Hair coloring is a procedure familiar to almost every woman. Some use permanent paint for this, others prefer natural pigments, such as henna.

Professional stylists are increasingly choosing toning- a special technique that is based on the use of unstable dyes.

What are the advantages of this procedure and can it be done at home?

What is hair toning

(or color correction) is one of the gentle ways to change the color of hair or individual strands.

Compared to conventional coloring, toning provides more light effect, which lasts from 2 weeks to 2-3 months.

This technique is suitable for those who like frequent experiments with appearance or want to briefly “try on” a certain shade.

Main purpose of tinting- color correction after highlighting or complete bleaching.

Most often, under the influence of brighteners, curls acquire an unnatural yellowish or reddish tint.

Toning helps not only to get a beautiful color, but also to improve the condition of the hair, since lightening always damages them. For color correction, special products with caring additives are used.

Pros of toning

Main advantages:

• softer staining compared to permanent formulations;
• light restoring effect;
• the ability to change color often;
• obtaining a natural shade that will not differ much from regrown roots.

Cons of tinting

Among shortcomings:

• the color is quickly washed off and needs to be renewed frequently;
• with self-tinting of highlighted hair, it is not always possible to obtain the expected effect;
• most often, the original color can be changed only by a few tones;
• not suitable for hair recently dyed with henna.

Photo: hair tinting before and after

Means for tinting

Unlike conventional paints, tinting agents act quite gently, without penetrating the hair structure.

- one of the most common and inexpensive means for toning.

By itself, it can be very bright, but after using it, the hair acquires only a light and natural shade.

For a tangible transformation, such a tool must be applied several times in a row. You can find tinted shampoo today from many popular brands, such as L´Oreal or Kapous.

To keep your hair always beautiful and well-groomed, you need to wash it with the right shampoo.

Find out from our article, oily and normal hair.

Means for toning spray allow you to get instant effect.

For example, L´Oreal produces a Magic Retouch spray, which is repurposed specifically for touching up regrown roots (including gray ones). This composition is completely washed off at once, it is best to use it in the intervals between persistent staining.

Not so long ago, another home toning product appeared on sale: mousse Igora by Schwarzkopf.

It allows you to correct the color and paint over the yellowish tint after clarification, and also provides excellent care.

Dye

For the most resistant tinting, a special semi-permanent paint(this is produced, for example, by Estel and Matrix).

Due to its composition, even after several procedures, it does not make the strands brittle and dry, as is the case with ordinary paint. The resulting shade will last up to 2-3 months.

Tinted balm

This is a great tool for light toning at home (for example, Tonic from Rocolor).

It contains caring ingredients, thanks to which the curls become smoother and shiny. The effect of the application lasts for about a month.

Types of tinting

Toning may be intensive or sparing.

The difference between them lies in the choice of means and the end result. Intensive toning gives a more pronounced and long-lasting effect.

intensive

Enhanced toning is carried out using semi-permanent paint. To get the desired shade, usually only 1 application is enough. The result of this procedure can last up to 3 months.

Intensive toning is especially necessary after lightening, as well as for painting light gray hair.

sparing

Lightweight color correction is the use of tinted shampoos, balms and mousses. It is recommended in cases where the hair needs extra care.

The composition of products for gentle toning includes vitamin complexes and useful plant components. The resulting color is stored for 2-4 weeks.

What to choose for hair tinting

On highlighted or bleached hair, a yellow or red tint often appears (especially in brunettes). Only intense toning will help eliminate this unattractive effect.

Very important in such cases choose the right paint color: it should be a cool shade with ashy, purple or blue pigment in the composition.

Gentle toning will be an excellent alternative to permanent coloring for damaged hair.

However, it should be borne in mind that tint shampoos and balms give a very short-term color change, and not all of them are effective on dark hair. They should be chosen if you need a transformation for a short time.

How to choose a color

In order for a new image to turn out the way it was intended the first time, it is necessary to choose a quality product and a suitable shade. It is very useful to test it first by painting only a couple of strands.

For dark hair

For black, redheads and other dark shades, it should be borne in mind that it will not work to greatly change (and even more so lighten) their natural color with the help of tinting.

You can get a deeper or brighter shade (for example, by adding a copper, reddish or purple tint). Suitable colors for toning close to natural, for example, blue-black, etc.

For fair hair

For blondes toning opens up the widest range of possibilities. Most often they choose silver, honey or beige overflows, but they can also give their hair a bright and even quite dark color.

With the help of a tint balm, you can also get fashionable pink, lilac or blue strands. As a rule, on light curls, the result of toning remains noticeable longer.

For blond hair

Light brown hair lends itself well to toning, they can be slightly lightened or darkened. But most often, shades close to natural are selected for them, but with a warmer or colder tone (for example, caramel, copper or ashy).

