Hair coloring is known to be harmful. Especially lightening. However, often the desire to look spectacular and beautiful is much stronger, and the potential risks are not scary. Now, along with paint on store shelves, you can find a harmless product, but no less effective. This is a clarifying tonic for hair. You will learn more about this cosmetic product from this article.
What it is?
Brightening hair tonic is a good alternative to dye for curls. Paint, especially ammonia, when applied can greatly harm the structure and health of the hair. But tonics are more gentle on hair. The harm from their use is minimal. Using them, you can also lighten your hair in several tones.
Product benefits
Before deciding to use a clarifying tonic for hair, it is necessary to understand its features. In other words, with its advantages and disadvantages.
Of course, the main advantage of hair tonic is its harmlessness to the structure of the strands. With this product, you can not only lighten curls, but also make them smoother and shinier. And all because the composition of the tonic includes components with a caring and moisturizing effect.
The second important advantage over paint is closely related to the first. Thanks to its harmlessness, the clarifying tonic balm for clarified hair can be used regularly, unlike regular paint.
Disadvantages of tinting agent
Now let's move on to the shortcomings. This tool also has them. Not everyone decides to use a tonic because of its short-term effect. Color is washed off with curls in comparison with chemical paint in two to three weeks. However, there is a positive point in this. If the color obtained after dyeing does not suit you, then you will soon be able to try another.
Another drawback of clarifying hair tonic is that during the procedure it can greatly stain everything around. Moreover, the product is washed off very difficult. You need to be prepared for the fact that the bathroom, towels and skin around the head will be contaminated. It is especially difficult to wash the tinting agent from the skin. Therefore, during staining should be extremely careful.
Another item that is considered a disadvantage is the presence of allergies. Therefore, before applying the tonic to your hair, make sure that you do not have an allergic reaction to it. Otherwise, you run the risk of getting dry and brittle hair instead of silky curls, and skin irritation will appear.
How to choose the color of the tinting agent?
In cosmetics stores you can find a shade of tonic that you like. After all, the color palette offered by cosmetic brands is quite diverse.
However, before you buy the product, check out the table, which indicates the original hair color and shade after dyeing. This must be done for one simple reason: on different tones of curls, the final result will look different.
"Tonic" can lighten hair. However, it is also used as the completion of the procedure for clarifying strands with ordinary paint. This is done so that the hair is as a result without yellowness and dryness.
If you decide to use a hair tonic, then for a few months before staining, refuse to use funds with henna and basma. Otherwise, you may not get the shade that you expect.
Toning agent and color of strands
Does the tonic lighten dark hair? Unfortunately, it is impossible to achieve full-fledged lightening with a tinting agent. This can only be done with permanent paint.
But the blond-haired and red-haired girls can safely use the tonic. Applying several shades at the same time, which are close to the natural color of curls, you can achieve the effect of strands burnt out in the sun. This coloring looks great, plus it is incredibly popular.
Hair tinting technology
Let's consider in stages how to lighten hair with tonic at home. After all, the final result largely depends on the correct application of the product.
What is useful when tinting strands?
Before you start dyeing your hair, you need to prepare the following:
- tonic;
- fat cream;
- shampoo;
- towel;
- gloves
- plastic container;
- special brush for applying the product;
- a comb with rare teeth.
Getting started coloring
- We begin the procedure for lightening hair with the fact that I wash my head. It is advisable to use care products (balm or mask). This is necessary in order to minimize the harmful effects on the hair structure.
- Dry the strands a little. Wet hair should be dyed with tonic, but water should not drain from them. Comb the curls.
- Apply a greasy cream along the hairline to avoid staining the skin.
- Wearing gloves, you can proceed directly to the application of a coloring agent. The clarification procedure is gradual. Each strand is stained separately. It should be remembered that those curls that you color first will look lighter.
- After you apply the tinting agent to all the strands along the entire length, evenly distribute it with a comb with wide teeth.
- Cover the hair with a bag and soak the clarifying hair tonic for the necessary time.
- After the time specified in the instructions has elapsed, rinse the curls thoroughly. Do this until the water becomes clear.
Result
Of course, if you follow the instructions and recommendations when staining with tonic, it is possible to get the desired shade, which will be on your curls for two to three weeks, without causing harm to your hair. As can be seen in the photo, the tonic on bleached hair acts like a balm, that is, after use, the curls look noticeably stronger and more shiny. The very structure of the hair improves. Having illuminated the hair with tonic, you get a rich and beautiful color, and without any yellowness.
Reviews of girls after application
In general, the ladies who lightened their hair with tonic are satisfied with the result. First of all, girls note the safety and gentle effect of tinting agents. Regular use in no way has a negative effect on the hair structure. On the contrary, the curls become shiny and silky to the touch. The staining result remains on the strands for up to three weeks.
The value of tinting products for girls is that they give a temporary effect. Therefore, ladies turn to them to see how a particular color will look on their hair. If the fashionable image suits the fashionista, then she often resorts to more intense coloring agents.
Ease of applying tonic is also noted as a plus in the reviews of girls. It pleases the ladies that you can use tinting products at home.
Some women were saddened by the fact that they had dry hair. You can find a quality tool only in a specialized store. The tonic deserved one more minus because the palette of its colors is not always wide.
Popular brands of tinting agents
Lightening tonic is now very popular. That is why it can be found at different manufacturers. What tonic to lighten hair? Consider the most popular and trusted brands.
Tonics "Loreal"
One of the popular brands is engaged in the production of tinting agents. The company "Loreal" is always up to date with all fashion trends. The appearance of new shades is due precisely to this. The hue is saturated. However, this brand has a significant minus - a poor palette of colors. Also, Loreal tonics have a high price. But they can forgive this drawback, since the tool has a positive effect on the hair. Carefully staining the curls, the tonic makes them obedient and soft. It also helps to accelerate hair growth. Holds tinting agent on strands for a long time.
Tonics "Irida"
Those who used this tinting agent note the convenience of packaging. The company "Irida" produces it in a sachet. Each box contains products for three dyes of medium length hair. The advantage of tonic is the absence of ammonia and peroxide in the composition. Instead, Irida offers natural ingredients. Tonic is effective for those who want to paint over gray hair and overgrown roots. The color itself remains on the hair for up to fourteen washes. There is a tonic and two minuses. Firstly, its high price. Secondly, a tinting agent is very difficult to find even in a specialized store.
Tonics "Estelle"
Hue products of this brand do not contain peroxide and ammonia, and therefore can not harm your hair. Many note the effect of Estelle toner conditioner. Thanks to this action, in addition to a rich and bright color, you will get soft, silky and shiny hair.
Tonics "Rocolor"
The most popular product among Russian customers. Compared with previous tools, it is worth noting its low price and rich palette. At the same time, there are significant disadvantages: uneven tone when staining, the presence of harmful components in the composition and sometimes an unpredictable result.
Schwarzkopf Professional tonic
Refers to professional cosmetics. This is a very persistent tint shampoo. However, only Schwarzkopf produces ashen tonic for bleached hair.