A toner is a semi-permanent hair colour that’s designed to solely deposit colour. It doesn’t use a developer that causes a “carry” or the flexibility to take away present colour on the hair (whether or not virgin or coloured), so it may well solely alter the tone and/or darken the hair that it’s utilized to.
The phrases toner/gloss/glaze have been typically used interchangeably after I was working in a salon. I often referred to as them a “gloss” as a result of I favored the way it sounded and the toners I used left distinctive shine on the hair as nicely!
Toners should not unhealthy. They’re typically essential to execute the correct tone (heat or cool) to the hair, in addition to appropriate any undesirable tone which will have popped up. Toners can not make your hair lighter or brighter.
Toners, although, can take away a little bit of the brightness from a uncooked carry from bleach. So if you’re somebody who likes a extremely shiny blonde, and your hair can carry to a reasonably finish outcome from bleach alone, you might be able to skip the toner altogether.
Toners solely final just a few weeks and are designed to slowly fade away with out leaving an apparent line of demarcation on the hair. This could imply, although, if you’re lightening your hair and having it toned to a selected shade (let’s say a cool caramel colour), over time it would fade away and you might really feel that the lightened components of your hair are wanting heat/brassy/coppery. This may be very simply mounted with one other firming course of on the salon!
Toners are mild on the hair and add shine and softness. They take away the cruel strains that bleach can generally depart behind. They “dim” the hair both slightly bit or rather a lot, and when correctly formulated provides you with the right colour!
The hair must be correctly lifted to the correct lightness for the toner to work. In case your hair was highlighted to a stage 8, for instance, and is wanting actually brass/orange within the shampoo bowl, you’ll have a tough time reaching a pale spotlight outcome regardless of what number of rounds of a neutralizing mild toner your stylist applies. Conversely, in case you discover that your toner is leaving your lightened hair too cool, and virtually gray or purple-looking, you may simply ask your stylist to tweak the system for a hotter outcome!
Toners may also be diluted, so their affect will be lessened. I’ve had a toner utilized that’s primarily “clear” with a “capful of 9N” or one thing alongside these strains. That implies that solely a touch, and I imply that actually, of toner is definitely being deposited on the lightened hair to regulate any undesirable heat.
I’ve talked rather a lot about lightened hair, however toners may also be nice for darker hair! In case you have darkish brown hair and are on the lookout for a really refined shift in tone, a toner utilized all around the hair is an excellent straightforward, low-maintenance choice to create a wealthy colour. You may go heat or cool and about as darkish as you prefer to!
Toners can not totally cowl gray, however they’ll very softly “dim” the stark distinction between gray and brown hair. For purchasers who weren’t fairly prepared for the dedication of a full everlasting colour, a toner utilized all around the hair and maybe positioned below mild warmth, is a simple strategy to try to mix the gray with out creating a powerful line of development when the hair grows out.
So toners can be utilized in lots of alternative ways! I used them fairly often within the salon! I like them, however generally I would like the brightness of a uncooked carry blonde all through my hair, so I have a tendency to say no to get a toner utilized to it. If you’re on the lookout for a brighter blonde outcome, you may talk about both skipping or tweaking your toner system to assist get you nearer to what you’re going for!
