Appendix
Influencing Factors
1. Natural Hair Color
Identifying your natural hair color is
THE MOST IMPORTANT
factor to achieving the right hair color.
Always identify your natural hair color from the roots,
NOT
the ends but keep in mind that mid-shaft
and end color may also affect overall color results.
2. Existing Color
Prior to coloring, examine the hair history over the last 12 - 18 months. Any color that has been
used with a developer / peroxide will have an effect on the outcome of the desired color.
For example: If your current hair is colored
Dark
and you want to go
Lighter
, you cannot put
another permanent hair color over the top, as it will not do anything. To achieve the lighter color,
you have to follow the Hair Lightening Process. Lightening the hair will expose warm tones that will
have to be taken into account to achieve the final desired color.
If you have a
Semi Permanent Color
on your hair, it may also affect the result of your desired
Permanent Hair color.
3. Percentage of Gray Hair
When coloring gray hair, it is important to establish the percentage of overall gray hair. Gray hair
strands have 0 pigment, which means that permanent hair color will be absorbed differently
compared to any other color. Our
Natural Gray Coverage
is specially designed to cover hair that
is over 50% gray.
If you have
more than 50% gray hair
, we advise using the
CHI ColorMaster Natural Gray
Coverage Series
with 20 volume developer.
If you have under 50% gray hair, use any desired color from our
CHI ColorMaster Standard Series
.
