When dyeing hair, the color should not only be intense, but also stable. Only high quality paint can cope with such a task. Both offline and online marketplaces offer a huge range of cosmetic products designed for all tastes and income.
Among this set, the Keen professional hair dye stands out, the color palette of which will satisfy even the most sophisticated taste.
Keen paint
Keen hair dye with its inimitable palette was created by Ewald. The company began its history in 1940 in Germany. Its founder is a German hairdresser from the city of Frauenwald named Robert Schmidt.
Initially, he made eau de toilette for hair, which included mountain herbs. For several years, the company has been developing and producing eau de toilette, a hair elixir based on birch sap and cologne. However, the real breakthrough was the preparation for cold perm.
The organization is a family business led by a descendant of the founder, Robert Ewald, who manages the production process. In 2009 Ewald starts production of a creative professional line, which becomes the pinnacle of the company's development - TM KEEN. Translated from English, keen means to strive, to passionately want something.
Keen hair dye, with a palette of more than 60 shades, was launched after the care and styling products of the same line.
The paint has a soft consistency, which guarantees comfort and pleasant sensations during the application period, eliminating the inconvenience. The composition contains exclusively natural elements, which makes it possible to achieve the desired effect.
The dye paints the hair consistently, uniformly. Gives hair a rich shade after dyeing, the color is very stable and does not fade. It's easy and simple to create your own hair tone. This dye is one of the best professional hair dye products.
Benefits:
- Developed by a team of experienced hair color products.
- Special care elements guarantee the hair shine and softness.
- Exactly dyes the entire hair length and has incredible durability.
- The components that make up the composition provide high-quality hair care.
- The dyes mix flawlessly with each other. This contributes to the creation of an unusually elegant shade and to satisfy the requirements of the most fastidious consumer.
The paint is formulated taking into account the normal acidity of the scalp. The pH of the dye is 9.5-11.5. Unlike other dyes, Keen dye does not irritate the skin and, accordingly, the hair follicle. The hair is healthy at the root - healthy along its entire length.
Composition and active ingredients
Keen hair dyes are a high-quality creation, its palette of shades was created by a team of German specialists using ultra-modern technologies that provide full-fledged hair care.
The composition of paints includes unique components:
- Keratins - fibrillar proteins with mechanical properties to resist destruction. Keratins are the constituents of the skin's epidermis. They are part of the natural composition of nails and hair.
- Milk protein - an inorganic crystalline substance that accelerates the course of biochemical interactions and is of significant importance in the process of metabolism.
- Panthenol - a substance, the main component of which is a group of vitamins that are of great importance in cellular metabolism. This substance is used to moisturize and treat various skin imperfections in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.
- Hydrolyzed silk - a natural substance that, during a chemical reaction of interactivity with water, collapsed and formed new, easily digestible elements.
Additional components are: minerals, vitamins, aromatic oils.
Staining safety
Keen paint has been developed for high quality dyeing. Thanks to unique developments, it works in a gentle mode for curls and scalp, at the same time gives them a radiance and a stable tone. One of the components of the dye is ammonia. This substance is alkali. It is necessary in order to open the outer layer (cuticle) and penetrate the colored dye deep into the hair.
Ammonia is known to irritate the skin, up to and including an allergic reaction. In this regard, international standards have been developed, according to which the amount of alkali in the paint should not exceed 6%. All Keen dyes contain no more than 3% oxidant. Thanks to this, the coloring is absolutely safe for the skin and hair and does not cause allergies.
Ewald has also developed the Keen soft tinting series. It is designed for fine brittle hair. Its peculiarity in the oxidizing agent is that the ammonia content in it is only 1.9%, and the coloring matter is a cream oil.
How long does the color last
Any Keen dye provides soft coloring, practically without traumatizing the hair. A specially selected complex, which includes amino acids and olive oil, cares for depleted hair.
Hair gains shine and healthy look for a long period. Shades of a certain series do an excellent job of painting over gray strands. Even if the gray hair is focal, the dye will not leave transitions - the color will be evenly distributed throughout the hair.
The components of the cream paint fill the cuticle with coloring pigment and close it. Due to this, the color looks saturated and lasts a long time inside each hair.
Olive and macadamia nut oils included in the preparation envelop the hair along its entire length, thereby preventing washout and fading.
Professional hairdresser's opinions about paint
The product has an extremely diverse range of colors. It includes natural - the closest to natural colors, as well as bright challenging shades.
The palette itself gives a clear idea of the color. The manufacturer uses artificial fibers as a mock-up of the dyed strand, but as the stylists assure, the color obtained after dyeing is no different from the declared one.
Hair dye Keen palette with its color scheme has natural tones. Hairdressers use them to create color depth, they are also used for long-term painting of gray strands or all gray hair.
Natural shades are presented in the table.
Tone No. | Color Description | What complexion suits | The opinion of hairdressers |
1.0 | the black | bright skin | Shades, saturated colors, remain for a long time, even with the minimum allowable duration of the procedure. |
3.0 | dark brown | ||
4.0 | brown | ||
5.0 | light brown | ||
6.0 | fair-haired | light skin with olive shade and pink blush | |
7.0 | light blond | ||
8.0 | blond | ||
10.0 | ultra light blond | ||
Natural + | |||
5.00 | brown + | Peach, with the presence of freckles | Colors work well as a base |
7.00 | Medium blond | Bright skin | |
8.00 | blond |
Ewald's philosophy is based on certain principles. One bond of them is youth. This means: irrepressible energy, high ambitions and of course health. In this regard, the bala has developed a palette of bright red shades that emphasize this.
