What determines the result of dyeing gray hair. All available methods, how to paint over gray hair on dark hair

With age, gray hair inevitably appears. And it can happen quite early. Such an aesthetic defect is especially noticeable on dark hair. Unfortunately, it is impossible to reverse the aging process, but it is quite possible to disguise the flaw. For this, there are different techniques staining. Those who do not want to resort to the services of hairdressers can use purchased tint products and hair dyes. Traditional medicine also has its own recipes for masking gray hair.

Why does gray hair appear

Gray hair appears as the body ages. This is a normal physiological process. Sooner or later, to a greater or lesser extent, but you will inevitably encounter this phenomenon. Hair gradually loses the pigments that give them a characteristic shade - eumelanin ("responsible" for the black-brown color) or pheomelanin (reddish-yellow). They not only provide the hair with the usual color, but also decompose the hydrogen peroxide formed in the process of metabolism, causing it to decompose into chemically neutral molecules of oxygen and hydrogen.

Gray hair on dark hair is clearly visible and looks rather messy

With a pigment deficiency, peroxide bleaches the hair. This property of hers was previously very much in demand by hairdressers. Gradually they become grayish or silvery white. The process goes from the bottom up, from the hair follicles to the tips. It is the follicles that produce the necessary pigment. Accordingly, there is no point in pulling out gray hairs. You will only injure the scalp. In their place will grow exactly the same.

The reasons for the appearance of early gray hair can be very different.

Video: causes of gray hair

Statistics show that dark hair turns gray earlier than light hair. In addition, this aesthetic defect is more noticeable on them. Therefore, the issue of masking gray hair is especially relevant for brunettes and brunettes. On average, hair begins to discolor around the age of 30–35 for men and 35–40 for women, and after about 10 years it becomes more than normal. But there are a number of reasons that activate this process:

• genetic predisposition (children almost inevitably inherit early gray hair from their parents), individual characteristics of the body associated with the rate of metabolism;
• chronic stress, prolonged depression, causeless anxiety syndrome, lack of sleep, constant nervous and / or mental strain (as well as sudden severe fright, shock, which can lead to almost instantaneous complete graying);
• excessive physical activity;
• unfavorable environmental conditions in general (typical for any metropolis) or special working conditions (harmful production);
• some diseases (problems with the endocrine system, gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys);
• hormonal disruptions in the body (can be caused not only by pathologies, but also by natural causes - pregnancy, puberty);
• systematic use of antibiotics;
• bad habits (abuse of alcohol, cigarettes, strong coffee);
• malnutrition, deficiency in the diet of healthy foods that provide the body with essential vitamins and minerals, abuse of strict diets (especially hair follicles need copper, iron, zinc, magnesium, calcium, selenium, sulfur, manganese, vitamins A, C and group B), non-compliance with the drinking regime;
• large doses of X-rays, natural and artificial ultraviolet;
• transferred serious viral and infectious diseases that contributed to a decrease in immunity;
• diseases associated with pigmentation disorders (albinism, vitiligo);
• improper care of the scalp and hair (the use of low-quality shampoos and dyes, the abuse of styling products, frequent styling using a hairdryer, irons, thermal curlers, washing with excessively hot water, neglecting hats in hot and frosty weather);
• tight styling, the use of tight hairpins, elastic bands (they disrupt the process of blood microcirculation, the follicles do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients).

Complete healthy eating- one of the most effective means of preventing early gray hair

Techniques suitable for painting over gray hair on dark hair

Hair coloring is the first thing that comes to mind when gray hair appears. But the procedure must be carried out correctly, otherwise there is a risk that it will become even more noticeable. It is best to contact an experienced specialist at least for the first time, after making sure that only high-quality dyes and other products are used in this salon. It is quite possible to dye your hair in one color or touch up the roots on your own, at home. It is better not to experiment with more complex techniques, the result can be unpredictable.

highlighting

One of the most common coloring techniques. To combat gray hair, it is effective only if bleached hair is not more than 30% for brunettes and 40% for blondes. Otherwise, highlighting will make such a defect even more noticeable.

There are quite a few highlighting techniques. The master selects them for each client individually, taking into account the features of the appearance of gray hair and the nature of its distribution.

Highlighting is one of the most popular coloring techniques, but recently it has already been considered a little outdated.

If the bleached hair is more or less evenly distributed, the classic version is suitable - “chaotically” colored strands along the entire length. In this case, the tones are chosen lighter so that the growing gray roots are not so conspicuous. Burning brunettes can be based on shades of coffee, dark chocolate, Burgundy wine, eggplant. On their chestnut and dark fair hair copper looks beautiful, the whole palette of brown-red.

On dark hair, when highlighting, both close-to-natural tones and more contrasting shades look good.

When most of the bleached hair is concentrated in the forehead and temples, highlighting with edging is recommended: an area of ​​1.5–2 cm is treated with a dye along the edge of the hairline, the remaining strands are dyed, as in classic highlighting.

A rather unusual technique is “salt and pepper”. Such highlighting can hide even significant gray hair on dark hair. It is assumed that there are two contrasting colors - light (ash) and dark (coffee, jet black). Characterized by the presence smooth transitions. The technique is very suitable for ladies of elegant age. Such highlighting visually ages a young girl.

Highlighting "salt and pepper" looks very impressive and perfectly masks gray hair

Also suitable for combating gray hair on dark hair:

• California highlighting (slight lightening of the surface layer of the hair);

  California highlighting in the presence of gray hair requires regular tinting of the hair roots

• bronding (coloring in more than dark color roots and individual strands along the entire length);

  Bronzing almost hides the natural dark hair color

• veil (natural or 1-2 tones different color on the surface and classic highlighting in the middle);

  With veil highlighting, shades are used that are several tones lighter than natural.

• darning (lightening of very thin strands evenly spaced throughout the head).

  When highlighting-darning, it seems that the hair is completely dyed, but in fact the master applies the pigment to many very thin strands

Video: ways to highlight dark gray hair

Balayazh

It is often considered a type of highlighting, but there is a fundamental difference in the technique - the strands are not painted vertically, but horizontally. Balayazh can cover both the roots of the hair and most of the hair. Correctly carried out staining provides the effect of sun-bleached hair.

The technique is considered the most suitable for dark hair and elegant age. Balayazh focuses attention on the face, giving the features a "sculpture", visually making the oval clearer. Overgrown gray roots can be tinted without violating the overall “composition”. Balayazh also looks good on short hair - lighter tips mask gray hair at the roots.

Balayazh is a coloring technique that is very suitable for masking gray hair on dark hair.

The classic balayazh for dark hair is a two-tone coloring with a blurry horizontal transition between them. Shades are chosen "natural" - chocolate, chestnut, nut, amber, copper, coffee. On burning black hair, silver or platinum tones look spectacular, masking their own gray hair.

An option for the brave is a black and white balayazh, which creates a very memorable extravagant look and allows you to be both a brunette and a blonde. If the gray hair appeared early enough, the girl can pay attention to the colored balayage - a combination of silver with pink, lilac, wine.

Black and white balayazh is a very memorable image

Coloring

The technique will help to mask the gray hair, even if the bleached hair is already more than half. If you choose a lighter shade, you can stain less often - growing roots will not be so noticeable. Blurred boundaries between tones provide a natural look of hair.

With different styling, coloring on dark hair looks completely new every time.

The gradual transition from ashy roots to darker tips looks very impressive. This option is more suitable for long hair. In the presence of short haircut choose a few close light shades. Each time you style your hair, it will look completely different.

If you colorize dark hair in a light shade, this will visually rejuvenate the face, coloring can be done less often.

Coloring allows you to combine from two to ten tones. It can be complete (the hair is completely dyed in the base color, to which one or more additional shades are selected) or partial (their own color is taken as the basis, other tones are additionally used). Brunettes are advised to pre-lighten their own hair slightly so that the dyed strands look more advantageous. The color range in this case is very wide - from coffee and dark chocolate to golden chestnut. A few ashy strands very refresh the face and well mask the gray hair.

