The world of beauty always strives for excellence. All new procedures and methods are being invented that help to become more well-groomed, without wasting time and effort on daily care. Eyelashes, eyebrows, skin ... Modern girls know how to maintain the beauty of every part of the body. This is especially true for hair: they are sung in songs, men admire them. The attractiveness of hair remains at the top of the desires of ladies of all ages, and the beauty world presents ever new ways to satisfy this demand.
Hair shielding
To look like a beauty from the cover and admire the charm of a shiny mane, from now on, you don’t have to suffer every day with care and a lot of money. After the invention of shielding hair, women rejoiced. Shielding can save you nerves, money and time. Many famous divas turn to their masters with this very task - to remain beautiful without effort, so that even the caught paparazzi could not introduce random photos into the paint.
What is a hair shielding procedure?
Hair shielding is a beauty procedure with which you can get beautiful and healthy hair. It’s nice that for a procedure that lasts about 80-90 minutes, you can get several bonuses at once. Each stage of the sequence of actions is responsible for its result. The hair shaft is saturated with useful substances, and then with the help of special composition a shiny film is created on its surface. All nutrients remain inside the hair, making them more dense, shiny and elastic.
Both experts and socialite agree that at the moment it is hair shielding that is suitable for maintaining beauty. Reviews about the procedure are only positive.
Shielding versus other hair treatments: is there a difference
Often in one way they talk about different procedures, some even confuse their meaning. But those who did the shielding of the hair should never mistake the result. What are the differences between shielding and other procedures?
Lamination is carried out in one step. The procedure affects the appearance of the hair more, although it gives grooming and elasticity.
Keratin recovery changes the structure of the hair. This is especially noticeable on curly hair, which becomes smooth and even.
Glazing is similar to lamination, but the hair does not become heavier, since the hair shaft does not condense. Hair is given shine and softness, curls acquire a well-groomed attractiveness.
Shielding is carried out in several stages. A bonus to the external beauty of hair is the healing effect of the procedure. The structure of the hair does not change, but only fills.
Feature of the procedure: pros and cons
- In any place of residence there are factors from which you want to protect your hair: wind, frost or radiation, dry air or sea water. The film, which is formed as a result of a multilayer coating from shielding, protects each curl from external harmful effects.
- Due to the penetration of beneficial substances into the hair structure, they become more elastic, a noticeable healthy shine appears.
- A protective film on each hair helps in styling: you can forget about fluffiness and tangling.
- Composition: preparations for the procedure contain herbal beneficial extracts and natural high-quality oils.
- An opportunity to give an additional shade. Several effects in one procedure without harming the hair will allow you to slightly change the tone and refresh your appearance.
- The composition acts along the entire length, the ends of the hair cease to split and break.
No matter how beautiful the hair becomes after shielding, the features of the procedure can stop some fashionistas from carrying it out.
- The effect of shielding lasts up to 6 weeks, so to maintain an excellent result, you will either have to periodically visit the master, or carry out the procedure at home.
- Despite the high concentration of healthy nutritious oils and natural ingredients, silicones are still present in some shielding products.
- Shielding is not suitable for oily hair: excessive shine and release of fat on the scalp may increase.
- Hair will need care with a balm so that they do not become electrified.
For which hair shielding is suitable
Shielding damaged hair is a godsend for those who are unhappy with the state of their hair. Styling, weather, insufficient moisture of the hair make their appearance very sad. After such a salon care you will get a great effect. Shielding will be a panacea for many hair, especially if:
- hair is naturally capricious and naughty. It’s difficult to lay them down, they are puffed, confused and broken.
- hair has lost its shine and elasticity due to styling and chemical effects (dyes, curls)
- accommodations. For example, the sun and salt water on vacation can damage your hair in a couple of weeks more than in a month at home.
- hair is not enough volume. Due to the densification of each hair, the total volume of the entire mass of hair becomes noticeably larger.
- long hair. Rapunzeli girls often face the overwhelming task of maintaining a well-groomed appearance of long curls, and it is shielding that will help the appearance of the hairstyle, noticeably improving the structure, filling the voids in the hair shaft.
Who should refrain from the procedure
No matter how beautiful the shielding, there are some limiting conditions for the procedure, even in the cabin. Body features and physical factors can stop those who wish in cases:
- Excessive hair loss. If the hair falls out, then the hair follicles are weakened, they do not hold the load in the form of the natural length of the hair. Shielding fills the hair shaft where there are voids, which makes it heavier and denser. This process may exacerbate prolapse.
- Damage to the skin on the scalp. Hair shielding - active care with the help of various compositions in several stages. Such manipulations with the scalp with unhealed scratches, wounds or cuts can cause infection.
- Allergy, dandruff and skin lesions. The body is individual, and there is no guarantee that the ingredients in the product will not create difficulties when applied to problem skin.
- Oily hair will become even more oily, as sebum secretion will increase.
- Some components may cause individual intolerance.
