Hair color is an amazing opportunity to increase shine, refine or enhance your natural color, lighten or darken your hair color or allow you to express your personal aesthetic through fashionable shades.

But when you call to book your color at the salon, what does gloss, glaze, toner or single process mean?

Hair color terminology is confusing, so let me break it down. If you want to alter the lightness or darkness of your hair and/or cover grays, you will be asking for a single process hair color.

A single process color is based on your skin tone, hair texture, hair density and your personal hair goals. Typically, single process color is applied to dry hair with a permanent or semi-permanent customized hair color blend depending on your desired result.