There are only three basic techniques for lightening individual strands of hair - melirovanie through the cap, using foil and outdoors. The implementation of the last two methods is rather complicated and requires certain professional skills. The use of a special hairdresser's cap allows you to refresh your hairstyle yourself without leaving your home.
Which is better to choose highlights - through the cap, outdoors or foil?
The technology of lightening curls is selected depending on the length of the haircut and the desired effect.
Melirovanie through the cap is great for short hair, less often used on hairstyles with an average length of curls. It allows you to evenly and gently lighten even very thin strands.
Open melirovanie, providing the contact of the coloring composition with air, is used for the technician ombre , shatush and balayazh. Thanks to this clarification, the effect of natural blending, overflow, soft shade transition is achieved.
For long hair, melirovanie through the cap is never done, because after staining it can not be removed from the head, besides, strands of length below the earlobe are very difficult to pull through miniature holes.
How correctly to do melirovanie through a cap?
In order to conduct the procedure yourself, you should have the following things:
- frequent hairbrush;
- Brush for coloring;
- hook;
- a cap for highlighting;
- gloves;
- towel;
- clarifying composition;
- paint mixing tank;
- polyethylene film.
Here's how to make hair styling through your hat at home:
- Dry and rinse well. Put the cap on, as tight as possible, pressing it to the scalp. Using the hook to pull the thin strands through the available holes. Depending on the desired lightening effect, you can pass the hair into each, or into one of 2, 3 holes.
- Comb stretched strands. In the direction of growth of curls, apply a brush with a brush.
- Cover the lightened hair with polyethylene. Leave for 30 minutes.
- Without removing the hats from the head, wash the painted strands with running water. Blot them with a towel, and only then remove the cap.
- Wash all hair by using a mask or air conditioner at the end. Make the styling.