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    LolaBirdie Posts: 15, Reputation: 2
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    Oct 22, 2008, 01:12 PM
    Light roots, dark ends
    My hair is naturally light blonde and I have been trying to grow it out so to keep from getting bored with it and cutting it last year I decided to dye it brown which I did like but after a few months I missed the blonde and went through hell (banana yellow hair) to get it back. I never did find a shade of blonde that matched mine perfectly, but I found one that was close enough until my hair started to grow out and the roots became noticeable. So now almost exactly a year later I bought a darker blond hair dye, but its too dark and now my hair is almost brown, a dull brown with roots much lighter than the ends. How do I fix it
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    Mar 14, 2012, 01:41 PM
    I found a great answer to a similar question. It appears it is common for the ends to be darker:

    The ends of the hair tends to be more dry and porous, and they will absorb hair color faster. So when you apply a hair color, the ends will appear darker than the rest of your hair. You can try using a 20-volume peroxide developer with your desired in equals to lighten the ends a bit. If it doesn't work, please go to a salon and have a color correction done.
    Source: Pretty Lady on Ask Me Help Desk
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    Apr 11, 2012, 10:56 PM
    I had a question I helped my needs color her hair I did 1 inch away from scalp to the end I put color the color was violet redish and then that I finish all that I went to the roots and color them we wated for 30 mints then rinse then blow dry and the roots were lighter than the rest of the hair , but she likes the roots and she wants that color of the roots, how could I get the same color of the roots?
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    Apr 11, 2012, 10:58 PM
    So what should I do
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