How to do highlighting through a hat correctly

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What is highlighting through a hat

The process of lightening individual strands on the head in the world of hairdressing is called "highlighting". For this, the masters isolate individual curls from the hair and apply a bleaching composition to them.

To prevent the dye from getting on other strands, and the highlighting is not "smeared", the treated curls must be isolated. There are two methods for this:

1. wrapping in foil strips. It requires little skills, professionalism and is used mainly in a beauty salon;
2. selective lightening of hair through a cap. The method is outdated, but simple and does not require any special skills. It is more popular for home coloring.

Advice. Highlights can be used to mask gray hair. The lightened strands will hide this defect, visually add volume to the hairstyle.

Who is it for

Highlighting on a hat will give zest, individuality to everyone, regardless of the shade of hair. It is worth noting that dyeing looks more effective on dark hair. It is not necessary to highlight the entire hair, you can do it selectively. For example, perform several lightened strands near the face or along the parting.

Highlighting with a cap is not performed on long hair, only on short or medium hair (in a beauty salon). If the procedure is performed at home, the haircut should be at least below the jawline. This will save you from painful sensations and torn hairs.

Pros and cons

The procedure for dyeing strands through a special hat has significant advantages:

1. you get a fashionable hairstyle, an updated image, while causing minimal damage to the curls, as opposed to continuous dyeing;
2. the staining process can be performed at home, the actions are so simple that special professionalism and skills are not required;
3. the foil at home staining can shift, which will affect the final result, while the cap sits tightly on the head;
4. a special cap is used many times, if used correctly, washed after painting.

If speak about disadvantages of this outdated method, it is worth focusing on the following facts:

1. highlighting through a hat on long curls is not carried out. The owners of thick hair of medium length will also have to refuse this procedure;
2. it is difficult to experiment with a special cap, the holes for pulling the strand are evenly spaced, at a certain distance;
3. if during the procedure you pull out a strand that is too thick, it is impossible to return it back, the accessory will have to be removed and the whole process repeated;
4. if the hair is naturally tangled, the lightening can be quite painful, and the improper actions of the performer will cause even more tangling.

Despite the indicated disadvantages, the method with a cap is the best option for beginners and non-professionals.

What to choose a hat or foil

For the popular lightening of curls, use foil or a special hat. What are their differences and main advantages?

1. For professional hairdressers, it is better to choose foil: there is an opportunity to experiment with the image, it is permissible to use several colors for dyeing at the same time.
2. Highlighting on a hat is easier to perform, the performer is required to be careful and follow the sequence of actions. Plus, the procedure takes less time, there is no need to separate each strand, paint over and wrap it in foil.
3. If you don't have enough time or money to go to the master, the option with a cap is for you! Painting is carried out at home, the cap can be reused, depending on its material, strength.
4. When pulling the strands through the hat, it is almost impossible to ideally correct the overgrown roots; the necessary strands are not visible under the accessory.
5. Lightening with foil is not accompanied by painful sensations, in the case of a hat, discomfort is possible.
6. And finally, the most important criterion that influences the final choice of the method is the length of the hair. For owners of short haircuts, staining on foil is difficult, in this case even some masters turn to the hat. But for strands above 15–20 cm, the choice is made in favor of foil.

Choice and cost of a hat

A highlighting cap is available from your specialty hairdresser store. It can be a reusable rubberized or silicone accessory. It tightly wraps around the head and will not move when pulling the curls.

The cost of a silicone cap is 300 rubles and more, depending on the manufacturer.

Advice. A hat with a loose edge is better. The edge can be folded back, thereby preventing the client from getting paint on the face.

If you do not plan to use the hat in the future, choose a disposable polyethylene accessory. Such hats are fixed with strings, but in the tightness of the fit to the head of hair, in comparison with the rubberized cap, they cannot be compared. Disposable highlighting caps are sold in sets of 4-12. The cost of the set is from 240 rubles.

Choose a crochet dyeing accessory. This will not affect the price, but it will save you the hassle of finding it.

Judging by user reviews, a silicone reusable cap is much more practical, reliable and easier to use than a disposable one.

Another tip, hats come with and without holes. If you do not want to pierce them yourself, which sometimes causes slight difficulties, choose the first option. However, in the second case, you will make holes of the required diameter, no more, no less.

Is it possible to paint on oneself and how difficult is it?

Highlighting through a hat is carried out in all beauty salons and hairdressing salons, but if you wish, you can do it at home. This will require special care, accuracy, speed and clarity of actions, because the main task of the process is the quality and appearance of hair after dyeing.

Highlighting with a hat, especially if the curls are long enough, can be a difficult task for beginners, so if you are not sure of your capabilities, invite friends or acquaintances to help, or trust a specialist.

Who is it suitable for and what result to expect?

This popular procedure is ideal for owners of different types of hair, colored or natural, also with different lengths.Be careful, if you bleached or permed less than a month ago, it is better to postpone the highlighting, so as not to damage your hair with excessive exposure to chemicals and spoil the result.

