Colour Theory and Haircolouring

Question 1

Primary colours?

Answer 1

Red, blue, yellow
- Can’t be achieved by mixing colours

Question 2

Attributes of blue?

Answer 2

• Darkest
• Cool tone
• Gives depth/darkness

Question 3

Attributes of red?

Answer 3

• Medium
• Added to blue, makes it lighter
• Added to yellow, makes it darker

Question 4

Attributes of yellow?

Answer 4

• Lightest
• Lightens/brightens other colours

Question 5

Equal amounts of primary colours?

Answer 5

• Makes black

Question 6

Secondary colours?

Answer 6

Green, orange, violet
- Made by mixing equal parts of primary colours

Question 7

Tertiary colours?

Answer 7

Blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet, red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green
- Mix equal amount of secondary colour and neighbouring primary colour

Question 8

Complementary colours?

Answer 8

Blue and orange, red and green and violet
- Primary + secondary colour opposite onn the colour wheel

Question 9

Virgin hair colour application?

Answer 9

• Drape for colour application
• Mix colour
• Apply colour to hair shaft 1 inch away from scalp (avoid porous ends)
• Process acccording to strand test, then apply to hair shaft + finish processing colour
• Shampoo out using “colour treated hair shampoo”

Question 10

Permanent single process retouch with glaze?

Answer 10

• Drape for colour application
• Mix colour
• Part hair into four sections
• Apply colour to new growth, 1/4 inch subsection
• Set timer
• Rinse, towel dry
• Prepare + apply glaze to hair shaft
• Check colour of glaze before rinsing, then style