To change a hair color, it is not obligatory to use resistant paints. A bold image of young girls today create with crayons for hair. They allow you to experiment often: they have a rich palette of colors, they are washed away and have almost no negative impact on the health of hair. If a girl didn’t like one image, she can change it, painting the curls in a different color in a few days. You can make crayons for hair with your own hands or buy them in cosmetic stores, art shops.
Crayons - the original means and way to make hair colored
Colored crayons for coloring: what it is and how to make them with your own hands at home
Color pastels are used for coloring. These are the same colored crayons that children use when they paint on asphalt. Pastel consists of zinc white, chalk and pigments. On the hair, it lasts for 2-3 days, but it is most useful to wash off the paint after eight hours of wearing.
Unlike paints and toners, crayons do not penetrate into the hair, they lay down on their surface, causing minimal damage to the structure, but with frequent use the curls become dry and lose their luster.
How to choose crayons for short, medium and long hair
In shops and the Internet a wide range of crayons. When buying in the first place you should pay attention to the country of production and composition. European crayons possess high quality, but they are also more expensive than their Chinese counterparts, which cause allergies and spoil the condition of the strands. Some brands produce crayons with vitamins and emollients. If the curls are weak or often subjected to chemical coloration, it is better to take just such.
Different products and texture. More expensive are fatty crayons that resemble cream.
Dry sold in sets, they resemble pencils or chalk for drawing. Their cost is cheaper. They are more economical, but not as easy to use as greasy.
Wax crayons are found on sale, but experts do not recommend using them and advise you to buy only pastel, and to save money, it’s better not to do it in cosmetics stores, but in art stores, where their cost can be two or three times less.
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Before use, the hair should be thoroughly washed. Blond and red hair also needs to be dried, otherwise the pigments will firmly settle on the surface of the hair and it will be difficult to wash them off even with the use of a shampoo. But brunettes, so that the color was bright, before dyeing the strands, it is desirable to moisten with water. If the hair has an intermediate shade, between dark and light, moisten the crayons before use.
How to use crayons for hair at home:
- Put on gloves and cover your clothes: crayons fall off and leave difficult to remove stains on the fabric and on the skin.
- Comb, because after the procedure it will be inconvenient to use a comb: layers of applied pigment are removed.
- Twist the hair strand into a flagellum. Holding the tips of the strands with your fingers, run along the entire length, lightly rubbing it into pieces of pastel. Move your hand from the roots to the ends, so as not to damage the hair cuticles. When using fatty crayons, it is enough to place a strand between the plates, which should be fixed, held from the roots to the tips.
Secrets of use
Before the first use, stylists advise to put a little paint on only one strand in order to better understand how the tool behaves.
- color intensity is regulated by a layer of paint
- using multiple colors, create smooth color transitions,
- You can dissolve a piece of crayon in a small amount of water and apply this water on the strands or lower the tips of the strands into it for a minute: the color will not be intense, but the procedure will reduce the painting time.
Color combinations
To make the image interesting and bright, colored strands must be combined with the main hair color.
What color to choose:
- shades of gray, violet, black, orange and red are suitable for light and blond ones,
- with red hair combines shades of green and blue,
- brown-haired women and brunettes should opt for shades of green, gold, red, blue, gold and silver.
Pros and cons: price and other aspects
Among the advantages of such a tool, users call affordable prices, comparative safety for hair and a large selection of shades. Pastel is not difficult to find in stores. In addition, it is quickly washed away, and in case of an unsuccessful experiment, the case can be quickly corrected.
The main disadvantages of crayons are the girls who consider the color to be unstable and the fact that you can easily get your hands and clothes dirty with crayons for painting hair, not only during the coloring procedure, but also after it. The paint is crumbling even while walking, so you need to be careful. You can make a high hairstyle or fix it with varnish. Another disadvantage of pastels - with frequent use, it dries the strands strongly. To avoid this, do not use crayons frequently and purchase only high-quality products.
Add all the pros and cons and make the right choice.
Alternative option
The advantage of using chalk for painting hair is that it does not require a solid hair dye. A girl can change her image at any time, because pastel is easily washed off and does not oblige to wear hair of the same color for a long time.
You can also use tonic: it is easy to apply, but the dye is taken only on blond hair, and pastels can be actively applied on dark ones. Also change their image with overhead strands.