Features of toning

In some cases, the result of tinting is unexpected and even negative. To avoid this, when dyeing highlighted and gray hair, it is important take into account some of the nuances.

Highlighted or bleached hair

To get rid of the yellowness of freshly bleached strands, it is recommended to choose intense toning.

You need to choose paint very carefully. The most undesirable result is getting a dirty green shade of hair instead of the expected beautiful color. Therefore, having no experience in tinting, it is best not to risk it at all and entrust this procedure to a specialist for the first time.

Tinting agents not able to 100% paint over gray hair- this is always worth remembering.

Light toners (golden, ash, etc.) are more suitable for its coloring. They will give the hair a highlighting effect and will look natural, while the dark paint will give a weak coverage, and the bright one will make the gray hair even more noticeable.

How to tone your hair at home

Before highlighting and subsequent toning at home, you need to assess the condition of the hair.

If they are too dry and brittle, first follows heal a little their. For at least one month, it is advisable to use cosmetic oils - and others; masks and good care products (shampoos, balms, sprays), as well as drink a course of vitamins.

Before starting the procedure, you must carefully study the instructions on the packaging of the product. Manufacturers always indicate the correspondence between the application time and the resulting shade.

What is necessary

Ammonia-free paint, balm, shampoo - what exactly to choose depends on the desired result.

You will also need:

• gloves;
• bowl (if you need to dilute the paint);
• brush;
• plastic comb with rare teeth;
• cellophane cape and hat.

Preparation

Coloring with balms is carried out on clean and damp hair, paint - on dry.

If there are split ends, then they need to be trimmed, as they are poorly stained.

To protect the skin of the forehead, temples, ears and neck, it is advisable to lubricate them with a fat cream.

Application

Toning with special paint is not much different from ordinary staining. It will be easy for those who have already had experience with permanent paint:

If after toning the color turned out to be too bright, do not worry. It is enough just to wash your hair 2-3 times, and it will become less intense.

You don’t have to worry about the problem of regrown roots: the paint will wash off faster than they become noticeable.

Video: bleached hair toning

See how to remove yellowness from colored hair with a hair tonic.

Hair care after tinting

Means for tinting refuse a light caring effect, however, after highlighting hair needs more thorough restoration.

Toners, despite useful additives, are primarily chemical compositions. Therefore, further use of masks, balms And nutritional serums just necessary.

What about cosmetic oils, then it is worth remembering that they accelerate the restoration of the natural color of the hair. To prolong the effect of toning, it is better to postpone them for a while.

Usually do hair tinting after lightening. But there are also tools that give a beautiful shade without prior discoloration.

Types of toning and their features

1. Intensive. Permanent paints containing ammonia are used.
2. Gentle. The procedure is carried out with the help of light chemicals: tonics, tint paints.
3. Lung. For toning, cosmetics are used that are washed off after the first wash: tinted shampoos, mascaras, varnishes, foams.
4. Toning with herbal preparations.

Intensive hair toning is carried out using products with a high content of chemicals that change the natural color for a long time. Such toning can last up to two months.

Hair toning products with a gentle effect contain a small percentage of an oxidizing agent. Such tonics are washed off literally after 1-2 weeks. In this case, the curls do not deteriorate and look healthier and shinier.

Hair tinting paint only covers the surface of the hair shaft, without penetrating inside. And the hair coloring agent changes the natural color at the molecular level of natural tissue.

Toning preparations do not contain ammonia, a powerful oxidizing agent, so the structure of the curls remains intact after the procedure.

Tinting technology at home

1. Lubricate the scalp with a nourishing cream to prevent the ingress of dye.
2. Prepare the composition according to the instructions.
3. Separate a few strands and apply the coloring composition to the roots with a brush. Then spread the paint over the entire length.
4. After the end of the procedure, wrap the scalp in a plastic bag, and rinse after 30 minutes.
5. Apply a restorative balm to the strands, rinse and dry your hair naturally.

Benefits of toning

• curls are less damaged than when stained with resistant chemical paints;
• this is the easiest way to change your image every two weeks;
• there is no need to often tint the regrown roots, since the tinting strands organically merge with the natural color;
• the procedure makes the curls well-groomed and shiny.

The disadvantages of the procedure, of course, include the fact that the tone is quickly washed off. To keep the shade for a long time, the strands must be “refreshed” once a week.

How long does hair toning last?

Usually the shade retains its brightness for 2-3 weeks. But in order to prolong the effect, you must follow these simple recommendations:

1. Despite the fact that tonics have a more gentle effect on the hair, these products still contain chemicals in low concentrations. Therefore, the head should be washed with shampoo, and then treated with a balm for colored curls. In this case, it is important to use shampoo and balm of the same cosmetic line as tinting paint.
2. Toning shampoos should be used for light and dark hair, respectively.
3. Once a week, nourishing masks should be made that will restore beauty to weakened strands.
4. Do not wash your hair with hot water! Warm boiled water is ideal. For blondes, washing your hair with a decoction of chamomile is an excellent option.
5. A painted head should avoid frequent use of a hair dryer. Hot air dries already weakened strands even more.
6. Minimize the use of mousses, foams, varnishes. These types of cosmetics can change the tone.
7. Protect curls from direct sunlight. This is especially true for dark tinted hair. The color fades very quickly in the sun and the hair becomes dull and lifeless.

