Now, onto the exposed warmth. Firstly, switch to using only a blue shampoo as your regular cleanser. You will need to use such a shampoo once you are grey/white anyway. Next, I would recommend you apply Colour Restore Lilac Grey to the hair. As you have said, using a Metallic colour will help transition you. Colour Restore Lilac Grey can only display as ‘Lilac Grey’ on white hair; if someone with warm hair uses it, the hair will take on a cool-muted tone. Therefore, it’s a perfect product for using after Decolour Remover. In addition, applying the Colour Restore Ash Spray ‘Instant Toner Spray’ as your regular leave-in conditioner Ash Spray Instant Toner Spray will add further cool tone to the hair. I’ve been doing my own hair for 12 years and I’ve always done my research beforehand, I’ve just never used a permanent red dye in the past so unsure what to expect. Here are the most regularly recommended color removers and shade-tweaking toners we found (NB not personally tested): Hi Lynnda, sorry for the delay in response. If your hair is naturally a white/silver grey then you shouldn’t need to use Decolour Stripper. You should be able to use Decolour Remover on it. When you apply a peroxide-based colourant to natural white/silver hair the peroxide tends to lighten the pure white (of the grey) to a light yellow. What happens here is the natural keratin colour (which is yellow) is exposed. Therefore, when anyone with natural white hair tries to remove an artificial colour, they find the hair looks more of a light brassy blonde than grey/white once removed. Hydrogen Peroxide:To lighten hair color that is too dark, spray your hair with a mixture of equal parts hydrogen peroxide and water. Leave it on for 30 minutes and then rinse.

This is a safe and effective way to remove colour from your hair. It will gently strip away dyed colour from your hair without using bleach products, which is a great bonus and will protect your hair from damage. Mix equal parts baking soda and lemon juice. Leave the mixture on your hair for just a few minutes. Lemon can really dry and damage your hair, so remember not to leave it on for too long. Therefore, I would suggest you use Decolour Remover (red box) on the hair and get that dark colour out. I would then follow this with Colour Restore Cool Ash, not so much to cool the hair down but give you a more solid even, blonde shade. If the current colour is very dark, you might need two applications of Decolour Remover (a week or so apart), but you can keep using Colour Restore Cool Ash to tone. If you want a very cold, darker toner try my new Colour Restore Super Cool Ash. Some people found that they could leave their hair that way after de-colouring it. The remover works evenly without leaving any blotches and uneven coloured spots. But if you are not comfortable with the final colour, you can use a dye immediately after. What we like about it:

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For nearly 2 decades I have used Sun-In to lighten my naturally brown hair to blonde (I have been told in the past I have natural golden tones in my hair – Is this warmth? – Also, I know people hate Sun-In, but it always worked beautifully on my hair – it gave me the results I wanted). Try using your deepest deep conditioner and leaving it in for a few hours between treatments with the anti-dandruff shampoo. On its own, it will also take multiple rounds that will gradually fade your hair bit by bit. To speed up this process, use the Vitamin C Method outlined above. I went to the hairdresser and as it was winter she suggested a gloss, which I didn’t understand to be a semi permanent brownish colour, nonetheless it turned out a lot darker than I would’ve thought as oppose to a gloss which I perceived as maybe a very subtle darker shade with an abundance of shine. It has shine but is too dark. Hi Janet, I really do not think you will get the result you want from Decolour based on your history. You see, whilst your hair is naturally mousy and grey there would have been natural warm tones in the non-grey hair. Therefore, the moment permanent shades are applied to the hair that mousy shade can start turning buttery if the peroxide developer was too strong. It sounds like you have managed to get the secondary sandy colour out (which went coppery). Therefore, based on everything you are saying, it seems you really don’t like too much warmth in your hair. Before you try anything else, I recommend you apply either my Colour Restore Iced Platinum or Cool Ash to your hair. I believe you currently have a yellowish blonde base that will tone very well. I’d also recommend you only wash your hair in a purple shampoo (from now on) as this will also help. If you want a more light neutral blonde, I’d suggest using the Colour Restore Iced Platinum for 20 minutes, then only washing in a purple shampoo after that. However, if you’d like a more beige blonde use Colour Restore Cool Ash. Still wash the hair in only purple shampoo. Colour Restore shades fade off over washes, but they are conditioning and do not damage the hair. Therefore, you can re-apply whenever you want to replenish the colour fade. If you can, try to keep this regime up for about 6 weeks, it will give your hair a rest and create a good interim colour.

I may still do it and have tried a Silver Grey Semi-Pernament in an attempt to colour or at least tone in the blonde to make the transition easier but it had little effect. I did use your clarifying shampoo beforehand. Hi Tara, removing either a semi-permanent or permanent red is usually a quite simply undertaking. Generally, a permanent red will come out easily with Decolour Remover. I would also agree, don’t use a permanent blonde tint on it yet as it would go muddy. Get the permanent red removed first and then undertake the balayage. Hi Lisa, Decolour Stripper (Blue Box) would not be right for you, because that product is designed for people who want to strip both their natural and artificial colour. The Decolour shade you need is Decolour Remover (Red box). Decolour Remover will not lighten your natural underlying hair colour. However, you need to understand that permanent colour will likely have lightened your natural colour somewhat, simply because permanent colourants contain peroxide. So even when the shade is dark, the peroxide still lightens the natural (underlying) colour as it deposits the new permanent shade.

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If a colour is too dark, try to remove it immediately or within 48 hours. The fresher an artificial colour is, the easier it will be to remove it from the hair, especially if you have already washed it several times with baby or clarifying shampoo. Newly applied darker hair colourants that you want to correct will only require a hair colour remover – they shouldn’t need a hair colour stripper. 4. Be Patient With Colour That’s Too Light