- Too thick hair can also become an occasion to refuse shielding, since on hair of this type the effect will be invisible
- Expectant or nursing mothers should refrain from the procedure at the time of their position, since the substances that make up the composition can affect the body in an unusual way.
When to do shielding
If you come to the salon immediately after perming or very aggressive staining, the professional master will refuse to provide the service. The fact is that despite the improvement of the quality of the hair shaft as a whole, shielding is carried out using certain drugs that can aggravate the draining effect of previous procedures.
Wait 10-14 days, and only then carry out the procedure. This time is needed to prepare the hair for any procedure where drugs and special equipment are used.
The essence of shielding and the main stages
The simplest description of the procedure for shielding damaged hair is to treat the structure of the hair shaft, fill it with nutrients, and then cover it with a protective compound that wraps each hair with a film, protecting it from washing away the color and healing components.
Stages:
- The head is cleaned with a special shampoo to fully prepare the skin and hair, remove the remnants of styling products and dirt, open the hair cuticles to increase penetration.
- Recovery and treatment. At this stage, the hair goes through a deep healing procedure. Active healing drugs or masks are used.
- Shielding treatment. If desired, at this stage, you can give your hair a different shade, as some hair shielding products contain coloring pigments.
- Washing, styling.
An additional plus from shielding hair is a cumulative long-term effect. If systematically, with a frequency of 4-6 weeks, the course to do 10-15 procedures, then the result will be amazing.
Types of shielding
The care of the strands can be made color or transparent. The first time shielding hair at home is better not to do it, especially if there is a desire to add a different shade. Only a master can correctly select a gradation of color, otherwise there is a risk of spoiling the hair with an unexpected effect.
Color shielding is perfect for blondes who always fight for the lack of yellowness. A noble cold shade, so beloved and so quickly washed out, lasts much longer.
Not only blondes are shown color shielding. You can experiment with other shades, give yourself small coloristic changes, noticeably improve the condition of your hair.
Colorless shielding will not give a difference in shade, but this procedure is no less effective. Gorgeous shine and beauty of hair will become even more noticeable.
Major manufacturers of shielding kits
Beauty industry is actively responding to the development of effective procedures, so many manufacturers have kits for shielding hair.
Each brand is different in price, composition and features.
Q3 Therapy by Estel
Shielding hair from Estelle is a long-known and popular procedure from a Russian manufacturer.
Q3 Therapy is available in two versions - for dark hair and for blondes. The line for light shades contains a special pigment of violet color, which acts according to the laws of complementarity of colors and neutralizes yellowness, so unloved by blondes. The Estelle hair shielding kit consists of a two-phase INTENSE conditioner, THERAPY leaving oil (it contains plant extracts of argan and macadamia nuts) and the final LUXURY spray. The main disadvantage is the presence of silicone in the composition.
All funds are applied alternately according to the instructions. The issue price is about 2000 rubles.
The result will certainly please. Argan oil moisturizes, cares and additionally enriches the hair structure, restoring and nourishing them.
Kemon
The Italian brand "Kemon" is known for quality products that use plant components without sulfates and parabens. There is a risk of allergies from the latter. The set contains four products that are applied one after another. The smoothing cream is applied first, then a neutralizer, after which a keratin restoring complex is used. The fixing conditioner contains natural cellulose, which stops the leaching of coloring pigments. The issue price is about 3000 rubles.
The result is natural hair care and elasticity. Avocado oil and bamboo extract strengthen and moisturize the hair, creating elastic smooth curls.
Paul mitchell
Paul Mitchell sets are available in two versions - for transparent and tinted shielding. The American brand promotes the naturalness of the components in its products, growing raw materials on its own farm, which is located in sunny Hawaii.
The kit contains four tools for the procedure, so even a home-made hair shielding will be similar to a salon procedure, if done strictly according to the instructions. After cleansing shampoo, you need to apply a mask, deeply moisturizing your hair. The mask contains plant proteins and phytoextracts of herbs. After that, the main shielding agent is applied, completing the process with an anti-tangling medication.
The issue price is about 5000 rubles. The result is elasticity, smoothness of the hair shaft, well-groomed curls, long-term protection against external negative effects and moisturization of the hair. Despite the highest cost among manufacturers of hair shielding products, even celebrities leave reviews about it.
Shielding Cost
Before deciding on a procedure, evaluate your financial capabilities, decide what effect you want to achieve. It does not matter how much hair shielding costs, find out whether the components of the product are suitable for hair, because each of the manufacturers uses a different composition.
The initial price of one set only is from 2000 rubles. Salon masters say that the cost of a short hair service is approximately 1,700 rubles. Further, it all depends on the length and level of professionalism of the master.
Care after shielding
One of the benefits of shielding hair is easy care. Just keep in mind that deeply cleansing and alcohol-containing products will not work, they will destroy the protective film.
It happens that the hair begins to become electrified, but this is fixable if you use balms. The master will recommend a line of hair care products of the same brand as shielding products. Proper care will consolidate and prolong the result.