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The Root Touch-Up is Evolving: A New Approach to Gray Coverage
Formula
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Formulas
  • Pre-Treat

    Pre-treat the hair with L'Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox to neutralize metals inside the hair fiber, and prevent breakage and color shift. Simply spray on the hair, let it dry, then proceed with your color application.

  • Formula A (Highlights)

    Use a balayage technique to add warmth and highlights through the hair using L'Oréal Professionnel Blond Studio 8 Bonder Inside + 30-Volume Developer

  • Formula B (root touch-up)

    At the roots, Use Dia Color 6N + 9-Volume Dia Activateur and melt into 7N + 9-Volume Developer

  • Formula C (gloss)

    Rinse and gloss with Dia Light 9.13 + Clear 9-Volume Developer

The Root Touch-Up is Evolving: A New Approach to Gray Coverage

The New Standard In Gray Coverage: More Dimension, Less Demarcation For years, gray coverage has been treated as a routine root retouch: cover, conceal, repeat. But today’s client is asking for something different—less maintenance, more dimension and a result that feels modern, elevated and natural. Enter French Blending, L’Oréal Professionnel’s new approach to gray blending that reimagines what gray coverage can look like in the salon. Rather than relying on flat, opaque color that creates a harsh line of demarcation, French Blending is designed to soften regrowth, enhance natural dimension and create a more graceful grow-out. The result?...

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