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Date Posted: 19:11:13 01/10/04 Sat
Author: Megan
Subject: removing red tone

Elaine: No, there isn't a product to remove red. The red must be toned down, with an ash, as you were hoping to achieve. The problem is, you're buying a pre-packaged color kit which comes with the "commonly used" developer of 20 volume. I am assuming your color is a level 7 as you put level 7 ash blonde on your hair in an effort to "neutralize" the red. Yet, you indicate it is now a lighter shade than it was. You don't mention it looking any redder though. What you "should have done" to tone the hair down was use a "10 volume" developer. Ten volume developer will "deposit more" and lift less. It's excellent for corrective coloring. You cannot buy this in a prepacked box color set, you need to go to a beauty supply store that allows non professionals to buy products, Sally's Beauty Supply is one. As you mentioned your hair became "lighter" with the second application but not redder, you probably do not need to strip the color, simply apply an ash blonde using 10 volume developer. The Beauty supply should have "swatches" you can look at to determine what level YOUR hair level is. Do not look at swatches and pick a color to "color your hair" just make sure what level you are currently (unless you want your hair darker) and choose the same level in "ash" and buy a 10 volume developer. This is a "watch and see" exercise, you do not necessarily leave it on the entire color time. If, after 20 minutes, you rub the color off a portion of your hair and the red is gone, it is time to rinse and shampoo. Start checking to see if the color is toned after about 15 minutes. Check the spot you rubbed the color off under bright lights, if you still see red, leave it on and continue to check a different spot every 5-10, depending on how close to normal it is. (rub color back on the spots you removed for the check) Let us know how it turns out.
Megan

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