Tone No. | color description | what complexion suits | stylists' opinion |
red | |||
0.5 | mixston red | light skin with a golden hue | shades retain brightness and saturation for a long time. They are used both as an independent color and for highlighting strands |
4.5 | cherry | ||
5.5 | ekampati | ||
6.5 | ruby red dark | ||
7.5 | ruby red | ||
8.5 | ruby red light | ||
intense red | |||
5.55 | dark lingonberry | light skin and peach with freckles | stylists mainly add these shades to bring softness to cold tones |
6.55 | lingonberry | ||
7.55 | lingonberry light | ||
intense copper | |||
6.44 | dark blond | light skin with a golden hue | colors are used for coloring as the main color |
7.44 | intense copper | ||
8.44 | copper blond | ||
9.44 | copper | ||
copper red | |||
5.45 | brown copper-red | peach complexion | with the help of these shades you can create an unusual play of colors |
6.45 | dark blond red | ||
8.45 | red | ||
red-violet | |||
4.56 | beaujolais | pale pink, porcelain leather | coloring in such tones is best done in the salon |
5.56 | burgundy | ||
6.56 | litches | ||
purple | |||
0.6 | mixston purple | light, pale pink skin | tone is used to emphasize color depth |
4.6 | wild plum | ||
6.6 | eggplant | ||
violet red | |||
0.65 | mixston | pale pink and peach skin | shades well and paint over gray hair for a long time |
6.65 | Bordeaux | ||
9.65 | champagne | ||
10.65 | chardonnay |
Keen hair dye (the palette of brown and light shades is presented in the table).
Tone No. | color description | what complexion suits | professional opinion |
brown | |||
4.7 | mocha | light skin with an olive tint | dried color, preferred by women over 40 |
5.7 | chocolate | ||
6.7 | cocoa | ||
7.7 | caramel | ||
8.7 | sand | ||
brown-ash | |||
4.71 | cardamom | suitable for all skin colors | shades add visual volume to hair |
5.71 | pinette | ||
6.71 | tobacco | ||
purple-ash | |||
9.61 | light coloured | bright skin | such tones highlight strands when lightening hair |
10.61 | light ash | ||
brown-golden | |||
5.73 | Havana | peach complexion with freckles | the color does not fade for a long period of time |
6.73 | nutmeg | ||
7.73 | carnation | ||
8.73 | honey | ||
9.73 | ginger | ||
brightening series | |||
12.60 | platinum blonde purple | light or light pink skin | despite the lightening effect, the hair does not split or break |
12.65 | violet red | ||
12.70 | platinum blonde brown |
How to choose the right shade for your hair
In order for the chosen color to be advantageous, to highlight all the best from nature, you first need to establish the color type of the external appearance.
There are four main types and they are called according to the seasons:
Winter... This type includes owners of light, pink-tinged skin. The eyes can be brown or dark brown. Blue-black and eggplant shades are ideal for this type, lead-ash cold tones will look good.
Fall... The autumn color type includes people with a delicate peach shade. They usually have a lot of beautiful freckles on their face and shoulders. The eyes are green or light brown. People with this appearance should choose all shades of brown for coloring: from dark chocolate to red.
Summer... On the skin of the owners of the summer color type, the tan lays softly and evenly. Cat's eye color is yellow-brown, rarely green. "Summer" people give preference to brown-yellow and light-blond tones.
Spring... This color type is fragile, sensitive.Therefore, colors must be chosen with an emphasis on these qualities. The skin of such people is light, with a wheat hue. The eyes are blue or pale green. Caramel, wheat and red tones will certainly suit them.
Keen Hair Coloring Instructions
Although Keen is professional, it's easy to dye your hair yourself. Before dyeing, the manufacturer recommends testing the skin for an allergic reaction. To do this, you must drop a little oxidant on the outside of the elbow.
If after 3 hours no changes have occurred on the skin, you can proceed to the color change procedure.
- The required amount of dye is measured into a non-metallic container. The calculation should be carried out with a small margin, given that the consumption for damaged and dry hair will be higher.
- An oxidizing agent is added to the coloring composition in a 1: 1 ratio. The manufacturer has already calculated the required percentage of alkali in the oxidizer. Therefore, the ratio must be observed exactly, not experimenting. Otherwise, the company will not be held liable for the damage caused to hair and skin.
- Using a brush, the components are thoroughly mixed until smooth.
- But the head is parted. Separate a thin strand and paint over it from root to tip. Each strand must be combed after applying the paint, for its even distribution.
- The minimum staining time is 20 minutes, the maximum one hour. It all depends on the structure of the hair and the desired intensity of the shade.
- After the time is up, the head is washed well with shampoo. After that, a balm is applied, and the hair is washed with warm water.
In the future, to maintain the brightness of the color, it is enough to use a balm of the same line.
Release form and price
The Keen line includes the following coloring products:
- Cream paint pH 10.5. Volume 100ml.
Over 100 colors for creative compositions. The components included in the composition take care of the hair structure during and after dyeing. The cost is 420 rubles.
- An oxidizing cream (1.9% - 12%) is sold separately. Volume 100 ml, 1000 ml, 5000 ml.
The product is intended for oxidative coloration. Due to its thick consistency, it does not flow down the strands during use. Price from 170 to 550 rubles.
- Cream butter pH 9.5 - 10.5. Volume 100 ml.
Accurate toning without ammonia. The combination of oils provides care along the entire hair length. Price RUB 390
Where to buy paint
Keen dyes are available at professional beauty supply stores. It is better to do it online because of the wider and more complete assortment.
Keen's extraordinarily wide color palette of hair dyes will help you change your look or enhance your natural beauty. And the components included in its composition will provide protection and shine to the hair for a long time.
Article design: Mila Friedan
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