Video: coloring technique

Camouflage

It is a disguise of gray hair with the help of very soft gentle coloring compositions. If the procedure is carried out correctly, the contrast between bleached and normal hair is almost smoothed out. Camouflage is recommended in the presence of no more than 50% gray hair, it is desirable that bleached hair be distributed more or less evenly. The procedure takes a maximum of 15 minutes.

There is no ammonia in the composition of dyes for camouflage. Their basis is ethanolamine, which changes the shade only in gray hair and does not affect the rest of the hair. To make the result look natural, the color (or several colors) is selected as close as possible to its own, the allowable difference is 1-2 tones, no more. The dye is washed out of the hair gradually, so there will be no return of a sharp contrast in a few weeks. The result of staining is stored for a month and a half.

Gray hair camouflage is a procedure popular not only among women, but also among men.

This method of disguising gray hair is more suitable for blondes and light blond, but an experienced master can also mask gray hair with high quality on dark hair. The main thing in this case is to choose the right shade.

prepigmentation

Often the dye White hair lays down completely differently than on normal ones and is washed out much faster. This is due to the peculiarities of their structure. To level unwanted effect, additional procedures may be required, in particular, prepigmentation. Its essence is the pre-filling of the hair with pigment particles of a suitable shade, which they lost during the graying process. Modern pre-pigmenters allow you to recreate a tone identical to natural, restore smoothness to porous gray hair, strengthen it before dyeing, and then keep the dye inside for as long as possible.

Prepigmentation allows the dye to lie on gray hair more evenly

The procedure is recommended in the presence of more than 40% of gray hair. She won't take much time. But it is better to refuse experiments at home, entrusting your hair to an experienced specialist. After prepigmentation, the usual staining is carried out in one color or in several using any desired technique.

Another kind of preparation of gray hair for dyeing. It consists in "softening" the hair with hydrogen peroxide, so that their structure becomes more "loose", porous. This ensures deep penetration of pigment particles and a more lasting effect of staining. The color is very saturated.

Dyeing gray hair is often a problem, muzzle can significantly reduce this risk.

Mordonsage is especially recommended in the presence of the so-called glass gray hair. It is very difficult to paint over without prior preparation. The hair in this case is thick, hard, the outer cuticle is dense, its scales are very closely adjacent to each other. The procedure ensures even coloring of the strands along the entire length.

The technique is not suitable for:

• very short hair (4 cm or less);
• thin and weak hair;
• hair that has been badly damaged by external influences (for example, recently burned out in the sun).

The procedure takes quite a long time. Sufficiently aggressive substances are used for muzzling, strict adherence to technology is required.

Cosmetics for painting gray hair

It is quite possible to disguise gray hair on dark hair at home. The range of means for this is very wide. The effect can be both long-term and lasting until the first shampooing.

Paints

Only permanent paint can effectively hide gray hair. Pay attention to what is indicated on the package, what is the expected percentage of its painting (required minimum - 60%). Such funds cannot be called soft, therefore, the composition must necessarily contain caring components.

• Professional Coloring by Kapous. Professional domestic paint. Cocoa butter provides comprehensive hair care, makes hair softer and more manageable. The palette is very wide - one hundred shades. The disadvantage is the rapid loss of gloss after staining.

  Professional Coloring from Kapous is a rather gentle paint, while at the same time painting over gray hair with high quality

• Color Supreme by L'Oreal. Gives a pronounced effect even with 80% gray hair and more. The unique substance Densilium-R strengthens the follicles, restores the hair structure and makes them denser.

  Color Supreme from L'Oreal paints over even strongly pronounced gray hair

• Tinta Color by Keune. Very resistant German professional paint, designed specifically for painting over gray hair. The palette is very wide, more than a hundred shades. The result of staining, subject to the technology, always coincides with what the manufacturer promises. The silk proteins included in the composition give the hair a natural shine, restore softness and obedience.

  Keune's Tinta Color ensures that the desired shade is achieved with the right coloring technique.

• Estel De Luxe by Unicosmetics. Another very popular Russian paint, well masking gray hair. Easy to use due to the creamy texture. Useful ingredients - chitosan, vitamin complex and chestnut extract, providing intensive nutrition to the hair and shimmering pigment particles that restore shine to the hair. Not recommended for weakened, overdried hair, may further exacerbate this problem. The disadvantage is the pronounced smell of ammonia.

  Estel De Luxe by Unicosmetics is one of the most popular Russian professional paints

• Koleston Perfect by Wella. Line of special paints for coloring gray hair. Suitable for both salon and home use. The palette includes a large selection of both natural and more extravagant tones. The composition does not contain ammonia - the paint does not dry the hair, gives the hair shine. The disadvantage is that some shades fade quickly.

  Koleston Perfect by Wella - a series of paints designed specifically to cover gray hair

• SoColor by Matrix. Very resistant paint thanks to the patented ColorGrip technology. Easy to apply, evenly lays down, provides a long-term effect. Gives hair a bright, rich color, "adjusting" to their natural shade. It contains ammonia, therefore, with regular use, it can provoke dryness and split ends of the hair, despite the presence of active ingredients in the composition.

  Matrix's SoColor delivers very bright, rich and long-lasting color

• Materia by Lebel. A paint that simultaneously provides high-quality uniform painting of gray hair and comprehensive hair protection. Lipids and phytosterols ensure the restoration of their structure from the inside. A significant drawback is the lack of a palette of ready-made shades. The desired color has to be obtained by mixing several basic tones.

  Materia by Lebel is a very high quality paint used mainly by professional hairdressers; getting the right shade at home is quite difficult

Tinted shampoos, balms and sprays

Such tools are good if you need to disguise the gray hair that has just begun to break through. They are also express help if there is simply no time for full-fledged coloring. The result does not last long, a maximum of 10-15 days. Pigments do not penetrate into the structure of the hair, they create a thin film on its surface, which is gradually washed off with each shampoo.

It will not work to lighten the hair - they can only return the natural or give a darker shade. Contains no ammonia. Tint products are suitable even for pregnant, lactating women, if they are allergic to conventional dyes.

Popular toning products:

• Color Recharge by Wella. The composition of the shampoo, in addition to dyes, includes keratin, panthenol, silk peptides and a complex of amino acids, providing comprehensive hair care.

  Color Recharge from Wella gives hair desired shade while taking care of them

• Reflection Shampoo by Cutrin. It gives the hair not only the desired shade, but also a slight silvery sheen, thereby visually smoothing the contrast between gray and ordinary hair. " By-effect» - increase in volume and natural shine.

  Reflection Shampoo by Cutrin gives the hair a silver sheen, visually making gray hair less noticeable.

• Life Color by Kapous. Evenly tones gray hair, keratin and a complex of oils care for hair. The disadvantage is that there are quite a few shades in the palette.

  Life Color from Kapous does not differ in a variety of shades, but it is quite possible to choose the right one for dark hair

• Gloss Color by L'Oreal. A tinted shampoo for gray hair. The tool is very convenient to use. The composition is mostly natural. A complex of vitamins and oils, plant extracts significantly improve the condition of the hair.

  Gloss Color by L'Oreal is mostly natural ingredients

• Oncare Silver Power Mask by Selective. A balm that provides not only high-quality toning of gray hair, but also care for the scalp. It contains many natural extracts - juniper, flax seeds, seaweed.

  Oncare Silver Power Mask from Selective is a comprehensive care not only for the hair, but also for the scalp

• Airbrush by Oribe. Spray toning hair roots. The small volume of the bottle allows you to take it with you anywhere. The palette is wide enough. The spray dries quickly - it is enough to apply it to the hair from a distance of 20-30 cm and comb it.

  Airbrush by Oribe is a very compact spray can that you can carry everywhere with you.

• No More Roots by Salon Fix. The color scheme includes only four shades, but they can adapt to the natural tone of the hair.

  No More Roots by Salon Fix has the ability to adapt to the natural shade of the hair

• Magic Retouch L'Oreal. Dark shades are presented very widely. The product is extremely easy to use and dries quickly. Apply to dry hair only.

  Magic Retouch L'Oreal is one of the most popular sprays for touching up regrown hair roots.

• Root Retoucher by Syoss. It stands out for its economical use. The palette of shades is quite rich. The spray gives a beautiful natural shine to dark hair.

