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A toner is a semi-permanent hair coloration that’s designed to solely deposit coloration. It doesn’t use a developer that causes a “elevate” or the flexibility to take away present coloration on the hair (whether or not virgin or coloured), so it could actually solely alter the tone and/or darken the hair that it’s utilized to.
The phrases toner/gloss/glaze have been typically used interchangeably once I was working in a salon. I often known as them a “gloss” as a result of I favored the way it sounded and the toners I used left distinctive shine on the hair as nicely!
Toners are usually not dangerous. They’re typically essential to execute the precise tone (heat or cool) to the hair, in addition to appropriate any undesirable tone which will have popped up. Toners can’t make your hair lighter or brighter.
Toners, although, can take away a little bit of the brightness from a uncooked elevate from bleach. So in case you are somebody who likes a very brilliant blonde, and your hair can elevate to a reasonably finish outcome from bleach alone, you might be able to skip the toner altogether.
Toners solely final a couple of weeks and are designed to slowly fade away with out leaving an apparent line of demarcation on the hair. This could imply, although, in case you are lightening your hair and having it toned to a selected shade (let’s say a cool caramel coloration), over time it’s going to fade away and you could really feel that the lightened components of your hair are trying heat/brassy/coppery. This may be very simply fastened with one other firming course of on the salon!
Toners are light on the hair and add shine and softness. They take away the tough strains that bleach can typically depart behind. They “dim” the hair both a bit of bit or quite a bit, and when correctly formulated provides you with the right coloration!
The hair must be correctly lifted to the precise lightness for the toner to work. In case your hair was highlighted to a degree 8, for instance, and is trying actually brass/orange within the shampoo bowl, you’ll have a tough time attaining a pale spotlight outcome irrespective of what number of rounds of a neutralizing gentle toner your stylist applies. Conversely, when you discover that your toner is leaving your lightened hair too cool, and virtually gray or purple-looking, you possibly can simply ask your stylist to tweak the components for a hotter outcome!
Toners can be diluted, so their influence could be lessened. I’ve had a toner utilized that’s primarily “clear” with a “capful of 9N” or one thing alongside these strains. That implies that solely a touch, and I imply that actually, of toner is definitely being deposited on the lightened hair to regulate any undesirable heat.
I’ve talked quite a bit about lightened hair, however toners can be nice for darker hair! When you’ve got darkish brown hair and are searching for a really delicate shift in tone, a toner utilized all around the hair is a brilliant simple, low-maintenance choice to create a wealthy coloration. You’ll be able to go heat or cool and about as darkish as you desire to!
Toners can’t absolutely cowl gray, however they’ll very softly “dim” the stark distinction between gray and brown hair. For purchasers who weren’t fairly prepared for the dedication of a full everlasting coloration, a toner utilized all around the hair and maybe positioned underneath gentle warmth, is a simple technique to try and mix the gray with out creating a robust line of progress when the hair grows out.
So toners can be utilized in a number of other ways! I used them fairly often within the salon! I like them, however typically I would like the brightness of a uncooked elevate blonde all through my hair, so I have a tendency to say no to get a toner utilized to it. If you’re searching for a brighter blonde outcome, you possibly can talk about both skipping or tweaking your toner components to assist get you nearer to what you’re going for!
