Which Root Color Should I Choose?
Q) Which root color should I choose to blend in with my existing hair colour?My hair has been lightened to a blonde shade with a few darker streaks in it. I don't want to continue at the salon cause every time they want to redo all the highlights etc.I am looking for a home kit whereby I can colour my roots a blonde shade to blend in with the rest of my hair. My hair is medium brown and some of the kits I have tried just give me ginger coloured highlights! Do you know a kit which will give a whitey blonde colour or gold rather than this ginger look. Thank you! Professional Hair Care Tips - Which root color product you choose to get 'white blonde' or high lift blonde hair is hard to predict. There are so many on the market and I don't use kits to color my hair. Never have. I mix my own colors and buy the developer and color separately. I get better results this way and you will too! Assuming however, that your BASE hair color is medium brown, it is very hard to get darker hair to blonde from just using a kit or box color. Even if you buy the lightest blonde box color (Level 9 or 10) you can find, the developers they come with may only be a 20 Volume. That means you will only get minimal lift. If you are starting off with a darker color, you really need a 40 Volume developer, which gives the maximum lift without 'bleaching' the hair. Even then, the results might be 'iffy', but you'll see better lift using a higher volume peroxide developer. If the box doesn't say 'maximum lift' or 'highest lift', then you may be sadly disappointed with your results. I suggest that you buy their own color and developer separately, which means buying colors not in a box. You will have the best chance for success when it comes to coloring your own hair and not waste your money or ruin your hair. If you want to get rid of 'ginger tones' which I suppose are brassy, orangey colors, then use an ash lightest blonde color or beige lightest blonde color with a 40 Volume peroxide. Both colors are level 10's. Ash colors eliminate reds or oranges the best, while beige colors only add minimum golden colors. If you use an ash color, you may have to use a toner afterwards to 'even' out your blonde color, as sometimes they can subtract too much color. Toners are easy though and can be purchased at any Beauty Supply store. I suggest you read some good info about coloring your own hair. I have been a licensed Cosmetologist for over 17 years now and have written an easy to understand hair color guide for home use that is cheap to buy but will give you loads of information about choosing the right colors for your own hair and what each level and volume developers will do! 2009 Hair Color Guide. To answer your question point blank, when it comes to which root color you should use, don't buy the kits. They suck and sometimes have metals in them or unwanted bases or tones. If you want the best results, do a little reading and create a better color by mixing your own. Have you ever had a bad salon experience? (Post your own or read others' contributions...) Sign-Up for FREE at TheHairStyler.com! Products for Color Treated Hair
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