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Any tips to correct DDs hair without a salon please!

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Welcometotherock · 09/04/2019 11:30

DD had dark blonde hair and has used a home dye to lighten it.
Not only is it slightly patchy because her hair is naturally toned but the shower decided to die mid way so her hair is basically peroxide!

School will go beserk (natural colour dye is fine)

Lightening it has already damaged her so I'm wary of putting a lot more on.

If I get a semi perm slightly darker blonde dye will that work or be horrendous too?

Help please!

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Cakemakesmesmile · 09/04/2019 11:54

I’ve tried that before and it went a bit orange. Can you take her to the hairdresser to get it toned?

beansontoastz · 09/04/2019 12:03

Might be a hairdressers job unfortunately! I'd pay to get it sorted for her (if you can afford it!) but get something done that you don't have to keep maintaining as that'll get expensive.

I'd do it on the condition that I'm not paying to fix it again so she has to get something that'll be fine on it's own done. Don't think I could leave her with crazy looking hair as I'd feel too mean!

TheGrey1houndSpeaks · 09/04/2019 12:05

You’d be very ill advised to mess around with it any more yourself. Why can’t you take her to a hairdresser?

beansontoastz · 09/04/2019 12:09

@TheGrey1houndSpeaks They can be really expensive? A lot of people can't afford colouring prices. I haven't had a haircut in over 2 months as it's £40 at mine for a normal cut & blowdry!

TheGrey1houndSpeaks · 09/04/2019 12:12

Well yes, I get that. But the more op messes with it at home the worse condition it’ll be in when the hairdresser finally gets their hands on it.
Or it could be ok. I wouldn’t risk it, personally.

ShirleyPhallus · 09/04/2019 12:16

Definitely a trip to the hairdresser!

I haven't had a haircut in over 2 months

2 months is really not a long time to have gone without a haircut!

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Welcometotherock · 09/04/2019 12:17

Thegrey i have been quoted £90. I haven't had my own hair cut in months because I can't afford it. I currently need a new electric shower too. If i have to I will but was hoping I was missing something simple that would help :(

Getting it toned might be cheaper possibly.

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wotsittoyou · 09/04/2019 12:24

What is the tone now? Is it yellow, orange, white?

Mojitomogul · 09/04/2019 12:25

Can you post a picture?

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Welcometotherock · 09/04/2019 12:26

Yellow and white really depending where in the hair.

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Frequency · 09/04/2019 12:27

Without seeing it it is impossible to advise however if as you say it is multiple tones you will need a salon to fix it. It can't be done at home. The reason the salon quoted £90 is because of the amount of different colourants and techniques they'll need to use to correct it.

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Welcometotherock · 09/04/2019 12:28

Will try and do a picture now. The lighting in our house isn't great but should give you an idea.

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Frequency · 09/04/2019 12:30

Well, purple corrects yellow but it would make the white go purple or silver/grey. You could pre-pigment the whole lot and stick a demi permanent over the top but you would need to be aware of the undertones and depth in order to select the right demi colour and stop it going khaki or other unwanted shades.

Snog · 09/04/2019 12:46

Maybe contact a training salon where a trainee can fix it under supervision- could save some money this way

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Welcometotherock · 09/04/2019 13:02

It won't let me add a picture.
A training salon is a good idea thanks I didn't think of that. I'm sure there is one at our local college.

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Frequency · 09/04/2019 13:07

How old is DD? Training salons must follow the letter of the law i.e not using colourants on under 16s as per manufacturers instructions. Colour correction is also level three work, so basically qualified hairdressers. It would be cheaper if they'd do it and it's definitely worth ringing and asking them but at the college I trained at you'd still be looking at £50+ for a colour correction from a level three student.

A mobile stylist might be worth looking for too but make sure they are level three qualified as you don't cover colour correction until level three and a lot of trainees go straight on to work from level two.

Veterinari · 09/04/2019 13:10

I have used semi permanents to correct issues like this with no problems.... go for an ash blond semi permanent - avoid anything golden, honey or caramel as it will end up orange.

beansontoastz · 09/04/2019 14:04

@ShirleyPhallus it is for me, I usually go every 6 weeks as my hair & fringe get out of control so fast. I have been wearing it up lately as it looks so awful and needs a good trim.