How to dye your hair with colored chalk (video):
Simple tips on how to use crayons for hair
Hair coloring is an effective and proven method that allows women and girls to change their appearance and bring originality to it. Typically, representatives of the weak and at the same time beautiful half of humanity choose natural and dull tones. However, what to do to those who prefer rich and unusual colors, but do not want to go for a long time with the hair of a particular color?
Crayons - this is your opportunity to make your appearance original and unique.
For them, the best solution will be colored chalk, allowing to give the locks the most daring shades - pink, green, blue and many others. We decided to tell you in detail how to use crayons for hair, what they consist of and how to wash them - step-by-step instructions will be useful to anyone who is open to experiments and strives for bright colors in his image.
general information
To begin with, let's talk about what these dye products are, which are so rapidly gaining popularity in the market of cosmetics for hair.
Immediately make a reservation that conditionally all the crayons can be divided into two main categories:
The second option is more simple and convenient to use. However, the price of shadows is slightly higher than pastels.
But pastels, in turn, are characterized by:
- low cost
- less ease of use
- ability to get dirty fingers, so you should definitely wear gloves.
This tool is of two types - pastel and shade. The first is getting your hands dirty
Note. By the way, not only your fingers, but also your clothes should be protected from contamination. Therefore, before using pastel products, you should either wear old clothes or cover your shoulders with a towel or handkerchief. Be sure to cover the floor with newspapers to prevent it from smudging with colored dust.
It is impossible to say which chalks are better for hair. There are a large number of different brands that produce high-quality dyes.
Is it harmful?
Those girls who first meet with this method of applying the dye composition, ask a very logical question: “Are they small for hair?”
As it turns out, this procedure is completely safe - crayons:
- do not adversely affect the health of the hair,
- do not contain toxic and toxic substances,
- wash off quickly and easily with regular shampoo,
- they can even be used by children, although, of course, it is better under the supervision of adults.
Crayons are completely safe
Note. There is only one limitation - not to use the product too often, as this may cause dry curls. Also, after each flush paint should use nourishing masks.
From what they produce
To convince you of the safety of such dyes, we will tell you what is the composition of crayons for hair.
The shadows mentioned above are produced by pressing from:
- pigments
- mineral oil (most commonly used to use flaxseed).
Pastel dry type is also produced by pressing, only without the use of mineral oils.
In addition to the above components, all high-quality products include additional substances:
- protective complexes
- softening additives
- nutritional complexes.
Crayons are made from safe non-toxic substances.
Thus, even the smallest possible damage from coloring pigments is completely neutralized by all the above-mentioned additives.
What are the multi-colored chalk for hair coloring?
It turns out that these are not paints or tonics at all, but the most ordinary soft pastel crayons, based on zinc oxide and sometimes chalk, with the presence of a colored dye.
A few years ago, such crayons were used exclusively for drawing, and today they are firmly established in the world of hairdressing, taking advantage of great demand from stylists and image makers. And this is absolutely no coincidence! Is it not a miracle that you can easily change the hair color without causing significant damage to their structure? Doesn't every owner of a beautiful headwear dream of this?
Applying chalks to pigmentation of strands, several permanent topical problems are resolved simultaneously:
- The desired hair color is purchased.
- The desired shade is obtained without prior discoloration of the strands, which means that they are not injured in addition to coloring.
- Needless necessity in financial expenses for the restoring procedures after dyeing disappears by itself.
You can achieve the desired shade without the help of a professional, independently at home.
How to dye hair small - features of dyeing
According to the structure, the hair is completely composed of keratin protein. The cuticle, the outer part of the hair, is similar in structure to the scales of fish, where keratin scales adhere to each other very closely.
In the process of dyeing, the following occurs: in order for the dye to penetrate deeper into the cortical substance, the scales seem to rise under its influence. It is this process that becomes the cause of the destruction of the strand structure, making them weak, brittle and split, loss of gloss and smoothness.
The mechanism of coloring with crayons is somewhat different than with tonics and paints. Crayons do not need to penetrate deep into the hair, changing its structure, and as a result - the curls remain beautiful and healthy. Perhaps this can be called a kind of make-up for the hair.
Colored crayons for hair: how to choose them correctly?
Want to buy crayons for hair? Now this is not a problem, it is only important to choose the right chalk. So, having decided to try this magic dye on your curls, you can easily get confused when you see the diversity of the presented products. Let's see together the features of crayons or pastels for hair, so as not to be mistaken with the choice when buying them.
