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If you are going to dye your hair, do it carefully.

Dyeing your hair is perhaps one of the most radical changes to a person's appearance, but it can be very aggressive for your hair: it needs to be protected.


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Have you ever thought about dyeing your hair ? Something that a few years ago was relegated to covering grey hair, is now a common practice as another way to define your own style, just like changing your jacket or wearing earrings. There is no problem with this, since each person looks better in some colours than others depending on various factors, such as skin colour, hair length, etc. However, there is a big difference with clothes or accessories: hair is a natural fibre that is part of our body, and that is why we must be very careful with how dyes or bleaching are applied .

What do dyes/peroxides do to hair and why do they damage it?


But why should you be careful? After all, it's not that different from dyeing any part of your skin, is it? In reality, dyeing or bleaching your hair is very different from dyeing any part of your skin : each hair is an extremely fine and delicate fibre, which has a certain elasticity and resistance, but which suffers particularly, due to its composition, from the interaction with the chemicals that make up the dye .
[caption id="attachment_26172" align="aligncenter" width="685"] Dyeing your hair can be a great solution to finding your perfect look [/caption]

The hair fiber is made up of three layers: medulla, cortex and cuticle . The medulla is the central part that runs through the entire hair from beginning to end, and is much thinner than the other two parts. The cortex is the actual body of the hair and is therefore where all treatments that take care of the health of the hair fiber act , and especially dyes. The cuticle , the outer layer, is the hair's protective barrier , which is made up of scales, so everything that is intended to act on the hair cortex must first pass through the cuticle.
Most dyes, in order to have a long-lasting result on the hair, are not satisfied with applying the dye on the outer part (cuticle), since, otherwise, the dye would disappear with just a few washes: what they seek is to penetrate to the cortex through the outer scales of the hair and act on the inner body of the hair fiber. However, this process, applied both for coloring and bleaching , causes the powerful chemicals to weaken the cortex of the hair and make it weaker because they degrade the disulfide bridges that keep the hair stable and resistant. This can lead to, when several coloring or bleaching treatments accumulate on the same hair, for example, it becomes brittle and breaks, falling out. In other words: dye or oxygenated products are aggressive chemical treatments that, when accumulated, can cause hair to fall out .

[caption id="attachment_26175" align="aligncenter" width="529"] The hair is divided into three layers: medulla, cortex and cuticle. The latter are affected by colouring, as this is where the dye acts. [/caption]

Does this mean that if I have fine hair I can't dye/bleach it?


Not necessarily. Whether your hair is fine or thick has a relative influence on its resistance. What is important is the health of your hair in general, and especially the hair cortex. If the hair cortex is weak, whether due to an accumulation of chemical treatments or for any other reason, it is not advisable to use a dye in the conventional way; but if the cortex is healthy, regardless of the hair type, there should be no problem with dyeing. Checking the health of your hair, on the other hand, is simple: weak hair is brittle and breaks easily . Despite everything, it is best to consult a professional , such as your trusted stylist, for advice.

I have weak hair, but I want to dye/bleach it. Is there no other way?


Yes. At KV-1 we have developed a hair protection system that strengthens the internal bonds of the hair to increase its health and resistance, especially designed to prevent and restore damage caused by dyes in the cortex and hair cuticle and thus protect the integrity of hair subjected to chemical stress: the professional OnePlex system.

[caption id="attachment_26178" align="aligncenter" width="772"] To avoid problems arising from colouring we recommend Oneplex [/caption]

This is a three-step system for hairdressers and stylists to protect their clients' hair while applying the colouring or bleaching treatment. First, the Bond Multi-Booster is mixed with any type of dye to fortify the hair's existing health and prepare the way for the next product to act. This is called Clean & Maintenance : a shampoo that respects the dye and the previously applied mask that leaves the way ready for... The third and final step: the Bond Perfect Sealer , an intensive anti-breakage final treatment that strengthens the hair internally, protecting it against external aggressions.
By combining our Oneplex system, hair can be easily changed from one colour to another, or weak hair can be strengthened which otherwise could not be dyed or bleached without risk of breakage. Take a look at our website and recommend it to your stylist , if they don't already have one, as it is an essential product for any hair salon willing to dye or bleach hair . Thanks to it, you can relax and focus on choosing the colour that best matches your style, while keeping your hair healthy.
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What happens to my hair in autumn?

