If owners of black hair often want to become blondes, then owners of light brown, brown, redheads often try on black in their image. However, many are afraid to resort to the use of resistant paint: it is necessary to constantly tint the roots, and growing the actual color is problematic. A lot of experimenters pay attention to the black tonic for hair. Let's see what effect this tool gives, how high quality it is, whether the negative consequences of its use are terrible. Consider well-known manufacturers, as well as the experience of real people.
Features of using tonic
Why black hair tonic? This is a great tool for quick experiments: it helps to find the desired color for several days or weeks. How beautifully it is washed off is another question.
If bright, colored tinted balms, mousses and shampoos are most suitable for blondes, fair-haired girls, owners of clarified curls, then a black tonic is desirable for chestnut, dark blond, red strands. But it’s just not worth it to apply to fair hair. An unexpected effect may come out.
Black hair tonic is also good for quick and easy application. Instructions for using the product are usually presented on its packaging. How to dye your hair with black tonic? The most standard application: uniform application to clean, damp curls. After this, you need to leave the agent for exposure for 10-30 minutes. Further, the product is thoroughly washed off with water, and you can enjoy the new color! By the way, the compositions of tonics are very easily soiled, so the product is applied with gloves, protect clothes, skin and plumbing with capes, film.
Features of the composition of the tool
They stop on a black tonic for hair and for the reason that it is a gentle effect on curls. In the composition of such a product there is no hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, destroying the structure of the hair, making curls lifeless, drained. The components of the tonic do not penetrate into the hair, but stick to the colored film on its surface. That is why color is easily washed away. But at the same time, the product does not destroy the structure of the hair.
Let's now look at specific brands of tonics that offer black coloring.
"Tonic Rokolor"
Many of those who decided to dye their hair with a black tonic (photos of products, results are presented in the article) refer specifically to Rocolor products. There are many reasons for this: the product’s popularity in Russia and the CIS countries, its relatively low price, a rich palette of colors, and availability in cosmetic markets and household chemical stores. Reviews confirm that the product gives bright, saturated shades. It has the consistency of a balm: it is easy to apply it on the hair, the tonic does not flow.
If you decide to dye your hair with products of this particular brand, then before you open such a palette of dark shades:
- "The black".
- "Espresso".
- "Mocha".
- "Chocolate".
- "Cinnamon".
- "Dark blond".
"Irida"
How about black tonic for blond hair? Unfortunately, Irida will not give a satisfactory result. A tinting agent is used to tint dark (or dyed with persistent dye) hair.
This tool also highlights ease of use, affordable price. If you want to transform and become a burning brunette, then you can use one of the three types of products from Irida:
- "Black coffee". The most saturated color palette. Gives a bright black tint.
- "Bitter chocolate". The hue is darker brown, with a predominance of warm, soft notes.
- "Blackberry". Want to get blue-black? This option gives a cool color with a purple tone.
Schwarzkopf palette
The manufacturer, popular in the world of professional hair cosmetics, has released its own line of tinted gels. Today they are presented in ten different color variations.
If you are looking for a black hair tonic, you can try two products of this brand:
- Blue is black. Cold saturated dense shade.
- Dark chestnut. Black color is highlighted with soft warm chestnut tones.
Shade gels from Schwarzkopf stand out for their ease of use. They are applied to the head, like an ordinary shampoo. The product foams well and spreads through the hair. In addition, the manufacturer guarantees its excellent resistance (for tinted shampoos). It is claimed that color is washed off only for the eighth shampoo from toning.
Collistar
This manufacturer releases its variation of a temporary coloring agent - the Magica SS tint mask. It can not be called budget: a package with a tube of 150 ml will cost an average of 1000 rubles.
Hue masks are presented here in six color variations. The darkest ones are as follows:
- The black.
- Chocolate chestnut.
Toning falls on the hair with a natural shade. Hair after applying the mask shine. In addition to the coloring effect, the product has a good caring effect.
