In the summer I want to look brighter than usual, try something new and creative, and not only in terms of wardrobe. Someone is limited to buying a new dress or lipstick, while someone goes further and dramatically changes the color of hair. Good if successful. To avoid unnecessary tears, you can try experimenting on your hair wisely and instead of a sharp color change, choose a temporary dyeing of the strands. Not even with paint, but with special colored crayons. If you don’t like the end result, you won’t have to go with an unloved color for a long time - after washing your hair, the coloring pigment will disappear. Hair, despite numerous horror stories on the Internet, will remain.
What are crayons for hair?
It is worth saying right away that these are not the crayons that are sold in the stationery department or in the shops for artists. There are craftsmen who paint their hair with them, and then they are outraged that for some reason their hair looks like bast. Really, why would it? You don’t dye your hair with felt-tip pens or gouache, so you don’t need to use artistic pastel . Although cheaper, and it seems to be the same. Not at all.
Crayons for hair - a special tool designed for dyeing strands. They are more evenly applied to curls, do not crumble, have a softer structure. In the quality products of famous brands, the composition contains vitamin complexes aimed at combating dryness and brittleness.
Pros and cons
Compared to paint, crayons are still less traumatic if not used every day. Colored strands can be worn for up to 8 hours, and then beauty should be washed off with shampoo. To avoid overdrying, immediately after washing your hair, apply conditioner or moisturizing mask. Then the bast effect can be avoided. But here, too, has its own nuances: if the hair is initially dry, you need to think about the possible consequences. Nevertheless, no matter what the producers add to the composition and no matter how assured of its humanity, the chalks are severely dried. This is an absolute minus.
It should be prepared for the fact that the colored strands in the hair obtained with the help of crayons get dirty. Not much, but nonetheless.
The undoubted plus is that you can safely experiment with color: the palettes are large and it is easy to choose the right shade. It is also easy to apply it yourself on the hair and make colored locks of the width, length and intensity that you need.
Types of crayons
To date, only two types of crayons are presented on the market: in the form of a pencil and in the form of shadows.
The former are distinguished by a denser structure, are more difficult to apply, but they have a wider palette of shades.
Crayons-shadows have a creamy structure, are easily applied, but consumed faster, and the palette of shades, as a rule, is not rich. At a cost more expensive than crayons.
If you are interested in which are less harmful to the hair, then both options are equivalent.
How to use
Even the very last unfortunate person can dye his hair with crayons, because for this you do not need any special skills. All that is needed for the procedure, in addition to the crayons themselves, is a towel and latex gloves so as not to stain clothes and hands.
To begin, comb the hair and twist the strands selected for coloring in small flagella. This will help to apply color evenly and avoid weird spotting.
Color curls strictly in one direction - from top to bottom.
To fix the color, spray colored strands with varnish or treat each curling iron or ironing set to gentle mode. In order not to dry the hair, use varnish.
Little tricks of coloring
If you want to get a more intense shade, then before applying chalk to the hair, the curls can be moistened with water. In addition, the intensity of the color depends on how many times you draw small in the strands, the more - the brighter the result.
On hair suffering from dryness, any shade will turn out brighter due to their porous structure, this should be taken into account. However, if you are not satisfied with the result, then you can comb out the excess chalk with a comb.
In order not to spoil the hair, it is better to use such coloring no more than 1-2 times a week and choose crayons from well-known manufacturers (Hot Huez, Hair Chalk, for example).
How to rinse?
With proper application and fixation, colored strands retain their original form from 6 to 10 hours. It is undesirable to wear them longer, as well as to sleep with hair dyed with this method. You can get rid of coloring by simply washing your hair with your regular shampoo. If the hair is blond or you dyed it intensely, then it will take several strokes to completely match the color.
After washing your hair, be sure to use a moisturizing conditioner or mask.
Alternative
What should I do if I want to experiment, and my hair is very dry or is it scary to try? You can use an alternative method - colored locks on hairpins. In online stores there are many, of different lengths and colors. This, of course, is not an option for every day, but is suitable for a photo shoot or party. In addition, if you like the result, you can find a good specialist and build up colored strands.