It's not just your imagination: hair loss increases between September and December. But don't panic! There is a solution. Autumn is here to stay. The leaves of the trees fall onto the pavement, the sun sets earlier and the cold advances until it recovers everything it lost in spring. But there is something else that distinguishes this season from the others. : In the mornings, what was once a clean pillow has turned into a tangled jungle, combs and brushes seem angrier and hungrier than before, and all the items of clothing no longer look spotless as easily. In short: everything It's full of hair. And we all wonder: why does hair fall out more in autumn? [caption id="attachment_26070" align="aligncenter" width="669"] Like the leaves of trees, hair falls more in autumn. [/caption] WHAT IS HAIR? Well, first we need to know what hair is: it is a series of fibres composed mainly of keratin (a protein that also forms our nails) that only appear in mammals (like humans) and that serves as insulation against temperature and other external factors . Over millions of years, human evolution has meant that our species has gradually lost hair from different parts of the body, leaving them almost completely bare; others, like the armpits, pubis and head, have maintained a very high concentration of this protective layer. Hair - like any other type of hair - is divided into three parts : Birth , Shaft and Tip . The shaft and tip are the middle and upper parts of the hair, and their health depends on the good care taken of the cuticle, the outer layer of the three that make up the hair fiber. But the lower part, the birth , is perhaps the most important point, since it is where the hair bulb or root is found, where the hair grows and where it is anchored to the middle layer of the skin, called the dermis . [caption id="attachment_26072" align="aligncenter" width="695"] The four phases of hair life: anagen, catagen, telogen and exogen. [/caption] THE LIFE CYCLE OF HAIR The hair bulb or root is more important than the other parts because the entire life cycle of a hair depends on this initial part, since it is there where it receives the nutrients to make it grow. And the hair has a life cycle divided into four phases: anagen (in which the hair grows, which can last between 3 and 6 years), catagen (in which the hair stops growing and rests, which lasts between 1 and 3 weeks), telogen (in which the hair falls out little by little, on its own or with help, which lasts from 1 to 3 months) and exogenous (in which the follicle begins to create a new hair, from the root). This cycle results in between 50 and 150 hairs falling out every day during the normal season. But in the fall , a number of causes, none of them definitive, mean that in most people this number is much higher . And in our love for hair and everything that surrounds it, we have collected some of the most important possible causes for this massive loss... [caption id="attachment_26074" align="aligncenter" width="552"] The 'areata' or temporary fall is due to multiple factors, but it is never definitive. [/caption] 7 reasons why hair falls more in autumn There are many reasons why hair may fall out more at this time of year. In any case, it is important to know that hair that falls out in autumn can be recovered over time . Hair loss is divided into two main types: androgenetic , which depends on genes and causes permanent baldness, and areata , which is always temporary and depends on external factors (such as the sun or dyes) or internal factors (such as illness or stress). Autumn hair loss is of the areata type , and therefore, it is temporary. Here are 7 possible reasons why it occurs: One possible explanation is 'molting' . Humans, like other mammals, shed their hair (and therefore their hair), and like animals such as bears, dogs and hares, when the cold weather arrives, the body sheds the old hair from the summer and replaces it with new hair for the winter. Another reason is that a large part of the hair usually enters the catagen phase at the end of spring and needs approximately three months to go through the telogen and exogen phases, which last the summer. When summer ends, all the hair that died in spring ends up falling off little by little. In addition, in summer the sun hits the scalp more strongly and it tends to thicken to gain density and thus protect our head . When autumn arrives, and as the sun decreases its intensity, the hair can lose quality and fall out. With the return of the summer holidays , our lifestyle habits change to return to the routine of work and everyday life. This sometimes generates a stress that is not typical of holidays, when there is more time to carry out things in a calmer way and have a higher quality of life. This negatively affects our body and, of course, our hair, causing it to fall out more. Again, in the summer, exposure to more sweat, salt from the sea, chlorine from swimming pools and other external factors causes our hair to weaken and suffer during the fall, falling out. A person with iron deficiency or hormonal changes will have even weaker hair during the fall and will see more hair fall out than normal, especially if it is long (not because it falls out more, but because it is more visible). Finally, living in an extreme climate , such as a desert area or at a very high latitude (close to the poles), can cause hair to suffer from excessively high or low temperatures and fall out. If the change in temperature to the cold of autumn is sudden, this will also have the same effect. You can find more information about hair loss in autumn here . [caption id="attachment_26076" align="aligncenter" width="735"] To control all types of hair loss, we recommend the Tricoterapy Advanced Care line from KV-1 . [/caption] What can I do to prevent autumn hair loss? What now? Should we resign ourselves to losing our hair every time summer ends? To a certain extent, autumn hair loss is inevitable, for all the reasons we explained above. However, taking in-depth care of the health of our hair , especially of the hair bulb or root and the scalp, will slow down or even prevent much of the autumn hair loss , improving the appearance of our hair in general. To do this, it is essential to nourish and work on the strength of the hair. The best solution is to avoid stress , maintain a good diet and, above all, trust a professional . From the experience of more than 30 years dedicated to hair health and care , at KV-1 we recommend our trichology line Tricoterapy Advanced Care , which is designed exclusively to maintain strong and resistant hair, working on the hair root and scalp to treat all types of serious problems, including areata or temporary hair loss . We hope that this article has helped you to understand how hair works and how to avoid annoying autumn hair loss. If you find it useful, share it on social networks and recommend it to your friends or acquaintances, and stay tuned for new posts. Greetings and goodbye!

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