Peroxides

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• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Peroxides 

H2O2 – HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ​

Peroxides can be identified in a variety of terminology ​

Eg​

Peroxide – 6%, 9% etc ​

Peroxide – 20 vol, 30 vol etc​

Developers ​

Oxidents/oxidisers ​

Peroxides 

There are different levels of peroxide ​

​Choosing which peroxide will depend on depth or level of lift required​

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Not all manufactures are the same and may not use the same strength for grey coverage etc so use your instructions ​

Peroxides 

1.5% 

Used with the Quasi family 

Demi-permanent 

Mildly-oxidising semi permanent 

3%

Slow lift with lighteners ​

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To take colour darker ​

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Same depth (lighter bases)​

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6%

​To cover white/grey​

​Same depth colouring​ on darker bases

​One level lift ​

9%

2-3 levels of lift

more levels tend to be on lighter and/or finer hair 

or if used with the 

11 or 12 range 

12%

3-5 levels of lift 

normally used with highlifts

11 range 

12 range 

12% can shatter the tone is used with reds/copper/purples 

Peroxides 

These levels of lift are for the Quasi and Permanent ranges 

If you are working with lighteners or other lightening systems eg Magma - Wella, B reds - Affinage, TLC - NXT 

A lower level peroxide can achieve good lift - low and slow is best 

If you are going darker which peroxide?

You are wanting maximum lift - which peroxide do you choose?

You are completing grey coverage - which developer do you select?

1. 1.5%
2. 3%
3. 6%
4. 9%

Your client is base 5 and wants 6/7 - how many lifts are required

1. none
2. 1 level
3. 2 levels
4. 3 levels

Your client has a base 6 and wants 8/34 - which peroxide is suitable?

1. 3%
2. 6%
3. 9%
4. 12%

Are all levels of peroxide the same across all manufactures?