"I'm not settling up a laboratory ' lol 😆😅 You tell em! Some people are so ungrateful. Thank you for giving us this great information FOR FREE! new sub for sure.
You also have to take into account the composition of the demi you use. Some demis like Wella Color Touch are highly alkaline and some are closer to a neutral ph like Goldwell Colorance. Color Touch tends to be more opaque and they advertise that it will cover gray 70%, but I find I can completely cover gray 100% on levels 7 and below w/ it. They tend to rough up the cuticle a bit, but they cover, and that’s the price you pay for putting something alkaline on your hair. Colorance is more sheer/closer to acidic and they only advertise 50% gray coverage, but it is much gentler on the hair cuticle. I almost always reach for sheer, acid Demi for toning and refreshing ends, bc they close the cuticle. I only use alkaline demis when I need dimensional gray coverage, or when I’m trying to tone difficult underlying pigments like red or orange. Some people say toners never stick on them, and its bc they keep putting cuticle opening Demis on the hair, and after opening and closing that theoretical door/cuticle it won’t want to stay closed anymore and the toner will fade out in a couple washes. Using sheer acid demis don’t last as long but in the long run they aren’t roughing up the cuticle like an alkaline one does and your hair doesn’t feel like a scouring pad from the weakened cuticle and it will continue to hold color. Sorry this was so long; totally geeking out 😅
Wow Jeff some fantastic information in there thank you for your comprehensive comment I am going to do a video about the comparison between different types of alkaline and acidic Demi permanence in the future 😁👍🏻
Dear Jeff, can i ask for advice? Loreal Dia Light or Matrix color sync, can be put on hair every 2 months to refresh color? My hair-blonde level 10 and i want use for ex. Dia light 10.21, or Matrix SPM . Its ok or it can make hair condition worst? Thank you so much 🤗
i think it's just better to tone on dry hair. i dont cut corners when it comes to color. i dont care how busy i am. this video was a great idea! thanks as always, james!
They all look orangey. I’ve never used redken I usually use dia light or dia rechese L’oreal. I do find that sometimes I’ve taken the toner off way too fast I’ll try and leave toner on longer going forwards. Just that sometimes get a bit scared as some clients that have very porous hair it just grabs and goes too bloody dark. Love all your videos. Thank you 🙏
Superb Ricky glad you enjoyed this one! Redken does tend to be on the warm side well historically anyway they have brought out some new colours that are definitely a lot cooler which is great.
The final result on the ends that have been fully dried looks more “damaged, dried out” is because you’re using a semi permanent color that still has a level of peroxide that will damage hair that doesn’t have the water barrier to soften the Ph balance.
The first thing I noticed was condition instead of tone. To that extent, I kind of feel like the towel dried (in the middle) looked the least healthy. It had a stringy, frail appearance. Either way, I loved the science behind this!
Thank you for a well informed video. I also noted that the wet strip of hair was in a bad condition after the toning. Love you videos. Keep them up. Take care. Mel
Thank you! I saw some PhD guy, with a whole video on Quora saying "wetter is better" but as I can see, it may be deeper in some areas, but it's just so.. patchy and not smooth.
Thank you very much Stephanie that is very kind of you to say I’ve just been over to give you a follow on Instagram you too beautiful hair work well done
Also its all about the control, in wet (towel dried ) hair the toner will be simply slower and on dry hair the toner will sink quite quick. Towel dried hair always the best choice for time and ease of application specially in the salon.
I’m 100% with you on the ease of application part of this comment what I would mention is because of the nature of applying colour to wet hair and the cuticles are already raised due to the increased pH from water he will generally finding the colours take quicker not slower just a thought for you there obviously and your experience may vary depending on the range that you are using but elevating the pH from 4.5 to 5.5 up to 7 the natural pH of most water that come out of the tap Will raise the cuticle and therefore increase the chances of that product sinking deeper into the hair in a shorter space of time hence why in this video the towel dried hair had more town than the dry hair hope that helps all the best James
Thank you so much for this video. This was exactly what I was looking for, I really like the fact that you are actually explaining what you are doing. I would like to see you do this on an actual person who has level 5 hair color with highlights, (pearl toner) I see all kinds of different results on this particular color (5n) Thanks for doing the video, enjoyed it!!!!
