Understanding Basic Hair Colour

Front

*Front:* Primary colours

Back

red, blue, yellow

Front

*Front:* Melanin

Back

natural hair colour

Front

*Front:* Eumelanin

Back

for black and brown hair

Front

*Front:* Pheomelanin

Back

for red and blonde hair

Front

*Front:* Grey hair

Back

less melanin production

Front

*Front:* oxidative hair colour

Back

eg permanent and demi-permanent, addition of a developer

Front

*Front:* Temporary hair colour

Back

out after a few washes

Front

*Front:* Permanent hair colour

Back

sits in the cortex - grows out

Front

*Front:* Semi-permanent hair colour

Back

for 6-12 washes

Front

*Front:* High lift tint

Back

lift and tones for level6 and above