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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HAIR TONERS WHAT, WHY & HOW?
Toning is to hair color what icing is to cupcakes. It’s the fine-tuning, finishing touch that transforms the basic into something truly finessed. And as anyone who has licked the icing bowl can attest, it’s also pretty great on its own! Today there are many types of toning formulas at the disposal of salon
professionals and the best pros curate a “toning toolbox” that provides the right toner for every shade and every type of hair.
WHAT IS A HAIR TONER?
Not to be confused with glazing or hair glossing, hair toners are essentially a hair color product that gently alter the undertone of hair and are described as demi-permanent or semi-permanent hair color. Unlike permanent hair color that stays put until it grows out or you cut your hair and fade gradually after six to eight weeks. Because toners are low in ammonia, they don’t penetrate deeply into the hair strand—rather they lie gently on the surface of the hair, acting much like the topcoat used to finish off your Manis and pedis! Given their low-ammonia composition it also means they’re a healthy choice for your hair, even if it’s damaged.
WHY USE A TONER?
Toners are used to upgrade, enhance, or refine hair color.
- Neutralizing: The best hair color is clean and clear, free of unwanted tones. For example, a beautiful, cool blonde hair color won’t exhibit traces of yellow and a lovely mocha brunette hair color would be ruined by unwanted orange or brassiness. Toners neutralize any unwanted tones. A violet purple toner may be applied to blonde hair to cancel out unwanted yellow; or a blue toner used to neutralize brass.
- Double Process Hair Color: Trendy hair colors like rose gold or pastel pink are usually a two-step process. First to lighten your hair and create a clean “canvas,” then using a toner to deposit the desired final shade (or shades).
- Pre-toning: Pre-toning creates a neutral base, eliminating unwanted warm or ash tones that might compromise the finished hair color. A pre-tone is applied before your color service and will help to keep your hair color consistent as it fades.
- Color Refreshing: If your existing hair color has started to fade, a toner is a healthier way to bring it back to life than by re-applying permanent color. Many hair stylists like to apply permanent hair color to the new growth and use a toner on the rest of your hair to balance the existing shade and add shine.
- Color Correction: Toners can be used to fix color problems quickly and gently, like tones that fade or spots that might pop up because of inaccurate application.
- Grey Blending: If your hair isn’t completely grey, toning is a great way to blend your greys with the pigmented hair color that you still have. Toners are sheerer than permanent hair color, so you’ll get a reflective, dimensional grey coverage result instead of a solid hair color look.
- Shine Enhancement: Sometimes your hair color simply needs a shine boost. Toners to the rescue!
HOW ARE TONERS APPLIED?
The good news is toners are quick. Most formulas take around 20 minutes to process. Our salon stylist will apply toners when your hair is damp and then shampoo you when time is up.
WHAT HAIR COLOURS ARE TONERS BEST FOR?
All of them! why ? lets find out below:-
- Blonde Hair: Toners can remove unwanted warm tones, finish off a blonde shade with a fun tone like lilac or rose gold and add sparkle and shine to the overall blonde hair colour shade. We neutralise unwanted brassy tones by using a shampoo designed to illuminate and add shine to blonde hair.
- Brunette Hair: You can add richness, depth, and dimension to brunette hair colour with a toner, as well as neutralise colour that is too warm, brassy or ashy.
- Red Hair: Red hair colour really stands out, especially when it’s shiny and vivid. Toners can amplify red hair colour and restore the look of your red shade if it begins to fade.
- Highlights: Toner can add a level of refinement to your highlights by blending and balancing them. Toning balayage, foliage or foil highlights makes them look subtler, more natural, and frankly, more expensive!
- Pastel Hair: Pastel shades like pale mint green hair or pastel blue hair generally require the two steps described above—lightening, followed by a toner overlay. Toners can also be combined to create a rainbow of unique hair colours.
- Vivid Hair: The name says it all—the vivid hair colour we love is bright and bold! Toners keep vivid hair colour on point—refreshing them with healthy, low-ammonia formulas to maintain their original vibrancy. Our custom-made products vivid hair colour on point—refreshing them with healthy, low- ammonia formulas to maintain their original vibrancy.