Very very interesting video….. and really love that kind of explanation…… really makes the difference, if you understand what you are using and doing and why to get the ideal result….. thank you James 🙏 as usual Top 👍🏻
You can’t please everyone darlin, great video ❤️ I needed a lot of tips for tomorrow! This video helped a lot. I have my second model at school and I’m toning with Demi hair color but didn’t know if it be better if I actually took the time to dry the hair but I think I’ll be okay if I towel dry it !! I’m excited, also will be doing a medium one length haircut 💇🏻 wish me luck
Thank you, very interesting video. I guess it takes less time to tone on towel dried hair after a lightening service rather than drug the hair before applying the toner..
Yes absolutely Juliette it does take less time tone on towel dried hair It’s just about deciding which one suits your needs best at that moment in time and what difference is it might make if you do a test with your own brand with a couple of cuttings or someone’s hair you will know how they both perform and get a better idea of what you need at that moment in time hope that makes sense best James 👍🏻🖤
I have my towel on , just bleached my roots . I was debating if I want to tone my hair today or tomorrow but with this video you helped me that towel dry might just work.
To cover grey hairs with permanent dye, do you think it's better to use it over towel dried hair instead of completely dry since it will sink deeper into the hair cuticle?
Yes do you know what that is a very good question and I think from a theoretical standpoint it would work pretty well not something I’ve ever tried but as you would be raising the alkalinity from say 4.5 to 5.5 the natural state of the hair up to a seven which is the natural pH of water the cuticles would be raised that is a very very good point thank you Kelly I will experiment with this idea
I love your work on this, very helpful. I'd be interested in seeing the same type of experiment with tint on unbleached and possibly virgin hair, perhaps a natural level 5/6 using a permanent level 7 ash color. Would also be interesting to see the same thing but using different volumes of developer. Science is Fun! 💙
So you shampoo and condition before drying and toning? I always though the toner would not work on conditioned hair because of thr cuticle being closed with the PH back to its natural stage. We definitely gain time for not drying before toning specially on very thick long hair that would take ages to do. Thanks for this video.
Yes Pauline I always try and shampoo and condition before I tone this is to bring the property back down to something more akin to the natural porosity of 4.5 to 5.5 when the hair has been bleached it is very alkaline it stays this way until we had something acidic like shampoo And conditioner if you think about it now if a client walked in off the street you wouldn’t wash her hair before applying colour you would just apply it straight to the head even if they had washed her hair that morning the alkalinity of the colour will open the cuticles the matter whether it’s been conditioned or not yeah anything that might happen is if you do not rinse out the conditioner thoroughly and you are using a very delicate Demi permanent something like Shades EQ It could have an affect but I have never experienced it myself
Also, I wanted to clarify, do all or just some toners have this direct dye in addition to the processed? I used a “generic shades eq” toner on my hair and find it visibly leaving my hair with every shampoo. I did not leave on got the entire process time due to violet I saw very early on. (10 minutes) The direct dye ingredient would explain this.
Hi Heather thank you very much! Usually I would style my hair with just a vegan organic conditioner the same one that you would use to condition someone’s hair with I just leave it in. Thanks for your comment all the best James
So the reason that the water opens to cuticle is because hair naturally sits around pH 4.5 divide by five however when you make the hair wet it takes up to 7 roughly because the pH of water is seven is open is cuticles hope that explains it for you
@@TheLifeOfHair yes thank you so much, im a newly licensed stylist in a salon full of people who have been in the game 40+ years and I feel so behind. I've been using a lot of your videos to help learn and grow, you're doing great things and you've already made an impact on my life
Which hair products would u recommend to use to remove toned hair color??? I have not try any, but there are so any brands out there and I just don’t want to kill my hair using random products.
Some brands do recommend being applied to wet hair and this is because they are formulated to be applied to wet hair I cannot talk about colour touch as I cannot think of the top of my head whether it is manufacturers recommendations to apply it to dump her or not hope that helps all the best James
@@TheLifeOfHair It is recommended on damp hair for /their Demi, Color Touch. I just got their BIG swatch book. It's SO beautiful! All of the mixing and instructions are in there. I am nerdy enough to read if cover to cover.
