Becoming gray - stay beautiful
Who turns gray loses its attractiveness? Nonsense! The days when women used all imaginable coloring techniques to combat the natural color change in their hair are over. What manifests instead is: Many women no longer see in their gray hair in the mirror a less, but more!
Gray hair is in fashion - as Frank Braun from the salon "Braun der Friseur" in Kaarst near Düsseldorf and coloration expert for L? Oréal Professionnel knows this. What is new is that especially women in their forties want to show gray hair. Why is that? Maybe these women are just tired of looking like they're constantly striving for a younger version of themselves and instead want to look like themselves.
Graying is an individual process: with the one he uses earlier, with the others later, with one goes fast, with the other it takes. However, there is one thing in common: Hardly any woman turns evenly gray. The hair in the contour area on the temples usually lose their color first, the hair in the neck fade last.
The hair color fades if not enough tyrosine is produced, an amino acid that is necessary for melanin production. Air bubbles replaced the missing dye and make the hair shimmer whitish. By the way: Gray hair does not exist, because a single hair does not turn gray - it has either color pigments or not. Gray is therefore just a sense of color that arises from the interplay of white and pigmented hair.
You become gray and want to stay that way?
For those who want to become gray and want to stay that way, Franc Braun strands are recommended in natural tones. So that the result looks beautiful natural, no glamorous gold or copper nuances are used, but fine highlights in ash or slate tones that adapt to the natural gray.
Women with blond hair have a bit of an easier time in terms of graying. "Your hair actually loses its color more evenly," says the expert. In addition, non-pigmented hair is much less noticeable in blond women than in women with dark hair. However, there is a problem that ex-blondes have to fight especially: the yellow cast. How exactly this arises is not scientifically clarified - the theories range from a manifested in the age of hydrogen peroxide intolerance to nicotine deposits in the hair. At least there is agreement on the strategies: What helps are hairdressers' silver hairstyles or silver shampoos and rinses that can be used at home and can be found in every drugstore. The blue pigments contained therein counteract the yellowish tinge and give the hair a silvery shimmer.
You are already gray, but want to show it now?
Women who have dyed so far and now want to let out the natural gray of their hair, recommends Franc Braun: First lighten the ultra-fine highlights by the hairdresser. The emphasis is clearly on ultrafine, of comb strands or painting advises the Colorations expert. "Too thick strands run the risk of becoming yellowish - even if you want to tell something else!" The finer the strands are pulled, the more natural the overall result looks. After lightening, the hair is tinted in a silvery platinum blonde. In two to three haircuts, the natural shade of gray should be as close as possible - and the beautiful highlights effect remains.
Red hair fades rather than gray. "In most cases, brightening is enough to achieve a natural result," says the expert.
Tip: Stay away from dye in shades of gray! The result is usually an ugly helmet hairstyle and has nothing to do with naturalness.
How do I properly care for gray hair?
The loss of the color pigments also changes the structure of the hair: the hair often appears dull and feels dry. Anti-aging shampoos contain special care ingredients that fill with ceramides and proteins or encase them with a polymer film. Citrus extracts and caffeine strengthen the hair root. Even when lightening the hair structure is broken. Although over-dyeing introduces new pigments into the hair that stabilize it from the inside, the structure remains damaged. Products that strengthen cellular cohesion give hair new strength.
How often do I have to go to the hairdresser?
Thanks to the new coloration techniques, nobody has to laboriously grow out of gray. However, the hair - and especially the tips - are heavily strained by the lightening. Every four to six weeks you should have it cut by the barber. If the hair is too damaged, woman does not come around for a Gesundschneiden.See it positive: Did not you always want to try this new short haircut? Modern trend cuts look great with gray hair.
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