Thus, tinting agents do not harm the hair with proper care for it.

Colorless hair tinting

Now colorless tinting of natural hair is gaining more and more popularity in order to improve their structure and shine. This procedure is also called "screening".

The procedure is done using a product that does not contain pigment with the number 0.00. This corrector is usually free of ammonia. This procedure is most likely a therapeutic effect.

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Screening indications:

• brittle, damaged, colored strands;
• curls that have lost their natural shine;
• curly naughty curls.

Colorless tinting technology at home:

1. Wash your hair thoroughly.
2. Apply a nourishing mask and hold for 30 minutes. You can use it as a ready-made tool, or make it yourself. Well restores the structure of the composition of 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 2 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of burdock oil. Everything should be mixed and applied to washed curls.
3. Rinse off the mask and dry the strands slightly.
4. Prepare the composition for colorless tinting, according to the instructions on the package. Hold the specified time.
5. Rinse the paint off your head.
6. At the end of washing, apply a nourishing balm to wet strands, which gives the strands a deep saturated color.

After shielding, the hair becomes obedient, soft and elastic. They shine with health and beauty!

Below is a before and after photo of hair toning. The results are impressive!

Lovers of natural coloring should be aware that there are plants that can change the tone of the hair without harming them.

Natural colorants include:

• basma;
• chamomile;
• Black tea;
• onion peel;
• saffron.

But in order to remove an unwanted shade and slightly lighten the strand, they take natural apple juice and add a few drops of lemon juice to it.

It should also be noted that the phytopigment is able to linger inside the hair shaft for a long time than chemical tonics. The shade obtained by staining with plant extract can last up to 2 months on the head.

But it should be remembered that chemical tonics should not be used in this case, so as not to spoil the desired color.

How to do hair tinting by type and color

Toning has its own characteristics depending on the color and type of hair. In what cases and how to tint hair, as well as all the subtleties and tips for home tinting are presented below. We hope that you will be satisfied with the results.

Highlighted hair toning

Toning hair after highlighting is necessary in such cases:

• get rid of yellowness;
• improve bleached curls;
• give your hair a new look.

Very often, after bleaching black curls, yellowness eventually turns out. After toning, yellow hair acquires a beautiful radiant shade. Toning agents, which contain keratin in their composition, restore the structure of the hair shaft, making it elastic and healthy.

Rules for tinting bleached hair:

1. You can tint strands only a week after highlighting. Curls should recover a little after bleaching.
2. You should strictly observe the duration of the tonic, which is indicated on the package.
3. Be sure to do a skin test to detect allergies.
4. Do not often get carried away with light tonics. For example, tinting shampoo can be washed no more than once a week. The same applies to mousses, varnishes, mascaras.
5. Pregnant and lactating women should use tonics with caution. To do this, you must carefully read the composition and be sure to consult a doctor.

Toning gray hair is similar to the procedure with blond hair. However, it should be remembered that persistent gray hair is difficult to cover with a light tonic. If the hair contains more than 40% gray hair, then it is better to use deep coloring with permanent dyes containing oxidizing agents.

Blond hair toning

Why do blondes need hair toning? Blonde girls, as a rule, use this procedure to get rid of yellowness after bleaching dark hair, as well as to give fashionable tones to their hair:

• ashen;
• honey;
• solar;
• pink.

There are such rules for tinting blonde hair:

1. If the curls are artificially discolored, then before the procedure it is necessary to even out their color. This means that you should paint over the regrown roots, if any.
2. Brunettes who decide to change their image often have such a problem: after bleaching, dark hair acquires an unpleasant yellow tint. In this case, the tinting agent is mixed with the balm in a ratio of 1: 3. If the curls are very damaged due to frequent discoloration, then the tinting agent must be mixed with the balm in a ratio of 1:10.
3. Tonic can also be mixed with water, in the proportion of 50 grams per 1 liter of water. This composition should be rinsed with hair.
4. Toning paint can be mixed with your favorite shampoo (1: 3). In this case, you only need to wash your hair with this composition, and then dry it.
5. Before staining, it is always necessary to conduct an experiment on the skin to identify the presence of an allergic reaction. To do this, the elbow should be lubricated with a dye and wait 15 minutes. If redness and itching do not appear on the skin, then the paint can be safely used.
6. On bleached hair, it is enough to keep the paint for no more than 5 minutes. But to consolidate the result, the exposure time can be extended to 10-15 minutes. The main thing: carefully read the instructions.

