Question
hi
once again i have messed with my hair
my hair is naturally dark blonde
i tryed to dye it a very light blonde
it turned to a very light light bright yello orange
so i went back to the drugstore and got a medium ash blonde in hopes to darken the shade and get rid of the yellow/orange.
well
now my hair is a very light blond/grey/GREEN
my hair is quite long-past my waist
i don't know what to do about my green hair
should i apply a darker shade?
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!
thanks!!
kerry


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Try shampooing it alot first. Very often those shades will fade out quickly. I bet that the hair at the scalp or root area is the light blond, then green, then gray. The more porous hair will pick up the off-toned color. Thats why I always stress conditioning and knowing what condition the hair is in before applying hair color. It is often different in different areas of the individual hair shaft.




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thanks Dr. L,
i think what i ment to say besides the fact that my hair is green is that it is much too light for me, even if the green tone was gone -the result of the color was too light, so i am wondering if it is ok to dye over the greenish-


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You got the "greenish" because you used an ASH blonde colour. Never use an ASH unless you are positive you ARE ASH. You will have to wait a minimum of a week with lots of washings, then color your hair a medium brown. The "reddish" coloring you might be getting in your hair might be coming from your water. You have no control over this, I know, been there, so you will have to work around it. Once your hair has the dark coloring then you can use a lighter color with the "rack" type tip to give demention and depth to your hair along with the "reddish" tones from the water. This is what I do about every 4-5 weeks and it looks much better than trying to stick to a certain color.


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Yes, you can tint over the color that it is now, but with the length of your hair and the differences in porosity that is evident, it may not turn out to be all the same shade and you may get off tones as you did this last time.
Remember to condition, condition. Use professional quality conditioners - protein and moisturizers.




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thank you all so much!


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Kerryanne,
You need to consider a professional color correction. I have read some of your postings and wow! First of all, because of the length of your hair and the many chemical processes, you have very uneven porosity throughout your hair. This means that along the length of your hair, color will grab more in some areas (hence, the green, grey tones!) and less in others. There are people out there who do specialize in fixing these disasters ( I used to be one!). Call around to salons in your area and ask for a color technician who specializes in color correction. It's probably beyond salvaging all of your length, ( I would have to see it to judge) but some length and color could be saved! In the meantime I would be using a deep conditioner for moisture and another one to strengthen and add protein to the hair. This will help to even out porosity as well as strengthen the hair for a color correction. I'm sure you have learned your lesson (always go to a pro for the major hair surgery!)
A good color technician WON"T make any promises, but they will do their personal best to get it to a liveable color. Let us know how it goes!
Best of Luck!