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Can you explain these salon/ hair terms to me?

I'm planning to get highlights but I really don't know what all these terms mean. If you could help at all, I'd appreciate it!

single process tint

virgin tint

hi-lift tint

frost

foil

filler

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  • 1 decade ago
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    single process tint- is a simple method of using coating or penetrating tints on all of the hair, while using one of the above mentioned color types: temporary, semi-permanent or permanent colors, to achieve a solid color look. If you never colored your hair, you must use the virgin hair coloring technique . If you previously colored your hair, you must use previously colored hair technique

    virgin tint- the color application .must start at 1 - 1 and 1/2 inches away from the scalp and from the ends. The root area (at the scalp) processes fast due to the body heat, and ends process faster due to the high porosity of the hair. After processing the hair for 15-20 minutes, apply the color to the rest of the hair, making sure it is completely saturated and process for about 25 minutes. This is the only time, when hair gets deposited on the whole shaft first.

    frost- Hair frosting is similar to highlighting. Each can be used to best effect on different hairstyles. While frosting involves bleaching of individual hair strands, tipping is all about bleaching only the end of the hair. Frosting the hair involves giving an overall salt and pepper look to the hair. Hair streaking is more pronounced when compared with hair highlighting. The effects of hair streaking are striking, since there are bands of color. In the highlighting process, the blend between colors is subtler

    foil- foils (the most accurate type of highlighting, but tedious and time consuming technique)

    filler- even out the beautiful color of your hair to give you a gourdous ballance

    ps my mom is a beautician

  • amz
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    of corse i can help

    as far as i no a single process tint is just 1 colour all over your hair, but we dont use that erm in my salon so im not 100% on that.

    virgin tint- is a tint that is used on virgin hair. (virgin hair is hair that hasnt been treated or colourd before)

    hi-lift tint- a bleach used like a tint so it lightens hair.

    frost- is just verry fine highlights often appalyed with the hilighting cap and usually verry light in colour or verry ashy!

    foil- foil is like strips of tin foil that is used in the highlighting/lowlighting or colouring process.

    filler- there are 3 tipes of fillers,

    1s that condition hair keep them in good condition

    root die can also be classed as a filler.

    good luck.

    Source(s): aprentice hairdresser
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