The decision to go blonde is often spontaneous. The woman just goes to the store and buys the white paint she likes. At home, she mixes something in a tube with something in a bottle, applies it to her hair and waits. Unsurprisingly, the result differs from expectations.

The creation of a blonde always takes place in two stages.

  1. Lightening (discoloration). This is the process by which natural or artificial hair pigment is destroyed.
  2. Toning. Giving the hair the desired shade.

Clarification is carried out with a special powder or cream and an oxidizer of a certain percentage. For example, to make dark hair lighter by 4–5 tones, you need an oxide of at least 6%. If the hair is light, a 1.5-3% oxidizer is usually used. But everything is very individual. Sometimes, to achieve the desired result, 6-9% oxide is used to lighten blondes.

The lightening result is always warm. You will find out why this is happening a little later. In the meantime, remember: you cannot put an equal sign between the concepts of "lightening" and "coloring in blond". After all, you can lighten up to create a nuclear-orange or acid-green hair.

Lightening is just the first step to blonde. It sets the background on which the color must lie.

The result of coloring depends on many factors: the condition of the hair, the original tone and shade and, of course, the coloring composition and the method of its application.

Vika Glu, hairdresser

Mistake 2. Ignore the background lightening and tone level

In everyday life, people are divided into blondes, brown-haired, redheads and brunettes. It's more difficult for professional hairdressers and colorists.

Human hair consists of a nourishing rod (medula), which gives strength and elasticity to the cortex and a protective cuticle (many dense scales on the surface).

The cortex contains melanin, which is responsible for hair color. Melanin is composed of two pigments, eumelanin and pheomelanin. The first has a dark shade (from brown to blue-black) and the shape of elongated granules. The second one is round molecules of yellow and red colors.

The natural hair color depends on the ratio of melanin pigments. The more eumelanin, the darker the hair, and vice versa: pheomelanin predominates in blondes.

The level of tone (or, as they say, the level of depth of tone) depends on the amount of eumelanin.

The tone level (UT or UGT) is a gradation natural color hair by lightness.

Vika Glu, hairdresser

Allocate 10 UT, where one is black, and everything above seven is considered blond.


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When lightening, the level of depth of tone rises and the background of lightening appears. This is the color that is obtained after the partial destruction of the natural or artificial pigment, if the hair has been dyed.

Imagine a flask with red and yellow balls inside. The initial tone level is 6. Lighten up to 9. Only yellow balls remain in the flask. The next step is toning, and you need to figure out how much blue and red to add so that the colors mix and from a distance the bulb looks beige.

Before switching to blond, you need to determine the tone level, the predominant pigment and desired result... It depends on how to lighten (powder or cream), what percentage of oxidizer to use, where to start applying the composition and other nuances. Hairdressers make up special formulas to calculate how many grams from which tube to squeeze out for toning specific hair.

Vika Glu, hairdresser

Mistake 3. Not following instructions

It is important to take into account not only the tone level and lightening background, but also to understand what type the composition belongs to and how to use it correctly. Lightening and dyeing hair are chemical reactions, the course of which depends on the dye used.

All dyes can be divided into direct and indirect.

Straight lines do not mix with an oxidizing agent and do not penetrate into the hair. Their molecules are deposited on the cuticle. Direct dyes are produced mainly in the form of tinted shampoos, balms and mousses. Crayons also belong to direct dyes. They are easy to use at home (no mixing required) to maintain or refresh color.

Indirect dyes open the cuticle, penetrate the hair and break down the natural pigment to make room for the artificial one. Such dyes are always mixed with an oxidizing agent - hydrogen peroxide with various additives. They are usually produced in the form of creams. It is more difficult to work with them (exact proportions are needed).

Indirect dyes also include dyes, which do not contain ammonia, but its derivatives are present. They do not have such a pungent smell, but the principle of action is the same as that of ammonia dyes.

When working with indirect dyes, it is very important to choose the correct percentage of the oxidizing agent. It depends on it how much it will be possible to rise in the level of depth of tone and how much to keep the composition on the hair.





Many people mistakenly think that the longer they keep the dye on their hair, the better the effect will be. In fact, manufacturers are conducting more than one clinical study to calculate how long it takes for a particular formulation to lighten, develop and fix the artificial pigment. If the package says "Hold for 30 minutes", hold for half an hour. Overexposing the paint, you only dry your hair.

