Module 1 Overview: Basic Hair Color Theory
Client Consultation, hair analysis, pigment matching, charge the client
Organize your materials, hair analysis, formulation, client consultation, application
Determine client’s color “season”, check hair color inventory, discuss service with coworkers, formulate, apply color
Client consultation, Analyze hair, select hair color type, formulate, Apply hair color
Tone and texture
Lightness or darkness
Color and condition
Thickness
11
12
10
14
Last longer
Fade more quickly
Have greater shine
Be more vibrant
Chomanin
Colorine
Melanin
Cysteine
No
More
Very little
Special Clear
Fright
Stress
The natural aging process
Vitamin deficiency
Easier to color
Resistant to most hair color services
Incompatible with hair color
Quicker to process
Eventually fade to blue
Generally pull dark
Fade more quickly
Lighten the natural pigment of the hair
3 parts Yellow, 2 parts red, and 1 part blue
3 parts red, 3 parts blue, 1 part yellow
3 parts blue, 3 parts yellow , 3 parts blue
3 parts yellow, 2 parts blue, 1 part red
A beautiful silver color
More shine
Hair breakage
Hair that will better retain hair color
The natural pigment, any underlying pigment, any previously applied hair color and the hair color currently used.
The hair color and any styling products being used
The hair color, hair condition, and scalp circulation
The developer, the color and the age of the client
Stunning
Only temporary
Darker
Lighter
Lighten or remove
Improve
Complement
Alter
Yellow, green and orange
Green, orange and violet
Indigo, purple, and green
Green, orange and blue
Directly across from
Right next to
Two over from the right to
Behind
Orange
Blue
Red
Indigo
Processed longer
Processed with heat
Pre lightened and toned
Pre softened
6% hydrogen peroxide
10% hydrogen peroxide
20 volume hydrogen peroxide
No developer
Are removed with a single shampoo
Last 4-6 weeks
Go progressively darker
Are more expensive
Soften the hair, oxidize the color, and aid in lightening the hair
Develop the color, remove any remaining artificial pigment, dilute the stabilizers
Lubricate the hair, oxidize the color, strengthen the cuticle
Create greater vibrancy, increase sheen, slow processing time
3
2
1
4
45
35
90
60