Highlighting through a hat is well suited for those ladies who are faced with the appearance of early gray hair on their heads. Such a procedure will allow you to mask gray hairs, while it is more gentle than dyeing all hair.

For short, medium, long curls

For fashionistas who love short stylish haircuts, highlighting will allow you to add volume to a stylish hairstyle, hair will shine and shine in the sun, and attract the views of others. In this case, you should choose a hat with a small hole diameter, and use a small diameter hook for convenience.

For owners of medium-length hair, highlighting will allow you to diversify your image so as not to look boring and ordinary. Experts recommend trimming the ends beforehand for medium hair so that the ends of the hair are less splitting.

Important! If you want to highlight too long curls, you should be extremely careful, because the procedure has restrictions on the length of the hair.

Minimum and maximum length

Before highlighting, first analyze the length of your hair. It should be large enough to adhere to the holes in the paint cap for a neat finish. The minimum hair length is from 5 cm. With this length, you can safely proceed to further fashionable reincarnation.

As for the maximum length, it should not be more than 35 cm. Hair that is too long can get tangled; when painting it yourself, it is very difficult to apply paint on it.

What is needed for the procedure?

The set of tools and improvised means with which to simplify the staining process is included withnext:

1. Highlighting cap. You can find a hat for every taste in many beauty salons or hairdressing salons.
2. It's easy to make such an indispensable item at home if you have an unnecessary pool cap or shower cap on hand.
3. The holes should be made with a sharp object, or a conventional hole punch can be used for wider holes. Another way is to put a plastic bag over your head, but this will require a strong hold.
4. Hook for pulling a strand through the hat. You can buy it in a specialized store. When choosing, you need to focus on the length of the hair - the smaller it is, the smaller the diameter should be. Alternatively, the sharp handle of an iron comb will do the job well.
5. Coloring agent, i.e. paint, oxidizing agent, tonic, depending on the desired result.
6. Additional items that you cannot do without are gloves, a brush for applying the composition to the hair, dishes for making paint, a hair towel, and a comb with fine teeth.
7. After highlighting, you will need a shampoo for colored hair, as well as a balm for hair care.

Amount of funds

The amount of dye composition should be chosen in proportion to the length of your hair. For an average length of curls, you need about 50-60 g of powder and 100-120 g of an oxidizing agent. Also, do not forget about the thickness of the hair, very thick curls will need more coloring composition.

For subsequent toning, you will need a tonic with the desired shade, which is added to shampoo when washing or used in its pure form. The instructions for use can be found on its packaging.

Oxidizer percentage

The very minimum amount of paint will go away when performing root highlighting through the cap. For a new clarification, you will need to select the correct percentage of oxidizer.For light shades, an oxidizer of 4-6% is needed, for a reddish shade of hair, 6-8% is needed, but for brunettes you need to choose a 12% oxidizer.

Home painting technology

The process of selectively lightening strands at home using a special hat is simple. The main thing is to understand the nuances of the procedure and follow the recommendations from professionals.

For painting at home, you need to prepare the following items and tools:

1. special hat;
2. a hook for pulling strands, you can metal;
3. container for mixing dye and developer;
4. paint several tones lighter than natural hair or lightening powder;
5. oxide 3–12% depending on the structure of the hair and the initial tone;
6. a pair of gloves;
7. a plastic cap, a bag to enhance the clarification reaction;
8. staining brush;
9. hairbrush;
10. shampoo and hair balm;
11. an old towel or a cape on the shoulders.

Important! For brunettes, brown-haired women, owners of coarse hair, choose a 12% oxide, and for blondes, a 3% oxidizer is enough.

Detailed staining instructions:

1. Comb through the curls well with a comb. The hair should be dry, washed 3-4 days before the day of painting.
2. Place the highlighting cap over your head. It should fit snugly, not dangle.
3. Thread the hook through the hole in the hat and pull out the strand. The thickness of the strands, how much to stretch them, depends on your own preferences. Do this all over your head.
4. Prepare the clarifier in a plastic (glass) container.
5. Apply a brightening agent to the threaded strands. Do this evenly, without unnecessary savings.
6. To speed up the chemical reaction and enhance the effect of the bleach, wrap dyed hair in plastic wrap or put on a bag.
7. After a while, as recommended by the manufacturer of the brightening agent, remove the polyethylene. See how much the strands have lightened. If necessary, hold the product for another 5 minutes. Please note that the total exposure time should not exceed 45 minutes, otherwise you risk burning the hair, turning it into "straw".
8. Without removing the cap, rinse the clarifier under a stream of warm water.
9. Remove the accessory and rinse your hair again, using shampoo.
10. To heal weakened curls, make a mask or use a balm.
11. To smooth out possible color drops on the hair, to eliminate possible yellowness, use a toning balm, silver or purple shampoo.

How to make a do-it-yourself highlighting hat

If the hairdresser's hat was not found in the kit with paint, you can easily build it yourself. Such a thing will practically not differ from a purchased product, having all the same properties and actions.