Crayons texture for hair coloring
Crayons for coloring on the texture are divided into dry and fat. Therefore, you first need to decide exactly with the texture.
Crayons with a greasy texture are very convenient to use, but their price is much higher. They have a creamy texture and resemble eye shadow. Each shade of chalk shadows from a color palette is made in a round plastic box, and is sold separately, and not in a set. Before painting, the docks do not need to be moistened beforehand, the color will be bright and saturated even without that. Unlike pastel crayons, when working with these hands and clothes will remain clean, which is an obvious advantage.
Crayons for painting with a dry texture look similar to the usual chalk for drawing or pencils. But the difference is significant, but it is present - special dyes are used in pastels for hair, which dry the head less, with more intense pigmentation, which results in bright shades.
Chalk composition
No less important criterion for the choice of a product is its composition, which directly determines the further state of health of the curls and their beauty.
Chalks containing vitamins are best for weak and brittle hair.
Crayons with emollients in the composition is best used for colored curls.
Well, and the owners of healthy hair can not be afraid to use chalk without various additives.
If you do not want to inflict additional damage on your hair and try to avoid undesirable consequences, you should choose brands that deserve the trust of their customers.
A good manufacturer will produce its high-quality products in an individual package, even if it is regular tissue paper.
To quickly determine the choice, before making a purchase, read customer reviews.
Fatty crayons are sold both individually and in sets, but the price will directly depend on the number of shades in the set.
Avoid buying very cheap pastels, especially if there are a large number of shades in the set. Otherwise, you risk acquiring the creation of Chinese artisans, the quality of which is most of all negative reviews. Between cheapness and quality, choose quality, because restoring curls will require much more significant costs. And when using products of dubious origin, it may happen that there will be nothing to save - in just a couple of hours the damaged strands are able to “burn”.
How to make colored strands for two or three days?
The trend comes from my childhood - bright colored strands in my hair - triumphantly returned to the fashion this spring, but now in a qualitatively different design.
When I was 10 years old, we dyed the strands with mascara for hair - even the tube looked like an ordinary mascara. This fashion quickly faded away, and we forgot about this kind of coloring for about twenty years. But fashion always returns, and technology does not stand on the spot: now you can paint a strand of hair (in pink, blue, green or a lot of other shades) in just a few minutes much more effectively, and the result will last from two days to two weeks.
There are several products on the market for this:
● Crayons for L’Oreal Professionnel Hairchalk hair (crayons are conditional, this is colored liquid). 8 shades: there are bright - pink and blue, there are simple black and red, you can make an ombre, you can separate strands. Sooooo easy to use at home, but if you are too lazy, you can do such painting in salons working with L’Oreal Professionnel.
Crayons The Body Shop (limited edition, in this case it really looks like crayons).It is also very easy to use - take a strand, draw pigment through it, if the colors are not enough, you can “rub it” a few more times through your hair (fingers, however, are also painted - use gloves or run to wash your hands).
● Alterna One Night Highlights Temporary Color Mousse. Technologically, it is a spray and a comb that need to be connected to each other. Spray squeezed on the comb, which you just comb strands. Voila! (Only the lower strands are better not to touch: they are easily painted).
● Color pigment for Hair Color Chalk. The largest selection of shades. The technology is similar to the crayons of The Body Shop.
The overall concept is the same: you paint on dry hair, letting it dry, combing a little strand, removing excess pigment from your hair - and you're done. You can sprinkle with varnish, then the paint is fixed for a longer period.
The dye is temporary and it is distributed only on top of the hair, not inside, therefore it can paint both the fingers, the scarf and the hood fresh. So you need to let it dry completely. The speed of flushing depends primarily on the hair. I tried L’Oreal Professionnel and - instead of the promised two or three “heads” - I got rid of blue hair only after three weeks. I think this is because my hair is porous - with smooth, probably, it is washed off faster.
Fundamental rules
Follow simple paint application rules.
There are certain rules to follow.
Here are the main ones:
- It is advisable to wear simple plastic gloves, which will keep your hands clean,
- to simplify the process of applying the dye composition, twist the strand into a flagellum,
- if you have dark curls, they should be moistened beforehand - so that they are slightly wet,
- in order to ensure uniform coloring of light or light brown strands, it is necessary to slightly wet the chalk itself,
- after treatment of curls with a wet dye or if you have moistened your hair, wait until it dries naturally,
- to ensure the durability of the dye, in order to avoid contamination of clothing, after dyeing the hair is recommended to treat with a lacquer medium fixation.