Dark hair toning

Toning black hair is much more difficult than light hair. This is due to the obligatory bleaching procedure, which then gives the strands the desired color. If you apply a tonic on dark hair without prior lightening, then the declared tone will either be completely invisible or create an unnatural color on the curls.

For brunettes, the color palette is much poorer than for blondes. It is better for dark-haired young ladies to tint bleached hair in chestnut or red shades.

Light brown hair toning

Owners of natural blond hair are the luckiest! They can easily change the color of the hair without applying hard bleaching. For example, toning dark blond hair is carried out with preliminary lightening by only a few tones.

And then the clarified strands can easily be given the desired color. If you want to get saturated dark feathers, then you don’t need to lighten the strands at all.

On light brown hair, dark tones are taken very well!

Procedure technology:

1. First you need to protect yourself and the surrounding area from paint ingress. To do this, do not neglect the gloves that come with the package.
2. Wash your hair and pat dry.
3. Lubricate the scalp with a fat cream.
4. To give light tones, light brown strands must first be discolored by 2-3 tones. To acquire dark curls, light brown curls do not need to be bleached beforehand.
5. Prepare tint paint, according to the instructions, and then apply paint to wet curls. This can be done either with a special brush or with your fingers. To do this, the product is placed in the palm of your hand, and then evenly distributed along the entire length with a comb with rare teeth. Important: the comb must be wooden or plastic.
6. After maintaining the specified time, the head is washed with tinted shampoo and left for 3-5 minutes. It is important to remember that shampoo and tint should be of the same cosmetic series. In this case, the painting effect will be persistent.

You can tint your hair in one or several shades. You can alternate wide and thin strands of different colors. In this case, you get a beautiful play of color on the once blond curls.

Ashy shades go great with light brown curls. They create the effect of sun-bleached hair.

Red hair toning

Red-haired young ladies should be extremely careful in the toning procedure. The fact is that in this case, you should choose only a palette of red shades: bronze, chestnut, copper. You should definitely not try to become a blonde or a brunette, as tinting agents on red hair will give a completely undesirable color.

But you don't have to worry about it! Red hair always looks bright and extravagant. In combination with tanned skin, tinted red hair looks truly irresistible!

Red curls can be tinted in several shades. This will give the hair extra volume. It should be remembered that if toning is done in rich dark tones, then it must be updated regularly. This is due to the fact that chestnut and copper tones are washed off faster than light ones.

A big misconception of red-haired beasts is painting curls first with henna, and then with a chemical tonic. You should choose only one method of tinting: either henna or tinting preparations. Together, these two products will give a completely undesirable shade, and the hair structure will become damaged.

1. Study the table of correspondence of the original color of curls with a coloring agent.
2. If light toning is planned, then it is enough to wash your hair with tinted shampoo in two passes and leave it for 5 minutes.
3. In order for the curls to look beautiful and natural, the tint should be selected as close as possible to the natural color.
4. In no case should you try to lighten your hair with a tint preparation. Firstly, none of this will work, since this cosmetic does not contain oxidizing agents. And secondly, you can get a completely unexpected color of your curls.
5. It is not necessary to dye your hair with henna for 1-2 months before toning. Vegetable pigment can completely distort the effect of a chemical tonic.
6. For weakened and damaged curls, it is necessary to conduct a rehabilitation course in the form of nourishing masks. Don't forget about healthy eating.
7. After toning, you should also not forget about the health of the hair. Although tonics do not contain harmful oxidizing agents, there are still chemicals there. Therefore, nourishing balms and masks should also be carried out. However, oil-based masks should be avoided, which contribute to the rapid washing off of the shade.

Hair tinting at home is a simple procedure if you follow all the necessary rules. To choose the right shade that will refresh the image and give the curls shine, you need to study the features of your appearance or consult with the master.

Do you want to strengthen strands thinned after lightening or dyeing, as well as achieve a lasting and rich shade? Cosmetologists have found a solution - this is hair tinting. For the process, compounds are used that do not affect the structure of the hair itself. They only envelop it from the outside, do not break it, make the color rich and persistent. How to apply this procedure at home, about popular and effective tint products, read on.

What is the difference from coloring

Changing the color of the strands helps the girls look more spectacular and more confident. In order not to lose their health and brilliance with these innovations, experienced hairdressers offer clients replace staining with toning.

What is the difference?

1. Paints with chemical components are used for coloring. Their action is aimed at changing the structure of the hair from the inside, to a greater extent it is harmful to the strands. By tinting, you create a dense shell around the hair. No internal destruction and changes occur, the strands retain their structure.
2. Staining destroys the structure of curls; often brittle and split ends appear. Toning compositions are put in order and glue the scales of the hairs, making them smooth and obedient.
3. Tonics additionally moisturize the strands, therefore, after such a procedure, the client notes a significant improvement in the condition of the hair. While coloring only dries and worsens the structure of the hairs.
4. You can tint after staining to consolidate the result and partially compensate for the harm done.
5. The only advantage of conventional paint is the possibility of a radical change in the color of curls. Tinting compositions can only allow slight changes close to the native shade.

