All about Redken hair dyes
Today, many brands produce professional hair dyes that meet the latest quality criteria. The Redken brand is one of the most demanded in the beauty industry market, as it produces luxury color mixtures, as well as hair care products. In this article, we will take a closer look at professional hair dyes from the brand, find out their advantages and disadvantages, and also consider a wide palette of shades and customer reviews.
Advantages and disadvantages
Redken is an American brand that produces professional hair care cosmetics, as well as styling and coloring products.
- Brand products are created on the basis of protein technology, which has been known for its beneficial properties for several years. Protein is even included in dye mixtures.
- Acidity level products from Redken fully correspond to the level of acidity of the scalp, which means that the products from the brand are not only completely safe for hair, but also very useful.
- In the assortment of the brand, you can find hair dyes High Quality... The brand produces both classic versions with ammonia, and more gentle ones - without it. At the same time, despite the absence of ammonia, the coloring mixtures allow you to get excellent results on your hair, including a rich and bright shade.
- Redken releases annually new and improved tools for hair coloring. For example, toning products are very popular, the composition of which is designed in such a way that they do not harm the hair, but take care of it.
- Brightening compounds from the brand are also quite gentle.Despite the fact that in general they lighten up to 5 tones, if we talk about the initial coloration, the effect of pure color is immediately visible. Moreover, all formulations of this type of products are not as aggressive as those of similar brands.
- Wide color palette offers a huge variety of different shades for dyeing hair, which pleases not only clients, but also stylists.
- Redken offers a wide variety of lines with hair dyes. They are adapted in such a way that you can choose a product for any type of hair and its condition.
Of the minuses, it should be noted the rather high prices for products from the brand, as well as their shortage in free sale. Despite the fact that many similar brands quite often sell their products in beauty salons, it is very difficult to acquire Redken.
Only certified salons, whose masters have been trained at the Redken Academy, have the right to sell the brand's products.
Types and rulers
Every year, the Redken brand develops new and improved hair products using the most innovative technologies. The brand does not stand still, creating unique coloring products suitable for each client. Today, the assortment of the brand includes several types and lines of paints that are in great demand.
Color fusion
The ammonia-free Color Fusion line of paints is very popular with professional hairdressers. In this series, you can find a classic palette of shades that are suitable for a wide variety of hair types. Despite the fact that these paints do not contain ammonia, they perfectly paint over gray hair. The pigmentation is quite high, and therefore the shine and color on the hair remain for a long time.
Chemistry
Chemistry line of paints. Ideal for even the most damaged and weak hair. The dyes from this line do not contain ammonia, and therefore they will not ruin the hair even after re-dyeing.
Chromaticts
Chromaticts paints have also proven their worth. They do not contain ammonia, but they are quite suitable even for gray hair.
The composition of the coloring mixtures is unique due to specially selected components that gently color the curls in just one session.
Shades eq gloss
We also recommend paying attention to the Shades EQ Gloss tinting line of hair dyes. It contains special coloring mixtures, which contain a lot of protein. And this means that with the help of funds from this line, you can not only get the desired shade of hair, but also take care of the health of your hair in the future.
On average, tinting with paints from this line lasts up to 5 weeks, of course, if the coloring was carried out correctly.
Blonde Idol
Super lightening paints can be found in the Blonde Idol series. Paints from this series are quite effective, but not as harmful as products from other brands. Moreover, Redken lightening paints have an advanced and non-standard formulation for this type of product. This allows them to keep their hair beautiful even after a serious lightening procedure.
Color Gel
Redken also has a line of low-ammonia Color Gel coloring products. At the moment, in our country, these paints are rarely sold where, however, they will soon appear on the shelves of the capital's beauty salons.
The composition of the paints contains useful components and protein, which make the staining as gentle as possible.
Palette of colors and shades
Each line of paints from the brand offers a wide range of colors and shades. From the classic to the most exotic. In the Blonde Idol line, it is best to pick up light shades of blond. Here you can find beige blond, natural, sand and cream, as well as several brightening creams to raise the tone up to 5 levels, namely: ash mother-of-pearl, mocha mother-of-pearl, natural ash and titanium.
The Chromatics line has several series of paints with their own shades, for example, Chromatics Beyond Cover offers a variety of shades for coloring.There are several light brown, dark chestnut, burgundy and copper.
In the Shades EQ series, you can find dark and medium shades of blond, light and dark brown, cream, as well as very light blond. In the Shades EQ Gloss series, there is a wider color palette of white shades, however, the coloring mixtures here are gel-based. Cool, warm and radiant shades of blond will surely appeal to connoisseurs of this color. We especially recommend paying attention to light copper blonde, milk tea, shimmery golden, steel and natural beige.
New shades of light and dark ash can be found in the Color Camo series. In the Color Fusion series, there are dark brown-haired, brown-haired mocha, brown-haired copper, beige-gold and other dark shades.
Quite often, the brand removes from sale certain irrelevant shades, replenishing the series with new and improved colors. That is why it is always best to check the availability of a particular color with an official supplier.
Instructions for use
As a rule, painting with Redken paint is performed only in salons, it occurs in the following way.
- To begin with, the master mixes all the necessary ingredients for coloring in one container (this may include coloring paste, powder for lightening, developer, pigment, cream paint itself, and so on, depending on the type of coloring chosen).
- Then a protective cape is put on the client and begins to paint using a special paint brush. Coloring can be complete (along the entire length or only the roots) or according to a certain technology to obtain ombre or shatushi.
- After a certain time, usually no more than 30-40 minutes, the paint is washed off, a special toning shampoo is applied (if necessary), everything is thoroughly washed. On completion, use a conditioner for colored hair.
In the same way, staining is carried out at home. However, before using the paint, it is very important to carefully read the instructions for its use. It is advisable to do an allergy test first. It is very important to mix all the ingredients one at a time to make a uniform coloring mixture.
When using professional products, it is important not to forget about proportions.
For example, when choosing Chromatics paints, you should know that they consist of only 2 components (dye and developer), which are very important to mix in the right amount, but only in a 1: 1 ratio. Only then can you get an accurate and high-quality result without harming your hair. ...
Reviews
Considering a variety of reviews, we can conclude that Redken paints are not just advertised, they really give a positive result. Hairdressers and stylists note that the coloring compositions from the brand:
- more gentle than other brands;
- perfectly cope with even the most difficult tasks, including the elimination of gray hair and yellowness from past stains;
- great for a variety of modern dyeing technologies;
- have a regenerating effect on curls due to the fact that the composition contains protein and other useful trace elements.
Ordinary customers say that despite the fact that paints from the brand are very expensive, the result is justified, even if it is a secondary coloring. The color turns out the way you need it, namely bright, saturated and pleases for a long time. If we talk about formulations with ammonia, then some ladies complain about a slight drying effect on the hair after dyeing, however, many experts disagree with this, saying that the problem lies in the dryness of the hair itself.
Of course, there are much more positive reviews about Redken brand products than negative ones. In addition to high quality paints, the brand offers excellent care products for hair after dyeing, which also have a lot of excellent reviews. Moreover, customers are sure that hair care products from the brand are no worse than the famous Olaplex.
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