Color Vs Highlights Research Paper

Color verses Highlights

I have been a licensed Cosmetologist for the past 12 years. Working in a salon environment with all different colors and textures of hair throughout the years has given me much more insight and knowledge on the differences of chemical process, cost, and the all over look to hair that has been either colored, highlighted, or both. Hair is made of a protein called Keratin. There are three different parts to hair; the Cuticle, which is the outside layer we see, the Cortex, which is the middle or inner part of the hair, which gives its strength and elasticity, and the Medulla, which is the innermost layer. The Medulla is also known as, the “garbage can” of the hair. It has the ability of holding on to toxins and drugs, for use in drug testing. These tests, if necessary, can go back 7 years. Natural color ranges on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being the darkest such as Black, and 10 being the lightest such as Lightest Blonde. To color or highlight a client’s hair is only two different ways to change or alter one’s appearance. For some people, the two may sound the same, but truly, they both
Throughout my years as a stylist, I have done both color and highlights on not only women, but men as well. The ratio of color and highlights I have done on women verses men I would say is about 80 to 20. Because men get their haircut more frequently, color or highlights tend to not last as long. One may think the money a stylist would make would then be better, but really, it is not. Price is much lower on a man’s hair because there is less of it. Some people are fortunate and have the complexion to pull off dark or light colors in their hair. Not everybody may be a fan of the time each service may take to process, or how much it may cost him or her, but the outcome of their look could end up being what they really like. Sometimes, a change is what the client