Frost Hair
When you frost your hair, you bring out your hair's natural tones and highlights. Highlights help to take a boring hair color and make it multidimensional. Face framing highlights accent your features and accentuate your skin tone. The trick to achieving natural looking highlights is to place the frosting solution on areas of the head where the rays of sun naturally fall. Learn how to achieve multidimensional highlights by following this guide.
Steps
- Put on your old t-shirt. Place the frosting cap on the head. Pull through an equal amount of hair strands through the cap. To achieve highlights around the entire circumference of the head, pull out sections of hair through the cap. To achieve face framing highlights, only pull a few strands of hair through the cap in this area.
- Apply petroleum jelly around the entire outer area of the face. This includes the hairline above the forehead and on the sides of the face. The vaseline helps prevent the frosting solution from staining the skin.
- Put on the frosting gloves. These gloves help protect your hands and fingers from any frosting solution, which can stain your skin.
- Dip the frosting brush into the frosting solution. Mix the solution around with the brush. Apply the frosting solution to the brush. Make sure the brush has an even amount of solution on it. Use the sides of the mixing bowl to wipe any excess solution from the brush.
- Apply the frosting solution onto the hair. Work from the back part of the head towards the front. It is easier and less messy to work from back to front when applying frosting solution to hair. Use long smooth stokes with the brush when you applying the solution to the hair.
- Leave the solution on for the time recommended on the box. For lighter highlights, apply more solution to the hair and leave the solution on for a longer amount of time. For subtle, natural looking highlights, apply a smaller amount of solution and leave the solution on for less time.
Tips
- It is important to use the frosting cap when you are first attempting to highlight hair. This is because it is hard to estimate how much hair you should highlight on your own. The frosting cap provides you with a helpful guideline that ensures proper application.
- Apply frosting solution to dry hair; do not apply this solution on wet or damp hair. The best time to apply frosting solution is when hair needs to be washed. Hair color tends to adhere better to oily hair.
- To give hair a touch of color, try highlighting only the ends of the hair. While these highlights will be subtle, it will add a slight dimension of color to enliven dull hair color.
- Use a deep conditioner after you wash out the frosting solution. This will give hair a nice dose of moisture and make it extra shiny.
Warnings
- Do not leave the solution on more than the time suggested on the box. Leaving it on too long can damage hair and dry it out.
- Avoid dying or frosting your hair when you are on your monthly cycle. During this time, your body releases extra hormones, which can affect the color your hair turns when you frost it.
Things You'll Need
- Frosting cap
- Frosting solution
- Frosting brush
- Old t-shirt
- Hair dying gloves
- Vaseline
- Mixing bowl