Mistake 4. Not taking care of your hair

Lightening is not enough to become a gorgeous blonde. Blond requires constant gentle care. Otherwise, the hair that has gone through the lightening reaction will hang with lifeless tow.

Hair does not have strength and energy, because these are keratinized appendages of the skin. Some restorative cosmetics regenerate disulfide bonds and protein, but most conditioners simply seal the cuticle scales tightly to reflect light. As a result, the hair looks good and is pleasant to touch.

There is a mass on the Internet folk recipes lightening hair. It must be understood that lemon juice, a decoction of chamomile or kefir will never turn you into a platinum blonde. The maximum will do Brown hair half a tone lighter.

But natural ingredients can be used to improve the condition of colored hair. Here are some good masks.

  1. Honey... Mix equal proportions of honey, aloe juice and Castor oil... Leave on hair for 30 minutes. Rinse off with plenty of warm water.
  2. Banana... Mix with a blender until smooth, one medium banana, one egg, one teaspoon of honey, a tablespoon, and two tablespoons of full-fat plain yogurt. Keep it on for about an hour, then rinse and wash your hair with shampoo.
  3. Egg... Pour two tablespoons of gelatin with warm water and leave for 10-15 minutes to swell the gelatin. Then melt it in a water bath, add the yolk of one egg and a tablespoon of your hair balm. Apply the resulting mixture to your hair, put on a plastic cap and wrap your head with a towel. Keep it for 40-60 minutes. After the procedure, rinse your hair with warm water.

Be careful with folk remedies... They can ruin even the most beautiful cold blond. "Food" on the hair will never give the same effect as professional cosmetics... Some of the things that are unlikely to make things worse - vinegar (the acidic environment will smooth the scales), coconut oil (but it is difficult to wash off).

Vika Glu, hairdresser

In addition, it is necessary to constantly maintain the color with tint shampoos and other products, which also often contain care components.

How to restore hair after lightening, unsuccessful dyeing, staining with henna, basma and bright neon paints tells the colorist, founder of Nataliia Yurchak Beauty School Natalia Yurchak

Poppy Delevingne

Recently, the query "how to restore hair" is becoming more common. There are several reasons for this. Wanting to save money on coloring (quite understandable, by the way, the desire), people turn to specialists who use budget materials. And they get a lot of problems. A competent colorist not only uses high-quality (read, expensive) materials, but also makes paint samples. And in the process, he constantly monitors the condition of the hair: dyeing is a total control. Distraction and the client will lose their hair. Well, or at least stay with the spoiled ones.

For information. The cost of materials for complex coloring alone - for example, Air Touch or balayazh - is from $ 50 to $ 100, depending on the length and thickness of the hair. But there is still the work of the master and the associated costs. But to restore hair is always more expensive and longer.

Another problem is keratin straightening (by the way, today it is sold under the guise of treatment, although in fact it is not a treatment, but an injury to the hair). If after keratin begins to discolor, it will end in disaster. At our school, there was a case when a girl who came as a model for a training in coloristics did not warn the masters about her experiments with keratin and transitions from blonde to dark and back. Her strands began to fall off right in the sink. Fortunately, we took all measures that allowed the girl to keep the length as much as possible. But after that incident, we always invite clients and models to the test and color the control strand in order to understand how the hair will behave. The paint test, by the way, is useful in the following cases: if henna staining or keratin treatment of any kind was carried out, when a difficult exit from the black color is ahead.

How to restore hair after home coloring

All we have today is the result of our yesterday. This applies to everything: wealth, career, shape, health and, of course, hair.

Hair is protein. 20 amino acids are involved in protein synthesis: arginine, alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, valine, histidine, glycine, glutamine, gluamic acid, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, prlin, serine, tyrosine, threonine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, cysteine). Outside, the protein cortex of the hair is protected by the cuticle. When the hair is exposed to coloring powders, formulations for perm or keratin straightening, amino acids are destroyed in the cortex. To restore them, products with amino acids (from the list listed above), keratin or hydrolyzed protein help. But if the hair is severely damaged by coloring, then it is impossible to restore its structure by 100%. All you can do is wait until they are enough to cut them. Today everyone is looking for a magic remedy that will help heal hair. But in fact, the main recommendation is not to bring them to a deplorable state.

How to restore hair after bright temporary dyes

Now there are a lot of funds, including for home use which give blue, green, red. Their main by-effect- the desire to quickly get rid of this color. But if you give in to the impulse, you can say goodbye to hair quality right away. It takes time to recover from color experiments - and frequent washing... So if you already went on an experiment, have patience. The good news: direct pigments work quickly: both "in" and "out".