Coloring and toning are two different processes. The first destroys the health and beauty of the hair, and the second creates a kind of protective "shell" around them. Do not lose the opportunity to smooth out the harmful effects of chemical compounds, be sure to use tinting after staining.

Why do toning after clarification

Lightening involves the destruction of the natural pigment of the hairs. The tonic fills the resulting voids with neutralized pigment through open scales. Such a pigment acts gently and does not harm weakened strands, it glues open scales, envelops the hairs with a protective film.

The chemical composition of the paints causes weakening and brittleness of the strands, the hair is often tangled, and when combed it breaks out. Partially correct the current situation after clarification will help tinting compositions. Their role is as follows:

• correct the color, make it more saturated;
• strengthen, create a protective film;
• make strands smooth and silky;
• give shine, curls look luxurious and healthy;
• strands become pliable, do not break out when combing;
• the effect of staining lasts longer;
• curls are easier to fit.

Advice! When choosing a tonic, pay attention to the composition. If there is hydrogen peroxide, then the product is minimal, but disrupts the structure of the hair. In addition, after such a remedy, it is impossible to return to the previous, natural shade, even after the final rinse.

Photos before and after

How to even out hair color after lightening

The main problem for clarified strands is uneven tone and yellowness. What to do for those who have almost the entire gamut of light shades on their curls?

To solve the issue of unsuccessful staining, professionals offer several solutions:

1. To discolor the curls and re-color is an effective option, but there is a high risk of completely destroying them, turning them into a “washcloth”;
2. If the question concerns yellowness, then the best way out is tinted shampoos and balms of purple color or tonic paints with pearl and sand shades. They are commercially available and harmless;
3. Toning with a slight darkening will help smooth the boundaries between shades (the shade is taken a little darker).

Advice. To preserve the beauty and strength of the hair after a failed lightening, do not take any measures on your own, contact a professional. Curls weakened by paint are easy to completely ruin and not achieve the desired effect. In addition, if you thoughtlessly choose paint, you risk giving the strands a greenish or purple overflow.

Choosing the right shade

The spectacular and luxurious appearance of the hair to a large extent depends on the chosen tonic. The tool can reveal the beauty of the shade of curls to the fullest, then you will be irresistible. To facilitate the task, cosmetic companies offer a special table-palette of shades. Using it, you will determine the possible final result.

The right shade will emphasize the beauty and harmony of the color, but you need to follow simple rules:

1. The closer the original color is to the selected one, the more effective the appearance will be.
2. Warm, golden tones will help to refresh, ennoble the face, emphasize the reddish overflows of strands for blondes.
3. For dark blondes and redheads, it is ideal to use copper shades close to bright red.
4. Silver, platinum tonics will take care of ashy hair.
5. If you want to get the effect of sun-bleached strands, try lighter shades.
6. Fair-haired girls are not recommended to use products intended for brunettes. Dark shades will give the face extra years and gloom.
7. Mix 3 tones adjacent to the natural color to visually add extra volume to the strands.

Advice! When choosing a tonic for lightened curls, keep in mind that the final result will be slightly lighter than promised on the palette.

Types of toning

In hairdressing, there are several degrees of toning. They differ in the choice of tint compositions and the durability of the result:

• intensive- performed after dyeing the hair. It will provide maximum protection to weakened hairs, fill them with voids formed from chemical exposure. It is recommended to use high-quality toner paint, shampoos or other tinting products that do not contain ammonia. The result after the procedure remains on the hair for 2-3 months;
• sparing- performed with special sprays, shampoos, which are supplemented with vitamin complexes, various nutrients. The tint effect will last only 1 month;
• Lung- helps to determine whether the color is suitable or not, it is washed off quickly.

Advice! Don't even try to go blonde with a tinted shampoo. Tonics do not affect the pigments inside the hairs, do not destroy them. They are only able to temporarily mask the natural color, shade it.

When is the best time to postpone the procedure?

Say no to tinting paints, shampoos, if you have:

• gray hair is visible (the tonic will not hide it);
• hair dyed with natural henna;
• less than 7 days have passed from lightening the curls;
• there is an allergy to the ingredients of the product.

Before using any paint, tint product, do an allergy test.

At home

A similar procedure can be performed not only by a specialist in a hairdresser, but also at home. Our recommendations will help you achieve maximum results.

Useful video bleaching of regrown hair roots, followed by toning:

Preparing the tint mixture

• Simple- the product is already ready for application to the strands. These are tinted shampoos, mousses, balms or sprays.
• Complex- consist of an oxidizing agent and a dye. Before applying, they must be mixed in a certain proportion.