I've done damp on occasion, but mostly tone on dry....raised eyebrows regarding the result on wet AND your explanation, verrry interesting and unexpected 🤔 I assumed the water would fill up the hair and cause the colour to not be as dark as the result....sort of like wetting it before being in a swimming pool. Thank you James...I look forward to more colouring process challenges😎
How long did you leave the toner on the strands?? I once had someone (can’t remember who) tell me to leave the toner on till you’re scared and then wait 5 more minutes!!! Lol!
I processed for 20 mins Diane lol that sounds like scary advice I don’t aways leave toners on 20 mins because of Porosity So in that case I just observe it. 😁👍🏻
@@TheLifeOfHair I do (process full time) if I use the Joico porosity spray on dry hair. My issue is trying to tone on level with towel dried hair. I only trust my eye when it's about 70% dry or more. A level finder will only help on dry hair. I have a Dyson, so I can blast it dry pretty fast. Then I use a porosity spray for ends and to be full time to give the toner the longest life. My clients pay for my time, so, I do it right and charge accordingly. Wella Color Touch works great and it is recommended to be used on damp hair. It's the only one I've used exclusively on damp hair. I root stretch and color melt on damp hair, though.
@@TheLifeOfHair hi Jame, when I tone on wet hair like 9b 1/2 of 9t +1/2 clear on level 9 hair , I saw the color change darker so I washed it out. If I go longer , will hair go darker ? That is Icy queen formula from Redken
@@TheLifeOfHair i guess i should of mentioned from hairdresser to another, you are very good at explaining stuff, your reactions videos are good as well. Cheers from Australia, Come visit one day!!
The Life Of Hair you chose a level 9 toner to tone a hair that was bleached only to a level 6... of course the toner will not much dry or wet, cause the toner should have been applied to a pale yellow hair
ngjequier Maybe you’re saying it differently to me on your screen But it was a level nine yellow result pale yellow is level 10 I was not up at attend level but I definitely had a yellow starting point watch the beginning of the video I hold up the strands of hair 👍🏻
They are close TaBetha I will give you that but definitely not exactly the same, and the level was very hard to on camera The differences between the three strands and not dramatic and I didn’t expect them to be however there is tonal shifts between the towel dried and dry and they are on the same level for sure, The section that I squeezed the moisture out of his half to 1/ quarter of a shade darker than the other two is not broken and has less tone than the other 2 giving a slightly warmer end result ✌🏻
"I'm not settling up a laboratory ' lol 😆😅 You tell em! Some people are so ungrateful. Thank you for giving us this great information FOR FREE! new sub for sure.
Glad you appreciate the videos thank you very much for the sub all the best James
I'm learning more from you than I ever learned in cosmetology school. Thank you so much!
I love your videos! no hype , crazy music , just info and facts!
Ah thank you Jennifer very kind 😁✌🏻
Yes! So nice not to be forced to listen to that annoying music that's in most hair videos!
You also have to take into account the composition of the demi you use. Some demis like Wella Color Touch are highly alkaline and some are closer to a neutral ph like Goldwell Colorance. Color Touch tends to be more opaque and they advertise that it will cover gray 70%, but I find I can completely cover gray 100% on levels 7 and below w/ it. They tend to rough up the cuticle a bit, but they cover, and that’s the price you pay for putting something alkaline on your hair. Colorance is more sheer/closer to acidic and they only advertise 50% gray coverage, but it is much gentler on the hair cuticle. I almost always reach for sheer, acid Demi for toning and refreshing ends, bc they close the cuticle. I only use alkaline demis when I need dimensional gray coverage, or when I’m trying to tone difficult underlying pigments like red or orange. Some people say toners never stick on them, and its bc they keep putting cuticle opening Demis on the hair, and after opening and closing that theoretical door/cuticle it won’t want to stay closed anymore and the toner will fade out in a couple washes. Using sheer acid demis don’t last as long but in the long run they aren’t roughing up the cuticle like an alkaline one does and your hair doesn’t feel like a scouring pad from the weakened cuticle and it will continue to hold color. Sorry this was so long; totally geeking out 😅
Wow Jeff some fantastic information in there thank you for your comprehensive comment I am going to do a video about the comparison between different types of alkaline and acidic Demi permanence in the future 😁👍🏻
Dear Jeff, can i ask for advice? Loreal Dia Light or Matrix color sync, can be put on hair every 2 months to refresh color? My hair-blonde level 10 and i want use for ex. Dia light 10.21, or Matrix SPM . Its ok or it can make hair condition worst? Thank you so much 🤗
You just answered my question lol
Can i add some warm copper and red to virgin level 6/7 , 10% gray with goldwell colorance? I’m worried it will wash out right away
i think it's just better to tone on dry hair. i dont cut corners when it comes to color. i dont care how busy i am. this video was a great idea! thanks as always, james!