Crayons offer ample opportunities for the formation of unusual images
How to use shallow hair
It would seem that it may be easier to apply colored crayons on the hair. Many think so, but their application requires the right approach. If you do not follow the usual rules and instructions, it can subsequently greatly harm the hair.
The first thing you need to do is prepare for the procedure. Let it not paint, but without a towel and gloves can not do, especially bright colors will be very difficult to wash off the surface of the hands, even with the help of special tools. Not superfluous will be a newspaper or oilcloth, which should lay the floor, as extra powder will fall to the floor during application.
Brush your head well before starting to color so that your tangles are not in your strands.
During the dyeing process itself, it is not necessary to comb the curls - this can damage them and remove the coloring pigment.
The application itself also has its own characteristics. Most of the girls unknowingly, coloring the wet curls, moving from the tips to the roots. Do not do this! So the hair is made very fragile and fragile, because the flaking of cuticle flakes occurs. And this is in addition to the fact that the zinc, which is part of, already dries and degreases them. As a result - even more dried, brittle and lifeless strands.
How to color a hair without harm for her? It is necessary to paint the locks strictly in the direction from the roots to the ends, which will protect them from additional damage. Scales will not peel off the cuticle, and this will keep your hair shiny and healthy.
After the curls are completely painted, they should be very carefully straightened and for greater color stability, fix with a strong lacquer.
Paint application
Now consider the process of applying the dye step by step.
- Prepare everything you need - crayons for hair, iron, water-based spray, fixing lacquer.
- Before dyeing the strands, be sure to wash your hair with regular shampoo, do not have any additives, and wait until the hair is completely dry.
It is very easy to paint curls with crayons.
Note. Do not use wax and other fat-based products for treating the strands. This will prevent the retention of the coloring pigment on the hair.
- Do not forget to take measures to preserve the purity of clothing. - put on either old things, or throw a cape on your shoulders.
- Take the chalk of the color you are interested in, separate the small strand and process it.
- If you need to completely paint over the curls, then begin to process them from root to tip.. When evenly dye the strand, fold it into a bundle and process it again.
- To fix the color and hair, use the iron or curling.
- After completing the procedure, do not comb your hair, as this will reduce the effect and brightness. Just straighten your hair with your hands, and if you cannot do without the help of a comb, use a comb with sparse and thick teeth.
You can paint as the whole head of hair, or just the tips or only the roots
Many are interested in the legitimate question: how long are the crayons for hair? On average, the pigment is retained on the hair for a day or two, but it is not recommended to wear the paint for more than eight hours, as it will cause the hair to dry. Especially if you used a lacquer or iron to fix the hair.
To wash away the result of staining with crayons is not difficult:
- use the usual shampoo for your hair,
- lather your head twice
- Rinse the tips especially thoroughly.
Note. If you have blond hair and before applying the pigment, they were slightly wet, then immediately wash the color completely out. You will need a couple of days to completely get rid of the shade.
After washing the curls, be sure to use:
- moisturizing balm
- or an appropriate mask.
Do not be afraid to experiment, the paint is washed off quickly and simply
Additional recommendations
And there are a few more recommendations that should be followed.
- Be sure to wash off the pigment before you go to bed.
- If you have blond hair, then for them it is best to choose:
- pink,
- purple,
- red tone.
- If you have dark strands, for example, chestnut or black, then the most harmoniously they will look:
- blue,
- Violet,
- green tones.
In the photo: hair painted with colored chalk - the choice of bold and self-confident girls
In conclusion
We told you how to use colored chalk for hair - with their help you can quickly and without any problems change your image. This is really a unique and effective tool that helps to change the hairstyle depending on certain events that are coming up in your life.
An additional and informative video in this article will provide you with useful information on this topic.
Coloring hair with crayons at home: the secrets of applying color
In order for the pigment to take, each strand of brown-haired women and brunettes must be pre-moistened, while the curls of blond shades can be painted completely dry.
If it is necessary to get a more intense shade on light curls, then to achieve the intended result, curls should also be wetted with water, warm or cold - it does not matter.
Pastel is best applied to the strands, pre-twisted into a bundle, while crayon shadows can be applied as you like, which will certainly make it possible to thoroughly stain the curls, without missing sections.
To paint volume strands, without wasting time twisting the hair into small bundles, we recommend following a special application technique:
In a small amount of water you need to dissolve a small piece of chalk.
