Comb for highlights

Among the various adaptations for selective coloring of hair, a professional hairbrush for highlighting occupies a special place. It significantly simplifies and speeds up the procedure, and also allows you to do it yourself, without resorting to the help of a master and not attending the salon. In addition, there are varieties of adaptations suitable for both closed and open staining.

Special comb for highlighting

First, let's look at the types of tools:

1. Triangular comb with hooks at the ends of each tooth. Such a device allows you to grasp strands of different widths. After separating a small part of the hair, a hairbrush with hooks is inserted into this zone and it is withdrawn to the side. The strands, caught by the ends of the teeth, are stained with a mixture and wrapped in foil.
2. Comb "fence". With this tool, 2 levels of hair are quickly allocated. The lower, wider, is removed from the comb, and the upper, divided into thin strands, is lightened and wrapped with foil.
3. Striper. This is a bilateral comb - on the left is a frequent crest, and on the right is a nozzle with voids and wide teeth. The cavities are filled with the color mixture, after which the selected hair area is treated with a nozzle. Then you need to gently comb the clarified strand with a comb. The stripe is usually used for an open procedure.
4. Shoulder. Melating with a comb of this type is the easiest. The device looks like a short and wide blade with a small comb on the end bent at an angle of 90 degrees. On the inside of the comb there are several hollow sulci (usually 3 or 4), which are filled with a clarifying composition. For melirovaniya you just need to gently comb the shoulder blade, starting from the roots and ending with the tips of the curls. The device is also ideal for bronzing and coloring, the California clarification technique.

How to use a comb for hair coloring?

Professional stylists and masters of hairdressing art rarely use the described devices, so they are designed for self-coloring.

Before starting the procedure, you need to prepare:

1. Wear a protective apron (cape) and gloves.
2. Prepare the clarifying mixture in advance.
3. Buy a soft shampoo and nourishing balm to protect the hair after lightening.
4. Thoroughly wash the hair before the procedure and let them dry naturally, without using a hairdryer.
5. Good combing.

Let's consider the most simple variant of coloring by means of a special comb of a scapula which even beginners can ideally execute.

Here's how to do a hair straightening at home:

1. Fill the cavities on the inside of the scapula with the prepared clarifying mixture so that its level reaches the middle of the teeth or slightly higher.
2. Spread a comb through the hair, first retreating 10-15 cm from the roots. It is important to hold the spatula almost vertically, bringing it to the very ends of the strands.
3. 3-4 times again, fill the comb cavity with a mixture. It is necessary to watch, that in them constantly there was a sufficient quantity of a paint.
4. Treat the hair at the roots (retreat 2-3 cm from the suction). The blade should be kept almost horizontally, parallel to the surface of the head.
5. After 30-40 minutes (depending on the desired effect and the manufacturer of the paint), rinse the mixture thoroughly from the ringlets, using a mild shampoo and a balm rinse.

Advantage of the proposed open type of melioration is the ability to constantly control the degree of lightening of the hair.