Leave the hair color to develop for the duration of time indicated on the box (which should be somewhere between 45-60 minutes), making sure you check the shade your hair has reached at regular intervals.
What does high lift mean in hair color?
Think of high lifts as the rocket engine in your hair color arsenal. They are the strongest colors in your palette. Meaning they will give you maximum amount of lightening plus tonal deposit. High lifts are not bleach, bleach will lighten hair the most but has no tonal refining capabilities.
Should I use bleach or high lift?
It does this while toning your hair, whereas the use of bleach requires you to tone your hair separately as an additional step. High lift hair color offers a boost to lightening, equivalent to about 1 extra level on top of what a regular blonde dye can achieve.
Is hair color less damaging than bleach?
Temporary dyes are less damaging to the hair. Alternatively, permanent hair dyes use the same oxidisation process that bleaching does, but it doesn't lift the cuticle and damage the hair to the same degree. Oxidisation lightens the hair slightly while colour is being applied and bonded to the hair shaft.
What is more damaging bleach or color?
Bleaching is fancy salon lingo for stripping color out. If you're choosing between the two, permanent dye tends to be the less-damaging choice. (It can still rough up strands, mind you; ask your colorist about gentler ammonia-free formulas.)
What is the difference between high lift tint and bleach?
High lift tint is usually categorized as hair color that is a level 10 or higher. Unlike bleach, which strips the hair of natural pigment, leaving nothing behind, high lift tint lightens the hair and then deposits tone all in one step. High lift tint can also be used to 'break the base'.
Is high lift bleach?
They are the strongest colors in your palette. Meaning they will give you maximum amount of lightening plus tonal deposit. High lifts are not bleach, bleach will lighten hair the most but has no tonal refining capabilities.
Is high lift booster powder bleach?
High lift hair color is nothing but a permanent hair color that lightens your hair without the help of a bleach. It basically strips or “lifts” some of the natural pigment from your hair and deposits the dye onto it, both at the same time.
Will high lift color lighten bleached hair?
Yes but only on the roots. It won't do much on the bleached part even if it is yellow because once a dye is in your hair, another dye can't lighten or lift that color. Only bleach can. So if you aren't satisfied with the bleach result you may need to bleach again or add a violet based toner.
Does high lift color fade?
After you dye your hair with a high lift color, it may be necessary to tone your hair if you naturally have a lot of warmth in your base tone. Like all hair colors, this dye will fade with time too, and a regular maintenance routine is the best way to keep your hair looking great and prevent it from becoming brassy.