May 9th, 2012 Natalia Zaitseva
I think that all women in life have such a moment when they stupidly lack paint, and the floor of the head is already smeared. And what to do? Someone (husband, dad, brother) to send to the nearest store for paint? So it will be easier to send them for death and then they will return sooner.
And then an incredible thought process begins: “How to dilute the paint ???”. Then the second thought: “Well, am I not a dunk?! Well, I know how much hair I have on my head, why not take two packs of paint, as it should be with hair length below the shoulders?
I've heard a lot of dilution options, from shampoo to hell knows what. To be honest, I have no idea who could come up with adding shampoo to the paint, the same tool for washing off dirt and paint as well.
That time I was painting syoss frosty chestnut, ammonia-free. I visited my dad, painted me, we baked charlotte and talked about our own, about women. And, oh, how amazing, on my thick ones, middle length hair, paint was not enough. Charlotte is on fire, half her head is covered in paint (already 30 minutes like paint!) And there is no one at home except for her five-year-old brother.
At the risk of life and hair, we diluted the paint with purified sparkling water. Good paint syoss
Sold with a tube for application, so that all the reaction remained inside it. The remnants of the paint foamed, which made them easier to apply, and actually the volume of the paint itself also increased.
The color, to my great surprise, lay evenly, without spots and stripes. Everything looked normal, and the next day on the train no one was laughing at me. Considering how kind and honest people we have (if you say nasty things, then always in person, especially to a stranger) I didn’t listen to a single “compliment” in my direction, which means the painting was relatively successful.
Then I already learned what to dilute with water, not recommended but You can, only ammonia-free paint.
Despite the fact that shampoos and balms syoss complete dull shit, I ventured to test the paint of this brand. And despite neither the field conditions of the painting process, nor the dilution of the paint with carbonated water, the result completely satisfied me. By at least, for the next month. I think if you emergency situation and ammonia-free paint, it can be diluted with water. And you don’t need to figure out how else you can dilute the paint - you will be multi-colored. =)
But if you're only thinking of wearing makeup - don't be me - buy two packs. Let better half will remain for touching up the regrown roots, and in two weeks you will use it. Why is it so unreasonable to risk your appearance.
P.S.S yoss the same professional paint as I am a professional ballerina.
Have you had any funny stories related to experiments on yourself?
Zaitseva Natalia
In some cases, changing hair dye from the usual brand to new version You can't calculate proportions. If there is no oxidizing agent, there are several ways to dilute the mixture so that there is more coloring matter. The question arises: how to dilute professional paint without losing its quality. There are a few simple tricks which have long been used by experienced users.
How to dilute the paint?
If there is not enough coloring suspension, you can resort to dilution with several means that are in every home. The easiest way to dilute it with water. A concentrated suspension is applied to the roots. The rest is diluted a small amount water, spray applied to the curl. Gently massage the entire head with gentle movements.
You can dissolve the paint to the desired volume:
- shampoo;
- balm.
Most sources suggest a 2:1 ratio. In which two parts refer to paint, and one serving of shampoo or balm. Adding a balm softens the effect of paints. Some brands of emulsions become half a tone lighter, for this reason it is necessary to pay attention to the percentage of ammonia. Paints with a low content change color in the direction of lightening the hue.
How purchased paints react to dilution
To obtain lasting effect from a diluted coloring matter, it is necessary to take into account the characteristics of the chemical content of the paint. In the case when the suspension turned out to be small, one has to resort to auxiliary methods. In this case, the reaction of the paint should be taken into account.
The following brands of paint can be mixed with balm without losing color:
- Estel;
- Capus;
- Matrix;
- Igor;
- Londa;
- Coleston.
Even distribution of the suspension along the entire length of the hair will give a lasting tinting effect. The right proportion of shampoo and dye will complete the color renewal process. With shampoo you can mix brands:
- Deluxe;
- Kutrin;
- Ollin;
- Loreal;
- Vella;
- Keen.
Why hair dye should not be diluted in plastic
Every woman wants to look beautiful, and it's no secret that for this we must like ourselves, first of all. But, as they say, they meet by clothes, so the first thing they pay attention to lies in appearance. The beauty of a woman largely depends on the condition of her hair. However, today salon procedures they are quite expensive, so you have to do some things yourself.
But how to dye your hair at home? Reviews about home care behind the hair, disperse: some argue that this great alternative salons, others - that it is better to spend some of the money so as not to worry and not make any effort. For everything to be highest level, you need to know a few nuances.
