Oil Hair Lighteners

Oil Hair Lighteners

Oil Lighteners usually consist of the mixture of hydrogen peroxide with a sulfonated oil. Oil based lighteners are most commonly mixed with 20 volume developer and one or more lightening activators.

Many of the lightening activators do contain ammonium persulfate. It is the ammonium persulfate working in harmony with the hydrogen peroxide and the lightener to remove any unwanted red, orange or yellow tones in the hair.

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Hair lighteners actually remove color. A common misconception is that hair lighteners only minimize the color. In reality, they remove them completely.

Most lighteners work most effectively during the first hour after they are applied to the hair although in some cases they will continue to lighten up to two hours after initial application.

Traditional oil-based hair lighteners have been used very successfully for many years by hair colorist experts who understand that oil hair lighteners can provide maximum control when lightening natural dark hair colors.

Colored oil lighteners add temporary color and highlight tresses while they lighten. The colors contained are usually certified by the professional hair color manufacturers (Goldwell, Clairol Professional and similar) and may be used without a patch test.

Manyprofessional hair colorists may or may not do a patch test depending on a variety of factors.

Colored oil lighteners can remove pigment while adding color tones at the same time.

Basically colored oil lighteners are classified according to the action they provide on the hair and include the following actions:

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Gold - lightens the hair while adding red highlights.
Silver - lightens the hair while adding silvery highlights to gray or white hair. It also minimizes red and gold tones on other types of hair.
Red - lightens the hair and adds red highlights.
Drab - lightens and adds ash highlights. Tones down or reduces red and gold tones.

Besides colored oil lighteners there are neutral oil lighteners. Neutral oil lighteners may remove pigment without adding color tones. It may be used to pre-soften hair for tint applications. It might also be used with hair that is resistant to color.