Hair tonic

Hair tinting is a simple procedure that allows you to change the color of your hair for a short time.

If we start from the composition, then the main advantage of the product is the gentle coloring of the hair. The tonic is not harmful, does not spoil the hair, strengthens, moisturizes and nourishes the strands. After toning, the hair shines, the ends do not split.

Toning needed:

• to add saturation to the shade of hair. Many people like their "native" hair color. But the natural appearance of the hair, depending on its health and environmental conditions, may not be sufficiently saturated or uniform. Therefore, toning, for example, in the summer, when the sun affects the hair, will help make the "native" color more attractive. At the same time, the gradual washing out of the tonic will not be noticeable, that is, the hair will still look natural.
• for lightening and darkening the hair.With this tinting, the color remains the same, its brightness changes. Along with all tonics, tinted shampoos do not lighten hair.
• to give a certain color shade to the main one. For example, you can add a shade of rich red to brown hair. The hair will become brighter, and over time, the red pigment will wash out to the first chestnut. For all the time, the tone will look natural and beautiful.
• for a radical change of tone. Such toning is performed on the "native" fair hair, or after preliminary highlighting. Here you need to pay attention: after washing your hair, the color gradually not only fades, but also changes shades. For example, saturated blue can take on shades of green over time. Some people will like this shade. Others will use washes or tint their hair to a new rich shade.

If a certain color is chosen for the hair for a long time, then it is better to use classic paint.

• Tinting agents, unlike classic paint, do not penetrate deep into the hair structure and, therefore, destroy it less.
• The composition of the tonic is absent, or contains a small amount of ammonia, hydrogen peroxide and sulfates. Therefore, the tonic, although to a lesser extent than the classic paint, still destroys the hair.
• Tonic, like paint, contains vitamins and other beneficial substances that help improve hair. Such recovery is enough, after toning additional care is not required.

All tinting agents are divided into tint shampoos, more intense gels and mousses, and tinting paints.

• Tint shampoos, in addition to detergents, contain chemical dyes. Such tonics are used to give a tint to the color, but are not used as a clarifier.

• Toning foam, gel, mousse and spray are more intense. They are used for tone and lightening. Keep for two to four weeks.
• Tinting paints are the strongest among other tonics. Most tonics have an ammonia-free composition. After using the paint, the color lasts up to two months, and with some expensive branded manufacturers it can last more than two months.
• Also in the variety of tonics are means for giving color to individual strands. These are tinting crayons, pencils and ink. Tonics are used for a one-time effect before the first or second shampooing.

Often tonics are equipped with additional useful properties. For example, a sebum-regulating tonic relieves the skin of fat, an energy mousse-tonic or tonic-activator protects hair from falling out and promotes their recovery. Sometimes on the Russian market you can find a male tonic based on bioactive proteins.

Toning balms, gels and muses have a lot more colors in their palette than tinted shampoos.

The palette of one manufacturer may differ from the palette of another. Therefore, when choosing a particular shade, you need to carefully read its values ​​in the color palette.

In addition to the shade itself, the palette of each manufacturer may have its own characteristics. For example, raspberry, beige, mother-of-pearl, burgundy, peach and black colors of some manufacturers will be a little darker, while others will be lighter. Colors from different manufacturers may have their own effects: glossy, matte or glossy, etc.

Some manufacturers specialize in dyeing hair of a certain color, for example, blond.

Many shades have common professional names. You can look at these colors once and know their approximate shade for different manufacturers.

For example: mocha, chocolate, graphite, bergamot, caramel, platinum, amethyst, milk, pearl, wild plum.

It is widely used in Russia tonics "wild plum" and "Indian summer" from the company "Tonika". This tool allows you to achieve rich blue and burgundy hair. These colors are popular for creating ombre.

Professionals and amateurs experiment and get new shades when mixing colors.

Tonic is washed off much faster than paint, this allows you to experiment with color. But still, the frequent use of tonic harms the hair, and the dyed blond after washing the head can take on unexpected shades.

To choose the tone yourself, you need to consider:

• base hair color. If the hair is dyed, then this color will become the base one, and not the one that nature has endowed. When determining the base color, all the shades present must be taken into account, since the tonic will fall differently on different colors. Overgrown roots must first be brought to the main shade. When choosing a tonic for highlighted hair, you need to take into account the color of the strands and the entire hair.
• skin tone. There are rules for the ratio of skin and eye color to hair color. Of course, if you wish, you can bypass this rule and dye your hair at your discretion.
• hair condition. For weakened hair, you need to select tonics with additional beneficial properties. For example, special tonics for oily and falling hair. The healthier the hair, the better the coloring will work on it in one case, in the other, the tonic will better color the weakened hair. In this matter, it is better to consult a professional.

