An interesting shade of healthy curls is real! How to tone hair after highlighting?

Although highlights can completely change your appearance, occasionally they leave your hair in need of additional maintenance. Toning your hair can help restore the bright, healthy glow lost in highlighted hair that appears uneven or lifeless.

After highlighting, toning is an easy way to bring out the natural beauty of your curls and balance out any unwanted shades. It’s an easy way to add a cool or warm tone, depending on your taste, and remove brassiness.

You can maintain the vibrancy and freshness of your highlighted hair with the correct products and techniques. Let’s look at some efficient at-home hair toning techniques.

Competent selection of products

Toning products include paints, mousses, foams, sprays, balms, and tonics.

The choice of coloring composition depends on the tasks facing the woman:

1. If you want to be able to change shades as often as possible, then coloring shampoos that last on the hair for no more than two weeks are well suited for these purposes.
2. If the goal is to maintain the resulting effect as long as possible, then you should opt for professional toning mousses and paints. The result of such a procedure lasts for 1-2 months.

When selecting a product, you should also consider its price and keep in mind that professional brands have a relatively high cost, but this is justified by their effectiveness and long-lasting toning results.

Products enriched with collagen, plant ceramides, silk peptides, or other auxiliary ingredients that support healthy hair maintenance should be used if the hair is damaged.

You can apply lamination-effect products, which apply a thin layer of protection to every hair strand.

A test coloring is always necessary for a skillful color selection. This can be accomplished by applying the product to the occipital strands and determining the degree to which the outcome matches the packaging photo. Additionally, the type of color and original shade of the curls that were highlighted determines how the toning turns out. Experts advise considering the following choices:

• For women with light brown hair. Owners of dark-blond curls, related to the “summer” color type, can successfully emphasize the image by toning in ash-gray, flax, pearl, platinum, nut-coffee or plum shades.
• For ladies with light-brown hair, color type "spring" sand, golden, honey, amber, chestnut and chocolate shades are best suited.
• For light hair. For owners of snow-white skin, blue eyes and light curls, toning in light-brown, honey and wheat shades will be optimal. If the skin is prone to tanning, you can also opt for golden and caramel tones.
• For dark and black hair. Highlighting in women of the color type "autumn" and "winter" will look good with toning in cognac, caramel, golden, amber, copper or red shades.

Rich brunettes tend to favor colors in the coffee-chocolate range, as well as shades of bronze, chestnut, eggplant, and mahogany.

After highlighting, toning your hair is a fantastic way to preserve the health of your curls and get a vibrant, natural-looking shade. By using the appropriate toner, you can improve the color of your hair, balance out brassy tones, and create a seamless blend for your highlights. With just a few easy steps, you can update your appearance and get the ideal amount of shine and color without endangering the health of your curls.

What to prepare for the procedure?

To ensure a smooth process, you will require the following collection:

1. Tinting agent.
2. Comb.
3. Hairpins or clips to fix strands.
4. Fat cream – for lubricating the hairline so as not to stain the skin.
5. Waterproof cape to protect clothes.
6. Gloves.
7. Brush or sponge for applying the composition.

Home tinting products

Special shampoos

Intended to subdue an existing color by a slight shade. acknowledged as a temporary form of coloring.

Rocolor

These are tint shampoos; there are ten in this range.

Advantages:

• Affordable price.
• In addition to coloring compositions, a yellowness neutralizer for light curls and gray hair is presented.
• All products give the hair a lamination effect.
• Convenient dosage – the neutralizer is available in a bottle with a volume of 150 ml, the coloring compositions are packed in sachets, three pieces in each box.

Cons:

• The result of coloring depends on the condition of the hair.
• The liquid texture is not convenient for application.

Concept

Although the line of tint shampoo only has five positions that represent the bright shades, it still has benefits.

Advantages:

• The assortment of Concept toning shampoos includes a silver shade not only for women, but also for men, allowing you to achieve the effect of light shading of gray hair. The product contains salt of silver, vitamins, pepper oil and extracts of grain crops.
• Available price.
• Anti-Yellow-Eyllow effectively neutralizes yellowness in bleached curls.

Minus: Limited number of vivid shade options.

Foams and mousses

Means’ structure is frothy. Permit up to eight soap procedures to achieve a relatively long-lasting effect and a saturated color.

