Directions Haarverf - Silver (2024)

FAQs

Can you dye grey hair silver? ›

If you want to color your hair silver, you will have to bleach your hair to get it a uniform silver-grey. Best not to do this as a DIY because the bleaching has to go pretty light. It's easy to make a mistake when you are trying to go as light as you need to go. Best to use a professional- stylist or hair colorist.

To fully achieve a gorgeous shade of grey, you'll need to first bleach your hair and then dye it. Make sure that you're really committed to your new colour before you start. If you're not quite sure whether you're ready for the long haul, give silver locks a test drive with our Colorista Spray 1-Day Colour in grey.

Caring for silver hair doesn't have to be hard but it does require certain attention and the use of the right products. If you want your gray hair to stay bouncy in texture and dazzling in color, consider creating a hair regimen with an extra serum or hair mask treatment.

For a silver end result, your hair will need to be lightened to a level 10. Tip for Professional Use Only : When it comes to lighteners, it is crucial that you use a high-performance lightener. We suggest you use Kenra Color's Simply Blonde Beyond Bond Lightener.

Silver toning shampoo deposits pigments on your hair to enhance and brighten the color, but it doesn't have dye or bleach in it. You apply toning shampoo exactly like normal shampoo, so it's super easy! Purple toning shampoo can also brighten grey hair, especially if there are yellow tones in there.

Pre-toning with a violet based toner will allow you to easily avoid the green hues. I prefer to pre-tone with Kenra 5 minute toners in equal parts VP and SV. They are tone specific and not level specific, which leaves you free to choose your target level with your silver toner.

If you like how you look with dark hair, consider a cool, gray-brown hair color (like mushroom brown). If you prefer the ease of a lighter hair color, consider transitioning to a lighter, cool-toned brunette or blonde shade.

Use Color-Depositing Products

In the same way you would use a purple shampoo to neutralize brassiness in blonde hair, it can also make silver hair retain its crisp hue by neutralizing yellow tones. Colombini recommended the L'Oreal Paris EverPure Purple Shampoo and Conditioner to keep gray hairs popping.

"Keeping your hairline slightly lighter is a 'face-lift' trick that's been used by professionals since the Old Hollywood era, and can add softness when you're losing your natural colour", says expert colourist Josh Wood, explaining that painting the baby hairs and delicate strands around the hairline with light grey ...

How often should I dye my hair to cover grey hair? This depends on how quickly your hair grows, but often is between 4-8 weeks. If you're only just starting to grey, it may not be time to begin permanently colouring your hair.

What is the difference between gray hair and silver hair? ›

People use “gray,” “white” and “silver” interchangeably to describe hair that is turning or has turned. Its appearance — whether it looks, gray, white or silver — depends on how much natural color, or pigment, remains, experts say.

For cleansing silver hair, clarifying shampoo is your new bestie. “To keep gray hair healthy, only use gentle clarifying shampoos and avoid sulfates which are especially drying for gray and curly hair,” says Longsworth.

Of course, not everyone can pull off silver hair and it takes a certain amount of courage to take the plunge from dark to light! However, if you're plucky enough to try it, then embracing silver hair shades might be one of the best decisions you ever make.

The good news is that you can tone the hair to make it brighter and more silver and keep yellow hues at bay. Lofaro said that gray hair could naturally turn brassy, but you can tone down the brassiness and brighten your grays with a toner. Gloss treatments and violet toner can help keep hair shiny silver.

Silver hair toner is a popular option when it comes to showcasing your grey. Instead, a blue pigment is used to neutralise yellow undertones. Gradually, your hair stylist can reduce the colour pigment at each application, smoothly easing you into an all-grey look thanks to a silver toner for hair.

People use “gray,” “white” and “silver” interchangeably to describe hair that is turning or has turned. Its appearance — whether it looks, gray, white or silver — depends on how much natural color, or pigment, remains, experts say. Hair that has lost all its color typically appears white.

WHO IS TOUCH OF SILVER FOR? The PRO:VOKE Touch Of Silver range is suitable for anyone with blonde, platinum, white or grey hair.