I am afraid to use peroxide now because everybody has advised me against it. My hair is always thick and I had light brown hair. My hair has natural red tones in it anyway. I would like to go lighter than what I am now. Will it hurt to try and re-color it using the same level and same product again? I like my hair this color but I want to take out the orange tones and go lighter.
2006-10-25 04:41:58 · 6 answers · asked by Busy Lady 2010 7 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
Is there something I can buy to take out the orange and make it lighter? I don't want to use bleach over color if this will mess it up. I have never used toner and I am afraid that it will make it turn back brown again.
2006-10-25 04:44:52 · update #1
Also the box said permanant color and that was what I did. I didn't bleach it did i?
2006-10-25 05:00:04 · update #2
Go to a beauty supply store and buy a drabber, it will remove the brassy orange without removing the color. What happened is that it is harder to remove the red that it is the brown, so some of our hair ended up orange. (I had almost the same thing happen when i went from dyed black to blond, I ended up with bright pink!
I looked like Ronald McDonald. They got most of it out and the rest I cut off except for some pink in my bangs which I liked.)
Wish I had known about a drabber before I cut my hair.
2006-10-25 05:04:31 · answer #1 · answered by brendagho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to go at this on your own... think of the color wheel. Complimentary color (those across from each other on the color wheel) will create a neutral color when mixed. For example red and green make brown... or blonde... depending on the darkness. So, with this theory, if your hair seems orange... you would want something with a blue base. Most ash hair colors (especially those bought in a box from the grocery store) have a green base. The green is too close on the color wheel to cancel out the orange you are seeing.
As another above wrote... try a blue colored shampoo for instant fix. But unless you are able to get professional coloring products I would also suggesting going to a salon.
2006-10-25 04:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by trisket2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The color on the box is not necessarily what your result will be. Take your hair color...then think about what will happen if you mix it with the color on the box and you will get the combo. What you need to do is leave your hair alone for 24 - 48 hours and also do not wash it to let the natural oils build up. Then dye it again with a med. ash blond. You will still get the slight orange tones if you have them now, but it will be better. Each time you dye it, it will get less orange. Once you get all the orange out, you can dye it lighter ash blond
OR
seek professional help at a salon. They can fix it.
2006-10-25 04:48:15 · answer #3 · answered by H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hair dilemmas are my specialty. For a quick fix, try a blue toned shampoo, that might help take out some of the brassiness. You definitely don't want to re-color over bleached hair; it'll just make it worse. I'd really recommend seeing a professional colorist if you're unhappy with the results, but in the mean time, check out http://beauty.ivillage.com/hair/color/0,,81tn,00.html for tips on how to tone down brassy color.
2006-10-25 04:49:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are going to have to highlight blonde, don't redo the color, it will hurt your hair, this way with the highlights, it will look multi-toned.
2006-10-25 04:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by dollface 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flow to sallys and get wella hair dye its the main suitable, yet for now depart it by way of fact putting greater chemical compounds on your hair will dry it out. yet next time you dye your hair take my advise and flow to sallys :)
2016-10-16 09:43:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