  Root Retoucher by Syoss is quite expensive, but economical to use, so the spray lasts a long time

Folk remedies for painting gray hair on dark hair

In addition to paints, sprays, shampoos, there are folk remedies. In terms of effectiveness and duration of the effect, they are noticeably inferior to chemistry, but they are completely natural and at the same time take care of the hair. To paint over a large amount of gray hair in this way will not work. The result will remain for several days. For a more lasting effect, folk remedies are recommended to be used regularly, 2-3 times a week. Apply the compositions to the hair with a brush or gloved hands to avoid staining the skin.

Popular recipes:

• Brew strong black tea (50 g of leaves per 0.5 l of boiling water, leave for an hour under a tightly closed lid), filter. Beat in a separate container until a homogeneous mixture of two egg yolks, one and a half tablespoons of olive or corn oil, 50 ml of kefir. Apply the mask to damp hair, put on a shower cap, warm with a towel on top. Rinse off after 3-4 hours with shampoo and conditioner.

  For brewing, it is better to use high-quality loose-leaf tea, and not tea bags.

• Grind the peel of 20–30 unripe walnuts in a blender or meat grinder, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, let it brew for half an hour or simmer in a water bath for 10 minutes. Drain the liquid, apply to the hair, insulate. Wash off after 3 hours with plenty of balm.

  The green peel of walnuts can be replaced with leaves, including dried ones.

• To brewed black tea (30 ml per 0.5 l of boiling water), add two tablespoons of finely ground natural coffee or cocoa powder, mix well. After applying the mixture, wrap the head with cling film. The mask is washed off after an hour with cool water with the addition of a large number apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.

  Ground coffee is one of the most effective natural tint products for dark hair

• Pour a glass of onion peel with 200 ml of boiling water, keep in a water bath for about 20 minutes. Strain the broth, add about 20 ml of glycerin or lanolin. Use after every wash to rinse your hair.

  Many used onion peel in childhood to color eggs - the shade on the hair turns out to be about the same

• Alternate hair coloring with henna and basma or at the same time - their mixture. The intensity of the shade depends on the exposure time and the ratio of pigments. Paints are prepared in separate containers, strictly following the manufacturer's instructions on the package. A dark blond color is obtained by mixing them in equal proportions, you can wash off the paint from your hair in half an hour. If you wait an hour, you get a richer, chestnut shade with hints of copper. The proportion of henna and basma 1: 2 will give the color of milk chocolate, the reverse ratio - bronze. The exposure time in both cases is about one and a half hours. For a rich black color, basmas take three times more than henna, and keep the dye on their hair for 3.5–4 hours. In the presence of a large number of gray hairs, such staining will have to be done 2-3 times with an interval of about a month, so that their tone is finally evened out.

  Using henna and basma, it is necessary to strictly observe the technology for preparing the mixture and the coloring itself, otherwise the result may turn out to be unpredictable

• Crushed spruce or oak bark (3-4 tablespoons) pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, keep on fire until the volume of liquid decreases by about half. Apply to hair, insulate, rinse with plain water after an hour without shampoo.

  The nuances of the staining procedure and further care

  The technique of applying paint to gray hair is no different from ordinary dyeing. If you decide to deal with gray hair yourself, use rubber gloves, take care of a special "apron" to protect your skin and clothes from the dye. Use only quality products.

  Beforehand, be sure to test for allergies by applying a small amount of the finished mixture to the inside of the wrist or the crook of the elbow. This applies to both purchased and self-prepared products. In order for a negative reaction to appear (redness, itching, burning, tingling, rash, swelling), 20-30 minutes are enough.

  Proper care of dyed hair will help to prolong the effect as long as possible:

  • Do not twist or comb freshly washed hair. Pat them dry with a soft towel and pat dry.
  • Use only high-quality shampoos, masks and balms designed specifically for colored hair. The best option - professional cosmetics. The composition should not contain silicone, parabens, sulfates.
  • Do not neglect folk remedies for hair care. Before washing your hair, apply olive, burdock, sea buckthorn, almond, coconut oil to your hair for about an hour. After - rinse them with any herbal decoction. Nettle, chamomile, sage, calendula, burdock are best suited.
  • When blow-drying your hair, use cold air. Minimize the use of thermal devices and styling products.
  • Wear hats. This is true both in the heat and in the cold.
  • Don't overdo the coloring. Usually, the procedure is recommended to be repeated no earlier than after 1.5 months.

  Painting gray hair for men

  Not only women want to look young, but also men. And they have gray hair earlier. The cosmetic industry goes to meet them, releasing dyes and tints designed specifically for the stronger sex. If you don’t want to mess with them yourself, you can always visit the salon.

  The best and most lasting effect in the fight against male gray hair is given by hair dye. Good reputation means:

  • Professional Men Perfect by Schwarzkopf. Paint with a fairly thick texture that facilitates application. It only needs to be kept on the hair for 5-10 minutes. Does not contain ammonia, does not dry hair. Reliably paints gray hair. Dark shades in the palette are very widely represented.
  • Flash Back by Paul Mitchell. Dye without ammonia. Depending on the exposure time, it can completely cover the gray hair, and just refresh natural color. Soy proteins and natural plant extracts provide hair care. The disadvantage is that there are only 6 shades in the palette.
  • Precision Blend by American Crew. Provides permanent coloring of even thick gray hair, evens out the tone of the hair, but does not contain ammonia. Exposure time paint - no more than 10 minutes.
  • Color Camo Med Ash by Redken. Helps to mask individual gray hair, and almost completely gray hair. It gives the hair not only an even lasting color, but also a natural shine. Suitable for both home and salon use.

  High-quality painted gray hair visually makes a man much younger

  In addition to conventional dyes, there is also gel paint. It is easier to use due to its thicker consistency and does not contain aggressive components. This is for example:

  • Gentlemen Gel by Kapous. Does not contain ammonia, helps to paint over gray hair, if it is not more than 50%. Ginseng extract strengthens hair, eucalyptus essential oil cares for the scalp, fighting irritation and inflammation.
  • Tinte Para by Kerzo. A very popular paint among professionals, suitable for home use. Evens out the tone of the hair, reliably masking gray hair, provides a lasting effect.
  • Professionnel Homme by L'Oreal. One of the most popular paints for home use. Gives a persistent pronounced effect, even if you need to paint over a large amount of gray hair. The complex of oils softens the hair, gives it a healthy shine.

  Video: the nuances of coloring men's hair

Gray hair has recently been acquired even before adulthood, and this is by no means a new fashion trend in coloring. What are the reasons for the appearance of early gray hair and how to hide it from prying eyes, site experts say: international class master and top stylist of a hairdressing salon Articoli salon & spa Victoria Fedina, art director of Luxor Professional studio Tatyana Spasova and Evgeny Ivanov, top stylist at Davines Eco-salon Persona Lab.

Causes of early graying

When my friend was 20 years old, looking at herself in the mirror, she found a pair of gray hairs. Without thinking twice, she pulled them out in one fell swoop. Being a fan of natural hair color, a friend repeated this procedure over and over again, not daring to make an appointment with a hairdresser.

Silvery strands that revealed themselves to the world in such a early age, became for her a wake-up call about the upcoming aging, which she did not want to hear about at all.

Gray hair is not only a depression for my friend, many girls literally “tear their hair” and panic at the sight of the first graying strands.

Hair stylists claim that gray hair is getting younger. Increasingly, clients come to them, who already at the age of 18-20 have 50 percent of gray hair.

Why are we really surprised? The accelerated pace of life with an endless series of time troubles, in which the inhabitants of a big city literally drown, negatively affects the state of our entire body. Against this background, not a few gray hairs will appear in the hairstyle, but all 50 shades of gray, for a number of reasons:

Genetics
The body of each person is endowed with a kind of “clockwork”, which, triggering at certain points in life, triggers changes in it. This “alarm clock” we most often inherit from our parents. So if your mom went gray at 15, don't be surprised to find silvery strands in her teens.