Before the procedure, take care of the health of the strands, make a nourishing, vitamin mask, and after washing your hair, use conditioners and balms. Remember, most tinting mixtures do not heal, but only protect against external exposure to an aggressive environment.

What you need

Toning in execution resembles coloring, so the set of necessary items and tools is identical:

• Tonic or tint dye with an oxidizing agent;
• Dressing gown and collar so as not to stain clothes;
• Gloves;
• plastic container;
• tassel;
• Comb.

Attention! Metal objects for working with paint, oxidizing agents are not suitable.

Procedure

There is a strict sequence of actions, a kind of algorithm:

1. Wash your hair with shampoo only.
2. Lightly dry your hair.
3. Divide all the curls into 4 parts with two partings: vertical - from the middle of the forehead to the dimple on the neck, horizontal - from one ear to the other.
4. Start from the top. Apply the mixture evenly on the strands. First of all, treat the curls in the back of the head and gradually move to the face. Paint the regrown roots last.
5. Do not wash off the composition for the time indicated in the instructions, on average it takes 20 minutes.
6. Wash off the tonic with clean warm water, but not hot.
7. Finally, wash your hair with shampoo and apply a nourishing mask.
8. Blot the strands with an old towel, because the rest of the tonic can stain and ruin it.

Advice! Treat the skin on the neck, behind the ears, on the forehead and temples with plenty of face cream. This will allow you to easily get rid of the particles of the tint mixture when they get on them.

Toning clarified hair is simple and safe. The main thing is to listen to the advice of experts and follow the indicated sequence.

Useful video highlighting on yourself at home:

How often to perform the procedure

Experts recommend tinting once every 2 weeks. This is enough to keep the selected tone and not harm the hair. A regular procedure allows you to smooth the border between the roots of a natural color and colored strands, making it inconspicuous.

Choosing a paint

The modern market of cosmetic products offers a huge selection of tonics. These are foams, shampoos, mousses, sprays, they can be tinted, but the effect will not last long, a maximum of 1 month.

Let's figure out what paint to tone hair after lightening. Specialists use semi-permanent paints. If your hair succumbed to lightening, then this should be indicated on the tonic. Consider what hairdressers use:

• Paint Kapous- designed exclusively for clarified strands. It perfectly complements the resulting color, gives. The product must be diluted. The composition also includes essential and vegetable oils, protein and mineral salts;
• Estel brand products- one of the popular brands of cosmetics for hairdressers. A rich palette of shades, gentle impact and high quality make the strands soft and shiny, and keratin additionally strengthens weakened hairs. Tint dyes are diluted with an oxidizing agent in a ratio of 1: 2, read also about using Estelle paint for tinting;
• Schwarzkopf Blondme- the product can even be used to lighten curls. This paint has only 6 shades in its arsenal, cold and warm;
• Wella Color Touch- a professional version of tinting agents. It has a unique composition, helps to smooth the strands and guarantees persistent, saturated colors;
• CONCEPT Profi touch- does not contain ammonia, but the durability of the tone does not suffer from this. The tool perfectly cares for the strands, thanks to the multicomponent nutritional composition, and can be used to color curls. The product is certified.

With toning, your curls will shine with renewed vigor. In addition, they will look strong and healthy, and the wind and aggressive factors from the atmosphere will not harm them. Add elegant shine and silkiness to your strands!

Hair tinting is not dyeing with persistent paints, as usual, but with lighter tinting agents. Light tonal products are attractive to most women, as they allow you to try different shades before finally deciding on a radical change in hair color.

Hair tinting is especially suitable for those who like to often give their hair a new shade in accordance with the requirements of fashion, without any problems providing themselves with a new image. Soft, sparing paints allow you to restore your native color without harm to hair that is just beginning to turn gray (no more than 40% of gray hair).

Hair tinting can change the shade or saturate the natural color. Tinting agents do not affect the internal structure of the hair at all, but only envelop it, being held by cuticle scales. Aligning the structure of the hair, toning also provides a beautiful shine and rich, natural color. Toning dyes are gradually washed out with each wash of the head, leaving no sharp border between dyed and uncolored hair. And, unlike permanent coloring or lightening, they have a more gentle effect on the hair, since they do not contain either ammonia or hydrogen peroxide.

Types of hair tinting

Distinguish between intense and gentle toning. Intensive toning paints do not contain ammonia, but only a few oxidizing agents, and last up to two months. With their help, you can achieve lightening by a couple of tones or color in any dark color. With gentle tinting, the paint lasts about two to four weeks, which allows you to repeat staining more often. Such products usually contain various vitamins and additives that facilitate combing and care for the hair without disturbing its structure. And for the lightest hair toning, tint shampoos are produced, coloring products in the form of mousses, foams and even sprays that are washed off after one or more washes - this is especially true for bright neon shades.

