Books about Hair Coloring

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How Haircolor Really Works

This book explains advanced techniques of haircolor formulation, as well as why and when to use each haircoloring product. This information will help you cut through all the confusion about what haircolor products will and won’t do and help you make a logical decision as to which product should be used for each haircolor service. More ...
The Haircoloring Manual

This book is a practical guide to successful hair coloring. It teaches how to analyze the hair, how to determine the right haircolor for your client, how to correct haircolor mistakes and much more. More ...
Teaching Hair Coloring (Milady)

This all-new approach to teaching hair coloring demonstrates the use of props to illustrate the various elements of the hair coloring process. Fully-detailed, easy-to-understand, step-by-step procedures are provided to making props and using them as effective teaching aids. More ...
Milady Haircoloring and Chemical Texture Services

This full-color spiral bound supplement to Milady Standard Cosmetology 2012 contains 14 haircoloring procedures, and 10 chemical texture services. Nearly all of these are only available in this supplement. Each procedure is presented step-by-step with text and photos to ensure accuracy. More ...
Corrective Haircoloring: A Hands-On Approach

Designed to take readers from basic color theory to complex chemical reactions, this comprehensive text helps stylists forecast results before initiating color services. Full coverage in this unique resource includes revolutionary color concepts and color information that is not product-specific. More ...
The Art of Hair Colouring

Designed for both hairdressing students and experienced technicians, the object of this book is to unveil the visionary world of colour. This book will help you to understand the philosophy, the history, and the power of colour and, perhaps more importantly, it will also show you how, with step-by-step photo sequences, to take the uncertainty and complexity out of colouring hair. More ...
Hair Art Color Wheel

An educational tool to learn how to handle and mix hair color. The color wheel helps you to understand the basic rules of color and how they apply to the hair. It also includes problems and suggestions for coloring hair. More ...
Haircolor 101 - The Beginning

The Beginning, is the First Volume in the “Trade Secrets of a Haircolor Expert” haircolor education program. In this book you will learn all of the basic fundamentals of haircolor formulation and it will prepare you for the rest of the program. More ...
The Hair Color Mix Book

In this book, Lorri Goddard-Clark shares her secret recipes for salon-worthy coloring and highlighting techniques. The book shows how to combine tints found in readily available home hair kits to create beautiful, vibrant custom shades such as: Dark chocolate with deep caramel ribbons, toasted cinnamon with buttered lights, spiced persimmon, gingered toffee. More ...
Natural Hair Coloring: How to Use Henna and Other Pure Herbal Pigments for Chemical-Free Beauty

Commercial hair dyes contain thousands of different chemicals. Natural hair care expert Christine Shahin shows you how to use nontoxic plant pigments to color your hair naturally, whatever your hair type or ethnicity, with beautiful results! These pigments are readily available at natural food stores and online. More ...
DIY Dye: Bright and Funky Temporary Hair Coloring You Do at Home

Want an accent streak of fire-engine red? How about forest-green tips? Or maybe you’re daring enough to transform your locks into a rainbow of bright colors? It’s all up to you! With this book and some imagination, you can easily personalize your hair with any color and style imaginable. More ...
Hair Chalk: Step-by-Step illustrated instructions + 12 Easy to Follow Hairstyles

Easily change your hair color to match your outfit, mood, or style for any day or night. With this book you can design your own look from the many styles within to express your individuality. This kit includes twelve hair chalks, non-latex gloves, and a 32-page, full-color instruction book to help you get the perfect color every time! Try out different techniques and styles like monochromatic, ombre, mermaid or full-spectrum rainbow. More ...
Haircoloring in Plain English: A Practical Guide for Professionals

A much-needed industry reference, Haircoloring in Plain English offers salon professionals a comprehensive guide to all aspects of color services. With chapters on everything from color theory, to application procedures, to corrective haircoloring, this helpful, well-organized book was written by a professional colorist for use in contemporary salons. More ...
Hair to Dye For: A Hair Colorist's Secrets Revealed

How many times have you spent $50, $100, or even $200 to have your hair colored and styled, walked out of the salon, and wanted to put a bag over your head? In this book author Penny Baptista provides an easy-to-understand and concise guide to coloring your own hair. More ...
Stunning Double Process Blondes

In this book, Volume-7 in the “Trade Secrets of a Haircolor Expert” educational series you will discover all the information needed to gain the knowledge and confidence to become competent in Double Process Blonding. You will learn complete step-by-step instructions on everything you need to know about Double Process Blonding. More ...
Amazing Redheads

In this book you will learn what it takes to make a great looking redheads. We will talk about the different types of reds and who are your best and worst candidates for becoming a redhead. Making great redheads is one of the most rewarding accomplishments that a colorist can have. It will teach you everything you need to know to achieve amazing results with each application. More ...
Coloring African American, Natural and Chemically Relaxed Hair

This book is Volume-8 in the Trade Secrets of a Haircolor Expert series, and it is designed to not only teach you how to color natural and chemically relaxed African American hair, but also as a reference book which you will keep by your side at the salon on a daily basis. More ...
Great Gray Coverage

This book, Volume-3 in the "Trade Secrets of a Haircolor Expert" educational series is the authoritative source on gray coverage. Gray coverage issues are the leading problems of most haircolor correction situations. In this book I’ll give you 9 techniques on how to handle every gray coverage problem you will ever encounter plus, you will learn how to make gray hair any color you wish. More ...
Exotic Brunettes

This is Volume-5 in the "Trade Secrets of a Haircolor Expert" educational series. At first, you may think that making someone a brunette is a simple task for a colorist to do. But the truth is that making a good, rich brunette can be very challenging. This book I will give you all the secrets to ensuring great, long lasting rich brunette haircolor every time. More ...
Inspire Volume 88 - Hair Color

Fresh ideas for every client! This new volume featuring color offers a huge collection of classic and contemporary cuts and colors, including highlights, blondes, redheads and brunettes. Plus designer color techniques! Includes celebrities! More ...
Inspire Volume 80 - Hair Color

Fresh ideas for every client! This new volume featuring color offers a huge collection of classic and contemporary cuts and colors, including highlights, blondes, redheads and brunettes. Plus designer color techniques and a free step-by-step technical guide. More ...
108 Most-Requested Celebrity Color Formulas!

The formulas and how-tos for A-list haircolor your clients demand. We've sourced the world's top colorists to provide you with breakdowns of these red carpet colors so you can satisfy every client request for her favorite star's look. This book includes: 25 formulas for the most-requested celebrity hues of all time. More ...