Glad you liked it Adrienne 😁👍🏻
Thank’s to you I just managed to get toned to a bright neutral-cool blond today .
Did it with Schwarzkopf Vibrance - on dry hair🌹👩🏼🦳
That is great! I feel like its all something we want to do so really appreciate this
You are very welcome Meeshala glad you liked it 😁👍🏻
Great study; I never get tired of the results every 5 years or so to make sure
Perfect Gee Wiz 😁👍🏻
They all look orangey. I’ve never used redken I usually use dia light or dia rechese L’oreal. I do find that sometimes I’ve taken the toner off way too fast I’ll try and leave toner on longer going forwards. Just that sometimes get a bit scared as some clients that have very porous hair it just grabs and goes too bloody dark. Love all your videos. Thank you 🙏
Superb Ricky glad you enjoyed this one! Redken does tend to be on the warm side well historically anyway they have brought out some new colours that are definitely a lot cooler which is great.
Thanks for a fast information and answers that I was looking for straight to the point well done not like some time wasters on TH-cam
The final result on the ends that have been fully dried looks more “damaged, dried out” is because
you’re using a semi permanent color that still has a level of peroxide that will damage hair that doesn’t have the water barrier to soften the Ph balance.
The first thing I noticed was condition instead of tone. To that extent, I kind of feel like the towel dried (in the middle) looked the least healthy. It had a stringy, frail appearance. Either way, I loved the science behind this!
Yes I found that interesting to the condition was the thing that jumped out at me the most, I am glad you enjoyed it 😁👍🏻
I am glad the towel dry came out well, I like to save as much time as possible
Same here Andrea
Thank you for a well informed video. I also noted that the wet strip of hair was in a bad condition after the toning. Love you videos. Keep them up. Take care. Mel
Wonderful Melany glad you enjoyed the video thanks for your comment 👍🏻
@@TheLifeOfHair It is such a great pleasure
Melany Schultz Wonderful that’s great to hear
Thank you! I saw some PhD guy, with a whole video on Quora saying "wetter is better" but as I can see, it may be deeper in some areas, but it's just so.. patchy and not smooth.
i accidentally just toned my hair dry because i forgot to make it damp but this has been reassuring
That's what brought me here 🙄🤣
@@Adrian-zd4cs i really noticed no difference between wet and dry but my hair is real short tho good luck hahaha
We also learned Shades EQ9 will do nothing to help reduce orange/redness in bleaching accidents.
This was awesome and I would love to see this demonstration with textured hair! tysmfs!!!
loving what you do. can't wait to see different level of toners
Perfectly explained and demonstrated. Your education is beautifully articulated and presented in a simple way to understand. Well done!🤗
Thank you very much Stephanie that is very kind of you to say I’ve just been over to give you a follow on Instagram you too beautiful hair work well done
@@TheLifeOfHair Thankyou, James. Yours also!
I love this kind of videos. Real things to hapend in the salon.
Wicked glad you enjoyed it thank you very much for your comment
I liked the towel dried hair one
Yes Jessica I agree with you
Also its all about the control, in wet (towel dried ) hair the toner will be simply slower and on dry hair the toner will sink quite quick. Towel dried hair always the best choice for time and ease of application specially in the salon.
I’m 100% with you on the ease of application part of this comment what I would mention is because of the nature of applying colour to wet hair and the cuticles are already raised due to the increased pH from water he will generally finding the colours take quicker not slower just a thought for you there obviously and your experience may vary depending on the range that you are using but elevating the pH from 4.5 to 5.5 up to 7 the natural pH of most water that come out of the tap Will raise the cuticle and therefore increase the chances of that product sinking deeper into the hair in a shorter space of time hence why in this video the towel dried hair had more town than the dry hair hope that helps all the best James
I'm surprised. I thought the towel dried one would take significantly less tone.
Thank you for testing and explain so well, also the ph-Levels!