Photo: Patrick Demarchelier

The washout speed depends on the hair structure. On pre-painted blond, they can be washed out for a long time. On porous, curly - 3 times. The dyeing period in this case is measured not by the calendar, but by the number of "washes". If you want to get rid of the shade faster, wash your hair more often with hot water (remember, this is contraindicated for hair, the color of which you want to preserve as long as possible).

Most dangerous advice on the Internet is to add aspirin to shampoo or water. Just "do not get mad about real life." When a person has a toothache, and he stubbornly sits at home, self-medicating, everything ends in failure. Roughly the same with hair.

Today, the segment of skincare bloggers is very developed; there are a lot of people who consider themselves skin "tellectualls. With hair and hair care - some kind of offensive gap. Therefore, in order to raise awareness of people about how to take care of their hair, I am preparing an online course. A bonus to it is a book." Planet coloristics and its satellites. "The course will be useful not only for specialists, but also for people who want to understand what processes occur with hair during dyeing, and what to do with it after.

How to restore hair after henna

It's funny, but earlier it was widely believed that henna restores hair, but now, on the contrary, people are interested in how to restore hair after henna. It must be remembered that when dyeing with henna, the quality of the hair does not suffer - on the contrary, it noticeably improves. Problems start with color rendering. Henna is a powder from the lawsonia plant, the dried leaves of which give a coloring effect. Henna gruel stains the surface layers and seals the hair cuticles like tar. From what they become thick, dense, as if a cocoon was put on each hair.

Emily Ratajkowski

Henna has a side effect: it reacts with any oxidizing agents and, in the process, acquires green tint... You cannot remove henna on your own, you need to come to the master who performed the procedure for removing pigment from the hair. We work with two approaches: acidic "washes" and peels.

How to restore hair after unsuccessful dyeing

If a person has dyed, but he does not like the color, then it is impossible to return everything to the original one - especially if this is the first dyeing on natural hair. You can only cut them off later. But perhaps the mistake was not the choice of color, but the choice of the colorist. A simple example. The girl dreams of a cold shade. The problem is that it is difficult to achieve. Colorists mix from three shades to create the desired color for a specific client. Previous dyeing, the natural shade of the hair, their structure, porosity and looseness, and many more factors are taken into account. A skilled, experienced master is capable of achieving the desired color, but by no means a debutant - and certainly not a girlfriend in the kitchen.

barbara Palvin

How to restore hair after bleaching

The very first thing to know is to do anything... Very often damaged and dry hair - in those who do not finish with care. Everyone understands that care is needed - and everyone habitually neglects it. It is always clear from the hair whether something is done with it. Therefore, it will be enough to endlessly buy up care products and clog the shelves in the bathroom with them. We must use all this. "Stands on the shelf and doesn't help" is a common story. Until the funds get on the hair, no miracle will happen.

It is important to know that caring for bleached hair requires regular investment. Funds must be chosen according to the budget so that you can replenish stocks on a monthly basis - and use them without regret, on a regular basis. Because, no matter how expensive and effective the mask is, in one application you can only see if the hair is detangled better. System and regularity are important. It's like with Sanskrins: the best is the one that you apply in the right amount and constantly.

If a person understands that he will not meticulously and thoroughly care for his hair, he should outsource the care. No need to blame yourself for being disorganized and lazy - today life is too complicated and busy to be able to control everything. I myself am lazy, but I regularly come to the salon for procedures. The combination of salon care (once a month) and minimal home care gives really good results.

How to restore hair after dyeing black

This is the most difficult story, albeit a real one. We always do a test of the control strand in order to understand what the maximum maximum we can reach. And the most unpredictable is what will happen to the hair later.

The problem is as follows. To bring a person out of long-term staining into black, an extremely strong colorist is needed - with qualifications, experience, and a huge arsenal of tools. Many clients try to get out of black with insufficiently competent craftsmen (and sometimes on their own) and get a "leopard" effect. And in addition - severe damage. After this unsuccessful attempt, 90% of people surrender - and are painted black again. They will never have normal hair again.