“The pigment melanin, which is produced by melanocytes, is responsible for the color of our hair. At a certain point, they stop producing it, the core of the strands is filled with air bubbles, and they acquire a silvery-white hue. This process is completely independent of age or staining experiments. In my practice, I meet great amount clients at a young age with a small percentage of gray hair. And this is most often a genetic factor,” says Victoria Fedina.

Stress
“If your job is stressful, expect gray hairs from the age of 20. The fact is that the hormone cortisol, which is produced in the process of strong emotional overstrain, reduces the number of melanocyte cells responsible for the production of melanin, and, as a result, causes the appearance of gray hair, ”says Tatyana Spasova.

Thyroid disease and hormonal changes
Thyroid dysfunction and severe hormonal changes lead to premature cessation of melanocyte function.

Lack of vitamins and minerals
Lack of vitamins of groups A, B, C, as well as iron, zinc and copper provokes hair loss, disruption of their structure and functioning of melanocytes.

diets
“Premature gray hair can appear in girls who are fond of protein-free diets. Especially often this happens to young ladies aged 17-25,” Evgeny Ivanov notes. Protein is the main building material for hair, it contains tyrosine, which promotes the production of melanin. Lack of protein reduces the activity of melanocytes and leads to the appearance of gray hair.

Coloring methods for gray hair

In the 18th century, to hide gray hair, high society ladies ordered wigs. These days, there are many home and professional ways to eliminate ashy strands.

Salon coloring

Our experts agree that salon coloring is the best way to cover gray hair, they offer several options:

Toning
“The toning process uses an unstable dye that only works on the outer layer of the hair. It does not dry out the strands so much, adds a healthy glossy shine to them. This technique can be used if the gray hair is 1-25%,” says Victoria Fedina.

Early gray hair: causes and methods of staining

3D
3D coloring is a combination of 3 colors of the same gamut or highlighting with several tones akin to shades of gray hair.

Blonding
This is a lightening of hair by several tones. A striking example of such coloring is Marilyn Monroe's blond strands. For the owners of the first gray strands, this is one of the most the best options camouflage. When blonding, the roots are half a tone lighter than the main part of the hair.

Early gray hair: causes and methods of staining

Early gray hair: causes and methods of staining

Early gray hair: causes and methods of staining

Booking
Its modern synonym is ombre, that is, a natural shade of hair with an imitation of burnt strands. With a problem of gray hair, it is recommended to combine light pastel shades and brown.

Salon henna and basma
“Vegetable dyes are considered the safest for hair: henna and basma. They give the hair a red color, and with the help of modern henna, dark shades can also be achieved. With a problem of gray hair, the first staining can be disappointing, the probability of a positive outcome is 50/50. But repeated staining will definitely give a lasting result, ”says Tatyana Spasova.

Home coloring

Toning shampoos, mousses and even folk remedies easily hide silver strands, and hair dyes, as manufacturers say, paint over up to 90% of gray hair. So why not arrange a beauty salon at home?

Toning shampoos
Using tinting mousses, shampoos is the easiest way to get rid of gray strands. True, it is suitable only for those who have gray hair on their heads 1-10% . “If more than 25% of the hair has lost its color, without resistant paints cannot be dispensed with,” sums up Tatyana Spasova.

Your helpers:

Early gray hair: causes and methods of staining

1. Tinted Shampoo Platinum Blonde Shampoo Paul Mitchell,
2. Clarifying shampoo Sheer Blonde John Frieda.

Folk ways
There are two folk methods of coloring that can only be used with light gray hair of 1-15% - chamomile and coffee. We are not responsible for a lasting result, but adherents natural ways maintaining healthy hair do not stop praising them.

• Chamomile hair coloring
  You will need: 2-3 tbsp. spoons of dried chamomile flowers, 70-80 ml of boiling water.
  Pour boiling water over the flowers, place the container in a water bath and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Then remove from the stove, wrap the broth and set to infuse for three hours. Then strain through a fine sieve. Pour the dye into a basin with warm water, rinse the pre-washed hair in it.
• Hair coloring with coffee
  You will need: 1 teaspoon of coffee and olive oil, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of cognac, 2 egg yolks.
• Mix all the ingredients and dilute them with a little warm water. Set to infuse for an hour. Then rub the dye into the roots and distribute along the entire length, rinse after 40 minutes.

Hair Dye

Just buying a box of paint in the color you like will not solve the problem of gray hair. In choosing a shade and during the staining procedure itself, certain rules must be observed.

Early gray hair: causes and methods of staining

Choose a shade
“I strongly do not advise you to dye your hair in case of a gray hair problem. dark tones, especially black-brown or burgundy, as well as fiery, like pomegranate and red. When the roots begin to grow, against this bright background, the effect of light bald patches will appear, drawing attention to the problem, ”warns Tatyana Spasova, art director of the Luxor Professional studio. “The choice of shade depends on the natural pigment of the hair, it should be 1-2 tones lighter. Before dyeing, it is better to test on one of the strands in order to avoid unwanted color and re-dyeing. For those whose gray hair is about 35% of the total mass of hair, highlighting is recommended. It is more gentle and refreshes the image,” says Evgeny Ivanov.

Do not use henna and basma
You should not experiment with henna and basma outside the salon, otherwise you risk falling into a trap. “When dyeing at home, you run the risk of getting an unpredictable color that will be difficult to wash out. The same danger exists if you want to repaint with a professional dye in a couple of weeks. Therefore, henna staining can only be done in the salon, making sure that the master is fluent in this technique, ”warns Evgeny Ivanov.

Read the instructions
When choosing a paint, you must carefully read the instructions, which should indicate the property - painting over gray hair. By the way, the thicker the structure of your hair, the higher the concentration of oxide in the paint should be.

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Early gray hair: causes and methods of staining

Women try to dye their hair with natural dyes because they not only paint over gray hair. They do not have a harmful effect on the hair structure and scalp, they are hypoallergenic.

Folk remedies for painting gray hair not only change the color of the hair, but also eliminate dandruff, strengthen the roots, and stimulate the hair follicles.

Features of working with natural paints.

When working with natural dyes, it is worth knowing that the resulting final color will largely depend on the structure of the dyed hair. You will have to take into account:

• natural color;
• susceptibility to the natural component;
• hair thickness;
• hair structure.

For example, blond weak hair changes color on average faster than hair of the same color, but elastic and dense. Therefore, before dyeing your hair, you will need to conduct a test: dye one of the strands. And based on the result, already determine how much dye is needed.

The number of ingredients in the proposed recipes is modified depending on the individual susceptibility to natural paint.

Popular folk remedies for painting gray hair

The most popular natural remedies for painting gray hair are:

• basma;
• onion peel;
• coffee;
• chamomile;
• rhubarb;
• husk and walnut leaves.

But you can also paint over gray hair with spruce bark, sage decoction, lemon or blackberry juice.

Folk remedies for painting gray hair cope with hair of any structure.

It would seem, why should blondes paint over their gray hair? Is she almost invisible? The color changes slightly, but the structure is different. Gray hair is more fragile and dry. They pop out of the box.

With the help of pharmacy chamomile and linden blossom, blond hair can not only be given one tone, but also treated.

1. Mix should be in the same amount of raw materials of chamomile and lime color, pour boiling water. Approximate proportions - add 4 tablespoons of the resulting mixture to a glass of boiling water. Linden color gives a honey tint, chamomile brightens. A mixture of 1-1.5 is infused in a thermos. It is applied to the hair hot, along the entire length, and left for 1-2 hours, preferably under a heater. Washes off without using shampoo. If you strain the thick, then it will be easier to wash off the juice, but the color will turn out to be less intense. Therefore, it is advisable to apply gruel to the hair.
2. In order to paint over gray hair for fair-haired women with oily hair, you can use lemon juice. It is squeezed in the right amount, mixed in equal proportions with vodka, and then dried in the sun. Then rinse your head with warm water.

Natural dyes for blond hair

The simplest folk remedies for painting gray hair for fair-haired women:

• onion peel;
• rhubarb;
• a mixture of black tea, coffee, cocoa.

A decoction of onion peels is easy to prepare: half a glass of packed onion peels is boiled for 20 minutes in a glass of boiling water. Then the product is filtered, squeezed, a couple of teaspoons of glycerin are added, and a viscous liquid is applied to the hair. Hold for about an hour in the same way as any paint, then wash off.