Coloring cap from the package

A homemade product for coloring from a dense bag is the most common option for creating such an item at home.

• cut the tight polyethylene bag exactly to the size of the head. The thing is ready;
• the holes should be made at the moment when the bag is already on the hair, before the direct selection of curls.

How to make holes in a hat for coloring

In order to make holes in dense polyethylene, it is advisable to use someone's help, since the holes must be pierced carefully so as not to tear or ruin the bag.

• put a polyethylene hat on your head and start making holes for the strands without removing the object;
• holes should be tried to be made in a checkerboard pattern, maintaining an equal distance between them;
• you can pierce the bag with any convenient object, including a sharp comb;
• the diameter of the holes should be approximately 3-4 mm.

How to wear a highlighting cap

The product should fit snugly to the head and not move during the procedure for applying the composition and pulling out the curls.

1. put the object deep on your head and fix it with your hands while creating holes;
2. after all the strands are released through the holes, fix the product on the head again, putting it on as deeply as possible.

As an alternative to making a homemade bag cap, you can use an unnecessary pool cap. It fits snugly enough to create lots of holes for the curls to pass through. In this case, the holes are made in advance, before the item is put on the head.

The best highlighting cap: selection and prices

One of the best products for coloring is the Dewal silicone cap. It comes with a convenient hook and is shaped like a cap. The price is about 300 rubles.

In second place is a silicone item that fastens under the chin for a snug fit. Harizma brand. The cost is about 400 rubles.

Disposable plastic caps with visors from Sibel Frosting are a good option for staining. A standard set of 5 pieces will cost about 250 rubles.

Technique for performing highlighting through a hat

Be sure to follow the rules listed below. Violation of the technological process can lead to severe damage or loss of hair.

Stages of the procedure:

1. Comb your hair well (there should be no tangled and intersecting strands).
2. Put on the hat as tightly as possible. Start crocheting the hair through the holes. Try to pull out curls of equal volume. The hat from the manufacturer has a high frequency of holes, so you can get the strands through each - if you want to get frequent highlighting, through one - more rare.
3. Prepare the dye mixture in a bowl.
4. Start coloring those strands that you got through the holes. For application, use a cosmetic brush, carefully smearing all areas with it. Pay special attention to the tips.
5. After application, create a greenhouse effect on the head by putting on a plastic cap (or bag) over the dyed curls. This effect promotes more active penetration of dyes into the hair structure.
6. Wait 20-25 minutes. It is not necessary to withstand more, as this will not give the best result, but will only "burn" the colored hair. As a result, you will not get streaked strands, but bunches of brittle straw.
7. After the time has elapsed, rinse the composition from the hair with warm water using a hypoallergenic shampoo (a child's shampoo is perfect). Repeat the procedure for 100% rinsing.
8. Apply a regenerating mask to damp hair, which will nourish and restore strands damaged during dyeing.
9. Rinse off the mask and let your hair dry naturally (no hair dryer, tongs, etc.).

What mistakes should you avoid?

When highlighting through a hat, it is important to choose the right dye composition and carefully follow the instructions for use so as not to burn your hair. If unwanted yellowness appears after the procedure, use a tonic. In order not to accidentally dye the wrong part of the hair, you should carefully thread the curls through the holes and do not collect too much hair in one lock.

How to fix errors?

You can correct the result obtained with a specialist in a hairdressing salon, or with your own hand, highlighting the desired area again, possibly by another method, using foil.

Beautiful and rich highlighting makes a woman visually younger and more effective. If you have enough self-confidence, you can try to do the procedure through a beanie at home, following the simple recommendations of specialists. Well, if you want to get one hundred percent excellent result, then make a choice in favor of going to the salon.

COST OF HIGHLIGHTING THROUGH A HAT IN THE BEAUTY SALON

The cost of this coloring procedure in the salon depends on the length of the curls and varies from 2 to 4 thousand rubles.rubles.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What if there is no highlighting cap? In cases where it is not possible to use the finished product, you can make it yourself from a simple package, or paint the hair in an open way, highlighting two or three strands without a hat.

Highlighting through a cap and on foil - which is better? The first method is notable for its simplicity and is suitable for highlighting using standard non-gradient methods. Foil, in turn, will allow you to create a more complex coloring and is suitable even for very long hair.

What types of highlighting can be done through a hat? Color options suitable for cap coloring: Classic, Venetian, Californian, Zonal, Highlights, Partial, Thin, Wide and Frequent.

The ideal way to revive your usual hairstyle by adding brightness to your hair and adding depth to your color is by self-dyeing. Using a comfortable hat will allow you to carry out the procedure in a matter of minutes, and the result will be no different from a stylish professional salon highlighting.

Conclusion

If you have the desire and opportunity to carry out the procedure at home, then impeccably follow the rules described above, and you will get a result no worse than that of a professional master. This is especially true for owners of long strands, since on shorter hair, it will be much easier to fix the highlighting that did not work out. If you doubt your abilities, it is better not to start, but use the service provided by hairdressers and beauty salons.