Root Touch Up
Coloring your hair can change your look and give you a confidence boost. The color difference between your natural and colored hair needs refreshing. Have no fear, the root touch up is here..
What Is a Root Touch Up?
If you have dyed your hair a solid color, your hair will grow out, and you will eventually need a touch up. That much we’ve covered. But, what’s the process? It’s pretty straightforward. A hairstylist applies color over roots to blend your natural hair with your colored hair. That’s it. You’re either darkening, adding color, or enriching your root color. When you need to lighten your roots, well, that’s something else.
If you have dyed your hair a solid color, your hair will grow out, and you will eventually need a touch up. That much we’ve covered. But, what’s the process? It’s pretty straightforward. A hairstylist applies color over roots to blend your natural hair with your colored hair. That’s it. You’re either darkening, adding color, or enriching your root color. When you need to lighten your roots, well, that’s something else.
Root Touch-Up vs. Bleach Retouch
While touching up your roots is darkening or adding color to roots, a bleach retouch is the opposite. A bleach retouch is adding lightener to strip color from your roots. It seems easy enough, but it’s a common misconception.
It’s Kind of Confusing
Whether adding color or adding lightener, we are still just touching up your roots, right? Well, not quite. A touch-up is a relatively quick and predictable service. As long as we know the formula for your color, we can mix some up and blend your roots. A bleach retouch takes more consideration, more product, more time, and is all about banding. It’s worth a quick read if you’re interested.
Also known as the 'ghost layers', invisible layers are layers underneath your hairstyle that you might not be able to see. They are long and seamless but a little shorter toward the inside. This haircut with straight hair is best for you if you want to add some movement to your hair without harsh layers.
So, Do You Need a Root Touch Up or a Bleach Retouch?
Deciding which service you need is black and white. Well, dark and light. If your color is any shade darker than blonde, and your roots are showing, you need a root touch up. If you’re light and blonde all over, and your roots are dark, you need a bleach retouch.
See the Same Stylist
Now that you know how important it is to have the formula to your color on hand, you can see how going to the same stylist that did your original color is essential for the perfect touchup. Matching another stylist’s color can be tricky, especially if the new stylist uses a different color line. For best results and seamless touchups, stick with the stylist who did your initial color.
Now that you know how important it is to have the formula to your color on hand, you can see how going to the same stylist that did your original color is essential for the perfect touchup. Matching another stylist’s color can be tricky, especially if the new stylist uses a different color line. For best results and seamless touchups, stick with the stylist who did your initial color.
How Long Does A Root Touch Up Take?
The touchup process itself doesn’t take too long. A typical application is around thirty to sixty minutes. Processing with time, heat, or both is another thirty to forty-five minutes. Finally, finishing with wash and style is about that time too. So you can expect to be in the salon for around two hours.
