What you need to know before adopting platinum hair as part of your style

First models like Lucky Blue Smith and Colton Haynes to later see them on stars like Justin Bieber and, more recently, Zac Efron: the rage of platinum hair in men has been resurrected as the ultimate trend when it comes to our hair, however, Before you sit in your stylist's chair and let peroxide flood your skull, you need to know a few (many) things about what it takes to get such a striking shade.

Evaluate the situation of your hair

The first thing is to know if your hair is suitable for wearing that platinum blonde that is in everyone's head: first your stylist will tell you what the natural pigmentation of your hair is and based on that, they will determine how many discolorations will be necessary to achieve that tone, and secondly, it will tell you if it is possible to carry them out without risk since the high volumes of peroxide can make the hair brittle or too weak and break when brushing it.

If my hair resists bleaching, what next?

Hair coloring processes are long, so don't expect to leave the salon with blazing white hair in two hours. From my own experience and after four bleaches with 50 volume peroxide, achieving the desired color can take days or even weeks as the bleaching sessions are postponed so that the hair can be restored and prevent breakage, dryness, stretching or loss.

Prepare your pocket to make touch-ups

Yes, bleaching your hair this way is neither easy nor cheap. If you decide to dye all of your hair this color, touch-ups will be necessary at least every three to four weeks to cover the hair growth so that the platinum effect doesn't look too fake, so if you decide to venture into icy white on your hair , you have to be clear about the idea that every time you sit in front of the mirror it will cost you a good deal.

Forget your usual shampoo

For dandruff, dryness or simply because it was given to you, the shampoo that you now have in the shower has been forgotten to make way for a product that helps you keep platinum blonde in an impeccable tone. The famous shampoo that removes hair highlights (which can be purple or black depending on the brand) eliminating the yellowish tone that your hair may take on due to factors such as environmental pollution and residue from other products.

And if I don't want full platinum hair, are there other options?

Yes, if what you want is to adopt a lighter shade in your hair, it is not necessary to make a drastic change and opt for the icy white of a platinum mane, one of the most recommended options is to wear an ashy hair, which is achieved with the same bleaching process, but applying grayish tones to achieve a luminous gray-silver effect on the hair, although the false growth effect is also recommended, where the root of the hair is dyed a darker color than the platinum that is worn in the tips, so that the natural growth of the hair achieves an interesting gradient effect with up to three different shades.

Dying your hair is not an easy thing and it is not cheap either, we hope that with the points that we mentioned before you have a clear idea of ​​what you want to ask your stylist if you want to look like the boy in the photo that crossed your path on Instagram.

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