WhitneyHair Dye and Crazy Hair Effects
May 25th 2008 19:46
Hair dye is a common practice amongst young and old. It's a fun way to change you look for a while or just cover up the grays. Hair dye can be permanent, semi-permanent, demi permanent, or temporary; all these hair color products, except for temporary color, suggest that you patch test and area of your hair before you completely cover your hair to determine if you're allergice to the product, and to determine whether the color is the color you're hoping for.
"Hair lightening," referred to as "bleaching" or "decolorizing," is a chemical process involving the diffusion of the natural color pigment or artificial color from the hair. This process is central to both permanent hair color and hair lighteners.
All "permanent" haircolor products and lighteners contain both a developer, or oxidizing agent, and an alkalizing ingredient as part of their ammonia or an ammonia substitute. The purpose of this is to:
* Raise the cuticle of the hair fibre so the tint can penetrate
* Facilitate the formation of tints within the hair fiber
* Bring about the lightening action of peroxide.
You can either dye your hair one solid color, or implement different effects by using multiple dyes. Special effects include highlighting and vivid, unusual hair colors such as green or fuchsia. Highlighting can range from temporary to permanent, depending on the type of hair dye you choose; the techniques required to apply highlighting can be difficult for an individual to perform upon him/herself. One can create looks that range from subtle highlights acquired during a day at the beach, to more dramatic looks, such as bold, chunky highlights.
The more exotic, bright dyes typically contain only tint, and have no developer. These are typically sold in punk-themed stores. Colors range from blood red to seafoam green to neon orange. Many of these shades are blacklight reactive, which make them even more appealing to clubbers.
If you have darker hair (medium brown to black), you'll want to use a bleaching kit prior to tinting your hair, in order to get the full effect of the color. If you have light hair, you may want to bleach your hair, as well, because the yellow pigments can make blue tinted dyes look green.
When coloring your hair, you may want to consider a professional hair colorist, as there are several mistakes that you could make, as well as some serious consequences.
The following are some of the problems that may occur as a result of applying hair color:
* Different color outcome compared to what was expected
* Breakage of hair strands
* Stain on skin from hair dye
* Lead acetate as a potential toxin. (Lead acetate is the active ingredient in gradual darkening products such as Grecian formula)
* Development of some forms of cancer (including leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, bladder cancer, blood cancer, and multiple myeloma)
* Allergic reactions due to the analine derivative and/or p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) found in permanent hair color.
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