MadisonHT
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So, I did a root touch up at home last night. My hair is bleached blonde. My roots had grown in about an inch. I used a 10 vol developer to avoid damage and a bleach powder. I let it sit for an hour and a half. After I rinsed, I realized I missed a few patches so I mixed in some 20 vol and left it in for another 30/40 minutes. By then I had achieved the lightness I wanted. Afterwards, I used Wella toner, maybe T14, it's the pale ash blonde I hear everyone raving about. With a 20 vol developer for 30 minutes, as stated on package.
The problem is the toner didn't really take. I even tried leaving it on a little longer. I eyed out the developer to toner ratio, so maybe it was off. Or maybe my hair wasn't towel dried well enough? It doesn't look awful but it's super brassy and needs to be fixed.
Immediately after I put a deep coconut oil conditioner in my hair and slept with it like that. Already rinsed with shampoo and it's still super coated with oil. Later, I think I'll use a clarifying shampoo and rinse very well with conditioner. Do you think I should try the same toner again? Or dye over with a cooler ash color? I don't want to fry my hair but don't know why the toner didn't take...should I have used 10 vol developer?
* NOTE... I am an ametuer but learning! Please forgive me! I don't want to offend anyone with a naive question lol
The problem is the toner didn't really take. I even tried leaving it on a little longer. I eyed out the developer to toner ratio, so maybe it was off. Or maybe my hair wasn't towel dried well enough? It doesn't look awful but it's super brassy and needs to be fixed.
Immediately after I put a deep coconut oil conditioner in my hair and slept with it like that. Already rinsed with shampoo and it's still super coated with oil. Later, I think I'll use a clarifying shampoo and rinse very well with conditioner. Do you think I should try the same toner again? Or dye over with a cooler ash color? I don't want to fry my hair but don't know why the toner didn't take...should I have used 10 vol developer?
* NOTE... I am an ametuer but learning! Please forgive me! I don't want to offend anyone with a naive question lol
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