Color Keys 1 English

Do you want to test your knowledge of the New Color Keys 1? Validating your skills is the ultimate goal of these foundational online hair courses. You are on the right page to prove your expertise! Take the time you need to re-watch any episodes before starting. In this assessment, you will test your mastery of everything covered in our online hair courses from episodes 1 to 9. You must achieve at least 80% correct answers to move on to the final stage: the offline practice at the academy. The quiz covers 6 main themes. You can repeat these online hair courses quizzes as many times as you need.

• Duration: No timer
• Level: For all (from new to senior)
• Certification: Yes
• Content type: Quiz (24 open and closed questions)

• Validate your knowledge of levels of depth, reflects, and white hair coverage.
• Test your understanding of the lightening and coloring processes.
• Successfully analyze real-world salon work cases.
• Color theory and formulation mastery.
• Problem-solving for salon scenarios.

TAUGHT BY L’Oréal Professionnel Education Team. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any salon professional who has completed the video series and is ready to validate their knowledge. 

WHY TAKE THESE ONLINE HAIR COURSES? This quiz is your gateway to official certification. By passing this test, you prove that you have fully mastered the fundamentals of color. Did you get more than 80%? You are ready to practice offline! Not yet enrolled? Complete these online hair courses to solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.

How will your color application make the difference? A perfect diagnosis is what makes you stand out, which is why these hair colouring tutorials are essential for your daily salon work. The way you professionally apply the color matters just as much as the formula itself. In this episode, you will explore the full process of a color service. From a digital diagnosis with Style My Hair Pro to the physical application of regrowth, this video covers everything. Benefit from Min Kim's pro-tips in these comprehensive hair colouring tutorials as she performs the service right in front of your eyes. These hair colouring tutorials show you exactly how to execute a perfect emulsification and integrate Metal Detox.

• Duration: 8 minutes
• Level: For all (from new to senior)
• Certification: Yes
• Content type: Tutorial video

• Perform a flawless diagnosis using Style My Hair Pro.
• Master the physical application of regrowth and take-through.
• Execute a perfect emulsification and integrate Metal Detox.
• Color application and emulsification techniques.
• Client diagnosis and consultation.

TAUGHT BY Min, L’Oréal Professionnel Color Expert.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any professional wanting to elevate their physical application technique. 

WHY WATCH THESE HAIR COLOURING TUTORIALS? Seeing an expert perform the service step-by-step bridges the gap between theory and real-world salon execution. Want to know more about working safely? Watch now “Ep 09. Health & safety”. Not yet enrolled in Color Keys 1? Complete these hair colouring tutorials to solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.

We start with three primary colors: blue, red, and yellow. Mastering these basics is essential before diving into more advanced hair colouring tutorials. This quick episode covers elements like saturation, exposition, and transparency. These hair colouring tutorials will guide you through hair color classification and pigment types. By watching these hair colouring tutorials, you ensure you can build formulas with total confidence.

• Duration: 7 min
• Level: For all (new to senior)
• Certification: Yes (upon completing the Color Keys 1 series)
• Content type: Motion video

• Understand primary and complementary colors, saturation, and transparency.
• Identify hair color classifications and hair pigments. 
• Color theory mastery.
• Creating accurate formulas. 

TAUGHT BY Min, L’Oréal Professionnel Color Expert. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Beginner stylists needing foundational theory, or senior colorists wanting a quick refresh. 

WHY TAKE THESE HAIR COLOURING TUTORIALS? Understanding the color spectrum unlocks your creative potential. Want to use Min's products? Shop on the L'Oréal Partner Shop. Not yet enrolled in New Color Keys 1? Watch the next episode, "Ep 02. Hair Lightening", and complete these hair colouring tutorials to easily solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.

Have you ever had a customer with very dark hair ask to go blonde?

To achieve this safely and effectively, mastering pre lightening hair is absolutely essential. As a professional, you understand the complexity of such a dramatic change. You will explore the science behind pre lightening hair in the salon versus natural beach lightening. You will uncover what oxidation really is, how accelerators work, and how underlying pigments affect your final results when pre lightening hair. 

• Duration: 8 minutes
• Level: For all (new to senior)
• Certification: Yes (upon completing the Color Keys 1 series)
• Content type: Motion video

• Understand the mechanics of the natural and salon lightening process.
• Define oxidation and the role of accelerators.
• Identify hair pigments, undercoats, and undertones. 
• Safe color lifting and oxidation control.
• Undercoat neutralization.

TAUGHT BY Min, L’Oréal Professionnel Color Expert.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any salon professional looking to safely transition dark hair to blonde. 

WHY MASTER PRE LIGHTENING HAIR? To fully understand how color works, you must first understand how lightening works. Grasping how undertones affect the desired result prevents unwanted brassiness. Want to know more about the numbering system? Watch “Ep 03. Fundamentals, reflects & numbering”. Not yet enrolled in Color Keys 1? Complete this pre lightening hair module to solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.

