What is the least damaging semi permanent hair colour?

[superstar63]

My hair is naturally mid brown but going grey and I stopped colouring it with permanent colour a couple of years ago in the hopes of having the lovely grey hair a lot of ladies have lol. I am in my late 60's by the way.

It turned out to be very patchy, my fringe was half grey and half normal brown for example and just looks awful so I have been using colour depositing shampoos and conditioners but they tend to turn things a bit gingery.

I now think I should start to go lighter so the greys dont show so much but dont want to have it bleached as its falling out a lot and very thin even though I very rarely use heat, maybe once a fortnight when I go out so would like opinions on the best, least damaging semi and would I be able to use a dark blonde for example and would it take over the mid brown hair? Thanks for any help.

I think that with what you want, you should go to a hairdresser. High street products won’t do it.

Yes, you should definitely go to a hairdresser.

Semi permanent can only deposit colour. To go lighter you need bleach, and I wouldn’t be trying that myself in your situation. Hairdresser for me

Using a blonde semi-permanent will slightly lighten the hair as there is some H2O2 in it.
From my experience the Nice'n'Easy one seems the least harsh of them

Semi permanent colour won't do anything like others have said you want a demi/quasi colour ones that say 24ish washes, but like others have said these won't lift your colour, just deposit a tone. If you go to hairdresser they can do a high lift colour, you can also buy these and do them yourself, but I wouldn't advise that.

Thank you all for the replies, looks like the hairdresser it is then but I don't want anything permanent and have to grow it out again as `i am hoping at some point the grey will come through matching and not patchy.

If you use a semi permanent like Castings or Nice'n'Easy, the natural hair colour will be slightly lighter than before, but not all that noticeably if you don't go much lighter. You can re-do the roots.
The colour lasts up to about 24 washes.
It's not perfect, but it's ok.

I find the colour from the Castings better, but maybe that's because there was more choice

I have been using Nice n Easy semi permanent for 30 years without any problem. I did choose a shade lighter as I got older though.