Great glad you liked it 👍🏻
Love watching your experiments ! And your explanation of Semi vs Demi was awesome...Tysm 😊
Ah fantastic Tanya 😁👍🏻 glad you like them 😁👍🏻
Towel dry!! Winner!! Thanks!!
Certainly from a Salon perspective towel dry is the winner for me to
Wella recommends their Color Touch (Semi/Demi) to be applied to pre-shampooed, towel-dried hair, evenly from roots to ends.
Yes I became aware of that after making this video thank for you comment 🙏🏻
Thank you so much for this video. This was exactly what I was looking for, I really like the fact that you are actually explaining what you are doing. I would like to see you do this on an actual person who has level 5 hair color with highlights, (pearl toner) I see all kinds of different results on this particular color (5n)
Thanks for doing the video, enjoyed it!!!!
Glad you enjoy that Donna, yes I will add that to the list of videos that I will make in the future thanks for the suggestion😁👍🏻
Very very interesting video….. and really love that kind of explanation…… really makes the difference, if you understand what you are using and doing and why to get the ideal result….. thank you James 🙏 as usual Top 👍🏻
Exactly knowledge is Power
You can’t please everyone darlin, great video ❤️ I needed a lot of tips for tomorrow! This video helped a lot. I have my second model at school and I’m toning with Demi hair color but didn’t know if it be better if I actually took the time to dry the hair but I think I’ll be okay if I towel dry it !! I’m excited, also will be doing a medium one length haircut 💇🏻 wish me luck
Thank you, very interesting video. I guess it takes less time to tone on towel dried hair after a lightening service rather than drug the hair before applying the toner..
Yes absolutely Juliette it does take less time tone on towel dried hair It’s just about deciding which one suits your needs best at that moment in time and what difference is it might make if you do a test with your own brand with a couple of cuttings or someone’s hair you will know how they both perform and get a better idea of what you need at that moment in time hope that makes sense best James 👍🏻🖤
Ummm🧐 I’ve always wondered what the difference was & whether it was necessary. Thanks for the vid James 👍🏼
And now you know Pen, In the salon I go with thoroughly thoroughly towel dried. But when I want maximum results I Go with completely dry
Your teaching is awesome! you deserve more subscribers.
Indeed.
I have my towel on , just bleached my roots . I was debating if I want to tone my hair today or tomorrow but with this video you helped me that towel dry might just work.
your hair takes 24 hours to dry? lol
To cover grey hairs with permanent dye, do you think it's better to use it over towel dried hair instead of completely dry since it will sink deeper into the hair cuticle?
Yes do you know what that is a very good question and I think from a theoretical standpoint it would work pretty well not something I’ve ever tried but as you would be raising the alkalinity from say 4.5 to 5.5 the natural state of the hair up to a seven which is the natural pH of water the cuticles would be raised that is a very very good point thank you Kelly I will experiment with this idea
Thank you, It would be very interesting to test it!
@@TheLifeOfHair jz styles did this on her mom recently. She covered greys when wet and looks like it took well
I love your work on this, very helpful. I'd be interested in seeing the same type of experiment with tint on unbleached and possibly virgin hair, perhaps a natural level 5/6 using a permanent level 7 ash color. Would also be interesting to see the same thing but using different volumes of developer. Science is Fun! 💙
Yes they are all fantastic suggestions and some of those videos I will be making in the coming months keep your eyes peeled 😁👍🏻
So you shampoo and condition before drying and toning? I always though the toner would not work on conditioned hair because of thr cuticle being closed with the PH back to its natural stage.
We definitely gain time for not drying before toning specially on very thick long hair that would take ages to do.
Thanks for this video.
Yes Pauline I always try and shampoo and condition before I tone this is to bring the property back down to something more akin to the natural porosity of 4.5 to 5.5 when the hair has been bleached it is very alkaline it stays this way until we had something acidic like shampoo And conditioner if you think about it now if a client walked in off the street you wouldn’t wash her hair before applying colour you would just apply it straight to the head even if they had washed her hair that morning the alkalinity of the colour will open the cuticles the matter whether it’s been conditioned or not yeah anything that might happen is if you do not rinse out the conditioner thoroughly and you are using a very delicate Demi permanent something like Shades EQ It could have an affect but I have never experienced it myself
finally answering the important question
Yes this is definitely an interesting one isn’t it I thought this myself when I did the test
Appreciate the "real life" approach! Not a laboratory - that is funny - great address to commentors...
