Day 45: Kool Aid Hair Dye

     Did you know that the delicious drink can also double as a temporary hair dye on light hair? There are several different methods to dying your hair with kool-aid, here are a few.

• Make sure you use unsweetened hair dye, make sure you have enough for your length and thickness of hair. 
• Boil enough water to completely soak the part of your hair you want to dye, the water must be very hot so dont dye too close to your scalp.This is why many people have their hair tipped with the koolaid color. 
• Dissolve the kool-aid into the water, dip the parts of your hair you want dyed into the hot water. CAUTION, IT IS VERY HOT!
• Leave our hair soaking in the colored water for about 5 minutes then let your hair dry naturally to make sure it absorbs all the color.
• Rinse and shampoo and condition the hair to get the extra color out.
• This will last up to a week, fading each day.

Another way is the following:

• Use a package of kool-aid in the color you want and add conditioner and mix it until it is a creamy paste like state. 
• Place the conditioner in a bowl and put in the microwave for a minute to dissolve the koolaid faster. 
• Place on your hair where desired, the longer you leave the color the darker it will be. 
• Rinse the hair with water only and style as usual.

Here are some pictures
 

 second method
First method

Day 44: High Lights/ Low Lights

     High Lights and Low Lights are an great way to spice up the same hair style. It adds more color and more dimension to your style! High Lights, are specifically streaks placed throughout the hair, thick or thin, of a lighter color then your base color.
Low Lights- are the same just of a darker color then your base color.
The most common are high lights of blonde on a darker hair color. Below are some pictures just to show what I am talking about.
This is a heavy highlight with a base color of brown.

 These are caramel highlights on a dark brown hair, these a light highlights because they are just a few throughout.

 Red Low lights add a spice to what could have been a  boring do.

Day 43: How to Hold Color

    Hair color tends to fade quickly, some will last longer than others, some just washes out after a few days. Different colors fade faster, for example, red hair dye will fade away much quicker than a brown. A blonde hair dye will not fade because its pigment is being ripped away, instead of being laid on top.
Here are some tips on how to hold your hair dye longer!

• Do not wash your hair at least one day before coloring, surprisingly, this holds the hair color in better
• Use color enhancing shampoos and conditioners, there are some that are even specific to your hair color. 
• If you have lighter hair, such as a blonde, avoid the swimming pools, the chlorine can turn your hair a shade of green. That green is not easy to get out either!
• After dying your hair you should wait 24-48 hours before shampooing it again, it will give the color a chance to set into your hair throughly. 
• Luke warm to cold water is the ideal temperature you want to wash your colored hair in, it will hold the color much longer. Finishing with rinsing your hair in cold water helps seal the cuticles of your hair. This is especially important with red hair color!
• Only shampoo when needed, the more you wash it the faster it will come out.
• Any heat sources such as, curling iron, flat iron and a blow dryer can cause hair to fade quicker. Avoid using these appliances as much as possible

Sources: 

http://voices.yahoo.com/tips-making-hair-color-last-longer-30610.html 

Day 42: A New Chapter- Techniques of Coloring Hair

     I am starting a new chapter. For the next four weeks I will be studying the techniques and details of how to color hair. Just like last section I will do an interview and a power point over all my research, and each day post a blog explaining what I discovered!
Today, I am going to spend the time finding out exactly what I want to research about hair color. I will post that below...

1. Techniques
2. Low Lights and High Lights
3. What color suits a person best
4. What is best for dying hair
5. Special Shampoos and Conditioners
6. How to hold your color longer

Day 41: Interview

    I interviewed my step mother, Madonna Royer. She has been a cosmetologist for year and currently has her own salon in Muncie, Indiana, Dimensions Salon. The following are the questions I asked her and below are her answers. These questions are specifically based on cutting hair and her experiences and opinons.

How long did you attend cosmetology school? And where?
 Roffler's Academy in Pensacola Florida, for 1500 hours


What is your favorite part of being a cosmetologist?
Corrective Color


What is the easiest, and hardest, hair cut to give?
Easiest- Blunt cut, no layers
Hardest- A stacked angled bob, because the lines must all blend perfectly in the back or every line shows and looks bad

What is your favorite hair cut to give?
A piecey cut around the face with layers

Is it easier or harder to cut a mans hair?
Much easier

Do you have any advise about being a cosmetologist?
Learn how to communicate with the client, and do not discuss religion or politics.

Day 40:Power Point- The Art of Cutting Hair

The following is a link to my power point presentation


mhtml:file://C:\Users\Rog\Desktop\The Art of Cutting Hair.mht!TheArtofCuttingHair_files/frame.htm