yellowness, as there is a high risk that the hair will get an unpleasant gray, and even bright-violet shade. Before applying to the hair, the shade should be diluted with a usual balm or shampoo in a proportion of 1: 3 and keep on the hair for no more than 5 minutes.

Shampoo shampoos have a cumulative effect and do not harm the hair, so their frequent use is allowed. But still, you should not replace your usual means. Having achieved the desired effect, return to the usual means, and apply the shade means as needed to maintain the desired shade.