Thank you very much there are a lot of people with a lot of opinions out there LOL
I would like to have seen a 8A applied to three pieces for more dramatic results 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Oh goodness I wish you just gave the answer 😅 sorry but good Info thx
Exactly what I was looking for
Wicked Deborah😁👍🏻
I am just now coming across this video and I am very impressed by this. A very informative video! Thank you!!!!!
Wonderful you are very welcome, hope you enjoy some of my other video to all the best James
Thank you so much. I'm bleaching my hair tomorrow. I'm still not sure if I need to buy.toner after i bleach it or before
You always beach then tone 👍🏻
Thankyou for your time was fab!!!🤗😘xxx
Glad you liked it, my pleasure 😁👍🏻
thank you for this experiment!!
You are very welcome thank you for your comments
Very good video straight to the point.
I love all your videos! thank you
Wella t18 say towel dried hair up to 30 minutes??
You’re seeing a bit more violet on the damp example? Is that what you’re saying when you say that it’s pulled more tone? Thanks!
Also, I wanted to clarify, do all or just some toners have this direct dye in addition to the processed? I used a “generic shades eq” toner on my hair and find it visibly leaving my hair with every shampoo. I did not leave on got the entire process time due to violet I saw very early on. (10 minutes) The direct dye ingredient would explain this.
Thanks a lot,, Very helpful, now i will colour tomorrow not today.. 😅😅😅 As hair are wet after bleach hehe.. Great content
Superb! you’re welcome
Very knowledgeable & helpful
Wonderful Rebecca thank you very much
Great video!! Very informative!! BTW your hair looks great! Love the style or product your using👍 could you let us know what it is?
Hi Heather thank you very much! Usually I would style my hair with just a vegan organic conditioner the same one that you would use to condition someone’s hair with I just leave it in. Thanks for your comment all the best James
Thank you I was looking for this exactly!!
I didn't understand, how does water open the porosity?
So the reason that the water opens to cuticle is because hair naturally sits around pH 4.5 divide by five however when you make the hair wet it takes up to 7 roughly because the pH of water is seven is open is cuticles hope that explains it for you
@@TheLifeOfHair yes thank you so much, im a newly licensed stylist in a salon full of people who have been in the game 40+ years and I feel so behind. I've been using a lot of your videos to help learn and grow, you're doing great things and you've already made an impact on my life
Exactly what I was looking for. I’m about to do a toner at home. Thanks🥰
Wonderful Kim glad you appreciated it
Great experiment
Wow I really appreciate this video and how informative you are. Thank you so much for your knowledge and tips. You are a life saver ❤️
No, your hair aborbs some water making the hair swell. It won't absorb as much of the dye. Plus it will go on easier with damp hair
Thank you very much for your input peach hope you watch the video so you could see the outcome all the best James
Do you then have to wash after tone or just Rince it out ?
Which hair products would u recommend to use to remove toned hair color??? I have not try any, but there are so any brands out there and I just don’t want to kill my hair using random products.
Great question I’m going to do a video this coming weeks I will give you a sneak peak I always remove toner using bleach and 1.8% peroxide 😁👍🏻
results @ 6:15
It’s all about the result
Thank you for easy to understand info.
what the time you leave the color all 3 stands????
Each was processed for the manufacturers development time 20 minutes
is there any reason why you used a 9 lvl toner?
Just because I wanted it to be in a Scenario were someone might be toning on wet hair and in that case people will be toning on a lighter level 👍🏻
I thought Wella Color Touch recommends damp hair?
Some brands do recommend being applied to wet hair and this is because they are formulated to be applied to wet hair I cannot talk about colour touch as I cannot think of the top of my head whether it is manufacturers recommendations to apply it to dump her or not hope that helps all the best James
@@TheLifeOfHair It is recommended on damp hair for /their Demi, Color Touch. I just got their BIG swatch book. It's SO beautiful! All of the mixing and instructions are in there. I am nerdy enough to read if cover to cover.
What level of lightness did you start out with? It looks like a level eight on film was it in fact a level nine?
It was halfway between in 8 and 9 wasn’t quite a 9 😁👍🏻
Interesting.....learned a lot. Thank you
I've done damp on occasion, but mostly tone on dry....raised eyebrows regarding the result on wet AND your explanation, verrry interesting and unexpected 🤔 I assumed the water would fill up the hair and cause the colour to not be as dark as the result....sort of like wetting it before being in a swimming pool.
