1. Finding hair colour Level 6

2.  Hair colour is determined usually by hereditary  Colour is produced at the dermal papilla and it presence is in the cortex  Hair colour is produced in pigment pockets known as melanacites  There are 2 main pigments melanin and pheomelanin

4.  Melanin can also be known as granular pigment as it is quite large in size and globular in shape  It is brownish black in colour remember this colour is made from the three primary colours red – blue – yellow = brown

5.  Pheomelanin is also known as diffuse pigment  This is due to it being small in size & how it scatters through the cortex  It is yellowish red in colour

6.  White hair is when pigment stops producing at the dermal papilla  It is white as there is a total absence of melanin in the hair  It is not grey! It only appears grey as the white hair blends in with the natural hair colour giving the hair colour this appearance

7.  International colour code / chart  This system is used by hairdressers so that we can be precise when using colours  Colours start from 1 being black – 10 being lightest blonde

8.  1 – Black  2 - Darkest Brown/Black  3 – Dark Brown  4 – Brown  5 – Light Brown  6 – Dark blonde  7 – Blonde  8 – Light Blonde  9 – Very Light Blonde  10 – Lightest Blonde

9.  Take a section away from the natural parting ( sun will lighten natural parting making it appear lighter)  Hold the section down completely flat ( this stops from light reflecting through the hair and making it appear lighter)  Cover the previously coloured hair  Look at the colour is it BLACK, BROWN or BLONDE  Is it LIGHT – MEDIUM – DARK  Now put a number to it using the I.C.C

10.  Keeping the hands the same way as when finding the base  Push forefingers inwards and raise the hair into a crest  Look for strands of Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue running through the hair.

11. Looking at different areas around the head. What is predominate the white hair or the natural base

12.  Wrap it tightly round finger to stop light reflects from coming through  Look at the depth the same way you would when finding base  Look at the tone is it warm cool  Now try to match it with shade chart

13.  This information is vital before carrying out colour service. Why ?