Store bought vs. Salon Professional Retail Products?

The 'only sold in salon' professional retail products provide the best protection against color fading. They are color-safe products that provide protection from free radicals and environmental factors such as ultraviolet light. 2105 LaVista Road, Atlanta, GA 30329Toco Hill Shopping Center - between Kroger and Pike's Jon Van Salon [...]

What is 'Reverse Frosting"

Sometimes, after having highlighted hair touched up several times, it begins to look too light. In order to reverse frost your hair it is pulled through a frosting cap and a semi or permanent color is applied that is close to your natural color. This will break up the too-light hair and still allow the darker hair to be highlighted. This will keep you from having to have your hair completely [...]

What can Highlighting do for me?

When wanting a nice color change, highlighting or 'frosting' can give you great results. Whether pulled through a cap, done with foil, or painted on, the effects can range from subtle to as dramatic as you wish. The benefit is that you are not changing your overall color. This technique is also great for gray blending. 2105 LaVista Road, Atlanta, GA 30329Toco Hill Shopping Center - between [...]

How do I keep my Blond (or gray) Hair from Yellowing?

When light hair or hair that has been highlighted begins to grow out, it often becomes brassy and dull. Many times you don't want to re-color it or, in the case of naturally blonde hair, maybe just don't want the chemicals on your head. JON VAN SALON carries shampoos to keep it from looking yellow and brassy. These shampoos work on the principle that blue neutralizes yellow, so if your hair is [...]

What is Gray Blending?

Generally when we notice gray hair, the rest of our hair is beginning to become dull and loose some of its color. A very good coloring technique is to have the hair tinted back to a color just slightly lighter than the natural and then have soft highlights added throughout the hair to give texture as well as make the color more natural looking. This minimizes the contrast of hair color against [...]