All About HAIR
Unprocessed Vs.
Processed Hair
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Before you bleach or color,
learn what these tricky terms mean
icture this: you’ve bought yourself some
gorgeous new hair. You wanted to get a perfect
customized color so you’ve started to bleach it,
and then the foil starts to smoke. Not only that,
but when you rinse off the bleach, you’re left with a
weird, only slightly lightened or now multicolor mess.
Likely, the return policy doesn’t cover bleach mix ups.
So how do you prevent this? To start, always make sure
to test a small section before you coat the entire set.
But more importantly, pay attention to key factors on
the labels.
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C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
Take a look at the color number on the package.
If it says ‘Natural Black,’ or ‘Natural Brown,’ it is
unprocessed or has never been colored. If it has the
universal color numbers, such as 1, 1B, 2 and so on,
it means the hair has been colored. If you see the color
number, DO NOT bleach or color it. Once hair has been
colored, it would be almost impossible to remove the
coloring agents that are already on the hair.
Second, take a look at the name tag of the hair. If
the name includes “Unprocessed,” then you can assume