Like many other women, you want shiny, healthy hair. There are many ways to achieve this, from hair masking to oiling routines.

But today, we discuss two overlooked treatments that many wonder about: Is there a difference between hair gloss and glaze?

Yes, there is, and both are temporary treatments that help improve hair health, adding shine while enhancing color.

What is Hair Gloss?

With a hair gloss treatment, you get a semi-permanent color treatment to help enhance the texture of your hair. The gloss is safe for all hair types, whether natural or chemically treated.

The treatment aims to add shine, refine the tone, and create a multi-dimensional look while combating dryness, frizz, and split ends. Hence, it is a form of toner, and while all glosses contribute to the hair, each serves a different purpose.

Some can add tone to gold or ash hair, while others can minimize the tone. You can also find clear glosses to give your hair a healthy appearance. You can find glosses that help refresh faded ends, gently darkening the color or even camouflaging gray in a single process.

Still, most glosses have a small amount of ammonia that helps deposit the tone into the hair strands. Regardless of the changes, hair gloss leaves your hair moisturized and shiny. A gloss treatment can last from four to six weeks.

What is Hair Glaze?

When compared to hair gloss and glaze, the latter is a non-permanent, ammonia-free, peroxide hair treatment that sits outside the hair cuticle. Hence, it coats the outer layer of your hair strands.

The result is that a hair glaze offers minimal tonal change but excels at adding conditioning and shine to the hair. Thus, it creates significant stains instead of toners, adding temporary color or a tint to the hair without profoundly affecting your natural color.

We are not saying that a glaze cannot transform your hair color, as it depends on the dosage and how sheer or pigmented it is when applied. An added benefit is that you mix glazes with your conditioner to help maintain a specific tone with highlights.

For instance, you can use a gold glaze at home to achieve a gold shade that fades over time. Hair glaze treatments last from one to two weeks.

Hair Gloss And Glaze: How Do They Differ?

A hair gloss and glaze can provide the same results as contributing shine and help improve hair health. Still, there are a few key differences:

	Hair Gloss	Hair Glaze
Color	It gives an incredible shine, frizz, control, and conditioning	Minimal to no toning effects
Formula	A small amount of ammonia	Ammonia-free
Offers	Can change the overall color	It gives a great shine, frizz, control, and conditioning
Penetration	Deposits color directly within the cuticle	Cannot penetrate the cuticle
Timing	It takes time to process	It takes less time to process
Lasts	4-6 weeks	1-2 weeks
Usage	Professional-grade salon treatment	You can use it at home

Benefits of Hair Gloss and Glaze

Both these hair treatments present you with unique benefits:

Hair Gloss

• You can use a hair gloss to experiment with colors before fully committing to coloring your hair.
• You can use it to tweak or tone color or cover gray hair.
• A hair gloss seals the surface of the cuticle, leaving it smooth and enhancing its ability to reflect light.
• A hair gloss can be applied every six weeks to revitalize dull hair, leaving it smooth and frizz-free.

Hair Glaze

• A hair glaze can help you change an unwanted color in the hair or for gray coverage.
• It functions as a deep conditioning treatment, similar to applying a hair mask.
• A glaze does not contain harmful chemicals and fills the gaps in damaged hair to close the cuticle, leaving a smooth texture.
• It prevents hair tangling and works well on coarse hair.

Hair Gloss and Glaze: Which One Should You Choose?

If you want a quick color pick-me-up, a hair glaze is the best choice, as it helps remove frizz. A gloss is a long-term fix if you have lackluster hair.

While hair gloss and glaze can be used at home, they also have the potential to change hair color completely.

For instance, if you have professional highlights, we would not recommend using them at home. Therefore, we suggest visiting one of our colorists.

A noteworthy tip is to apply a glaze to clean, damp hair while in the shower and leave it on for up to 10 minutes before rinsing.

Wrap-Up: Hair Gloss and Glaze

Deciding between a hair gloss and glaze is an exceptional treatment with slight differences.

If you want to change your hair color or cancel out brassiness, the hair gloss offers a semi-permanent treatment that helps blend in grown-out roots to enhance the shine.

However, if you want to increase shine and tame frizz without too many toning effects, opt for the hair glaze instead. The main differences are the ingredients, color options, usage, and lasting powder.

While a glaze is suitable for home use, we recommend booking an appointment for your gloss treatment with us.

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