Grey Hair Considerations

Grey Hair Considerations

PREPARE YOUR HAIR
For best results (and to avoid common color mishaps), make sure your hair is ready for the color.

Minerals from water, chlorine from swimming pools, and build-up from styling products can all impede the haircolor formula's ability to do it's thing.


Use before coloring to help eliminate these impurities.

Loss of Pigment
As we mature, pigment diminishes from both our hair and skin. This affects hair coloring in two ways. First, because there is little or no pigment remaining in the hair, the color you choose must contain some degree of gold (or warm) pigment. Not so much that the color is brassy, but definitely avoid ash tones.

Because the skin also loses pigment, choose a hair color that is lighter than your previous natural color. A very dark shade on paler skin can appear harsh. Darker shades also show re-growth sooner and the contrast between hair and scalp can make hair appear thinner.

Tenacity/Change of Hair Texture
You've likely noticed that grey hair is of a coarser texture than your original strands. And the tenacious quality not only affects the way your hair behaves (or doesn't), but also the way it takes color.

The outside (cuticle) layer of rebellious grey's is tightly sealed and not at all receptive to the invasion of artificial pigments. If when coloring grey hair, you find it particularly stubborn, treat it before coloring with straight 20 volume peroxide for 5-10 minutes. This will open the cuticle layer and prep it to receive pigment. Rinse the peroxide and proceed with your mission.