Frequently Asked Questions

Sparks Color comes in 8 balanced tonal families:

Natural	0.0
Ash	0.1
Pearl	0.2
Gold	0.3
Copper	0.4
Mahogany	0.5
Red	0.6
Violet	0.7
Chocolate	0.8

Get creative with our 6 best-selling vibrant, creative shades in the SPARKS Semi-Permanent Color line:

Violet Vibes: bright, saturated purple shade
Berry Babe: rich berry-magenta shade
Uncensored: pure-ruby-red shade
IT Girl: true barbie-doll pink shade
Cobalt Crush: vivid and saturated cobalt blue shade

Our long-lasting SPARKS Semi-Permanent shades last 4-20 shampoos and fade on tone.

Absolutely nothing! Use these brilliant colors straight from the tube to add a bright shade to any look. Just remember do not use developer!

Easy! Use SPARKS Powder Lightener with any SPARKS Developer in correlation to the shade you are removing. Basic rule of thumb? The more faded or pastel the shade you are removing, the lower the volume of developer needed. If just removing a hint of color, use SPARKS Powder Lightener with warm water.

We do! Our innovative SPARKS Color Transformer convers any of our Permanent Creme Color mixture into a Demi-Permanent shade when mixed with Color Transformer. Use the following mixing ratio: 1 (color) : 1 (developer) : 0.5 (color transformer). Remember, add Color Transformer into the mixture after you mix the color and developer together.

The creme base provides more color-placement and control than a liquid; allowing lowlight fill, color-correcting, toning, melting two shades together, a deep shadow root, and more. With our Dual Action Color System the color is delivered deeper into the layers of the cuticle for rich, long-lasting color with healthy shine.

No! You can actually use SPARKS 7 Volume Developer on blonde shades for a glossy healthy hair look.

Nope! The advanced technology in our Color Transformer converts the SPARKS Permanent mixtures into a true demi-permanent color by reducing the pH level. It will be true to tone with no adjustments needed!

You can beautifully blend gray hair levels 6 and lighter and 100% gray coverage on levels 5 and darker.

Lightening Booster enhances the lightening power of any SPARKS Permanent Creme hair color shade level 4 and lighter. It provides up to one level of additional lift with no change to the shade deposit. The Results? Extra blonding power and shine that sparkles!

Add SPARKS Lightening Booster and SPARKS Permanent Crème Color together and Mix together, then add SPARKS Crème Developer and mix thoroughly. Mix 2 parts Developer to 1 part Lightening Booster. Do not exceed 25% of the color formula with our Lightening Booster.

The gentle formula contains two powerful amino-acids (Lysine & Arginine) that protect the hair for minimal breakage during the lightening process. Gently lift up to 8 levels with our dust free powder for a healthier way to go blonde, because we believe you can never be too blonde!

Simply mix 1:2 (lightener : developer). Use 13-40 Volume SPARKS Developers depending on the level desired. Do not use 40 Volume on-scalp applications and always use gloves!

Don’t do it! The protective and strengthening ingredients are built right into our powder lightener! Adding another plex or bond-builder can result in unstable results.

The SPARKS Additives come in 4 shades: Intense Red, Intense Copper, Intense Ash, and Intense Pearl. Intense Red and Intense Copper are best used to add a kick of pigment to your custom shades; while Intense Ash and Intense Pearl are best used as correctors to balance or neutralize unwanted tones.

Our 6 gentle Toners are offered in the following shades:

Ash Red – a stunning rose gold
Ash Violet – a smoky-cool soft violet
Ash Copper – a soft muted copper-blonde
Gold Ash – a wheat inspired neutral blonde
Intense Ash – a cool titanium blue gray shade

The SPARKS Toners contain two vital, hair strengthening Amino Acids (Lysine and Arginine) to minimize hair breakage and true to tone vibrancy!

Yes absolutely! Each SPARKS Toner shade can be used to create stunning pastel tones on natural blonde hair or pastel blends on gray hair! Just mix 1 part SPARKS Toner : 1 part SPARKS 20 Vol. Creme Developer.

If you keep it traditional, mix 1 part SPARKS Toner : 1 part SPARKS 7 Vol. Creme Developer to tone pre-lightened hair.