Demi "neutral" - still pulling red?
Printed From: HairBoutique.com
Category: Hair Talk
Forum Name: Hair Color
Forum Description: The tricks and tribulations of changing your hair color
URL: https://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=41696
Printed Date: November 22 2025 at 9:41pm
Topic: Demi "neutral" - still pulling red?
Posted By: emu_
Subject: Demi "neutral" - still pulling red?
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 12:54am
|
Hi! Bear with me - I am in a "blonde to brunette on my own" transition and new issues keep popping up. My first attempt at brunette was a red filler (colorfuls red red) + a neutral blonde demi (since I knew my hair would grab and turn out darker than the box says). Came out auburn. I want a cool brown. Second attempt - 5 weeks later - was no filler + same neutral blonde demi shade. My ends are fine - a nice neutral brown. Not quite what I eventually want, but closer than my first try. My roots (the virgin hair - almost an inch!) are red. I mean like, red red. Lucille Ball red. Does anyone know why? It's not horrible - it blends into the ends fine, I'm not traumatized or desperate to change it, I just want to understand why this happens and how to avoid for the future. |
Replies:
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 3:02pm
|
I'm not a pro so if I'm wrong I'm sure someone else will pipe up, but I
would guess its because you're using neutral. The dye process
still has peroxide in it and it sounds like the peroxide is lifting
your hair enough to bring out the orange, even though you're going
darker. Neutral isn't really for changing your hair color, that's
what the different color bases that work with or oppose the color you
have help with.
------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: emu_
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 4:25pm
|
Really? Even demis? I thought there wasn't any lift in a demi. Hm next time I guess I'll try cool but then I've had my hair turn green on me.  |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 7:31am
I don't know. Yes, you have to be careful using cooler colors on
hair that was lifted to blonde, it could indeed go green. When I
was going dark from white blonde I always had to dye it twice, use a
red based brown, then a green based brown over it to counter the bright
red hair I'd get after the first go. The problem with that is you
often don't get exactly what you want, and the roots don't do what the
rest of the dyed hair does. I hated the growing out phase!  Good luck with your transition. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: emu_
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 2:19pm
|
Hm that doesn't sound like a bad idea - putting a cool over this "neutral" - thanks! Are you back to blonde now, btw? |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 7:23am
|
I let mine go natural. I still dye a medium blonde streak or two near the front, just to give it some kick, so, sort of! ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: emu_
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 9:29am
| do you do it yourself? what do you use? |