How to do toning

Hair tinting technique is not much different from hair coloring. It is best to have this procedure done by a professional. For those who like to experiment on themselves at home, our following tips.

1. Wear gloves and cover your clothing to protect yourself from paint stains. Nearby areas of the skin are protected with a greasy cream, thanks to which the paint is easily washed off the skin.

2. The tint is applied to clean, damp hair. The paint is squeezed into the palm of your hand and applied to the hair along the entire length. After that, the hair is combed with a non-metallic comb with wide teeth so that the dye is evenly distributed. Withstand the time indicated in the instructions, and rinse with water until it becomes clean. If the paint gets on the skin, it is washed off with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol.

When toning hair with a tinted shampoo, it is applied to the hair twice. The second time it should be left on the hair for 3-5 minutes and only then washed off. The longer the tint shampoo stays on the hair, the brighter the shade will be.

When tinting hair, you can use either one or several shades. This procedure is often preceded by the lightening of individual curls. However, if you add darker strands to your own color, you do not need to bleach your hair. To achieve the effect of naturalness, no more than three shades are used, close to their own color, which is played up with lighter or darker highlights. You can tint wide strands, or create more subtle overflows of shades.

The color of tinting agents for toning has a fairly wide palette. But first you need to carefully read the table of correspondence between the original hair color and the nuances of the tint. The tone closest to the natural color will fall best. But miracles do not happen, and it is impossible to lighten dark hair with toning. Light tint products on dark hair will simply not be visible.

A few months before hair tinting, as well as before dyeing, you need to stop using henna so as not to get an unplanned shade. It is often useful to undergo a course of treatment and strengthening of weakened and dull hair before toning, because even the most gentle coloring agents are not completely harmless. And in the future, tinted hair also needs special care - shampoos, balms and masks for colored hair.

Blond hair toning

To give a beautiful fashionable shade to blond hair, it is not at all necessary to spoil it with peroxide and chemical dyes. With the help of a foundation, the hair will gain a glossy shine, become stronger and more voluminous. Your main task is to correctly determine the shade of your hair (warm or cold) and choose the appropriate paint color.

For blondes with a warm shade of hair (reddish, golden, honey), choose a foundation of golden tones - honey, sunny, caramel. It is these paints that will refresh your face and make you younger.

With light shades when toning, you can achieve the effect of burnt hair, which looks very nice on long hair.

Cold ashy and smoky natural hair color can be revived with pearl, platinum, ash, silver, wheat foundation.

Also, toning allows you to experiment wonderfully with copper and red shades, especially for dark blondes and fair-haired, as tint products contain all shades of red and trendy red tones.

Dark hair toning

Dark hair, unfortunately, cannot be lightened with tint products. However, for example, you can tint brown hair with a golden hue to get a subtle beautiful sun reflection.

With the help of toning, you can achieve amazing juicy shades on dark hair - chocolate, chestnut, eggplant, blue-black, all shades of red. Don't be afraid to explore yourself and experiment. Any of these shades can be washed off in 1-2 times without harm to the hair.

The beauty industry is developing at a rapid pace, every girl can transform into a platinum blonde, a burning brown-haired woman or a red-haired beast in just a few hours. For opponents of resistant paints, special tinting agents have been developed that greatly facilitate the life of the beautiful half of humanity.

How to tone hair with henna

Henna and basma are natural ingredients known since ancient times. Girls from Eastern countries often use henna when they want to give their hair a deep shade with a copper sheen. Henna is available in powder form, one pack consists of 3-4 bags.

Instruction

1. If you want to resort to this method of toning, then you need to dilute the product with hot water and leave for 10 minutes. Mix the composition so that it does not drip from the hair.
2. Wash your hair with shampoo, do not use balm. Wrap yourself in a towel, wait 20 minutes. After that, dry your hair, massaging the curls from the roots to the tips, move smoothly, do not rub the strands much.
3. Henna is applied warm and only on towel-dried hair. Divide the hair into 4 equal parts, guide the comb from the middle of the forehead to the back of the head, and from ear to ear. Pin the top strands and leave the bottom ones.
4. Dip a brush or sponge into the diluted composition, and then begin to paint over your hair. Always use gloves, even when working with henna.
5. After staining the lower rows, dissolve the upper curls. Wet the tool again and cover the hair with the composition. Apply henna evenly, paying attention to each strand.
6. When the process has come to an end, take a comb with sparse teeth and gently comb the hair from the forehead to the back of the head. Start combing from the ends, gradually moving up. Such a simple maneuver will carefully distribute the pigment, and make the tinting uniform.
7. Wrap your head with cling film or put on a plastic bag. Carefully fix and wrap with a dark towel.
8. The exposure time is about 2 hours, but each manufacturer indicates its own period, so read the instructions carefully. Some women leave henna overnight as it has healing properties and is used in traditional medicine.

Important!
The end result suggests a different shade depending on the original color.