If the hair is natural and has not been dyed before, then the tone should be chosen two levels lighter than desired. If the hair has been dyed many times or subjected to other chemical effects, then the shade may not match the sample as a result.

For blond hair, you can choose any color, including extreme ones: pink, blue, purple, light blue, light green and others.

To choose the right shade for yourself, you first need to correctly determine the tone of the hair.

The shade of hair is formed due to the ratio of a certain amount of two pigments: melanin and pheomelanin. Melanin is a dark pigment. And pheomelanin is red.

Therefore, the advantage of melanin is observed in fair-haired people, and pheomelanin in redheads.

A small amount of pigments in the hair structure makes the hair light gray and ashy.

Brunettes are people with hair color from deep black to dark brown.

Brown hair is one level lighter than brunettes. Brown hair includes shades from dark blond to chestnut.

Blondes are lighter than browns. Sometimes a light blond color is referred to as blondes. Although real blondes have pure light tones: an ashy shade, or absolutely white.

Toning agent:

• not suitable for coloring gray hair. As a result of applying a tinting agent to gray hair, you can get an uneven, dirty shade.
• not applicable after perm.
• it is not used after dyeing the hair with a natural tonic, for example, such as henna.
• does not harm the body during pregnancy.

All the nuances of toning from different manufacturers are specified on the packaging and instructions for the product.

In general, regardless of the type of product and its manufacturer, any tinting can be done at home.

First you need to take:

• non-metallic container, it can be any plastic plate
• a comb with rare teeth or a sponge
• polyethylene or rubber gloves
• towel

It is better to use an old towel and cover the surrounding area with newspapers, since any tonic, although not as intense as paint, still eats into the surface.

• Wear gloves to avoid staining the skin of your hands.
• After that, dilute the mixtures in a plastic plate as described by the manufacturer.
• Comb and, if desired, wet the hair. Tonic can be applied to both dry and wet hair.
• Before staining, smear the neck and face with cream so as not to stain the skin with the mixture.
• Divide the hair into zones.
• Starting from the back of the head, evenly apply tonic to the hair. Comb so that the product is distributed evenly over the entire head. Toning agents do not need to be rubbed into the head and massaged strongly, as it lays down with a surface film and does not enter the hair structure.
• Wait 10 to 40 minutes. The exposure time depends on the desired effect. If staining is carried out for the first time, you need to withstand 30 minutes.
• Wash off the tonic with warm water. Shampoos and balms are not used.
• Dry your hair with a towel.

The tonic of the German manufacturer gently colors the hair, relieves the blond of unwanted yellowness.

The tinting mask of this manufacturer is created on a plant basis. Cares for the hair and gives the effect of lamination.

The composition of the tonic includes natural betaine and moisturizing ingredients, thanks to which the hair does not dry out.

Tonics of this company allow you to remove unwanted yellowness. Makes blonde tones even more beautiful.

The manufacturer Wella produces tinting shampoos along with balms. They need to be used together to preserve the color of the hair.When using tonic and balm, only the roots need to be tinted.

The Oriflame tint shampoo cleans the hair from dirt and styling products, adds color saturation and shine.

The tonic of this company gives the hair volume, shine and color saturation.

Estel products contain UV filters in their composition, which allows you to protect your hair from ultraviolet rays. After using this product, the strands become soft and silky.

This company is good for those who want to dye their hair in extreme colors: orange, green, blue, light green, purple, red, etc.

Tonics of this company allow you to create a deep and rich color and accelerate hair growth. Removes yellow pigment from gray and blinded hair.

This is one of the most famous Russian manufacturers of hair cosmetics. The products of this company can be found in any perfume shop. The most popular of them are Tonic tinting agents. Tonics are inexpensive and last a long time and take good care of your hair. When the paint is washed off, the curls remain soft and silky.

Retonika is a product from the Rocolor company that washes off tinting agents. Retonika allows you to quickly and efficiently wash off unwanted shades, but after it the hair becomes dry and needs additional care.

Pink hair today is fashionable and stylish.

You need to tint your hair in pink shades on blond hair. Owners of dark hair will have to lighten several times.

Lightening harms your hair, so if you definitely decide to have pink hair, you need to lighten it systematically.After each lightening, treat hair with masks and other means. Especially if black hair is bleached.

Make sure that the mixture, when lightening, is applied evenly over all areas of the head, starting from the back of the head and ending with the bangs. Lightening and bleaching hair is best left to a professional.