The fight against black is complicated by the fact that girls often use it at home: it is believed that dense black lays down without problems, and you should not go to the master for this. We see the truth when we begin to get rid of the dark pigment: where it lay most densely (in front, at the roots, and at the tips), it remains spots. Where the paint was layered with less generosity (on the back of the head, along the length behind), bald spots appear. Their master will have to painstakingly paint over by hand, like a restorer when working on old paintings.

To everyone who wants to withdraw black, I explain that the real result after leaving black will come only when, and this will happen not in one day in the salon, but in a few years. For those who are not ready to run a long distance, it is better to direct their efforts in a different direction.

With white, by the way, a similar story. If the blonde wants to switch to a different color, then it is imperative to saturate the strands with double pigment - or spliced. In any case, I do not recommend radically darkening blondes with porous, curly, loose hair: after dyeing, they will cause dissonance. All because dark color- always glossy, shiny - at least that's how it is perceived subconsciously. Loose dark hair look strange.

How to remove gray hair

Recently, scalp care products (including very expensive ones) have appeared, advertising of which hints: they will help restore the natural color of gray hair. Of course, this is a lie. The gray hair color is not restored. And there are two ways - either accept it, or methodically dye your hair. Meryl Streep from The Devil Wears Prada is a great example of acceptance and clever styling.

Poppy Delevingne

Growing roots can be masked in between stains - there are special crayons, sprays and temporary paints. They are all washed off with shampoos. By the way, at the next staining, it is important to warn your master about the undertaken "temporary measures": sometimes such products react unpredictably with paints.

Does the fight for natural color make sense

If it makes sense to chase natural color? - My point of view may turn out to be unpopular. I love dyed hair - it always looks livelier, shinier and more mobile than natural hair, even if dyed tone-on-tone... Plus, in fact, there are really few people in the world who are adorned with their natural color. Here at school I see as much color as probably no one else, so I consider my statistics to be representative.

There are now so many bloggers promoting healthy lifestyles, fitness, coding and makeup. For some reason, hair is unfairly forgotten. So, I'm sure that hair should be treated well too. It's nice when your head makes a good impression on you and others

Once we wrote about that, but the question with the hairstyle, of course, is not limited to this. We've now talked to a professional colorist about hair coloring and found out everything there is to know before changing color or painting over gray hair at home or in the salon.

Masha Vorslav

Why dye your hair


What is the advantage
professional and
ammonia-free paints


On professional dyes, there are usually no recommendations for mixing color, and, in principle, household dyes can be used to neutralize, but there is a risk of getting your finger into the sky. From the photo that accompanies them, you cannot understand the shade that will eventually come out - it's like looking at a magazine photo through studio light and. To estimate it, you need to know what each digit in the shade number means. I have clients who know what colors they should be painted. A three, for example, denotes a golden hue, so if you want to get an ashy one, you can't use it.

There are also ammonia-free and temporary dyes that do not last very long. The ammonia-free dye does not penetrate deeply into the hair, it adheres to the surface and does not damage the hair structure, even if it is dyed more light color... Another plus of them is that if the color does not turn out the way you wanted, you can correct it with the same dye of a different shade. Ammonia dye drastically changes hair color.

It is important to understand that staining with persistent ammonia dyes is a one-way ticket. After them, the hair may remain of excellent quality, but the native pigment will go away and remain artificial, which may change over time (fade for example). Well, in general, it is better to start self-coloring with semi-permanent things like shampoos, foams, creams and other things - these are also cool things, the effect of which can be easily adjusted.

You can at least consult your hairdresser about the colors. He will tell you what will look good with a particular appearance and how the hair will work with the paint. There is hair that at first glance is very easy to dye (classic light brown for example), but even a master cannot dye it cold blond. It all depends on the characteristics of the hair, which only professionals know about, so when dyeing at home, you can minimize the risks at least with the help of a good dye.

What affects the result
staining


There are certainly hair types. Negroid and oriental ones are quite difficult to make even three tones lighter without damaging the hair itself. Hair, for example, of Asians is so dense that it is impossible to lighten them white without eating all the keratin with paint. Very dark hair is a priori warm in color, and red or orange pigment will creep out in them.

Curly hair is also difficult to color because it is naturally brittle and brittle. Ideally, you should work with them with an ammonia-free dye. Wavy hair- it doesn't matter whether it is dark or light - careful staining is also needed. Classic Slavic hair, which we call "mouse", can also present surprises, and even after a cold shade of paint, give out a redhead.

