Melanie: January 2008 Archives

For those of us who like to color our own hair, it can be a challenge knowing which type of color to choose.  I have seen many situations in the salon where using an ash hair color can benefit the outcome.  Knowing the underlying chemistry that goes along with hair color can be a very in depth lesson.  So I will break it down in the easiest way I can for a better at home coloring.

So when you go to the drugstore to choose, as I like to call them, an “over-the-counter” hair color, sometimes we don’t always take into consideration that each hair color we choose had to start with an underlying primary color, which can either be red, blue, or yellow.  So for when we get into the ash colors, we are getting into a mix of primary colors to create a “base” color.  Even a small understanding of colors can be helpful when coloring your self.  Since there are more than ash hair colors, it can be tough on which one to choose.