Queenofmyownheart · 09/04/2019 14:07

Easy fix. You want something in a light ash blonde semi. It will tone the yellow and even out the colour. Take careful note of the colour names you want something cool or ash. Nothing honey or golden. Whack it on let it sit (keep an eye on it) rinse out. Condition like mad. If you can't find a semi, I'd suggest getting a purple shampoo and letting it sit for a while keeping an eye on it.

EatenByDinosaurs · 09/04/2019 14:13

I've been bleaching my hair and my friends for years, not a pro but very inclined to get distracted whilst doing it (mine - I do focus when doing friends'!) so I'm used to fixing mess ups!

You need something like Herbatint natural dye, its not damaging to the hair and I've used it before to correct over-bleached hair.

This is very important - do not get a cool toned colour, it has to be warm toned with reddish undertones, something like the 8N colour, warm blonde I think its called.

Also, do not leave it on for the time specified on the box, usually half the time is enough but watch it closely and see, then wash it out when you have the desired colour.

Can you give it at least 48hrs after bleaching before doing it? Or at least as long as you can? Bleaching opens the hair shaft/makes it more porous, so the longer you can leave it the more even and reliable the correction job.

Afterwards use a deep conditioning mask, something like Hask Keratin mask (the pink one, its excellent and cheap) and leave it on for thirty mins.

If you do use a herbal/natural hair colour your DD will ideally have to give it a couple of months before dyeing her hair again, I've done it sooner but the longer you can leave it the better as dyeing over a natural dye gets a little more complicated.

EatenByDinosaurs · 09/04/2019 14:16

Sorry, should have added if your DD's hair is white/yellow you need a warm tones dye as bleaching strips the red out. Using a cool toned/ashy colour turn her hair a fetching shade of smoky purple, and when you get that out it have neutralised the yellow and made her hair an even more bright white platinum. Which is actually how I do my hair

MikeUniformMike · 09/04/2019 14:40

Electric shower is more of a concern.
They are not terribly expensive and if you replace with the same model (try the manufacturer's web site) it should be easy to replace. A handyperson should be able to do it in less than about 20 minutes.
I'd go for a toner or temporary colour for the hair and hope for the best.

Frequency · 09/04/2019 16:10

I really, really would not put ash on white, over processed hair. It will pick up grey or green depending on the colour line and the tones used to make ash. And herbatint is the work of the Devil. Stay away from it.

If you have to do the whole thing yourself the safest way would be to pre-pig the whole lot yellow/gold and then tone with Wella Colour Touch 9/06 or 9/16 or if you're after darker than a level 9 pre-pig with orange/copper and then tone with Wella Colour Touch 8/81 and 8/6 mixed in equal parts with 1.9% peroxide but that might not even it all out. It might. It depends on the tones already present in the hair.

EatenByDinosaurs · 09/04/2019 16:17

To be fair, whilst I wouldnt normally use it, Herbatint works very well in these types of situations.
Unless OP can get hold of a protein filler (I'm not in the UK, so not sure how easy they are to come by there) before adding another colour, Herbatint (one of the blonde ones, NOT the other colours) is one of the best and simplest options.

Frequency · 09/04/2019 16:25

Herbatint does work, I agree but it contains metallic salts which bind permanently to the hair. if the girl wanted to do anything else to her hair and didn't do an incompatibility test first she would run a high risk of having a metallic salt reaction and would sizzle her hair away and possibly suffer actual burns from the heat and chemical burns from the reaction. As a hairdresser and knowing the kinds of reactions metallic salts can cause I firmly believe any product containing it should be banned from sale.

Lush Henna bars do not contain metallic salts and would coat the hair the same way Herbatint does offering it some protection from further damage but they don't do blonde shades.

Protein fillers are available in the UK. I use Goldwell Porosity Equalising conditioning spray and Aphogee Two Step Protein Treatment. I personally swear by Aphogee for over processed hair and often use the Goldwell spray before colouring porous hair.

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