If the hair is oily, it is easiest to paint over gray hair like this.

1. Very finely chop the roots and leaves of rhubarb, about 100 g.
2. Boil this amount of the ingredient in half a liter of white wine until 200 g of the mixture remains.
3. After applying the mixture on the head, it is left for an hour under a warming cap, then washed off with warm water without shampoo.

Light brown gray hair will become dark blond after staining with a tea and coffee cocktail with cocoa. In 100 g of water, 4 teaspoons of natural black tea are brewed, the tea leaves are boiled for about 30 minutes. Filter, add instant coffee - in the same amount - and half of the cocoa. The slurry is thoroughly stirred, then, according to all the rules of coloring, it is distributed over the hair. Withstand an hour under a warming cap.

How to paint over gray hair for brown-haired women?

Next natural remedies for painting gray hair, dark hair will strengthen.

1. Sage. The tincture must be applied to the hair roots regularly. It is composed as follows: 5 tablespoons of herbal raw materials are poured with a glass of boiling water for an hour, filtered.
2. A blend of sage and black tea. The components are boiled in equal amounts for 1-2 hours, filtered, add a teaspoon of alcohol or a tablespoon of vodka. A glass of boiling water requires 1.5 tablespoons of the herbal mixture. Rub into the roots.

A rich chestnut color for gray dark hair will turn out if the henna gruel is diluted not with water, but with ordinary freshly brewed coffee.

If brown-haired women want to dye their hair in the color of a tea tree, then when preparing the henna gruel, you need to add 4-5 tablespoons of ordinary instant cocoa to it.

Folk remedies for brunettes

It copes well with the gray bark of an ordinary spruce. It only needs to be prepared:

• grind into powder;
• pour boiling water and boil for 5 minutes in a water bath;
• soak for about an hour on the hair under insulation.

Another way to color gray hair. Add 2 tablespoons of instant coffee to a very strong black tea brew. The mixture is applied to the head like regular hair dye. Keep for at least an hour. To strengthen the dye, while washing off the paint, rinse the head with a weak solution of apple cider vinegar.

The easiest way to refresh dark gray hair and give it a bright reddish tint is to apply blackberry juice to dry hair. Then it is washed off with warm water.

You can get a lasting chestnut color on gray hair using walnut peel paint: pour 100 g of alcohol into 2 tablespoons of chopped green walnut peel. Depending on the desired result and the original color on the hair, this natural dye is kept from 10 to 30 minutes.

Colors hair not only fresh peel of nuts, but dried.

If there are no special instructions, all natural ingredients are applied to the hair after they have been washed with shampoo. Work with them in the same way as with conventional cosmetic professional products. That is, wearing gloves and throwing a lining over your shoulders so as not to stain your clothes.

To make the color more durable, after each wash, you need to apply a natural component, at least as a rinse.

The only drawback of folk remedies - compared to professional cosmetics - the paint does not last long. But on the other hand, they have a clear advantage - natural remedies treat hair.

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In our century, even young people are faced with such an unpleasant problem as gray hair. Unfortunately, science has not yet found a way to deal with it at the gene level. Therefore, the owners of gray hair have to resort to the help of chemical dyes.

Rules for dyeing gray hair

What color is better to paint

Gray hair on dark hair is harder to paint over, as the hair has a denser structure. Naturally, the hair takes the pigment of its native shade better. It is recommended to paint in the tones of the natural series. In almost all paints, they are indicated by the number zero after the dot (3.0, 4.0, 5.0, etc.). You can use the color wheel of colors (photos can be picked up in a specialized store). When switching to another color, it is easier to repaint in shades located clockwise. According to this scheme, it is determined in which tone it is better to dye your hair, without the risk of getting an unpredictable result.

Repainting blonde with a skillful approach is more than realistic. It is better to choose light shades. On bleached hair, gray hair is not so noticeable. The task is simple, the main thing is to follow the basic rules.

How to dye gray hair blonde

1. It is necessary to determine the initial hair base and correlate with the desired color. To do this, a strand of hair is compared with the shades in the swatch book. Thus, the tone of natural hair is determined.
   Then, using the following universal formula, you can choose the right shade to get the desired color: multiply the tone of the final color by 2, subtract the shade of the original base.
   For example, we have a natural color at the sixth level, the goal is to get a shade of the eighth level, Substitute in the formula:
   a) 8(desired tone)x2=16
   b) 16-6 (original base)=10 (shade that will give the intended result).
   Bottom line, in order to raise the base to the eighth level, you need to use 10 tone in the line.
2. The next step is to remove the dark pigment. It is carried out using a clarifying powder and an oxidizing agent in a 1: 1 ratio.
3. A 6% oxidizing agent must be used. Oxidizing agents with a lower percentage will give a toning effect.
   An example of the selection of proportions based on Estel Essex paint:
   a) Initial base 7/1 (hue), target - 9/7 (hue).
   Use 9/7 + 6% (oxidizer) + 0.66 (corrector)
   b) Overall base 8/3 target - 9/7
   Pick up 9/7+ 0.0A (corrector) + 0.66 (corrector)
   This is how craftsmen have to mix paints and oxidizers in order to achieve the perfect color solution.
4. Strictly follow the manufacturer's instructions, do not overdo it. If you feel that the color darkens too quickly, wash it off.

The best paint for gray hair - rating

1. Paint Matrix. According to consumer reviews - the best. Matrix Dream Age SocolorBeauty is the most popular due to its gentle properties (low ammonia content) and excellent gray coverage. The line includes a range of 17 shades, mostly golden tones.
2. Paint Igor. The palette includes red, red, light brown shades and a blond palette. Igora Royal paint provides guaranteed gray coverage and excellent quality. Reviews indicate that the result often matches the samples. Igora Royal Absolutes Anti-Age is its twin, it differs in the speed of painting - 10 minutes. The palette is somewhat limited, there is only a ninth level of light shade.
3. Professional paint Estelle for gray hair. Many masters prefer this brand. Affordable price, a rich palette of shades (50 tones), a variety of correctors make this line universal for solving many problems of optimal coloring. Estel Essex paint is good, it is washed off gradually, the durability is average.
4. Paint Estelle Silver. Created specifically for hair with gray hair over 70%. Estel De Luxe Silver paints well even glassy gray hair. The colors are more saturated and darker than its counterpart. All paints are mixed with oxygen in proportions of 1:1. Not yet as popular as the main Estel line, but it has its advantages.
5. Loreal paint. The degree of gray coverage is decent, the quality can be compared with professional lines. Paint Preference Feria on L'oreal is designed for a simple consumer, so the composition and proportions are universal. Lighter tones can have an aggressive effect on the hair, since there is no way to select the appropriate proportions. Attracts the availability of paint and a wide palette.

How often can you dye gray hair with paint

To maintain a neat appearance, the growing roots of gray hair need to be adjusted no more than twice a month. Tint paints are less aggressive, staining is allowed once every ten days.

The entire length of the hair can be dyed once every one or two months to maintain color. Long hair is usually more porous at the ends. Paint them last, so as not to completely dry out.

If there is no experience in mixing and matching shades, it is better to first go to the master who can choose the right shade. Having decided which color is the most suitable, it will be easier for you to experiment.

Between colorings, toners and color balms can be used to maintain and refresh the color. It is not recommended to dye your hair during menstruation, pregnancy, illness, immediately after a perm. Better to wait more favorable period for the accuracy of the result.

Gray hair can appear at any age. This may be preceded by experienced stress, or simply in this way a genetic predisposition to early graying manifests itself. Today we will talk about how to paint over gray hair.