Schwarzkopf Perfect Mousse

Advantages:

• Effective for lightening dark hair.
• Light application thanks to the bottle with a dispenser.
• The composition is enriched with caring components.
• Besammic formula.

Cons:

• A fairly high cost.
• Inconvenient to use, if you only need to tint the roots.

Palette "Sheker"

Advantages:

• Instant preparation of the composition.
• A pleasant aroma.
• The line is represented.
• In addition to the coloring composition, the set includes balm.

Cons:

• A fairly high cost.
• Can dry out regularly lightened strands.

Paints

Paints are products that fall under the category of intensive toning options and have a 1-1.5 month shelf life.

Now let’s talk about paints that work well with highlighted strands.

Londa Colour

Advantages:

• Affordable price.
• Wide selection of shades.
• Caring components in the composition.

Cons: The lack of an application dispenser calls for the preparation of the composition in a separate container.

Wella Colour Touch

Advantages:

• It is in demand among professionals, but at the same time it is also ideal for home use.
• Does not contain ammonia.
• Contains caring components.

Cons: Quite expensive.

Estel Products

The manufacturer provides a variety of toning compositions, including foam, shampoo, tinting masks, and organic paint. A month is all that the toning effect lasts.

1. Cream paint "Estel essex". Produced in tubes, contains caring components that help curls remain elastic and moisturized. K&Es complex provides intense and deep color. After toning, hair gains volume and shine, is easy to comb and style. Among the disadvantages, one can only highlight the lack of a dispenser on the bottle, so for application you will need to use an additional container for the product and a brush.
2. Tinting mask "Estel newtone". The release form in the form of a bottle with a dispenser makes application convenient, and natural auxiliary components in the composition help to nourish the curls, softening the coloring effect. The lamination effect provides curls with additional protection from the aggressive effects of external factors. The disadvantage of the product is that a rich shade may not work out the first time, in this case the procedure should be repeated, but not more than two times in a row.
3. Tinting foam for hair "Estel Prima Color". Ease of application and instant coloring effect are complemented by the included caring components, allowing you to saturate your curls with useful microelements and keep them moisturized.
4. Tinted shampoo "Estel curex color intense". The product contains various caring components, the shampoo also has a gentle effect on the scalp, healing small wounds and scratches. Does not harm the hair and is suitable for regular use, to create a cumulative effect on the hair.

Tonica

The "Tonica" brand of balms comes in thirty-six shades; eight of these are due to recently developed biolamination products.

Advantages:

• The gentle composition does not injure the hair shaft, affecting only the surface layers.
• Natural components give the curls silkiness, providing gentle care.
• Fast action – the maximum period of keeping the balm on the hair is half an hour.
• Wide palette.
• No need to wait several weeks to re-dye your hair, since there is no ammonia in the composition.
• All colors of Tonica can be mixed together.
• Affordable price.

Cons:

• On very light hair, it sometimes gives “poisonous” shades.
• Not suitable for coloring gray hair.
• The coloring pigment can stain bed linen.
• If you get caught in the rain, you can get into an awkward situation. Tonic is washed off with water and colored streams flowing from the hair can ruin your clothes.

How to give strands a cold shade?

If light strands have taken on an undesirable yellowish tone, you can use shades to give them a chilly tone:

• "Pearl".
• "Cold blond".
• "Ash".
• "Silver".
• "Platinum".
• "Plum".

Step	Description
1. Choose the right toner	Pick a toner that complements the highlighted shade and matches your natural color for a balanced look.
2. Apply toner evenly	Spread the toner thoroughly from roots to ends, making sure all highlighted areas are covered.
3. Wait for the toner to set	Leave the toner on for the recommended time to allow the color to develop properly.
4. Rinse and condition	Rinse out the toner with cool water and follow up with a deep conditioner to restore moisture.
5. Style as usual	Once dry, style your hair as desired to show off your refreshed, toned highlights.

It’s not as difficult as you might think to achieve a lovely, even tone after highlighting. You can have gorgeous, colorful curls that are healthy and vibrant with the right products and maintenance.

Don’t forget to select toning products based on the type of hair you have and the color you want. Regularly applying treatments and keeping your hair moisturized will also help shield it from harm.

You can maintain the shine and freshness of your highlighted hair while keeping your curls a true representation of your own style by adhering to these easy steps.

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