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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 “carry” or the flexibility to take away present coloration on the hair (whether or not virgin or coloured), so it might probably solely alter the tone and/or darken the hair that it’s utilized to.
The phrases toner/gloss/glaze had been typically used interchangeably after I was working in a salon. I normally referred to as them a “gloss” as a result of I preferred the way it sounded and the toners I used left distinctive shine on the hair as properly!
Toners aren’t unhealthy. They’re typically essential to execute the correct 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 carry from bleach. So if you’re somebody who likes a very shiny blonde, and your hair can carry to a fairly 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, if you’re lightening your hair and having it toned to a specific shade (let’s say a cool caramel coloration), over time it can fade away and you could really feel that the lightened elements of your hair are wanting heat/brassy/coppery. This may be very simply mounted with one other firming course of on the salon!
Toners are mild on the hair and add shine and softness. They take away the cruel strains that bleach can generally go away behind. They “dim” the hair both somewhat bit or lots, and when correctly formulated offers you the right coloration!
The hair must be correctly lifted to the correct lightness for the toner to work. In case your hair was highlighted to a degree 8, for instance, and is wanting actually brass/orange within the shampoo bowl, you should have a tough time attaining a pale spotlight outcome regardless of what number of rounds of a neutralizing mild toner your stylist applies. Conversely, should you discover that your toner is leaving your lightened hair too cool, and nearly gray or purple-looking, you’ll be able to simply ask your stylist to tweak the system for a hotter outcome!
Toners may also be diluted, so their affect may 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 lots about lightened hair, however toners may also be nice for darker hair! When you’ve got darkish brown hair and are in search of a really delicate shift in tone, a toner utilized all around the hair is an excellent simple, low-maintenance choice to create a wealthy coloration. You’ll be able to go heat or cool and about as darkish as you want to!
Toners can’t totally cowl gray, however they will very softly “dim” the stark distinction between gray and brown hair. For shoppers who weren’t fairly prepared for the dedication of a full everlasting coloration, a toner utilized all around the hair and maybe positioned underneath mild warmth, is a straightforward solution to try and mix the gray with out creating a powerful line of progress when the hair grows out.
So toners can be utilized in numerous other ways! I used them fairly often within the salon! I like them, however generally I need the brightness of a uncooked carry blonde all through my hair, so I have a tendency to say no to get a toner utilized to it. In case you are in search of a brighter blonde outcome, you’ll be able to talk about both skipping or tweaking your toner system to assist get you nearer to what you’re going for!
