Stylish Hair Colors

Thick, long, beautiful and shining hair makes any woman look stunning and gorgeous. There is no wonder that from time immemorial poets and authors have praised the curls of their heroines and leading ladies. Indeed there is nothing like a thick, bouncy soft and shining hair. Earlier however women used to take care of their hair and concentrate on making it soft, shining and lustrous. There was not much of a concept of changing of the natural color of hair. A woman with black hair is to admire the red-haired beauty and heave a sigh or maybe a woman with red hair admire the blonde hair of another and feel jealous.

Keeping in mind these sighs and admirations hair stylists and hair experts raked their brain and come up with an extremely convenient solution which allowed women to get the color of hair they want no matter what color of hair they are born with. Indeed in the present time there are numerous hair colors that are available in the market which are quite easy to apply and also of good quality so that the hair does not get damaged.

Some time earlier also when the hair colors was getting introduced in the market then they were not very easy to apply and thus women required to visit the salons to get their hair colored to the shade of their desire. However with the passage of time and advancement of the cosmetic industry hair colors are now easily available at market in a form which can easily be applied at home.

It is said that a French chemist Eugene Scheuller created the first hair color based on a chemical called paraphenylenediamine. In the present time hydrogen peroxide and ammonia are the basic ingredients of any hair-coloring agents. While hydrogen peroxide creates a color that lasts long, ammonia when combined with hydrogen peroxide allows the color to permeate into the cortex. Following this basic formula many branded cosmetic companies have come up with such a wide variety of colors that now it has become difficult for women to choose which color to go for.

Indeed selecting the best color that would enhance one's beauty depends on numerous factors like the shape of the face, complexion, haircut, eye color, hair length, as well as personal likes and dislikes. The tone of the colors can be warm or cool depending on the intensity of the color and its shade. The warm tones of colors are those like orange, red and yellow while the cool tones of colors are like blue, violet or green.

The color of the complexion plays a major role while selecting the hair color. There are some shades of color which suits a particular skin color while there are some that look good on another. One should keep in mind this very important factor before selecting a color. After all coloring one's hair is mainly to enhance one's beauty.