A Beginners Guide to Hair Glosses
Navigating the world of hair colour can be extremely confusing for those who have never coloured their strands before. From the complicated salon lingo to the endless trends and styles, it’s no wonder that discovering your perfect hair colour can seem a bit overwhelming.
However, if you’re looking for a subtle change without the commitment of permanent colour, chat with your local stylist about Redken Shades EQ Gloss service. This quick and easy service is a great way to dip your toe into the world of haircolour since hair glosses are a form of demi-permanent colour that work to condition, tone and revitalize the look of your hair.
Wondering what all of that means?
Well, before we dive into the world of hair glosses, let’s chat about virgin hair and what it means for your first time coloring your strands.
What Is Virgin Hair?
In the world of haircolour, there are predominantly two types of hair: virgin and color-treated. Virgin hair refers to strands that have never been colored before. So, if you’ve never dyed, colored, highlighted, lowlighted, or in any other way changed the colour of your strands, you have virgin hair.
What does that mean going into your first hair colour appointment?
It means you have tons of options. Since virgin hair has never been chemically altered, it’s typically healthier and easier to work with as far as colouring goes, which is great for a newbie like you.
As any stylist will tell you, having healthy strands means that your colour is more likely to look sensational. By getting a hair gloss, you can help to ensure that your hair stays looking smooth, shiny and healthy long after you leave the salon.
What Is A Hair Gloss?
Hair glosses are a type of demi-permenant haircolour that help to refresh, tone, and enhance the look of your hair colour. Wondering what demi-permanent means? Basically, it means that the colour will gradually fade over time. The reason this happens is that the haircolour molecules simply coat the strands of the hair rather than dive deep into the hair’s cuticle. By laying on top of the strand, the hair remains soft, shiny and smooth. What more could you ask for in a 20-minute service?
Color Application
Once you and your stylist have decided that a hair gloss is best for your strands, it’s time to get to the application. Your stylist will start by applying the hair gloss from your roots to the tip of your hair. Don’t be afraid of the colour of the mixture being applied to your hair. The colour that’s being applied isn’t necessarily the color of the end result.
After your stylist has finished applying every last drop of the gloss to your strands, the stylist is going to let your hair process. It’s usually only 20 minutes so sit back, relax and read a magazine.
Once your 20 minutes are up, your stylist will take you to a shampoo bowl and rinse out the product. From there, your hair will be shampooed, conditioned, and styled to perfection.
Voila – gorgeous, healthy, and shiny haircolour! See? That wasn’t so scary after all.