Single Process And Double Process Color Differences

You know the trendy terms of hair color, like balayage or shadow roots, but what about single process and double process color? What do they mean, and is there a difference?

A single is one process, while a double means two or more, but there is more to it regarding these hair coloring techniques.

Luckily, we can help with these hair lingo terms to prevent confusion.

What is Single Process Hair Coloring?

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A single-process color is a coloring process that can be achieved in one step. It can range from an all-over permanent hair color to highlights that do not need gloss for toning.

5 Single Process Hair Color Ideas

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Here are some great examples of using hair coloring hues to achieve a single process:

1. Chocolate

A chocolatey brown easily achieves a rich, warm hue in a single session, but it will depend on your starting color. If you are two shades from the chocolate brown, consider using it as your single-process color to match.

2. Espresso Lowlights

When you can achieve a color in one step, it is considered a single process color. Here, we think of dark espresso lowlights that add dimension to your hair if it is brow,n and you can achieve it without using a toner or bleaching.

3. Dirty Brunette

Everyone has heard of dirty blonder, but what about dirty brunette? It is a trendy hair color that is low-maintenance, adding golden blonde highlights to your brown base.

4. Black Sapphire

When it comes to all-over shades, nothing is more sleek and trendy in a single hair color process than black sapphire. The blue-tinted black tone will give your strands personality.

5. Honey Blonde Highlights

To add dimension to your hair, you can use a single process to add honey-blonde highlights. Depending on your starting color, the warm tone does not need a toner after bleaching.

What is a Double Process Hair Color?

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By now, you can already guess the double-process hair color. You can get a two-coloring service in one visit to our salon to achieve your desired outcome. It can include bleaching to lighten the hair, followed by a toner using permanent hair color with glaze or gloss added.

5 Double Process Hair Color Ideas

Here are some great examples of using hair coloring hues to achieve a double process:

1. Chocolate Lilac

This new color trend features a chocolate brown base with different tones of lilac purple throughout your hair. To make the lilac stand out, our colorists bleach your strands before adding the lilac tone, giving it a double process.

2. Mushroom Brown

Another hot hair color is mushroom brown, which is here to stay. It consists of varying shades of gray and brown, resembling mushrooms. The color must be ashy and cool-toned, so our colorists use a toner after adding the highlights or lowlights to help achieve this trend.

3. Coral

If you want a bright, fun color, then you need coral. You will have your hair bleached to lighten it, starting with your natural hair color, and then we will apply a bold coral permanent color over it.

4. Platinum

The icy platinum blonde is not easily achieved. We will first bleach your hair to remove all your natural pigments, and you might need another bleaching session with a toner to help keep that ice-cold hue look.

5. Pastel

We must lighten the hair before using the pastel color you choose. 

Wrap-Up: Single Process and Double Process Color

Sometimes, you would love to have everything double, as two is better than one. Still, this does not always apply, especially to your hair. Be kind to your hair by avoiding a double-process color unless you want to go extreme.

Most importantly, discuss your coloring ideas with your Haste Hair Professional, contemplating what you want to achieve to develop the best hair coloring plan. Book a hair coloring consultation with us today.

FAQ

What is the difference between a single and double process?

The double process is coloring the base color and adding highlights as the second step. The single process does not include highlights unless you have it done separately.

Can a single process of hair coloring damage your hair?

No, it does not damage the hair. It turns dull hair shiny to make it look vibrant. We can place partial highlights around the face area to brighten it for a framing effect or use partial to half highlights on only parts of your head.

Can a single process lighten my hair?

A single-process usually is when you do an all-over color to darken or lighten your hair to give it dimension and is darker or lighter than your natural hair tone.

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