How do you get a customer to come back to your salon? For a color service, most clients come for their root touch-up, but mastering your salon training for their lengths and ends is what will truly keep them loyal. Lengths and ends need to be cared for. In this episode, you will learn to adjust your techniques via proper salon training and choose the right developers to create beautiful take-throughs. By perfecting this salon training, you will build ultimate customer loyalty. Learn all about Dialight and its acidic pH.

• Duration: 9 minutes
• Level: For all (from new to senior)
• Certification: Yes
• Content type: Motion video

• Understand how to manage and valorize lengths and ends.
• Learn how to execute a perfect take-through and color refresh.
• Master Dialight technology and acidic pH.
• Color touch-ups and take-through techniques.
• Acidic glossing and client retention.

TAUGHT BY Min, L’Oréal Professionnel Color Expert. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any professional who wants to elevate their touch-up services and protect hair integrity.

WHY MASTER THIS SALON TRAINING? Learning how to properly formulate a gentle, acidic refresh ensures your clients leave with vibrant, healthy, and incredibly shiny hair. Want to know more about application? Watch now “Ep 08. Color application & diagnosis”. Not yet enrolled in Color Keys 1? Complete this salon training module and the rest of the series to solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.

How do you manage the safety of your clients and of yourself? Safety is a serious matter, making this hairdressing training essential for every professional handling chemical products. In this episode, you will learn about safety and innovation. This hairdressing training covers the Allergy Alert Test in detail. Respecting the manufacturer instructions is the basis of your job. It is therefore necessary to know your products inside and out via this hairdressing training, especially those that cannot be applied directly to the scalp and skin.

• Duration: 4 minutes
• Level: For all (from new to senior)
• Certification: Yes
• Content type: Motion video

• Understand the process and importance of the Allergy Alert Test.
• Learn how to handle chemical products safely.
• Identify which products can and cannot be applied to the scalp and skin.
• Health and safety protocols.
• Allergy Alert Testing (AAT) and chemical risk management.

TAUGHT BY L’Oréal Professionnel Education Team.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Every single salon professional handling chemical coloring products.

WHY TAKE THIS HAIRDRESSING TRAINING? Refreshing your knowledge on these safety aspects ensures you treat your customers and yourself safely, maintaining a professional environment. Do you have some questions? Take part in our webinar to ask an educator. Not yet enrolled in Color Keys 1? Complete this hairdressing training and the rest of the series to solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.

White hair clients are your favorite clients! With white hair coverage accounting for about 70% of all salon applications, mastering your hair color formulas for this critical daily service is absolutely essential. Thanks to this episode, white hair is no longer a mystery. Learn why hair becomes white and how to identify the percentage of white hair on a client to adapt your hair color formulas accurately. You will discover how to choose your fundamental according to the desired warm or cool shade and practice adapting your hair color formulas between regrowth and lightening.

• Duration: 7 minutes
• Level: For all (from new to senior)
• Certification: Yes
• Content type: Motion video

• Understand why hair becomes white and the science behind it.
• Identify the percentage of white hair to adapt the formulation.
• Choose the correct fundamental according to warm or cool target shades.
• White hair coverage rules and techniques.
• Regrowth and taking through techniques.

TAUGHT BY Min, L’Oréal Professionnel Color Expert.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any salon professional looking to perfect their grey blending.

WHY MASTER THESE HAIR COLOR FORMULAS? Mastering these rules guarantees you can deliver perfect, opaque, or transparent results depending on your client's exact needs. Want to know more about how to do your clients’ color touch-ups? Watch now “Ep 07. Take through”. Not yet enrolled in Color Keys 1? Complete these hair color formulas modules and the rest of the series to solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.

As a professional, choosing the most suitable products to achieve the desired result is crucial, and that is exactly what our colouring courses will teach you. In this episode, you will learn what is inside a coloring tube. These colouring courses help you identify the best product—iNOA, Dialight, Diarichesse, or Majirel—to achieve your target shade. You will also discover which developer to use. By mastering the techniques in these colouring courses, you will ensure highly predictable results.

• Duration: 9 minutes
• Level: For all (from new to senior)
• Certification: Yes (upon completing the whole Color Keys 1 series)
• Content type: Motion video

• Understand the internal mechanics of the coloring process.
• Master the concept of oxidation.
• Choose the correct L’Oréal Professionnel products and developers.
• Product selection and portfolio mastery.
• Developer choice and color formulation.
   

TAUGHT BY Min, L’Oréal Professionnel Color Expert.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any salon professional who wants to understand exactly how their products work. 

WHY TAKE THESE COLOURING COURSES? To achieve perfection, you need to know your tools. This episode gives you a clear roadmap of the L'Oréal Professionnel product families. Want to know how to neutralize undercoats? Watch “Ep 05. Neutralization”! Not yet enrolled in Color Keys 1? Complete these colouring courses and the rest of the series to solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.

Can you tell the difference between an 8.3 and an 8.30?