Then “saturate” this solution with the solution, dropping into it for no more than 1 minute.
After that, comb with rare teeth, comb the colored strand and dry (naturally or with a hair dryer).
You will save time spent on dyeing, but the disadvantage of the method is that the color will be less intense, as with the technique of painting with small bundles.
To color the order with crayon shadows, it is necessary to place it between the plates, fasten, and hold from top to bottom. If there is time and desire, then you can twist the flagellum. And to create curls with a different shade, each flagellum should be twisted differently, stronger or weaker, and change the size of the strands.
Before applying chalks, hair should be washed and dried well. Excessive fat and cosmetics will only shorten the life of the socks. The optimal period is a period of not more than 8 hours, despite the fact that the paint can persist up to two days on the hair. However, it is better not to risk the health of the hair.
In order not to overdry the hair, it is necessary to refrain from daily stains.
To check the quality of the product on the hair, for a start, you can try it out only on one strand.
For blondes
The nuances of black, purple, pink, red, orange and gray will be perfectly combined with the hair color of blondes and light brown.
For brunettes
Ideal for brunettes and brown-haired women - shades of red, silver, green, blue, white and gold. Another fashion trend is shades of purple and lilac, which advantageously highlight the blue-black curls.
Crayons for redheads
And if you have red hair, then this can be a great excuse to emphasize the natural red of your beautiful curls. Therefore, most girls choose crayons of reddish and brick shades. If you want to move away a little from reddish-brown tones, then for you the best option would be green and blue tones.
Pluses pastels for hair
Among the advantages are the following:
- The tool is easy to find at online retailers.
- Relatively low cost of goods.
- When compared with paints, of course, almost harmless effect on the hair.
- In the case of a failed experiment, it is easily and quickly washed away.
Disadvantages of colored crayons
Yet there will always be girls who will be disappointed and unhappy with the alternative method of hair coloring. The most common complaints are related to:
- Lack of color fastness.
- Contamination of hands and clothing.
- Brittleness and excessive dryness of hair.
However, in order to justify an alternative staining method, it can be said that all these troubles occur, primarily due to the poor quality of the product used and the failure to follow the instructions for use.
Once again, I would like to note that the dye should be applied to the hair correctly and should not be used daily. This is a sure way to keep your hair alive and strong.
Clothes pastel really paints. However, as previously noted, in order to avoid this, the hair is fixed with varnish or make a high hairstyle.
Removing the coloring components of crayons from the hair
In order to remove the coloring crayons from the hair, you do not have to resort to any special methods, it is enough just to wash your hair with shampoo.
Perhaps the owners of the blond blond and will not be able to completely get rid of the pigment from the first time, but when you re-wash your head, it will definitely disappear.
To prevent the possible appearance of dry hair, apply a balm or mask.
Dye pigment can also be combed from the hair - this is another way to remove shade. But this method will require you to spend more time and effort. It should also be noted that this is a more dangerous and less hair-friendly method, especially if varnish was used to fix the color.
Pastels for hair: an alternative for the budget
If you have a great desire to experiment with your hair, but the numerous products offered do not inspire confidence in you, you can try to use the alternative. High-quality pastels at affordable prices can be purchased in shops for artists. When choosing a shade, pay attention to brighter ones and discard the oil pastels, because with it the hair will appear dirty and greasy.
The brightness of the hair will depend on the saturation of the color of crayons. Of course, the difference in the result of the intensity obtained by special crayons and artistic pastels will be, but not significant.
High-quality crayons that can be recommended are those of such manufacturers as Sonnet, Gamma, Master Pastel and Koh-i-noor. They contain almost no impurities, and only natural dye ingredients. And as a small bonus - each piece will be dodged in a separate package.
How to dye your hair with pastel?
Like other types of paints, pastels are best applied with gloves on pre-moistened strands. Having broken off a small piece of crayon, it should be softened under warm water and applied to the strand. Thanks to this method, the paint will fall more evenly, and do not have to strand rub the pigment. To fix the color you need to use hair spray.
A positive moment when using artistic pastel is that even in conditions of high humidity, the color keeps well and does not stain clothes.
Among the minuses - just like the rest of the paint, it still dries the hair a little. However, if you do not excessively use and carry out the right care - apply nourishing masks and balms after applying pastels, then no negative impact on the hair will occur.
Summing up, it is worth saying that with proper choice of means and proper care, you can change your appearance, keeping your hair healthy, strong and shiny.
