Glossary
Blending
Blending uses highlights, lowlights, glosses, or cuts to soften the line between dyed and natural grey hair.
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Brassiness
Brassiness is unwanted yellow, gold, or orange warmth that makes grey hair look dull.
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Demi Permanent
Demi-permanent color deposits tone with low peroxide and fades gradually, often used for blending grey hair.
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Grow Out
Grow-out is the period when natural grey roots become visible while older dyed lengths remain.
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Lowlights
Lowlights are darker pieces added through the hair to create depth, softness, or a less solid silver finish.
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Melanin
Melanin is the pigment family that gives hair its natural color before follicle pigment production slows.
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Porosity
Porosity describes how readily the hair fiber takes in and releases water, color, and conditioning agents.
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Purple Shampoo
Purple shampoo deposits violet pigment to visually counter yellow tones in grey or lightened hair.
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Root Smudge
A root smudge softens the line near the scalp with demi-permanent color or gloss rather than a hard retouch.
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Salt And Pepper
Salt-and-pepper hair mixes darker pigmented strands with white or grey strands in a visible pattern.
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Silver
Silver describes cool, reflective grey hair that reads bright rather than yellow or beige.
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Toner
Toner is a color-depositing salon or at-home step used to adjust warmth, yellowing, or smoky tone.
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Virgin Grey
Virgin grey is natural grey hair that has not been covered, lightened, or chemically colored on the visible lengths.
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Wiry Hair
Wiry hair feels springy, resistant, or uneven because some grey strands behave differently than pigmented strands.
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Yellowing
Yellowing is a dull warm cast on white or grey hair caused by tone buildup, minerals, smoke, sun, or products.
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