Well, next time I reinstall my extensions, which will be in about a week, I need to fix something: the slight greenish cast at the ends of my real hair (which are rather damaged, btu I can't cut them any shorter right now, or they won't cover my extensions!)

 

Last time I colored, I used a light ash brown. The roots were fine, but the ends, which are rather porous, kind of turned green. It's not super bad, but it's visible in some lights, if you look hard. I am sure all you hair perfectionists understand:)

 

So, how to fix? Should I highlight over it then tone? It's already pretty damaged. Should I use a non-ash color next? I'll take anything here!

 

Thanks

 

The searches didn't yield a solution for my particular dilemma, mostly just to green tinges from chlorine on bleach blonds! (I have a shower filter, so that's not an issue)

""The type of dye you used doesn't have ammonia in it like another poster stated. Those dyes are used to either match your colour or add colour back in ( when you pre lighten) Ive been a hairdresser for over 2 years and i found that the colour that they have in the stores are just the same as what you would get in a salon....that is if you know what your doing.

Hair colouring or correcting is like chemistry, you need to balance out the pigments you have in your hair, for example, if your hair has a green shade to it, you need to add red to balance it out , same for yellow/orange tint will go away if you use a blue/purple based toner etc.

Box dyes usually are in 20 volume and sometimes you may need to go up or down in volume to get what you want,and that's why people go to a salon to get it done, b/c it will be done right, and if it is int they will correct it free of charge.If you do it at home and you end up with green hair it will cost more to fix it in a salon b/c its not longer a colour is a colour correction.

Also even if you have ammonia in the product, the colour might not lift if you have existing permanent dye in your hair , b/c colour doesn't lift colour) the example they give on the side of the box is for virgin hair only.
Hope any of this novel i wrote helps :)lol
good luck! ;) ""

 

I hope this help. Also in Sally's Beauty Sup. they sell a corrector for this.

 

 

 

Monsterita: I don't have any pictures that show the greenish tinge. It's not super obvious, it's only if you look for it specifically. I have the extensions in. THe last inch to two inches of my hair is pretty damaged from a botched bleach job over a year ago, and I am just worried about the top layer because that's  all that shows!

 

Aphrodiva:

Thanks for the great excerpt, and for doing a search, you are so sweet! It sounds like I might need to do a colorfix, and maybe use a higher lift peroxide.

 

Kristie:

Thank you also for the great info. I might go in for a consult, a lot of places do them for free, which I like:). I will check out the porosity products in my Sallys

 

Valentine:

Thank you for the porosity tip, too. I relaly think that must be what the problem is at the tips, because the rest actually is more reddish than greenish (just at the roots).

 

You guys are the best! Thanks so much! I am always open for more tips, too!:)

 

And, if that doesn't work, I will get a 10 volume semi-perm and watch it carefully, and then when I recolor I will use a porosity product on it beforehand. I am so glad for these suggestions! Thanks so much!

 

Keep 'em coming if you ladies have more wonderful wisdom!:)