Hair and Other Musings

[1] If you dye your hair, you've likely noticed that all hair dyes have a system of numbers, and sometimes even letters signifying what shade is being used. There's no mystery to this code however, and you can use it to choose a shade of hair color and plan your own dye job properly. This is because the numbering system of dye gives you a lot of information. Most importantly, it tells you the hair color levels of different shades. What are hair dye codes? Every hair dye you will ever use has a code of some kind that specifies which shade it contains. This code is called the international color code (ICC), and acts as a universal guide for hair color manufacturers to label their products. The first number in the code describes the hair color level, whilst the second and third numbers are used to describe primary and secondary tones that are present in the hair color. Example - the 1.1 shade of Indola Profession blue black hair color The first number is used f...

High lift dye is different to regular dyes because it is designed to give greater lightening power that is more equivalent to bleach than a regular blonde dye. This is what makes high lift dye particularly useful as it can often replace the use of bleach and may even be a lot less damaging to the hair and less irritating to the scalp depending on how it is used. Bleach vs high lift dye The choice of whether you should use bleach or high lift dye to lighten hair is dependent on a few requirements that indicate whether a high lift dye will work properly. You can lighten hair with a high lift dye if: You have not dyed it before You only need to lighten your hair by a maximum of 3 - 4 levels If you've used any permanent or demi-permanent hair dye on your hair previously, it will not respond properly to the use of high lift dye generally. This is because the dye doesn't effectively lighten artificial pigment to anywhere near the same extent as it does natural pigment so most of...

With the advent of hair dye, it's become possible to change our look and style as we see fit and present ourselves however we like. Of course, with the popularity of blonde hair, it's no wonder a lot of people yearn for pale silky strands even though it can be one of the more difficult colours to both accomplish and maintain. Are you wondering how to dye hair blonde? [1] Blonde is a difficult colour to achieve Make no doubt about it, blonde hair can be a difficult colour to achieve. The problem with dyeing your hair blonde is that the process generally requires significant lightening; especially if you have darker brown hair. Many people fall into the trap of simply applying a blonde box dye and end up with orange hair. You can't dye dark hair blonde with these, nor should you. Box dyes contain weaker peroxide and less ammonia, which is good for the manufacturer as there's less chance of destroying your hair if you have no clue how to use it, but bad in th...