Hair Color Concepts

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Base Color

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Predominant tone of a color.

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Intensity

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The strength of a color.

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Fillers

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Used to equalize porosity.

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Haircolor

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A professional, industry-coined term referring to artificial haircolor products and services.

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Hair Color

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The natural color of hair.

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Resistant

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Hair type that is difficult for moisture or chemicals to penetrate and thus requires a longer processing time.

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Mixed melanin

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Combination of natural hair color that contains both pheomelanin and eumelanin.

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Contributing pigment

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Also known as undertone; the varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process.

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Level

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The unit of measurement used to identify the lightness or darkness of a color.

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Level system

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System that colorists use to determine the lightness or darkness of a hair color.