Hair Colouring

Colours add beauty and glamour to our static life. The colours which express our feelings are used in cosmetics, couture and surroundings. They give us the freedom to scatter rainbow shades on our hair according to the occasion. Today hair colours are dominating the fashion world and thrill people of all ages and classes. Hair colours come in different shades, forms and qualities for different hair textures.

• Types Of Hair Colours

Colours are available today in all forms. Liquid, powder, oil, cream and gel, etc. Hair mascaras, crayons and colour hair-sprays are used as temporary and semi-permanent colours, whereas gel and other forms are used as permanent colours.

• Trendy Shades

The common shades used these days are reds and browns. Hair experts always go for brown and golden streaks for wheatish skin tones. Whereas for fair skin, they go for reddish or purple shades.

• Hair Texture And Length

All kinds of textures as well as hair lengths can be given a hair colour. But the expense increases in proportion to the length of hair. Short length hair looks more elegant with hair colours.

• Techniques Of Hair Colour

Highlighting, streaking, frosting, finger-painting, etc are different techniques of colouring but teens today prefer the highlighting and streaking.

• Care Of Coloured Hair

Tips for the care of coloured hair:

1.Avoid contact with bright sunlight. Little amount of sunrays accentuates the red tones.

2.Use of low pH shampoos. Preference to special colour shampoo.
3.Washing of hair after swimming and use of hair conditioner to avoid dryness of hair.

• Preventive Measures:

Experts lay stress on some preventive measures to avoid mishap during or after the colouring. Preventive measures are:

1.Check any cut in the scalp.
2.Avoid metal containers.
3.Use rubber gloves.
4.Confirm the suitability of colour.