When covering gray hair that makes up less than 10% of your total number of hairs , it is generally recommended that you use a color that is 2-3 shades lighter than your natural color. However, this is referring to deposit-only haircolor and will not change the color of your already pigmented hair. The objective is to simply darken or “mute/mask” the grays so that they appear more like natural highlights than grays.
 
      The reason for using a hair color that is lighter than your hair’s natural color is because using a shade that’s the same as your natural color you will likely create a “flat/dull” color result. With deposit-only color the color applied is added to the pigment that is already present, this means that choosing a shade that matches your current color will result in even darker hair color results. We use lighter shades to create a more natural looking result from the grey hairs. This also creates more body & shine for your hair!

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