2. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial Education1 Cosmetology History of Hair Color

3. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color2 Performance Objective Upon completion of this assignment, the student will be able to explain and understand the history of hair color.

4. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color3 Specific Objectives Identify the culture that used the first hair color. Explain how Renaissance women lightened their hair. Identify the color base introduced in 1885. Identify which company introduced the first one-step hair color process.

5. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color4 Test Your Knowledge When do you think the first hair color was used, and by what culture?

6. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color5 Early Egyptians used the first hair color.

7. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color6 Early Egyptians First culture to color hair Used: Henna- Red hues Chamomile- Blonde Hues Sage- Brown Hues

8. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color7 Middle Ages Liked black and blonde hair Considered Red evil

9. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color8 Sixteenth Century Red hair was popular due to Queen Elizabeth’s red hair.

10. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color9 Renaissance Women would: Pull hair through crownless hat and spread hair over brim. Apply mixture of black sulfur, alum, and honey and sit in the sun until the hair has turned a golden.

11. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color10 Late 1800’s Paraphenlylenediame Chemical base for hair color Mixed with metallic salts for color Metallic salts are a combination of copper, lead, silver, and other metals with a weak acid

12. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color11 Early 20 th Century Popular for actresses to color their hair. It wasn’t until the middle of the century that a common woman dying her hair was accepted.

13. ©2003 Texas Trade and Industrial EducationCosmetology I: History of Hair Color12 Color Bath, by Clairol Until late 1950 people could only darken their hair. They had to bleach their hair first, and then apply a toner. In 1950 Clairol introduced Clairol Hair Color Bath. Allowed someone to lighten their hair, without bleaching, in a one-step process