Your Formulation Guide to a 10-Minute Express Retouch for Gray Coverage Gray coverage clients are regularsโand reliable ones. They want fast, seamless results, and when you deliver, they keep coming back. Thatโs why express root touch-ups are a win: quicker services, loyal clients and more room in your book. To help stylists deliver those quick-turn services, Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎย brought back six IGORA COLOR10ยฎ shades by popular demandโexpanding the lineup to 25 total tones for fast coverage, lowlights, quick fixes and gray retouches between major appointments. Want to see it in action? Brand Global Ambassador Arjan Bevers (@arjanbevers)...
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- Formula A (roots)
Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA COLOR10ยฎ 3-0 + 5-0 + 6-65ย (6:5:1) + Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA ROYALยฎ Oil Developer 6% 20-volume (1:1)
- Formula B (midlengths and ends)
Schwarzkopf Professional CHROMA IDยฎ 6-46 + Pink (6:1)ย
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- Formula A (roots)
Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA COLOR10ยฎ 3-0 + 5-0 + 6-65ย (6:5:1) + Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA ROYALยฎ Oil Developer 6% 20-volume (1:1)
- Formula B (midlengths and ends)
Schwarzkopf Professional CHROMA IDยฎ 6-46 + Pink (6:1)ย
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Find the clientโs natural part to guide precise placement and blend coverage where itโs most needed.
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- Formula A (roots)
Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA COLOR10ยฎ 3-0 + 5-0 + 6-65ย (6:5:1) + Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA ROYALยฎ Oil Developer 6% 20-volume (1:1)
- Formula B (midlengths and ends)
Schwarzkopf Professional CHROMA IDยฎ 6-46 + Pink (6:1)ย
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Apply IGORA COLOR10 to the regrowth along the parting in a clean, precise manner.ย
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- Formula A (roots)
Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA COLOR10ยฎ 3-0 + 5-0 + 6-65ย (6:5:1) + Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA ROYALยฎ Oil Developer 6% 20-volume (1:1)
- Formula B (midlengths and ends)
Schwarzkopf Professional CHROMA IDยฎ 6-46 + Pink (6:1)ย
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Take another section parallel to the natural part and repeat the application, building soft, dimensional coverage that blends into the rest of the hair.
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- Formula A (roots)
Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA COLOR10ยฎ 3-0 + 5-0 + 6-65ย (6:5:1) + Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA ROYALยฎ Oil Developer 6% 20-volume (1:1)
- Formula B (midlengths and ends)
Schwarzkopf Professional CHROMA IDยฎ 6-46 + Pink (6:1)ย
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Take a vertical slice about one centimeter from the hairline and apply the color to the regrowth area. Continue working forward to the hairline.
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- Formula A (roots)
Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA COLOR10ยฎ 3-0 + 5-0 + 6-65ย (6:5:1) + Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA ROYALยฎ Oil Developer 6% 20-volume (1:1)
- Formula B (midlengths and ends)
Schwarzkopf Professional CHROMA IDยฎ 6-46 + Pink (6:1)ย
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Use the same technique on the other side of the head to create a balanced, mirrored result. Develop for 10 to 15 minutes before rinsing.
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- Formula A (roots)
Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA COLOR10ยฎ 3-0 + 5-0 + 6-65ย (6:5:1) + Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA ROYALยฎ Oil Developer 6% 20-volume (1:1)
- Formula B (midlengths and ends)
Schwarzkopf Professional CHROMA IDยฎ 6-46 + Pink (6:1)ย
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After rinsing the root color, apply your selected Schwarzkopf Professional CHROMA IDยฎ formula to the midlengths and ends. Let it process for 10 minutes, then rinse thoroughly to reveal an all-over refreshed result.
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- Formula A (roots)
Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA COLOR10ยฎ 3-0 + 5-0 + 6-65ย (6:5:1) + Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA ROYALยฎ Oil Developer 6% 20-volume (1:1)
- Formula B (midlengths and ends)
Schwarzkopf Professional CHROMA IDยฎ 6-46 + Pink (6:1)ย
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- Formula A (roots)
Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA COLOR10ยฎ 3-0 + 5-0 + 6-65ย (6:5:1) + Schwarzkopf Professionalยฎ IGORA ROYALยฎ Oil Developer 6% 20-volume (1:1)
- Formula B (midlengths and ends)
Schwarzkopf Professional CHROMA IDยฎ 6-46 + Pink (6:1)ย
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