Tips for Hair Highlights at Home
Hair Highlight Rules
Do it yourself hair highlights are safe if you follow some simple rules
Of course my advice is always leave any hair highlights to a professional hair colorist, but I know many of you can’t afford it. So if you must do your own hair highlights at home here are the rules to follow to keep things as danger free as possible.
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care to be safe”Make sure your hair is ready ~~ Don’t highlight your hair if you have hair that’s been permed, chemicall staightened or has a permanent hair color. It may result in uneven highlighting and breakages. If your hair’s been treated with henna, wait until it’s grown out or the colored area has been trimmed away before doing at-home hair highlighting.
Perform a skin test ~~ Make sure your skin is not overly sensitive to the chemicals. Permom a skin sensitivity test 36 hours before a hair highlight project.Place a little of the chemical on a cotton ball and apply behind your ear. Watch for redness, itchiness and swelling.
Don’t Start by Shampooing ~~ Start your hair highlight project with dry, clean hair that’s free from styling and product build-up, but don’t shampoo immediately before coloring as this will strip your scalp of its natural oils, which are designed to protect.
Protect your clothing ~~ Always wear an old sweat shirt in case of slip-ups.
Read the directions ~~ It might sound obvious, but don’t stry from the instructions on the box. Straying from the processing time is especially important. Stopping early will result in orange hair.
Eliminate all knots ~~ Make sure you comb your hair first so that it’s knot-free, and a part if you want your hair to fall back into its natural position.
Do a strand test ~~ Make sure you’ll be happy with the end result. Take a small piece of hair from the underneath section and color it. Let it process and check to make sure you’re satisfied, before proceeding with a full head of hair.
Protect from color runs ~~ Apply a thick layer of petroleum jelly around your ears, hairline and nect before coloring your hair it’ll pervent the color from staining your skin.
Apply hair highlight colorant ~~ Use protective gloves, prepare the color and use immediately. Select thinner strands of hair for subtle hair highlights and larger, widely-spaced pieces for a more dramatic effect. Apply the mixture to the hair starting away from the scalp a bit taking care not to touch the scalp. Continue alternating strands on each side of the part.
Rinse and finish ~~ Wait for the full developing time, then rinse thouroughly in warm water. Use a color care shapoo and conditioner and dry as normal.
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