For example, do you know how to dilute hair dye? It cannot be bred in plastic utensils, because the ammonia contained in most hair dyes corrodes plastic, thereby provoking the release harmful components that appear during the oxidation process. To avoid this, you can use professional ammonia-free paint or use professional paint dilution utensils.
Such professional stamps, like Loreal, Vella, Estelle, Matrix, there is a wide palette of colors. In addition, in order to avoid harming the hair during the dyeing process, it is recommended to dilute the paint with water or dilute with shampoo to reduce the concentration of hazardous components.
Using conventional paints designed for hair coloring at home, you just need to mix the dye and oxidizer that are in the box. In this case, there is no need to independently determine the desired proportions. When you use professional paint, oxidants for it are sold separately, in bottles of different capacities. Required proportions when mixing, you need to determine yourself.
What are oxidizers
When purchasing a dye in a specialized store, you can immediately buy an oxidizing agent for this type of paint. Please note that both the dye and the oxidizing agent must be from the same manufacturer, only in this case it can be guaranteed that the precisely calculated proportions will be correct. Oxidizing agents come in different concentrations, which must be indicated on the bottle as a percentage. This is the amount of hydrogen peroxide. Its content can vary from 1.8 to 12%.
An oxidizing agent with a content of less than 2% peroxide is the most gentle, it has almost no effect on the tone of the paint when applied and is only necessary for the coloring pigment to act on the one that is already on your hair
Oxidants with a high content of hydrogen peroxide additionally bleach your natural pigment and allow you to get several tones lighter when stained with the same dye.
How to calculate the required proportions when mixing paint with an oxidizing agent
The instructions that are attached to the dye must indicate the oxidizing agent with what content of peroxide and in what proportion it is necessary to mix with it in order to obtain the shade indicated on the box.
Many manufacturers have mixing ratios for bright, saturated tones of 1:1.
For tone-on-tone coloring, a 3% oxidizing agent is used, if you want to get a shade one tone lighter, you need to use a 6% oxidant in the same amount, two tones lighter - 9%, three - 12%
In cases where you want to dye your hair light colors, the amount of oxidizer should be doubled compared to the amount of dye. For clarification by three tones, use a 9% oxidizing agent, by five tones - 12%. For pastel toning when coloring hair, special emulsion oxidizing compounds with a low content of peroxide - less than 2% are used, which are added to the dye in a ratio of 2: 1.
Do not wash your hair for at least 3-4 days before dyeing.
Coloring strands is a fairly popular procedure. These days, girls who prefer natural color hair is rare. However, not everyone knows how to breed professional hair dye.
When dyeing their hair, ladies do not take into account elementary things and often do not follow the instructions attached to the product. As a result, curls acquire curious shades that are far from the color declared by the manufacturer.
The fact is that when applying paint to strands, women do not take into account natural pigmentation curls, which leads to unexpected results. To get the desired effect, you need to know the color. In this article, we will tell you how to properly dilute hair dye so that the result does not disappoint you.
In order for the hair color to turn out to be the desired one, it is necessary to properly mix all the components for dyeing.
What you need to know about hair dyes and mousses: using kapus, constant, igora, next and other paint options in the salon
Choosing professional dye, you need to carefully study the markings. Usually, manufacturers indicate the name of the color on the packaging, but for most women, this is an empty phrase. For example, what does the shade "Winter Cherry" or "Chocolate" mean? Therefore, each coloring balm has a digital index that tells the buyer about the color depth. Shades are arranged from dark to light.
The palette of hair colors is actually limitless.
It looks like this:
- Black.
- Brown (saturated).
- Brown (dark).
- Brown hair (ordinary).
- Brown (lightened).
- Light brown (dark).
- Light brown (ordinary).
- Light brown (lightened).
- Blond (standard).
- Blond (lightened).
Choose the color that suits you
Important! To dilute hair dye, you need an oxidizing agent. Usually this component comes with a dye. If the oxidizer is purchased separately, it must be produced by the company that made the color.
Oxidizing agent and coloring agents released different firms, may not be compatible.
Now consider color scheme popular brands.
Kaaral: how to properly dilute professional hair dye
Italian company for the production of hair coloring products. When choosing a paint from this manufacturer, you need to know the following markings:
- 0 - Identical to natural.
- 1 - ashy.
- 2 - purple.
- 3 - gold.
- 4 - copper.
- 5 - machaon.
- 6 - red.
- 7 - brown.
Estel is not Chinese black paint for you
Paints are produced by a Russian company. The color palette repeats the previous manufacturer, but the marking of shades is different. In particular, red and purple tones are marked with the numbers 5 and 6, respectively. Brown color is in the seventh position, and the number 8 indicates a pearl shade.