Is such a black tonic suitable for blond hair? Buyers of the product are advised not to take risks, do a test before use. To do this, color the product with an inconspicuous lock on the head. Look at how the tone looks after drying, after washing your hair. If the result satisfies you, then you can proceed to tinting the entire hair.
Hair light
Now we turn to the review of black hair tonics from the Italian brand. He offers a series of tinted Quecolor products. They can be described as caring hair masks with a tinting effect.
Many use such a gel to visually check whether the dark shade of the hair is suitable for the skin color, facial features before staining with permanent paint. Close to black, here are two options - "Chocolate" and "Coffee".
The product can hardly be called a budget. A capacity of 200 ml will cost you an average of 1000 rubles. Before use, the product is pre-diluted with water in a separate container. Its pigments are quite persistent. According to reviews, the result remains on the hair much longer than after other tonics. Therefore, staining should be done with gloves, protecting the skin from accidental contact with the product.
Cutrin
In reviews of tonic for black hair, you can find references to products of this manufacturer. Tinted balms and shampoos are presented here in the Cutrin Refletion Color Care professional range. Basically, these are natural popular shades designed to revitalize, diversify the natural color of hair, and give it a seasonally fashionable tone. The darkest of them is Black Coffee.
The manufacturer also indicates that the tool is successfully used on dyed hair. Its use helps to extend the periods between uses of resistant paint.
The cost of one capacity in various stores varies between 400-600 rubles.
It should be noted that the brand also represents a series of ammonia-free paints Cutrin Reflection. These products have a gentle effect on the hair. But, unlike tinted shampoos and balms, they can provide a more lasting color. Another advantage over tonics: a richer palette of shades.
"Londa"
The manufacturer presents, in addition to persistent paints, also a line of tinting agents. Black tonics include the following variations:
- Violet blue (mikston).
- Intense brown.
- The black.
- Dark brown.
Such tinting has been successfully applied to dye the entire hair, and to update the color of only highlighted strands. It is important to carry out a trial staining of an individual curl with a tint from Londa, as the color is completely washed off from the hair at least a week later.
Review of tonic Rocolor reviews
Most of the reviews on the Web are about this tool, it is noticeably ahead of other brands in popularity. But this does not mean that its use causes only delight:
- Pretty budget tonic. But at the same time, a very easily soiled product - it paints in the literal sense of the word everything around. The resulting effect on the hair is not pleasing - the black color is very unnatural, not shiny, but matte.
- Other buyers, on the contrary, argue that the color is saturated and bright. Hair after applying shampoo shine shine. In addition, it has a rather pleasant smell. The tool fully justifies its anti-crisis price.
- Toner from "Rokolor" is easy to use, it gives a beautiful color. However, it cannot paint overgrown roots. We must be prepared for the fact that the tonic can stain the scalp, plumbing. Use the product only with gloves on!
- The product does not harm the hair, as it does not contain ammonia. But at the same time, it may not dye the curls. It is washed off ugly, especially from fair hair - in greenish and purple muddy tones. Use it only on the dark source color.
- The tonic is washed very quickly, it is necessary to tint it periodically, so as not to become the owner of the marsh hair. Instead of a caring effect, it sometimes gives the opposite - dryness, and in some cases even hair loss.
Reviews about tonics from other manufacturers
Now we will present the opinions of customers about other brands of tonics that we presented in the review:
- Schwarzkopf. The authors of the reviews note the naturalness and naturalness of the shade. It is quite resistant, and the hair after application of the product remains shiny. However, the gel has a rather unpleasant odor, it lasts for a short while. For some girls, the tonic dried hair.
- Cutrin. At home, using this tool, even on a natural dark color, it is difficult to achieve an intense shade. Applying black tonic on fair hair is fraught with the most unexpected results.
- Collistar. Black can only be achieved on a dark base shade. Buyers note that the funds perfectly look after the hair, give them a beautiful shine.
To summarize. Black tonic is a great option for experimenting with color only on dark hair. On light strands, it gives a cloudy tint, is ugly washed off into a swampy, greenish one. Moreover, this applies to products of all manufacturers, which we presented in the review.