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Hair Color Basics: Hair Lighteners

February 3, 2009


With the changing time, the fashion also changes. Hair color is very popular trend in today’s changing fashion. Here we are going to discuss on hair lighteners. Hair lightening is a process where the hair is lightened to a particular desired shade. In case of hair lightening, a hair lightening product is used to lighten the hair.

The major purpose of going for hair lightening is to bring forward the dark hair by diffusing natural melanin present in the hair’s cortex.

Expert hair colorists can actually turn very dark hair into light color shades. However, such a process is very lengthy and may require the application of hair lightening products many times.

While going for hair lightening, it is also important to determine the extent of damage caused to the hair. If the hair colorist recommends you not to go too light, follow the advice; else it may be harmful for your hair.

When the hair lightener is applied on the hair, the maximum effect of it is attained within the first hour only. The basic purpose of using hair lighteners is to remove the color from the hair. There are different types of hair lighteners which are specifically designed to achieve certain hair coloring goals.

Oil Based Hair Lighteners
Oil based hair lighteners are very good in lightening natural dark hair color. 20 volume developer and a hair lightening activator is mixed with the oil lightener, to have effective results.

Cream Hair Lighteners
These are the most popular hair lighteners among all. It is very easy to apply these hair lighteners. These hair lighteners also provide protection against the harsh chemicals.

Powder Or Paste Hair Lighteners
Powder or paste lighteners are considered to be the fastest type of hair lighteners. These lighteners hold well, but get dried up earlier than the cream lighteners. The action of hair lightening is faster and stronger in case of powder or paste hair lighteners


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