Basal highlighting: technique and care after staining

Basal highlighting involves staining the hair roots that have grown after the previous procedure. This is a great way to refresh your image without harming your hair. Many try to do this procedure on their own, but do not risk the health and beauty of their hair, it is better to turn to the services of hairdressers.

Over a month, hair grows on average by 1.5 cm, so 3-4 weeks after the procedure, regrown roots worsen the appearance of the hairstyle. Light roots are not too noticeable, but dark ones need highlighting. The frequency of basal highlighting depends on the type of staining. For example, California technology, armoring, ombre and shuttle should be adjusted every 6 months. A classic, ashen, French and American is recommended to be updated after 1-2 months.

If you do not tint the root zone, but completely highlight the strands, the hair quality will be deteriorated, to a greater extent at the tips, the order of alternation of clarified and natural curls will also deteriorate, because of which the hair will have a clarified effect. It is difficult even for experienced craftsmen to highlight hair from roots to ends a second time, the probability that a specialist will touch unpainted curls is 99%, because of which the contrast will not be clear.

Basal highlighting is best done on clean, dry hair. The procedure is performed in several stages.

• The hair must be combed thoroughly, the first strand should be selected with a comb. This is done selectively, as with traditional staining.
• A piece of foil is fixed under the strand.Brush should be applied to the regrown hair. It is important not to go beyond the transition line. You can not leave unpainted areas.
• The foil should be slowly turned to the center and close the painted area with it. By the same principle, the following curls are painted.
• The paint must be left for a certain time, then rinse it thoroughly.
• A restorative balm or mask is required.

Until recently, it was believed that dyeing badly affects the condition of the hair, but technology does not stand still, and today gentle chemicals for treating hair are used. Basal highlighting has several advantages:

• gives tresses a neat and attractive look;
• it takes less time than a complete hair dye;
• does not do much harm to hair;
• with such staining, a small amount of dye is used, which positively affects the cost of the procedure;
• maintains clarity of the picture;
• hair gains volume due to the fact that dark and light curls alternate;
• depending on the dyeing technique, an ombre or balayazh effect can be obtained.

But despite such a number of advantages, this procedure has several disadvantages:

• it is difficult to pick up a tone and carefully apply it on a colored curl so that the borders between the colors are invisible;
• despite the fact that they use gentle means for dyeing, they still negatively affect the hair, especially if the roots are bleached before that;
• it is necessary to carefully carry out the procedure, since if you step too far beyond the border of the previous highlighting, you can burn or ruin the strands;
• An incorrectly selected shade will spoil the hair, and to eliminate the defect you will have to dye your hair completely.

Baseline highlighting should be trusted to experienced professionals. It is advisable to contact the master who did the highlighting for you for the first time, so he will easily repeat his own work. It is important to use quality products. Errors of 1-2 tones are acceptable.

For highlighting strands of paint, the following accessories are used:

• 10 cm strip of foil;
• a bowl for mixing paint, you can use any, but not metal;
• a comb with a thin handle and a massage comb;
• brush;
• clamps.

Hairdressers use 3 products for coloring the root zone.

• Clarifying powder. If the curls are dark and thick, then they can be lightened exclusively with powder. Before staining, it must be diluted with an oxidizing agent in the indicated proportions. The main thing is not to exaggerate, otherwise the hair will be burned and gain an unappealing yellow tone.
• Special Blond - this tool is used for dark-haired female representatives - brown-haired, dark blond or brunettes. A distinctive property of the dye is that it is used on unpainted hair. Before use, special blondes should also be mixed with an oxidizing agent.
• Tonic or permanent paint - for some, natural pigment is quite difficult to remove, so after the bleaching procedure, the strands acquire a reddish or yellow tone. High-quality basal highlighting can be obtained using natural tones of paints.

On the hair of natural blondes, effective highlighting is not difficult to get. Light strands are easy to stain. The main task in this situation is the correct choice of dye so that the result of the procedure is noticeable. It is more difficult to perform basal highlighting in the style of a blonde on bleached hair. In this case, experts use powders that completely eliminate the natural dark color. Such products contain a large amount of oxidizing agent.

This staining technique, as a rule, is the same for both blondes and brunettes. But there are several differences:

• brunette’s hair must be discolored before tinting, natural blondes can be immediately dyed;
• clarified hair dyes faster than dark, respectively, blondes will spend less time on this procedure;
• the frequency of root highlighting is also different - brunettes need to update their hairstyles every 2 months, while for blondes it will be enough to perform the highlighting technique once every six months.

To achieve effective highlighting, it is important to avoid common mistakes.

• Hairdresser change. Correction must be done by the same master as highlighting. He knows the features of your hair, knows what shades were used and how thick your curls are. In addition, updating someone else's work is much more difficult than owning it.
• Lack of care for dyed hair. Hair after this procedure requires special care, you need to use nourishing masks and oils that strengthen the hair, keeping the color saturated.
• Conducting root highlighting at home, especially if the girl will do the procedure on her own. It is necessary to work on the transition line with the utmost care in order to minimize the risk of damage to the curls.
• Ignoring hair type and color - if clarification was previously performed, then the root section should be tinted.

To prevent curls, it is necessary to use special masks and balms. The market now has a large number of different tools. You should also adhere to the advice of specialists.

• It is necessary to buy shampoos for highlighted hair, they retain a saturated color and prevent the appearance of yellowness.
• Apply balm of the same brand as shampoo. The application of oils and masks is also welcome.
• The yellow hue that appears can be removed at home with special tonics. You can buy them at professional hairdressing stores. Toners of silver or violet color are best removed by yellowness.
• A good professional comb positively affects the health of the hair. Experts advise using scallops made of wood with a large distance between the teeth or combs with natural pile. Remember that wet hair should not be combed, as it becomes brittle.
• A yellow tint appears due to exposure to sunlight or chlorinated water. Therefore, wear a hat in the summer, and wear a hat in the pool to protect the structure of the hair.
• You can not perform root highlighting often. Masters recommend doing it when the roots grow no less than 4-5 cm.
• protect your hair from high temperatures. Before using the hair dryer or curling iron, apply special sprays on the curls.

Basical highlighting is a great way to renew your hair style, refresh your image by spending little time and effort. And to improve the look and condition of curls after highlighting will help professional lamination. This procedure will fix the paint in the structure of curls and for a long time will save a beautiful view of the hairstyle.If you have any questions regarding hair care or the frequency of root highlighting, consult your master. A specialist can always give advice on how to properly care for your hair.

About how root highlighting is performed, see the next video.