If there are a couple of pieces of gray hair, then you can use tinting agents to match the natural color or tinted shampoos. Such products are not suitable for a large amount of gray hair, but a few silver hairs will be completely hidden in your hair. Tinting products will give gray hair a different shade, and they will not be so noticeable, but it’s not a fact that the gray color will match your natural color. Usually, the packages of such products indicate how suitable they are for tinting gray hair as a percentage. The structure of the gray hair is somewhat different from the usual hair, which is why it is not so easy to color it. You can contact the hairdresser, where you will pick up the right paint and paint over the gray hair, or you can paint at home. When choosing a coloring agent, carefully read the instructions - manufacturers usually write on the packaging whether this product is suitable for painting over gray hair or not. It is recommended to choose a paint one or two shades darker than your natural color. Coloring gray hair is a rather complicated process, since they contain air bubbles that do not allow melanin, the coloring substance, to be absorbed. Be prepared for the fact that the paint may lie completely differently on gray hair and you will have to keep it on your hair for a longer period of time.

If gray hairs have just begun to appear, then you can dye individual strands of hair - that is, make highlights, or pick up some kind of asymmetrical haircut - it looks very impressive.

If you want to paint over gray hair to the maximum - choose a paint that matches your hair. Chestnut shades have proven themselves very well, which suit almost everyone - it has been proven that chestnut-colored pigments most effectively paint over gray hair. But red, copper or purple tones, on the contrary, do not guarantee complete painting of gray hair.

Alternatively, you can highlight the gray hairs in your hair with silver tones or a shade of ash blonde. Then use special shampoos and masks for colored hair - beautiful shiny hair does not spoil any woman. As the color fades, a special coloring shampoo can be used if it is too early to tint the hair roots.

There is a type of gray hair that is very difficult to paint over, and in such cases, some tricks are used to effectively color, namely:

• Application of the bristle mixture: combine two parts of the dye and one part of the hair oxidizer, which guarantees complete painting of the gray hair.
• Application of 3% or 6% oxidizer before coloring for 10 minutes to open the hair for better penetration of the dye. Dry your hair with a towel after this time, and you can apply the dye.
• Start painting from the temples and the parietal region of the head, since there are most of the gray hairs. Starting painting with the greatest accumulation of gray hair, you automatically increase the life of the paint.

If you find silver threads in your hair, then do not rush to get upset. First of all, this is a great opportunity to experiment with your appearance by changing your hair color and hairstyle. By painting over gray hair, you fill the voids with pigment, thereby strengthening and weighting gray hair, and coloring will only benefit your hair.

The cause of such an early process may be a hereditary factor, severe stress, strict diets, internal disorders in the body, addiction to alcohol, and so on.

Unlike ordinary pigmented hair, it does not contain melanin, so it is often much stiffer and not as easy to color.

There are two types of melanin - eumelanin and pheomelanin, respectively, dark and light colors. Which of them predominates, such are human hair. Moreover, this distribution is formed even before birth.

Before you panic, of course, you need to determine what type of gray hair on your head - focal or uniform. Focal - this is when gray hair stands out on the hair in separate islands, and uniform - all over the head, but in different proportions.

It is necessary to paint over focal gray hair on the hair, taking into account the thickness and amount of gray hair. Hair that has retained its pigmentation should be dyed without adding a natural tone. Most often, such areas appear on the temples, and there, as you know, the hair is quite thin, so the shade is more intense.

If gray hair occupies up to 30% of the hair on the head, the original color is selected for dyeing, you can additionally lighter or darker the tone in the same ratio, as well as 3% oxidant. So, you get an almost natural hair color. When gray hair is about 60%, dye is added to the natural tone one tone darker if the hair is coarse, or one tone lighter if it is thin.

If the gray hair on the head is 70%, in order to remove it, it is recommended to dye your hair blond. There will not even be a need to lighten before this, but this only applies to thin hair. With thick hair, it is better to choose darker shades. For 100% gray hair, it is better to use special dyes designed for gray hair.

Interesting fact! On average, gray hair appears in the Caucasian race after thirty years, the Mongoloid - after forty, the Negroid - by fifty, and among the Indians - about 70 years. In addition, men turn gray earlier than women.

How to hide gray hair

Of course, the first question when gray hair appears is how to remove gray hair forever? It is very important in such cases to listen to your body. You need to protect yourself from all sorts of stressful situations, change your diet - eat more vegetables and fruits, dairy products and fish. The body always needs proper sleep and rest, sports, only in moderation.

There is also such a procedure as laser therapy. It has a positive effect on the metabolism in the hair follicles, thus enhancing the natural pigmentation. In addition, the hair is significantly strengthened and darken over time.

But is it possible to remove the gray hair that appeared as a hereditary factor, this is a very difficult question. In such cases, staining is the only way out of this situation.

When a woman or a man has blond hair, the first gray hair at the temples is not very noticeable, so such people can not make drastic changes for some time. When the hair is dark, the problem becomes more serious.

For blonde hair highlighting is well suited, in which only individual strands are painted, and not the entire head. It's best to get help professional craftsmen to achieve a good result. Highlighting perfectly masks gray hair, especially if it is not more than 50% on the head.

To remove gray hair on blond hair, you will also need tools such as tint balms or tinting paints. Balms do not damage the hair, but they do not radically change their color. They must be applied after shampooing. Toning paints do not contain ammonia and do not affect the hair too deeply. True, the paint is washed off after a few weeks, so it is most suitable for those whose graying process has just begun and does not exceed 30%.

Many women try to remove gray hair at home by simply buying a shade close to natural hair. But such staining will have to be repeated quite often, because after a few weeks the roots will already be clearly visible. This is especially ugly with abundant graying.

Before you paint over gray hair on light brown hair, you should think about changing the hairstyle. Perhaps it is better to follow fashion trends and prefer a short stylish haircut. So, you can rejuvenate better than changing hair color.

If you don’t want to change your hairstyle, then you need to consult a hairdresser, the better to paint over gray hair on light brown hair, since today there are so many colors on the market for such products that it’s somehow problematic to decide right away.

Owners of dark hair have more problems with gray hair, because it is very noticeable. Thinking about how best, you should pay attention to the technique of highlighting and coloring.

The latter consists in dyeing the hair in several colors at once, so that the gray hair will be noticeable to a minimum, of course, if there is not a lot of it.

When asked what kind of paint will paint over gray hair well on dark hair, it is impossible to answer unambiguously. When buying a product in a store, you need to carefully study the composition of the paint and how it is used.

Many people prefer the use of natural remedies, so they often try to paint over gray hair on dark hair with henna. Of course, staining will take longer than from chemical composition, but the hair even heals a little.

Usually, women note the softness and shine of the hair, as well as the loss of dandruff. In combination with basma, you can achieve a variety of shades, the main thing is to correctly observe the proportion.

It is much more difficult to decide how to paint over gray hair on black hair. Some women prefer to completely dye themselves in the same black color, others gradually change their hair tone to dark. Which method to choose in order to remove gray hair depends on the personal preferences of each person.

How to paint over gray hair on dark hair: reviews

Oksana, 32 years old. I've been dyeing my hair since high school, but never decided on too light colors. When I noticed the first gray hair, and my hair was no longer as silky as before, I decided to use natural dyes. Since henna makes hair more red and light brown, I mix it with basma 1: 1. So, my hair has a beautiful chestnut color. The girlfriend puts twice as much basma, so rich black hair is obtained.

Svetlana, 47 years old. I am naturally a dark brown-haired woman, and gray hair appeared after 40 years. I myself try not to go to the hair, I trust their specialists. I think that coloring is the best way out of the situation, since several colors on the hair mask the hated gray hair well.

Conclusion!

Gray hair is an unpleasant thing, but everyone has the right to fight it in their own way. Someone runs to the market, buys more or less suitable paint, someone tries to use folk ways, or you can just change your style, focusing on a new hairstyle, and not on a pair of gray hairs.

Are you starting to go gray and thinking about dyeing gray strands at home? Thanks to several gray hair coloring techniques, as well as basic recommendations for choosing colors, you can not only paint over gray roots, but also get a clean and uniform color along the entire length of your hair.

Grey hair

Gray hair is a rod devoid of natural pigment and filled with air bubbles. With age, the activity of cells responsible for the production of pigment decreases. This leads to the appearance of gray strands and an increase in their number.

Gray hair is not always noticeable, sometimes it can be difficult to see them. Look at the level of the temples and the back of the head - these are the main locations of gray hair. If you are not sure about the amount of gray hair, choose colors with the highest gray coverage. For effective coloring of gray strands, only persistent cream paints (not lower than level 3 of durability) are suitable, tint ammonia-free paints will not cope with the task.