After bleaching medium blond and light blond hair, you can get a yellowish, coppery or reddish tint. This discoloration will be enough. The tinting agent transforms yellowness into pink colors.

For an even distribution of the tonic, it is desirable to discolor the light hair as well.

Immediately after bleaching, you need to apply a tonic, withstand the right amount of time and rinse.

Malvina is a girl with blue hair from a famous fairy tale. The blue hair color of any girl involuntarily resembles this image.

Blue color enters cold tones. Therefore, you need to tint white and ashy hair. Hair that has yellowness must first be discolored and only then apply a tonic.

For fair-haired and brown-haired people, bleaching will have to be done 3-4 times. Sometimes, after such procedures, the health of the hair, unfortunately, cannot be restored.

The color fades after every wash. To maintain a rich blue color, you need to tint your hair 2-3 times a month.

Red hair color is stylish, original and fascinating.

To get a red color, you need to take into account the original hair color. If it is a blond, or ashy color, then you can immediately use the selected tonic.

Owners of red hair can also enhance the intensity of the color and give it the desired shade with a single tonic.

Girls with chocolate, chestnut and dark chestnut curls need to lighten their hair a little first, and then apply a tonic.

Black hair will have to be lightened several times before using the tonic.

Coloring one or more strands, bangs, hair ends is an original solution for creating a bright look.

All types of products are suitable for coloring strands: from persistent to tinting crayons and pencils. The choice will depend on the desired result.

To rid the yellow strand of yellowness, you need to use a tonic with purple pigment. If you overexpose such a remedy, it happens that an ashy color is obtained.

It is relevant today to create “free” highlighting - to change the color of some strands all over the head.

To get light strands from dark ones, they must first, as in other cases, discolor. Then apply tonic.

Tinting agents are not recommended for painting gray hair. But it will be very useful at the first gray hair, especially for those people who have a "native" hair color.

After toning, the gray hair acquires the desired shade, and the hairstyle at the same time receives the effect of highlighting.

Among all the shades, chestnut and ashy are best painted over gray hair.

It is worth mentioning separately about the cardinal color change from dark to light. No one guarantees that after bleaching and tinting, the color will lie evenly.

This is a complex process and it is better to entrust it to a professional.

The opinions of people who have already used this or that tonic will help you find your manufacturer.Reviews will help you see the effect in practice and understand the nuances of the composition and use of the product from the experience of other people.

After analyzing the reviews, we can draw general conclusions about the price segment, quality and use of different tonics.

Many girls buy "tonic" and note good quality at a low price.

Many experiment by mixing colors from different packages, thereby getting a new color.

It is noted that the color is saturated, but it does not “glow” in the way that, for example, red from another manufacturer can glow.

Separately, it is worth paying attention to the desire of blondes to stop being blondes for a while. Dyeing from light to dark is a serious step, as it is impossible to go back to blond without harm to the hair. Therefore, girls use the “tonic”, coloring the curls in different colors, and knowing that with an unsatisfactory result, they can easily return the light color of the hair.

If blond or ashy hair is dyed with tonic, then the color always corresponds to the sample on the package.

By all accounts, tonic holds color for less time than tonic. This is both a plus and a minus at the same time. "Rowan" is chosen by those girls who are comfortable with a quick wash.

It is also noted that the effect of lamination declared by the manufacturer is not observed. The hair shines like after any other tonic.

"Rowan" offers a large selection of shades. Among them there are colors for natural hair and dyed. A tonic applied to repeatedly colored hair can give an unpredictable shade.

Estel aims to create products for professionals. Such tools are used by masters of hairdressing.And besides, the company releases a product for the “home market”, in which it does not particularly position itself, since their main direction is professional.

Therefore, there are two main points from customer reviews:

• At a low price, the products retain professional quality.
• Unpredictability. The use of Estel products implies professional knowledge. When using such tonics, you need to take into account different nuances.

Therefore, reviews of tonics of this company are very different. Some buyers were satisfied with the result. Others had to do the wash in the cabin.

From this we can make a general conclusion that Estel tonics have the declared quality and will suit those buyers who have knowledge in coloring.

Three companies, like Estel, specialize in hair products and are in a more expensive price segment.

Companies offer detailed instructions for using tonics.

With proper care, the reviews of those who have already used the product are unanimous.

Tonics give an almost perfect tone, do not stain highlighted strands, and match the color of the sample.

Based on the general opinion, the products of these companies are suitable for people who have passed the stage of experiments, have decided on the choice of color and are more serious about the issue of toning.

An overview of budget hair tinting products (Tonic, Estel) can be seen in the next video.