The final staining result is predicted based on the appearance color type. A person can be with blue eyes and fair skin, but his color type will be warm. You can determine the type by the color of the veins and the iris of the eye: if the veins are clearly blue, the color type is cold and warm shades of the hair will be easily neutralized. And if there are a lot of warm brownish blotches in the eyes, it is better to prepare for the fact that the dye may not interrupt the natural red or orange hair color.

How to avoid yellowness
when lightening


It is generally difficult with home lightening, because the hair has a limit, which it will no longer become lighter. After it, it is necessary not to lighten, but to tint in order to neutralize yellowness and patch up the hair. Good paint contains keratin, ceramides, oils and other cunning formulas that take the place of native pigments washed out with a clarifier. And if you continue to be zealous with lightening, you can simply destroy the hair.

The complexity of lightening depends on the type of hair. For example, a Caucasian girl needs to take a break between bleaching for at least two to three weeks so that the keratin layer of her hair can recover. To get a good clean blond, ideally two sessions are needed. If the hair has already been dyed, it may take more or, conversely, less time. I had a client with natural red hair who was dyed red, and we made her a cool warm blond in five hours in the salon (no one expected this). By the way, if the hair was previously dyed with natural dyes (henna, basma), it is very difficult with them, because such dyes do not wash out at all and can fade, for example, to green. So if long hair a year after henna, start coloring professional paint, we must remember that natural is still in the middle of the length and has not washed anywhere.

There is such a color scheme, Oswald's star, colorists go through it during their studies. It is clear from it that yellow, unloved by everyone, can be neutralized by the opposing violet, and you can get rid of red in chocolate and coffee shades with the help of special “matting” colors based on green pigment. Colorists use mathematical formulas by which you can understand how much neutralizing tone is needed. So if it's unwise to use a cold tone, you can go from yellow to purple.

How to care for
dyed hair


Hair care changes, of course, after dyeing. For natural hair you need to use care in accordance with their type (curly, dry, etc.), dyed can also be attributed to types. If discoloration has occurred, serious moisturizing and restorative care, such as keratin, is needed. Keratin is now generally a buzzword, but hair really needs it for protection, and discoloration in most cases washes it out and spoils the hair. If they are completely dry and porous, they cannot be completely restored, but they can be made more shiny and dense. There are a lot of products for this, from gentle shampoo to masks. Plus, you need to choose indelible care (conditioners, oils).

How to achieve beautiful
unnatural color


In the case of painting in unnatural colors, the key to success is a competent basis: high-quality and evenly (that is, without any spots) bleached hair. Any color can be put on a good basis. In principle, this does not even require persistent dyes. I don't even recommend persistent ones, because today you like green and tomorrow you don't. There are a lot of pigments in the form of shampoos, foams, creams, with which you can independently dye your hair in cool colors. Of course, all pastel shades are difficult to obtain. I believe that they need to be mixed, the exposure time must be clearly calculated, and carefully applied. Compared to them, juicy, acidic colors are not a problem at all. But we must not forget that with them you need to build on the original hair color. I would recommend doing colored strands on your own, but it's better to paint your entire head from a professional. You also need to know that different brands have different color intensities: one blue can be flat and dull, while the other - deep. You can't name one of the coolest companies, because there are so many of them.

Autumn marathon

Changing seasons - time to experiment! And there are at least two reasons for this. First, since school times, autumn has been associated with the beginning of a new year, a new life. Out of habit, we even postpone the change of work until September-October. Well, the easiest way to describe changes in your personal life is to change your image. Secondly, after long-term summer communication with the sun, the hair has lost its former brightness, they urgently need to breathe life, and the easiest way to do this is with a bright new color! Many people think that hair coloring is a simple procedure that can be easily performed, as soon as you apply the shade you like to your hair. In practice, everything is different: gray lifeless ends and bright golden roots, unpainted gray hair, dull color or indistinct shade - this is what a frivolous change in hair color can lead to.

Paints have 3 levels of resistance

1. Paints without ammonia and without hydrogen peroxide are washed off after a week (6-8 shampoo uses).

2. Paints without ammonia and with a low content of hydrogen peroxide in the developing emulsion, these are tone-on-tone paints, are washed off after a month and a half (24-28 uses of shampoo). They are considered semi-permanent and practically harmless to hair.

3. Paints containing both ammonia and hydrogen peroxide, the color of which is hardly washed off. Only root tinting is required.