On average, hair grows by 0.9-1.6 cm per month, which is why gray hair near the root zone appears quite quickly. Using the simple gray hair coloring technique described below, you can not only completely paint over gray roots, but also get a dazzling shine, rich and uniform color along the entire length of the hair.

How to color gray hair

1. First, open the paint package. The main advantage of paints for home use is ease of use. Most manufacturers offer wide palette a variety of shades that will give the hair the most natural shade, and for lovers of extravagant style they make it possible to get bright fantasy shining nuances. In addition, cream-paint provides optimal painting of gray hair.

The package usually includes a tube of paint that develops milk, with which you later have to mix the paint, conditioner, as well as instructions for use and gloves. Do not neglect reading the instructions. Before using a coloring agent, you should definitely familiarize yourself with it, since the same shades of paints from different manufacturers have different exposure times.

Mix the activator with the paint, mix thoroughly until all the ingredients turn into a homogeneous creamy cream.

If you use professional products, then, in addition to paint, you will additionally have to purchase an oxidizing agent (usually 6-12% is taken). The percentage depends on the selected shade, as well as on the amount of gray hair. The larger the area affected by gray hair, the higher the percentage of oxidant.

It is very important to test for an allergic reaction 30-48 hours before dyeing gray hair (usually paint is applied to the bend of the elbows).

2. Apply the coloring mixture to dry, unwashed hair, starting from the parietal zone. It is very important to use enough dye so that it is enough to cover all the unpainted areas of the hair. With light movements, apply the coloring composition to the area of ​​\u200b\u200bgrown gray roots. Leave the dye on for 22-35 minutes (depending on the thickness of the hair and the amount of gray hair, it may take longer to act), then gently spread the remaining mixture over the entire length. Only this technique will help to achieve the perfect result. Make sure that you apply the coloring composition to the entire root zone and evenly distribute it along the entire length.

Remember to cover your clothes with a towel before applying the paint and, of course, wear protective gloves. In addition, strictly observe the dyeing time so that subsequently regrown roots do not differ in color from the rest of the hair mass.

Remember that gray hair takes longer to absorb artificial pigment. Therefore, when dyeing hair, first of all, try to apply paint to the gray areas. In some cases, when the percentage of gray hair exceeds 50%, staining can take 45-50 minutes.

Some colorists use a 6% oxidant before dyeing gray hair. This enhances the subsequent absorption of the coloring pigment by gray strands. Apply undiluted oxidant to gray areas. After surviving 5-10 minutes, the oxidant is washed off with water, and only then the paint is applied.

3. After the second stage of coloring, leave the coloring composition for 10 minutes to act, while continuing to massage the hair at the roots. Thanks to this sequence, uniformity of staining and color purity can be achieved.

4. After the time has passed, wash off the coloring composition. A little tip to get rid of paint stains on the skin with ease: carefully rub the stained area, and then with regular shampoo wash off the stain with warm water.

5. Apply Color Protect Conditioner, which will not only condition color-treated hair, but also add incredible shine and lock in color. Leave the conditioner (for lack of it, you can use a hair balm) for a couple of minutes, then rinse with water.

Secondary coloring of gray hair: shade of blond

Re-dyeing hair affected by gray hair in light shades differs only in the exposure time of the coloring composition. The staining method is absolutely identical to that discussed earlier.

1. Perform the first 2 points of the previous technique, only in this case, leave the paint applied to the root zone for 45 minutes.

2. To add shine and revitalize color, spread the rest of the composition along the entire length of the hair, and leave it for 5-8 minutes to act.

3. Wash off the paint.

4. Apply a conditioning balm to help remove color residue, make hair easier to comb and give it a dazzling shine.

5. It remains only to dry your hair and see the amazing result of dyed hair.

Finding hair color is never easy. And if it is necessary for painting over gray hair, then many factors have to be taken into account (the structure of the hair shaft, the color type of the appearance, the staining technique, etc.). Today the site will recommend what color is better to dye gray hair in order to dye less often, so that gray hair is less visible and what type of coloring can make you look younger.

The dye used for coloring should be selected based on the data on the percentage of gray hair. If this figure is less than 30%, then you can experiment with shades (blond, deep black, brown, red, ash) and coloring techniques (highlighting, coloring, etc.). When the amount of hair with altered pigmentation exceeds this indicator, it is better to give preference to colors as close as possible to natural or corresponding to the color type of a person. Therefore, people who do not understand such nuances are advised to contact professionals.

The colorist will tell you what color is better to dye gray hair. To do this, he only needs information about the tone of the eyes and skin tone.

By color type

What color to dye gray hair? The answer to this question can be obtained by determining the color type of a person. This knowledge will allow you to choose a hair dye so that the hair looks natural, its shade fits into the overall image, and skin imperfections become less noticeable.

Sometimes gray hair looks great without coloring.

Color types are divided into 4 types:

1. Winter. This color type is characterized by light skin with a bluish, beige, ash-olive or bronze-golden tan. Eyes are usually brown, black, green, bright blue or of blue color. For women of the Winter color type, it is better to choose chestnut, black, plum, chocolate and ash-brown hair colors.
2. Spring. The skin of the representatives of this color type is light (light peach, porcelain, ivory or bronze with a golden tint). The eyes are sky blue, turquoise, green-blue or gray-blue. Hair of the Spring color type has golden shades of blond, straw, caramel, amber, wheat and light brown.
3. Summer. girls from fair skin having a pinkish, olive or porcelain hue. The eyes of the representatives of this color type are gray, gray-blue, green-blue, light brown, honey or hazel. They are suitable for coloring in ashy shades of blond, gray-chestnut, light brown, ash-blond, light blond or ash-brown.
4. Autumn. Freckles are usually present on the pale skin of women of this color type. The eyes are amber brown, hazel green, honey green, golden brown, light blue. For such women, the site recommends choosing red, bronze, light brown-copper, golden chestnut, copper-brown, red-red shades of hair dyes.

Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn - do you know your color type?

Color types are also divided into cold and warm shades. The first are Summer and Winter, the second are Autumn and Spring. All species also have their own degrees of color. Light ones belong to the Summer and Spring color type, dark ones belong to Winter and Autumn.

What color to dye gray hair so that gray hair is less visible

Given the natural hair color

What color to paint gray hair if it is more than 20%? In this case, when choosing a paint, it is better to give preference to your shade of hair. So the resulting tone will exactly match the color type of the woman, in harmony with the skin and eye color. However, professionals recommend paying attention to the choice of dye. On the packaging of the product should be noted that it is suitable for gray hair. Otherwise, even the most natural dye color can give your hair an unwanted green, blue, or purple hue. Another option for using a conventional remedy is a slight toning of the hair, in which the gray hair is still visible.

Highlighting or staining in one color?

Today, highlighting is one of the most popular colors for gray hair. The main convenience of this technique is that growing light roots will not be immediately noticeable. You no longer have to think every month about what color to paint over gray hair. Highlighting is perfect for hair with a minimum percentage of hair with altered pigmentation. A hairdresser-colorist will help you choose the most suitable shades of colors for the procedure. Therefore, it is better to do highlighting in beauty salons. If this is not possible, then the site should be given preference to staining in one tone, which can be easily done on your own at home.

Coloring in the technique of balayage on gray hair

Fashionable coloring for gray hair

Highlighting is not suitable for all owners of gray hair. Depending on the structure of the hair shaft, its natural color and the percentage of gray hair, the stylist may recommend using other coloring techniques:

1. Balayage - coloring with lightening of selected strands. For gray hair, an option with tinting in a silver-gray shade is suitable. Thanks to this color transition, the hair will appear more lush and shiny.
2. Shatush - stretching the color along the entire length of the hair. When working with gray hair in this technique, the paint is applied from the roots to the tips with a gradual change in its intensity.
3. Toning. This technique staining is suitable for hair with patchy graying or less than 20% graying. Due to tinting agents, the natural color will appear brighter, and strands with altered pigmentation will become a little lighter.
4. Fiolage is a coloring method in which a brightening powder, paste or cream is distributed over the applied coloring composition. This technique allows you to make the hair color more interesting and iridescent. Most often fiolage is carried out with dyes of shades of mocha and chocolate.
5. Bronding is a coloring technique similar in essence to highlighting. The main difference is that bronding allows owners of dark hair to hide gray hair as naturally as possible. Shades of dyes are selected within the same color type. The face looks younger and the hair healthier. Bronding will not require regular correction of the color of the roots, as the tone transition will be as smooth and natural as possible.

