Your hair is composed of a protein called keratin. The color of your hair, however, depends upon the presence of other proteins, called melanin. The presence of eumelanin creates brown to black shades of hair, while phaeomelanin creates blonde and red shades. But if you are unhappy with your current hair color, you can always dye it. Whether you choose to dye it at home or from a professional such as those at Devachan Salon can depend on your desired look and degree of bravery.
Hair Dye
People have been changing their hair for thousands of years, including in Ancient Roman times. The first commercial hair color as you know it, however, was created in France in 1909. This first product, which you are probably still familiar with, was known as L’Oreal. Hair coloring remains exceedingly popular with both women and men, whether it is to cover grays, add highlights, create a bold statement, or just for a change. You may choose to use temporary hair coloring that washes out (some more easily than others), or a more permanent hair coloring. The colors you choose may resemble natural hair colors, or maybe something more exotic like neon green or electric blue.
Semi, Demi, and Permanent
Your longer-lasting hair dyes you apply at home or at the salon will usually fall into three categories: semi-permanent, demi-permanent, or permanent. With semi-permanent dyes, the dye will enter your hair shaft as tiny molecules that can make hair darker or enhanced. This type usually lasts for 6 to 12 washings before it washes out. Demi-permanent hair dyes last longer as they use peroxide. The peroxide helps the dye molecules increase within your hair shaft, making them slightly larger. The larger size helps them last longer, usually for about 24 to 26 washings. Permanent hair dyes, on the other hand, use both ammonia and peroxide. The ammonia and peroxide work to remove your hair color molecules, to be replaced by the large dye molecules. As a result, the coloring is permanent until your hair grows out. This also works better for more drastic changes, but can be harsh on the hair if done too often.
Benefits of Professionals
When it comes to using a permanent hair dye, it may be best to have it done by a professional. Larger changes, such as from dark to blonde or vice versa, may turn out better when performed by a professional as well. A salon will also be able to offer you other services, such as cutting and styling. While most professional salons will offer services for any hair type, some may specialize in certain types of hair, such as cutting, styling, and coloring naturally curly hair like the Devachan Salon. As a result, you may be able to learn techniques for caring for your specific hair type along with your professional coloring.
**This is a sponsored and written blog post by Devachan Salon.
I dye my hair every six weeks and only on occasion to I go to a salon. Premature gray hair is a family curse. I’m a big fan of the permanent and I do like to go bold sometimes with my color choices
I think if I ever did do anything to my hair, I would DEFINITELY go to a salon like Devachan! I would’t want to mess up, and can always trust professionals!
I go to a salon and have them use permanent. I had a demi put in once for a bold streak of pink though.
Will be passing this along to my mom who dyes her hair all the time.
Michelle F.
I know some people who dye at home, but I would much prefer a salon, I think!! 🙂
I’ve never dyed my hair at salon, because I always preferred at home. But since I plan on dyeing my brown hair blonde, I might have to consider a salon.
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That’s a great breakdown! I’m a fan of having my hair dyed at a salon, because I feel like they (generally) know what they’re doing. It’s also best if you want your hair caramelized instead of single-tone. I just wish it weren’t so expensive.
This is a great explaination! I just got permanent color with a gloss (at a salon, because there’s no way I’m trusting myself with that kinda thing) and it looks fabulous. I loved that I was able to try a demi first to know if I wanted to commit to the new color.
Eh, can’t make it to the saloons so much anymore, so I’m all about the box and the permanent! Loved the explanation, I didn’t know about ancient Rome
I tried coloring my husband’s hair once and even though I thought it was subtle, he thought it was a big change. It wasn’t 🙂
I usually use henna or semi-permanent dye, but leave permanent jobs to the pros. I would hate to seriously mess my hair up!
i would have it done by a professional for sure….
I don’t have the physical strength to do it myself, so I always go to the salon whenever I get the chance to get my hair done! I’m trying to go from a dark auburn to a medium copper right now, will be such a big change when it’s done!
I used to color my hair a lot. But then I had kids lol… I think if I get the chance to do it I would have a salon do it again. I tried a home dye once and it did not turn out good.
I color my hair at home because it takes too long at a salon. I also didn’t find salon color lasted much longer.
Great info- thanks for sharing!