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Printed Date: November 22 2025 at 1:28pm


Topic: Question about developers
Posted By: pstrat
Subject: Question about developers
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 12:20pm

I tried to color my light brown hair to a light ash blond using Clairol Nice n' Easy bought at a drugstore. I understand the developer in the store brands is only 20%. It barely lifted my brown hair two levels--stopped at orange. If I buy a 30% developer at Sally's, will lifting it one more level (3 levels as opposed to only 2) get me the color I'm trying to go after?

A few years ago I used to be able to use a 20% developer to get my hair to go light ash blond, but it has gotten considerably darker the past few years. I used to be naturally dark blond but now I'm more of a light to mid brown. So I'm assuming I just use that higher % developer...am I right? I don't want to wind up with orange hair again...


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Posted By: aubergine
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 1:06pm
Yeah 30vol will lift more than 20vol.  I'd also suggest you buying a professional dye from Sallys rather than a drugstore brand like Nice N Easy.  Personally Nice N Easy irritates my scalp and give me 2 tone hair...so I'm biased.

Posted By: pstrat
Date Posted: July 12 2006 at 6:24pm

Thanks, today I did a few things...figured out, on my own, what level color I am naturally and what I'd like my end result to be and figured out what I'd need to use. THEN went to Sally's and asked the salesperson there what they suggested and she suggested the SAME EXACT color and tone and developer--without me even saying what I thought I needed first. So I feel confident I bought what I need. I bought the ION Color brilliance brand that she suggested. The ION website is really cool--very helpful charts & info--check it out: http://www.ioncolorbrilliance.com/home.asp - http://www.ioncolorbrilliance.com/home.asp



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