Advice! To remove the yellowness of the hair use purple shades. The natural copper color of the hair is leveled with green paint. In addition, mixing hair dyes helps to achieve richer colors.
Schwarzkopf - correct proportions
This German company labels its products similarly to previous manufacturers. However, here the number 1 indicates the shade "Sandre", golden and brown tones occupy the 5th and 6th positions, the number 8 marks purple.
Schwarzkopf is a quality proven over the years
In principle, almost all companies involved in the production of coloring products have the same label. Therefore, it is useful to know about CHI Ionic and ISO co-produced products. This american brand uses a letter designation to label the palette.
- A - Ash.
- AA - A deeper shade of ash.
- B - Beige
- C - Copper.
- G - Golden.
- CG - copper-gold.
What you need to know about oxidizers
You need to dilute professional hair dye with a special composition - an oxidizing agent. This substance, entering into chemical reaction with dye, helps to get the desired shade. Usually oxidizer and paint are sold as a set, but this does not give buyers the right to choose. Therefore, most women prefer to dilute the paint with a more concentrated oxidizer (of the same manufacturer), getting deep shades And bright colors.
Mix ingredients carefully
All commercially available oxidizing agents differ in the content of hydrogen peroxide in the composition. This figure varies between 3-12%. As an example, let's take a look at how to dilute the Estel hair dye. It all depends on the expected result. To make hair darker (1-2 tones), an oxidizing agent with an active substance content of 3% is taken. For a slight clarification, a 6% oxidizing agent is used. To lighten the strands along the entire length by 3-4 tones, it is recommended to dilute the maximum concentration of the substance.
Learning to mix ingredients in simple dishes
Usually, manufacturers indicate how to properly mix hair dye. There are recommended proportions on the package. Please note that the minimum content of oxidizing agent in the mixture is 1/5 of the amount of paint. To mix professional paints for hair you need according to the following scheme:
- We prepare a shallow bowl for mixing the ingredients, and put on rubber gloves on our hands.
- We mix the necessary ingredients (in the proportions recommended by the manufacturer).
- Mix thoroughly in a circular motion.
- We apply the finished mixture to the strands.
Do the staining process carefully
By observing the mandatory requirements, you can give the strands desired shade, without the risk of breaking the pigmentation of the hair.
In the section on the question is it possible to dilute the hair dye with something if it is not enough for all the hair? given by the author Caucasian the best answer is If before that you were dyed in exactly the same color, then you can do this: apply the paint to the regrown roots, and 5 minutes before the end of the dyeing, apply the rest of the mixture to the hair, slightly moisten with water from the spray bottle, comb thoroughly with a comb and massage. This can be done in order to slightly refresh the color along the length and avoid a sharp transition from freshly colored roots to length. There won't be any stains. It will turn out almost the same as toning on 3% oxide.
But if the color of the paint differs from the current hair color, then you definitely can’t dilute it with anything. It will turn out exactly the devil knows what is on a stick, as it was written by Cheburashka. And definitely no shampoo! !
It's easier to actually send someone to the store for a second pack of paint.
Answer from Evgeny Chistov[guru]
Try to apply to damp hair, massaging.
Answer from Russian[guru]
yes, shampoo .... :), only white ...
Answer from Sonechka[newbie]
No you can not. The color intensity will change beyond recognition!
Answer from mansion[expert]
can be diluted with the shampoo you use
Answer from Andrey andreev[guru]
exactly .. my wife paints like that .. wet your hair first
Answer from Baton56[guru]
Water, definitely!
Answer from Ѐuslan Goncharov[guru]
and can I advise you to buy initially 2 packs ... how can you dilute the paint now? yes, if they could, it will be a different shade, stretch the comb through all the hair
Answer from S[guru]
Comb through with a small-toothed comb.
It is better not to mix, it will react in such a way that then you will think for a long time what to paint over.
Answer from Love to[guru]
dilute with shampoo
Answer from Alyonushka @@@[expert]
And you can't add paint?
Answer from Alexey Somov[expert]
of course, you can dilute it with nitro paint of the same color, the color will be richer and last longer
Answer from Mikhail Ivanov[newbie]
If there is not enough paint, you can reduce the amount of hair ....
Answer from Vikusik[guru]
if you want the color to be, the devil knows what, then dilute it with anything !! do not be stingy and buy a second tube of paint, but do not use the whole one, but only squeeze out those couple of grams that you are missing. dilute by eye so that there is the same amount of paint and oxidizing agent, in the end it turns out like sour cream. and that's it. and next time the same paint will help you)) good luck)