WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERMANENT COLOR, DEMI-PERMANENT COLOR, SEMI-PERMANENT COLOR AND TEMPORARY COLOR?Updated 2 months ago

While they sound a lot alike, there’s a distinct difference between each kind of hair color.Here’s a crash course:•Temporary color is exactly as it sounds: temporary. The color sits on top of the hair cuticle and is washed away with water or shampoo. Think sprays, hair chalk etc..•Semi-Permanent color is developed with a single product, so you don’t need to mix it with an oxidizer. The color is applied directly to the hair and then processed for 20 – 30 minutes, sometimes using heat. The results gradually fade over time and will generally last for 7 - 10 shampoos.

•Demi-permanent color is a 2-part system that uses a dye pigment mixed with a low volume oxidizer. The low volume oxidizer limits the amount of color change, so the results are long-lasting but not necessarily permanent.

•Permanent color is, well, just that. It’s a 2-part system that uses a dye pigment and oxidizer, which is usually a solution of hydrogen peroxide. When the two parts combine, the mixture both removes some of the hair’s natural pigment molecules and deposits the desired color molecules which changes the color of the hair permanently.