Learning to "talk color" is easy when you understand your hair color formulas. In this episode, you will learn what fundamentals and reflects truly are. We will explore how to combine bases accurately to build perfect hair color formulas. By understanding which shade to choose and when, these hair color formulas become perfectly predictable every time you mix at the backbar.

• Duration: 6 minutes
• Level: For all (from new to senior)
• Certification: Yes (upon completing the whole Color Keys 1 series)
• Content type: Motion video

• Define primary and complementary colors.
• Understand the difference between fundamentals and reflects.
• Decode the L'Oréal Professionnel numbering system. H2 - SKILLS COVERED
• Decoding color vocabulary and numbering.

TAUGHT BY Min, L’Oréal Professionnel Color Expert.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any salon professional who wants to perfectly decode tube numbering. 

WHY MASTER THESE HAIR COLOR FORMULAS? Understanding the exact difference between reflects is what separates a good colorist from a great one. Mastering this vocabulary ensures you never guess when mixing again. Want to know which product to choose? Watch “Ep 04. Principles of haircolor”! Not yet enrolled in Color Keys 1? Complete these hair color formulas modules and the rest of the series to solve 80% of your clients' cases.

Are you able to control or neutralize the reflects that your clients no longer want?

Perfecting your technique via these hairdressing colour courses is the key to meeting both neutralization and accentuation demands. Find out which color neutralizes which reflect and discover the perfect matches. You will learn to differentiate between cool and warm colors in these hairdressing colour courses, and how to adjust your mix to neutralize the undercoat after a lightening service. Exercise with Min Kim's questions to master these hairdressing colour courses. H2 - COURSE DETAILS

• Duration: 12 minutes
• Level: For all (from new to senior)
• Certification: Yes
• Content type: Motion video

• Differentiate between cool and warm colors.
• Understand which color neutralizes which reflect.
• Learn to neutralize the undercoat after a lightening process.
• Color neutralization and correction.
• Undercoat management.

TAUGHT BY Min, L’Oréal Professionnel Color Expert.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any salon professional looking to eliminate unwanted brassiness.

WHY MASTER THESE HAIRDRESSING COLOUR COURSES? Knowing exactly how to manipulate the color wheel to achieve the perfect match is what creates loyal, long-term clients. Want to know more about how to cover your client’s white hair? Watch now “Ep 06. White hair coverage”. Not yet enrolled in Color Keys 1? Complete these hairdressing colour courses and the rest of the series to solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.

Do you have any questions about the episodes you have seen? Don't panic! A live webinar will be organized as part of this online hairdressing course to answer all your questions and ensure you are confident in your new skills. You have the unique opportunity to interact directly with L'Oréal Professionnel Paris educators. During this online hairdressing course session, you can ask them to clarify specific points or share your salon experiences. This session is designed to prepare you for your certification and give you access to additional expert information to complete your online hairdressing course.

• Duration: 60 minutes
• Level: For all (from new to senior)
• Certification: Yes
• Content type: Webinar

• Clarify any doubts regarding the Color Keys 1 curriculum.
• Interact directly with brand educators and share experiences.
• Prepare thoroughly for the final certification.
• Color theory review and consolidation.
• Certification preparation

TAUGHT BY L’Oréal Professionnel Paris Educators. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any salon professional who has watched the episodes and wants to validate their knowledge. 

WHY TAKE THIS ONLINE HAIRDRESSING COURSE WEBINAR? Having the chance to speak directly with an expert educator solidifies your knowledge and builds confidence. Ready to test what you have learned? Take part in our online quiz. Not yet enrolled? Complete this online hairdressing course series to solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.

Would you like to earn your official New Color Keys 1 certification by L'Oréal Professionnel Paris? Now is the time to practice! It is the final step of this series: the offline practical session at our hairdressing academy. You watched all the episodes and brilliantly exceeded the 80% correct answer rate in the quiz. Now, it is time to get down to business. By stepping into this hairdressing academy, you will put everything you have learned into practice on real models. Following the hands-on practice, you will take the final evaluation. This assessment uses the same universal evaluation grid as all participants worldwide, given to you during your hairdressing academy application day.

• Duration: 1 Day
• Level: For all (from new to senior)
• Certification: Yes (Internationally recognized certificate)
• Content type: Offline session / Hands-on practice

• Apply your theoretical color knowledge to real models.
• Execute professional color applications under expert supervision.
• Successfully pass the global L'Oréal Professionnel evaluation grid.
• Hands-on color application and practice.
• Real-world client consultation and diagnosis.

TAUGHT BY L’Oréal Professionnel Paris Educators.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any salon professional who has passed the digital quiz and is ready to earn their certification. 

WHY ATTEND THIS HAIRDRESSING ACADEMY SESSION? Practicing with an educator ensures your physical technique is flawless. If you pass, you will receive your internationally recognized certificate. Ready for the next step? Move on to Color Keys 2! Not yet enrolled in Color Keys 1? Complete this hairdressing academy milestone to solve 80% of your clients' cases safely.