Thank you James...I look forward to more colouring process challenges😎
Yes that’s I pretty good analogy 😁👍🏻
Didnt catch how long you left the toner on for??
20 minutes 😁👍🏻
@@TheLifeOfHair thankyou
How long did you leave the toner on the strands?? I once had someone (can’t remember who) tell me to leave the toner on till you’re scared and then wait 5 more minutes!!! Lol!
I believe Redken Shades EQ processes for 20 minutes at room temperature.
I processed for 20 mins Diane lol that sounds like scary advice I don’t aways leave toners on 20 mins because of Porosity So in that case I just observe it. 😁👍🏻
Exactly rite infiniteCosmos 😁👍🏻
The oxidation really messes with our heads. Trust the process!
@@TheLifeOfHair I do (process full time) if I use the Joico porosity spray on dry hair. My issue is trying to tone on level with towel dried hair. I only trust my eye when it's about 70% dry or more. A level finder will only help on dry hair. I have a Dyson, so I can blast it dry pretty fast. Then I use a porosity spray for ends and to be full time to give the toner the longest life. My clients pay for my time, so, I do it right and charge accordingly. Wella Color Touch works great and it is recommended to be used on damp hair. It's the only one I've used exclusively on damp hair. I root stretch and color melt on damp hair, though.
how long did you leave toner on the hair?
20 minutes which is the maximum processing time for that particular product
@@TheLifeOfHair hi Jame, when I tone on wet hair like 9b 1/2 of 9t +1/2 clear on level 9 hair , I saw the color change darker so I washed it out. If I go longer , will hair go darker ? That is Icy queen formula from Redken
Before tonning we should shampoo????
Generally the manufacturers guidelines are shampoo, conditioner, dry and tone 😁👍🏻
Thanks a million
Full development time.👍
Yes sir 20 mins 😁👍🏻
What redkin level 9 toner did you use
9NB
@@TheLifeOfHair thank you
@@TheLifeOfHair I love your videos by the way very informative
Excelente vídeo. 👍
subbed...good channel.
Much appreciated thank you
@@TheLifeOfHair i guess i should of mentioned from hairdresser to another, you are very good at explaining stuff, your reactions videos are good as well. Cheers from Australia, Come visit one day!!
@@Zedman3333 thank you very much YES 100% I want to come and visit one day 👌🏻
Why does my hair sting when toner is applied x
Carmel Hermann Hair can’t feel, do you mean your scalp?
Why you chose a level 9 when your hair is in a 6??
Sorry I don’t understand your question what’s the level six the natural hair?
The Life Of Hair you chose a level 9 toner to tone a hair that was bleached only to a level 6... of course the toner will not much dry or wet, cause the toner should have been applied to a pale yellow hair
ngjequier Maybe you’re saying it differently to me on your screen But it was a level nine yellow result pale yellow is level 10 I was not up at attend level but I definitely had a yellow starting point watch the beginning of the video I hold up the strands of hair 👍🏻
Maybe closer to a level 7. Definitely should've chosen a different level toner
@@KiyaTheBunny He lifted it to a 9.
Fabulous ty
You are very welcome 🙏🏻
But my toner box says apply to damp hair
If that’s what the manufacturer recommends then that’s the best way to do it
I 🖤your videos. So educational, thank you
Super pleased you like them Desiree 😁👍🏻
Not much Different
Who are haters?but why?
I am fully excepting that not everybody is going to love me and the content I produce and I am okay with that thank you for your comment
Interesting
I thought so 😁👍🏻
All this based on traditional processing of course 😃
With regular developers.
Yes Karma system we need to meet up at some point I need to see what you guys are offering 👍🏻
The Life Of Hair
We are doing lots of good stuff at ministry of hair London
They all look the same, and not a level 9 at all lol
They are close TaBetha I will give you that but definitely not exactly the same, and the level was very hard to on camera The differences between the three strands and not dramatic and I didn’t expect them to be however there is tonal shifts between the towel dried and dry and they are on the same level for sure, The section that I squeezed the moisture out of his half to 1/ quarter of a shade darker than the other two is not broken and has less tone than the other 2 giving a slightly warmer end result ✌🏻