Today, on the shelves of stores you can find a lot of different hair colors, which differ not only in composition, but also in a palette of shades. One of the most original means for coloring is neon hair dye, which glows in the dark. The pros and cons of this composition, as well as the rules for its use will be discussed in more detail in this article.
What it is?
Neon Beauty is a composition that gives hair after dyeing effect of glow under ultraviolet light. This tool was produced in America and is very popular among young people. Fluorescent paint has become part of the club culture.
The composition of such funds include special pigments, which are responsible for the glow in the dark. In addition, the coloring mixture is considered harmless to curls, as it does not contain ammonia.
It is worth noting that with natural lighting, colored strands, although not glowing, will look no less bright and spectacular.
Advantages and disadvantages
Like all other coloring compounds, neon paint has its pros and cons. The advantages of the means in the first place include the unique and original shades of curls, resulting from staining. Another important advantage is the composition of the paint, as it includes harmless components. The absence of ammonia suggests that the paint does not burn the hair and does not destroy its structure.
The paint does not last long on the curls and is completely washed off in about a month. This property can be considered as a disadvantage, as well as an advantage, since it allows you to often experiment with different shades. The cons of the composition, above all, is its high cost.
The price of paint is due to its innovative composition and the absence of Russian analogues. Another disadvantage is that this tool is not as easy to buy as regular paint. Neon paint can not be found on the shelves of ordinary stores with products for dyeing and hair care.
In this case, the tool must be ordered through sites or look for it in professional departments for hairdressers.
Popular tools
On the market there are not many companies that produce glowing hair dye. The most famous brand of neon dye compositions is Manic Panic, which is considered to be their creator.
Manic panic
Manic Panic is a popular American company that specializes in the manufacture of hair dyes, cosmetics and casual wear. This company is the first manufacturer of neon products for coloring curls.
The composition of the product includes herbal ingredients that not only do not harm the hair, but also strengthen them. The palette is represented by a large number of various shades.
For better staining procedure is best carried out in the cabin.
Pravana ChromaSilk Neons
Pravana is another well-known American brand, which occupies a leading position in the production of professional hair dye products. The line of neon paints Pravana ChromaSilk Neons is represented by a small number of shades:
- Orange;
- blue;
- pink;
- green;
- yellow.
Unlike other luminous paints, Pravana ChromaSilk Neons is characterized by good durability. Dye can stay on the curls from one to three months (depending on hair care).Also, the manufacturer claims a small expenditure of funds in contrast to analogues.
How to choose?
When choosing neon dye compositions, you can use several criteria at once. First of all, you need to decide on the shade, which should be chosen on the basis of personal preferences and features of appearance. For example, pink tones are well suited to owners of light skin.
The choice of brand depends on the hue that you want to purchase. Not all companies producing neon paint, can offer a wide range of colors. As for the price and quality, these parameters are slightly different from different brands.
When purchasing it is also important to pay attention to the shelf life of the composition.
Subtleties of use
There are no particular difficulties in using neon paints. However, the dyeing process has its own characteristics, in contrast to a similar procedure using conventional dye compositions. Before applying the product to the curls, you should carefully read the instructions.
Paint of different brands may have their own subtleties in use, but the process of coloring itself will not differ much.
In contrast to the usual set of components of conventional paints, neon means do not provide for the use of oxide and are produced ready for application.
If the curls need to be dyed in several different colors at once, then it is better to entrust this procedure to professional hairdressers in the salon. Monochromatic coloring can be quite carried out independently. Before you use neon paint, strands are recommended to pre-lighten. It is after applying the product to bleached hair that richer and brighter shades are obtained.
Should remember that after bleaching of the curls, the structure of the hair deteriorates, so some time is needed to restore the hair.
Only after a good care for a couple of weeks will it be possible to start painting the strands with neon paint.
Apply the composition to clean dry curls. It is recommended to wash and dry hair immediately before applying the coloring agent. The mixture is applied to the curls with a special brush or toothbrush. The exposure time of the composition on the hair is usually not more than half an hour, after which the paint is thoroughly washed off with warm water.
The technique of applying neon hair dye is shown below.