• Fair-haired beauties will be reincarnated as a red-haired beast.
• Fair-haired girls will acquire a copper hue.
• Ladies with dark hair will deepen the color and give a reddish tint to the hair.

If you want to make your hair with a red tint, prepare a decoction of onions at the rate of 2 onions per 150 ml. boiling water. After that, pour the henna into the solution and mix until a creamy mass.

To make curls with a golden sheen, prepare chamomile decoction and dilute henna in it. For ladies with blond hair, henna will give a delicate chocolate shade when coffee grounds are added.

How to tone your hair with shampoo

Specialists have developed a series of tinted shampoos that act gradually. With each wash, the hair acquires a rich shade depending on the chosen color. Before use, read the attached instructions, it indicates the exposure time and the number of simultaneous applications. After you have washed your hair, do not wrap it in a light towel, otherwise the product will stain it.

Balm-conditioner with special pigments acts faster than tint shampoos. In addition to the coloring effect, the product gives the hair shine, strength and well-groomed appearance. A good result is achieved thanks to minerals, vitamins and natural oils.

After the procedure, the effect is amazing, but it does not last long. With each subsequent washing of the head, saturation disappears, so there is a need for re-application. The balm does not penetrate the hair structure, it envelops them with a film that is quickly washed off.

An important feature of tint balms is that they practically do not tint gray hair. You can give your hair a deeper color, but you can't hide the dullness. Dark curls will become lighter after using the conditioner, and blondes will emphasize the platinum shade.

Instruction

1. Wash your hair with a tinted or regular shampoo. In the first case, you need to choose a company and a series the same as the balm. Wrap your head in a dark towel and let the moisture soak in.
2. Apply olive oil or nourishing cream to the ears, forehead and temples without touching the hair. This is done so that the pigment does not stain the skin.
3. Put on silicone or polyethylene gloves, and then proceed with the procedure. Apply evenly to towel-dried hair, working from roots to ends. Take a comb with rare teeth and comb the strands so that the toning turns out to be solid.
4. The exposure time is indicated in the instructions, but, as a rule, it is 15 minutes to achieve a shade of medium saturation, and 40 minutes for a more intense result.
5. After the expiration of the period, thoroughly rinse the composition using shampoo. Rinse the strands until the water runs clear. Otherwise, you will stain your clothes and towels.

Important!
A decoction of medicinal herbs will help to fix the result. Pour boiling water over sage, rosemary and mint, strain, rinse hair and do not rinse.

The effect will be more saturated for those who have recently subjected their hair to a perm or bleaching.

Foam tones hair evenly until the next wash. Under the influence of water, it is immediately washed off, returning the hair to its former color. As a rule, this method of toning is used before an important event, a New Year's corporate party or a photo session.

Instruction

1. Wash your hair with regular shampoo, apply balm. To avoid dry ends, make a mask and keep it for 15 minutes.
2. Dry your hair with a hairdryer, comb it thoroughly.
3. Put on gloves and apply the mousse on your hands, evenly distributing it over your palms. Walk over the entire surface of the hair or individual strands.
4. Comb the curls that are being tinted, then style with a brush and a hair dryer.

Important!
Apply the product only to healthy and pre-moistened hair. The composition is distributed unevenly on the damaged hair, as a result of which the result may greatly surprise you.

The foam will hide the regrown roots, but it will not take on locks previously dyed with henna. Mousse does not hide gray hair, so be careful if you apply the product, the result will be dirty green.

Before use, test for an allergic reaction: apply the product on the wrist, wait 30 minutes, rinse. If there is no irritation, the composition can be applied.

How to tone hair with folk remedies

In addition to professional cosmetics, you can use products that are on hand. Recipes are easy to prepare, do not require time and money.

Tea
Pour 50 gr. black tea 400 ml. water, simmer on low heat for half an hour. After the time has elapsed, cover with a lid and leave for 40 minutes. Strain the decoction and rinse your hair with it. The tool will give a copper tint to light blond girls and blondes. You can use the composition daily or as needed, the effect is achieved after 3 treatments.

Coffee
Pour 50 gr. ground coffee 600 ml. hot water, simmer for 10 minutes. Cool the solution and add 10 drops of primrose essential oil. Apply the mixture, wait 40 minutes. Coffee grounds will give a chocolate shade to all types of hair.

Medicinal herbs
Take 40 gr. sage, 20 gr. rosemary, 30 gr. plantain and 45 gr. chamomile, brew the plants with boiling water and leave for 3 hours. Strain, add vegetable oil and rinse your hair. Keep the composition for at least half an hour. The tool will give the hair a subtle golden hue, make them shiny and obedient.

Unable to tone your hair at home? Dilute the henna for a long lasting effect. For a one-day event, mousse is suitable. Shampoo, balm and folk remedies do not give an instant result, but their continued use will please you with a new rich shade.

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