ASPEN HAIR AND BEAUTY
CHURCH ROAD
STANNINGTON
MORPETH
NORTHUMBERLAND
NE61 6HQ
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Hair Colour
The urge to change your hair colour is nothing new. Women have been dyeing their hair since the dawn of time .Ancient Egyptians dyed their hair after shaving it from their heads and transforming it into elaborate curled and braided wigs .Ancestors used saffron, indigo and alfalfa well as henna as temporary hair colour.
Modern hair colourants grew in popularity in the mid 1800s when William Henry Perkins stumbled across the formula whilst trying to create a medicine for malaria -not to change the colour of his hair.
Mauve was the first permanent hair colour discovered and forms the basis for all the beautiful colour palettes that are available to us today .
Whether you want to change your lock or experiment with trendy colours ,cover greys or brighten up your natural colour modern professional hair colours give you access to versatility and convenience to achieve this.-the only limit to your choice is your imagination.
Main hair colouring techniques
All over colour
There are three levels of permanence when it comes to single process colouring
Permanent colour
This formula contains ammonia and peroxide which chemically change the colour of hair.
Demi permanent
Contains no ammonia but does contain peroxide to help hair absorb colour -this generally washes out in 12-18 shampoos.
Toners
These are colours that sit on top of the outer layer of the hair and will not lighten the hair colour but will add tone, depth and shine -however they will only last 1-2 shampoos but are considered a good introduction to colour.
Highlights
Lighter slices or weaves of varying thickness that will enhance natural colour adding texture and brightening the overall appearance ..
Highlights can be placed all over your head or simply in places that will strategically enhance your style .-in other words wherever your stylist considers there should be extra dimension.
There are two types of highlighting -using foils and free hand painting also known as balayage .
Balayage
A hand painted technique allowing the colourist to place colour in specific areas of the hair-this is often incorporated with root stretch looks so that the mid lengths to ends of the hair have a greater concentration of colour without the requirement of high maintenance .
Foils
These can be woven slices as thick or thin as the effect achieved requires or woven parts of a slice.
Foils are placed at the root and the colour applied to the woven hair.