Ammonia-free paints: myth or reality

The coloring revolution took place at the moment when the ethanolamine component was developed, which also opens the way in the heart of the hair for the dye, but treats the hair more carefully and acts less aggressively. It does not have a pungent odor, has a soft and delicate effect and does not damage the hair during dyeing. Ammonia-free dyes are also suitable for gray hair, but provided that their amount is no more than 50%. It should be remembered that hair coloring is a chemical process, therefore, for an excellent result, several factors must be taken into account: the function of the dye, the structure of the hair and the temperature of the room.

Dye functions

Ammonia (Socolor beauty) persistent dye is intended for coloring hair tone-on-tone, darker, lighter up to 5 tones and dyeing gray hair. It must be mixed with an activating emulsion or oxidant. It is a permanent dye, so the hair will never return to its original color. The durability of the ammonia dye with proper care can last up to 6 weeks. Ammonia-free (Color Sync) semi-permanent dye is intended for coloring tone-on-tone and a couple darker. In modern formulas, he also paints over gray hair. This dye does not change the natural pigment of the hair and lasts up to 4 weeks. It is the most gentle, it contains a ceramide restoring complex.

Hair structure and color

Imagine that the hair is the artist's canvas on which he applies paint. The texture and color of the canvas affect the final result. If it is red, then it will be difficult to apply yellow to it. If the canvas has an uneven surface, then the paint will not adhere well, without adhering to the base. This is just an example, but it clearly illustrates that if the hair is damaged, splits and breaks, then they will not keep the color well. That's why damaged hair before staining, they always need a series of restoration procedures. To work with them, it is necessary to use only ammonia-free dyes. The staining temperature in the room where it is carried out should be from 21 to 25 degrees. Only in this case a high-quality result can be guaranteed. And of course, don't experiment too often with your hair color. Do not experiment with shades by choosing products from different brands. Stop the choice on one tone and tint the overgrown roots as needed, and go to the salon only for color correction. Professional dyes work more gently with hair. Also, after dyeing in the salon, you can undergo a hair restoration procedure, which neutralizes alkaline residues and helps maintain color saturation for more long time... When choosing a color for a hair dye, a professional takes into account many nuances: the original color, lightening backgrounds, structure and porosity of the hair. You can also attend gentle ion staining procedures: biolamination or phytolamination. They not only add color, but are also able to restore hair, give it density, volume and shine. The composition "seals" irregularities, the hair thickens and gains elasticity.

Extending the life of a rich color

Frequent dyeing can severely damage your hair. In the process of dyeing, they lose valuable lipids, as a result of which they become more vulnerable, lose their shine, softness and shade intensity. Care and styling products with hair-related components help replenish lipid loss and restore healthy appearance... The content of a sunscreen filter in the formula of such products will keep the color bright and saturated. Choose shampoo, rinse and mask specifically for colored hair. The pH of such products is selected in such a way as to balance it as a result of using shampoo and rinse together and lead to the optimal limit for hair: 4.5-5-5. The rinse must be used every time after cleansing the hair, and the mask, depending on the type of hair, two to four times a week. Dyeing in general dries the hair, so additional moisturizing care should not be neglected. Do not forget about products aimed at maintaining hair color and nutrition. In addition to traditional shampoos and masks, get leave-in care products!

Paint over gray hair

Dyeing gray hair primarily depends on the quality of the dye used. Choosing a low-quality product, you risk not only not painting over the gray hair, but also getting the "wig" effect, as well as an unnatural color without shine and saturation. You can choose any shade, but you should avoid "cold" tones: they will look unnatural and give glare. Discard light tones with yellowness. Your choice is natural light brown, chestnut, wheat tones. The process of dyeing gray hair used to take long hours, because the prepigmentation was carried out first (saturation of the empty gray hair melanin), and then staining in the desired color. Today there are “smart” dyes that combine prepigmentation and staining in one procedure. Styling products should contain at least sunscreens and at most thermal protection components. When exposed to heat, the amount of vitamins increases significantly. The hot air of the hair dryer promotes the penetration of vitamin B3 and provitamin B5 into the hair structure, which provides active care from the inside. Vitamin B3 improves the health of the hair and scalp, while provitamin B5 provides the necessary moisture level, making the hair elastic and shiny. Here are some tips for grooming: First, don't brush wet hair immediately after staining: this additionally injures them. Secondly, the first week after staining, wash your hair with boiled or filtered water. Thirdly, after dyeing, it is advisable not to style the hair with tongs, and then use thermal protection products.