Toner can turn yellow or golden hair into a natural-looking ashy blonde. But it isn't just used for blonde hair.
Generally speaking, toners are used to color correct blonde hair in particular, to make it less yellow. But you need to be sure to use the right type of toner for your hair. Otherwise you could end up with no results, or poor results.
For example, blue neutralizes orange, green balances red, and purple tones down yellow hues. That means, in order to target yellow, you need a touch of violet in your formula.
Green toner will cancel out reddish tones, and blue toner will cancel out orange tones. However, without a corrector, but these toners will leave your hair yellow, not white.
If the hair is still very yellow after bleaching (level 7 or 8) use Ugly Duckling's intense pearl blonde 100V or intense silver blonde 100B toners. These have a special booster ingredient and they will kick out any remaining yellow.
Toning is the process of removing brassy tones and overall correcting your hair color to the actual color you desire. Toners for hair can take bright yellow or golden hues to a more natural-looking dusty, ashy, or platinum blonde, such as with purple shampoo.
When deciding how to tone yellow hair to ash, try using a violet shampoo first. As purple is the opposite of yellow on the colour spectrum, the shampoo's purple pigment draws out the yellow brassiness from your blonde, neutralises those unwanted tones, and makes your colour look cooler, healthier and more vibrant.
If your just-bleached blonde hair looks yellow, don't worry—you can fix it with toner! Toners have ammonia in them, which is pretty harsh on hair. Since bleach is also quite damaging, try to wait 2-3 days after bleaching before you tone your hair to avoid extra stress on your strands.
Purple shampoos and masks - Anti-yellow blonde maintenance
The last type of toners are purple-based shampoos and masks - Ugly Duckling Brilliant Blonde. They will only act on the surface of the hair and so they do not lift. But they have intense purple pigments and they do a great job color correcting for yellow hair.
If your lousy bleach job has come out more yellow, you'll need a purple toner. Purple shampoo can help neutralize the yellow. If your hair is orange, you'll need a blue toner. Try a blue shampoo to tone the brassiness and get rid of the orange.
Should I Apply Toner On Wet Or Dry Hair? Your hair has to be a little damp or towel dried while applying a toner. To be precise, you should always use a hair toner when your hair is 70% dry. You will achieve better results if you put toner on damp hair and not dripping wet or completely dry hair.
Purple shampoo is a toning shampoo specially designed for blonde hair. It features crushed violet pigments that neutralize style-ruining brassy and yellow tones. On the color wheel, purple is the opposite of yellow, which is why purple pigments cancel out brassy, yellow tones.
Let the shampoo sit for two to five minutes depending on how brassy your hair is and how ashy you like your color, then rinse thoroughly. The difference between two minutes and four minutes with purple shampoo is a big one so keep an eye out. It may be helpful to set a timer so you don't go over.
Silver Shampoo, which can also be called purple shampoo, is a shampoo with violet pigments. The violet pigments neutralize the yellow tones in your hair. By using a silver shampoo, you will get rid of brassy, yellow, and golden tones.
The best way to combat unwanted yellow tones is by using purple shampoo. This product may be a blonde's best friend, but those with gray hair can use this too.
These toners have lift built in them (booster) and they are good at kicking out extra yellow. They should give you a very good hair color result. If the hair is level 8, 9 or 10, that means you have lifted very well. Now you just need a good quality ash toner.
Blonde hair goes through a lot (especially if you've recently bleached your hair!) and it can sometimes look yellow, dull or even brassy. Purple shampoo, or sometimes even silver shampoo, cools down the tone of your hair and neutralises the brassiness, keeping your blonde stronger for longer.
To recap on the chemistry of bleach, you'll remember that when the hair is lightened, the pigment is stripped to reveal natural underlying yellow hues. Most hair just simply doesn't lift past this stage to a white colour.
Using tap water for washing your hair can turn your blonde hair yellow as it has higher amounts of metals and minerals. By that, you can install a filtering system to the water supply in your home to remove contaminants from tap water.
Use a Toner That Can Help in Reducing the Brassiness of Your Hair. Using a toner depends upon the colour left after bleaching. For instance, If the hair is much more yellow than orange, use a violet tone shampoo or toner, like the Wella Balance Shampoo. This violet-based toner extracts light yellow tones from your hair ...
Use a Color-Correcting Purple Shampoo
Yellow and violet are opposites on the color wheel, so purple is used to cancel out overly warm, brassy tones. Purple shampoo is a toning hair product that can be used at home. Invest in a purple shampoo to help crush brassy tones for a cooler, brighter blonde.
If it remains, your hair is either resistant to lifting (that's why a colorist would normally do a patch test to see how your hair will react) or you rinsed the bleach too soon. This means that you can get rid of orange hair by repeating the bleaching process.