Coloring Your Hair
Coloring hair is very fashionable these days. You can easily see people of all age groups going for hair coloring. People are experimenting with all kinds of colors to look fashionable. It is no longer just natural black or golden people are going for, but they are experimenting with even red, green and blue and […]
Coloring hair is very fashionable these days. You can easily see
people of all age groups going for hair coloring. People are
experimenting with all kinds of colors to look fashionable. It is no
longer just natural black or golden people are going for, but they are
experimenting with even red, green and blue and coming up with new hair
coloring ideas.
Hair coloring has been in use since the ancient times. Ancient Greeks
used to color or lighten their hair, which identified with honor and
courage. They used harsh soaps to lighten or color their hair. There is
evidence that ancient Romans also used to color or lighten their hair.
Now-a-days, coloring hair is very much popular throughout the world.
According to some reports around 75% of women in the U.S. color their
hair. Now people do not go for hair coloring just to hide their grey
hair but to make a fashion statement as well. Young people experiment
with many hair coloring ideas. The market for hair colors is huge
spreading all over the world.
There are many products for coloring hair available in the market. There
are permanent as well as temporary colors. A patch test should be
conducted before using any coloring product to see if the person is
allergic to the color or not. In the case the person is found allergic
to chemicals used in hair colors the use of the same should be stopped
immediately.
Some people lighten their hair, which is also known as bleaching or
decoloring. This process involves the diffusion of the natural color
pigment or arificial color from the hair.
Permanent hair coloring products contain oxidising agent and an
alkalizing ingredient. These chemicals raise the cuticle of the hair
fibre so the color can penetrate in the hair fiber. They also facilitate
the formation of tints within the hair fibre and bring about the
lightening action of peroxide.
In the case of temporary colors the the pigment molecules are large so
they do not penetrate the cuticle layer. It allows only a coating action
that may be removed by shampooing. Temporary hair coloring products
come in various forms like shampoos and gels.
Normally temporary colors are used to give brighter colors to the hair.
It is because temporary hair colourants do not penetrate the hair shaft
itself. Instead, these dyes remain adsorbed to the follicle and can be
easily removed with a single shampooing.
The use of color can cause damage to hair in some cases. It is always
better to visit an expert to for coloring hair to avoid any kind of harm
done to hair. Coloring hair in some cases can cause breakage of hair
strands, hair fall and dry scalp.
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