

The stronger the developer the more the cuticle opens. Different companies will include different additives but at a base level the hydrogen peroxides job is to lift the cuticle layer of the hair. To let you on in the best ways to use 10, 20, 30, 40 volume developer and everything in between we’ve created this handy guide to answer the question: what volume developer should I use? Common Questions: What exactly is developer?ĭeveloper is, quite simply, hydrogen peroxide. Each developer has its use – just like each speed has its appropriate time and place. It's the same with your trusty developers. Can you get there going 60mph and incur less risk? Absolutely. Can you get to your final destination safely going 80mph? Maybe. As the speedometer climbs you get to your destination faster.but you also lose a bit of control.
#30 VOLUME DEVELOPER TO LIGHTEN HAIR FULL#
Then you should probably brush up on your color theory education! But don’t worry, we know exactly how do to that.īeauty School Remix’s second lesson in the Haircolor Foundations Unit, Defining Developers, is a quick yet detailed course to gain a full understanding of the power of developers in your salon.Imagine sitting behind the wheel of your ideal car.

So, how do you pick the right developer for the job? Don’t know? If you pick a developer that is too strong for the hair texture of your client, it has the possibility of lifting the cuticle so much that it can’t be smoothed back down. We want our clients to walk out the door satisfied: If choosing the wrong developer or processing it incorrectly is the issue, brushing up on your knowledge of the developer can be a quick fix. If the your color formula doesn’t process for as manu minutes as it needs you may get a sheer or hollow end result will occur, or there might not be enough lift. That’s going to be the time it takes your developer to process. Develop? When mixing developer with haricolor (not lightener) the volume of the chosen development is a key indicator of how long it takes the color molecules to process.ĭon’t worry about memorizing these statistics, because we’ve got a quick trick for you: Take the volume of the developer, and add 10 to it. Generally speaking, you’ll get more lift on fine-medium hair texture, and less lift on medium to coarse hair.Īnother often overlooked, and often auto-piloted detail is how many minutes developer needs to, um….

Then, it facilitates the removal of melanin by breaking down the hair’s chemical bonds. First, it lifts the cuticle later, which allows dye molecules to penetrate the hair shaft. It’s the star of the show, if we’re being honest. This is what changes the natural color of hair to artificial. When applied to hair, the chemical reaction continues as the hair bonds are broken down and replaced with new ones. Starting as tiny colorless precursors waiting to be mixed with a developer, they form their color once a chemical reaction occurs from the mixing.