Sometimes for the best combination colors with the woman's color type, the stylist and the site can advise a radical change in the haircut. Due to this technique, the hair will look more natural, and a certain styling will mask the new growing gray strands.

Review of the best paints

The choice of colors for gray hair is very large. Some of them are better at painting thick and dark hair. And others, on the contrary, are suitable for thin and blond hair. Therefore, in order for the result of coloring to give only positive emotions, it is better to carry out this procedure under the guidance of a hairdresser-colorist. The following 3 brands of hair dyes received the most positive reviews:

Matrix Dream Age Socolor Beauty. It is often used in beauty salons and home coloring. The paint contains caring components and a small amount of ammonia, due to which it not only masks gray hair, but also restores damaged hair. Of the minuses of this dye, hairdressers note the dryness of the tips of the hair shaft. Therefore, after applying the product, it is recommended to treat the hair with special oils.

Paint for home coloring Matrix Dream Age Socolor Beauty

Kapous Professional. This tool also contains a minimum amount of ammonia and perfectly paints over gray hair. Natural ingredients in the composition of the dye give curls shine and elasticity. The palette of this line of products contains many shades, which allows you to choose the color that suits your hair.

Kapous Professional color palette

Schwarzkopf Professional Igora Absolutes. This paint perfectly paints the hair with a percentage of gray hair of more than 50%. It gives the hair a long-lasting and bright color cares for them, and also protects them from the harmful effects of the environment. The last property of the product is due to the content of vitamin B7 in it.

Schwarzkopf Professional Igora Absolutes with care ingredients

These paints paint over gray hair better than others and at the same time do not harm the hair. Hairdressers also note Keune and L "Oreal Professional Color Supreme. The first is known for always giving 100% results that match the color on the package. In addition, Keune brand products have a pleasant smell and contain silk proteins. Dyes from L" Oreal have composition of ammonia and Densilium-R.

The combined action of these components gives the hair a lasting color, and also makes them more dense, elastic and shiny.

Should I paint with henna and basma?

Henna does not cover gray hair very well, giving a red color to the hairs, they become colored, but paler compared to hair without gray hair. That is, the effect is very close to highlighting. Before choosing this dye, you should familiarize yourself with a number of nuances for its use:

1. After dyeing, gray hairs will acquire a bright red color. It does not suit everyone (see color types; if you are “summer”, henna is not needed).
2. Choose inexpensive Iranian henna. To soften the color, natural coffee, chamomile infusion, beet juice, walnuts are added to henna. And to give the desired shade, turmeric, saffron and other components are kneaded into the paint.
3. Before applying the dye, it is recommended to make a mask of olive oil. So the scalp will be more hydrated, and the color will become uniform and saturated. Otherwise, the hair can dry out.
4. At the end of staining, the head is washed in the usual way, but without using a balm.
5. To accurately know the color that will be obtained after dyeing, you can carry out a complete procedure on the lower hair of the occipital region.

This dye is difficult to wash out. Therefore, it is not suitable for women who are wondering what color to dye their gray hair in order to dye less often.

Henna and Basma - popular and inexpensive means for coloring gray hair

Henna can also be used with basma. Then the hair will acquire a chocolate shade. However, the duration of such a procedure greatly exceeds the usual norms (staining will be required in two stages over two days). And alas, the gray hair is not completely painted over. Reviews advise adhering to the following tips when painting with henna and basma:

1. To give the hair a more chocolate shade, it is recommended to add amla powder to the dye of the second day.
2. On the first day, the hair is not wrapped in a towel.
3. Rinse your hair after dyeing only with mild shampoos.
4. Henna and basma must be completely natural. Therefore, when buying dyes in a store, it is better not to save.
5. After staining the scalp, it is necessary to nourish with olive oil.

You can paint gray hair only with basma. But it is important to consider the natural color of the hair.

It is better for blondes to paint with henna before using basma.

Otherwise, the result of staining will be unpredictable. They are painted black with basma, adhering to the following rules:

• the dye is applied to the hair until it turns blue in the container;
• basma powder is diluted in small doses and immediately applied to the roots and length;
• to make the color more persistent, basma is mixed with vinegar in proportions of 125g per 3 tablespoons, respectively;
• the solution is left on the head for a while, and then the head is covered with a film and wrapped in a towel;
• basma is kept on the hair for about 2 hours, and sometimes all night;
• the dye is washed off with warm water without using shampoo.

Basma is not suitable for people who are thinking about what color to dye their hair so that gray hair is less visible. Growing roots will contrast strongly with the shade of staining.

Gray hair does not always need to be painted over - it's your personality and style

Attention!

At big change pigmentation of dark strands, it is better to give preference to brown, bronze or reddish colors of dyes.

These natural remedies practically do not harm the hair, and the result after dyeing with them lasts much longer than from coloring compounds. But the site emphasizes: if you decide to move away from henna and choose a different color, you will have to splice the entire mass of hair, because when coloring with chemistry, there can be unexpected blue-green shades.

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When choosing a paint for painting over gray hair, many nuances should be taken into account. Therefore, if there is no opportunity to regularly visit beauty salons, then it is better to give preference to monochromatic coloring a tone lighter than the natural hair color.

If a woman over 45 dyes her hair a shade that resembles her natural color, she can increase her visual age by several years or even decades.
Most women believe that the elimination of gray hair helps to look younger. But the wrong choice of shade, on the contrary, makes the image heavier, makes it older.

Here is a list of the top mistakes women often make when coloring their gray hair:

1. Using one tone

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Those who would like to look younger often get the opposite result after a solid color. In a flat shade, there are no transitions and overflows characteristic of a natural color. He does not return youth, but ages. This result is often obtained by supporters of home staining. This becomes very noticeable if a color darker than natural is selected.

According to colorists, you can avoid this by contacting the salon. The master will paint over some strands in a lighter tone. As a result, the color will turn out to be deeper, and the image will begin to seem lighter and more relaxed. It is interesting to see the balayazh staining technique. It will add light light highlights, give the effect of naturally sun-bleached hair. A properly executed ombre will shade the ends of the hair.

Pro balayage coloring, shatush, ombre for dark hair and other interesting novelties in hairdressing, I wrote earlier in the article "Gradient hair coloring: stretching color and pleasure".

1. Trying to use a shade that matches your natural hair color

As a woman gets older, not only does her hair get gray, but her skin tone also changes. She becomes paler. When choosing a hair dye color, you need to take this into account.

Women who decide to mask the appearance of gray hair should choose a paint that is slightly lighter than their natural color. Trying to keep your own shade (not to mention dyeing it darker) makes the face appear sharper and age.

1. Reluctance to get rid of gray hair

The silver shade of hair is really in trend now, but it has nothing to do with gray hair. Hairdressers know how to make it voluminous and complex, and in real gray hair there is nothing interesting, like in a blank sheet of white paper.

Gray hair does not intrigue with the play of tones, and this makes the image expressionless and boring. Women who decide to leave their gray hair can add warm notes to the color, but not ashy.

1. Lack of care for colored hair

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Losing pigment, hair becomes. During staining, they are damaged. As a result, instead of a beautiful hairstyle, you can get a bright tow. Hair will remain "alive" and bright if you use only high-quality products (shampoos, balms / conditioners) and do not forget to make masks with oils and vitamins.

If you want to add an additional shade with balayage, highlights or ombre, be sure to take a break of at least 4 weeks between stains.

1. Too dark shade of strands in the face

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This hairstyle option is suitable only for women who, for some unknown reason, decided to look older and more solid. The rest of the ladies, trying to look as young and fresh as possible, should dye their hair so that the front strands are lighter, and there are transitions and overflows in the color.