Ask Me Help Desk - Color Zap twice?

I am trying to repair a botched color job by a professional stylist.:mad: My dark brown (colored) hair was highlighted in an effort to make my lighter roots less noticeable. (My natural hair color is dark blonde.) It didn't work. My hair was white blonde on the 2 1/2 inch new growth, and orange down the length. I tried to speak to the same stylist about correcting my hair & she got rude. So getting her help is ruled out. I went to my local beauty supply store where they told me about Color Zap. I bought that, and hair color. My hair has been colored since I was 14, so this isn't my first mess up. Just the first mess up by a professional. So I applied the color zap...by myself. Of course it didn't get put on evenly. The lady I spoke to apparently misinterpreted some info, and told me just to basically dump it on my head. I didn't think I'd need assistance, since it supposedly wasn't like bleach. I didn't do the roots like the box said, and I checked the color often, so I wouldn't melt my hair. Unfortunately, it did start peeling/melting at the ends. I panicked, but went ahead and dryed it. I am not wanting a repeat of today, so do I really need to do the Color Zap again, or just hope to heck that the neutral blonde haircolor I bought will cover all the blotchiness? :confused: So much for growing my hair out. I'm sure I'll have to have it cut now.

Hmm that stylist doesn't seem very nice!

Try putting on the blonde hair colour to the midlengths and ends first then the roots. The roots will develop quicker due to the heat from the scalp and plus it is lighter than the rest of the hair. To be sure, take a strand test. Take a couple of strands, colour it and see if you like it?

I really really need some help as I'm so confused with all the replys I've been reading on different websites lol!

I have been dying my hair for a couple of years now and I'm now a dark brown, few months ago I put a reddish brown on my hair and decided to put some blonde chunks through as well. Where I bleached it so much it did eventually start to break off so I dyed my hair dark brown all over again.
Ive now got to the point where I want to gradually get my hair to a dirty ash blonde as I had this colour few years ago and recently saw photos of me when it was this colour and loved it.
How do I go about starting this process? What will mixing peroxide with shampoo do?
I live in the UK and I'm a student so I don't have enough money to go to a salon

Please help
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1. My dark brown (colored) hair was highlighted in an effort to make my lighter roots less noticeable.
2. (My natural hair color is dark blonde.)
It didn't work. My hair was white blonde on the 2 1/2 inch new growth, and orange down the length.

Color Zap wasn't really the best choice. It takes out artificial pigment - so it would remove the tint, but it won't do anything to the blonde. In addition, the orange was caused by bleach reacting with artificial pigment. Color Zap won't touch that.

Your hair is apparently quite damaged. If the neutral blonde is lighter than the brown you're trying to cover, you will be unsuccessful. You'd have to use Color Zap (or ColorFix) again. However, with the apparent damage, I'm not sure you'll be able to do that without significant breakage.

I'm not sure what to suggest to you. If you put the neutral blonde on your hair, it will probably make things look better, but not great. It will probably still be uneven. You could try to go back to the dark brown.

If you want to go lighter, I would suggest a lighter brown until the ends have grown out or been cut off. Hopefully, you'll be able to get somewhere lighter than you were, but dark enough to cover the unevenness.

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I have been dying my hair for a couple of years now and I'm now a dark brown, few months ago I put a reddish brown on my hair and decided to put some blonde chunks through as well. Where I bleached it so much it did eventually start to break off so I dyed my hair dark brown all over again.

I've now got to the point where I want to gradually get my hair to a dirty ash blonde as I had this colour few years ago and recently saw photos of me when it was this colour and loved it.
How do I go about starting this process? What will mixing peroxide with shampoo do?

Please post your question in separate threads.

1. Mixing peroxide with shampoo won't do anything to colored hair. It will turn natural haircolor brassy.

2. A lot of people want to lighten gradually. There are even a number of (uninformed) stylists who think that this is a good idea. It's actually a very bad idea. It's guaranteed to damage your hair. Hair damage accumulates. Hair doesn't heal over time. When it grows out, the new growth is "fixed", but the old growth doesn't get better. For that reason, it's better to go all at once.

In your case, you've already damaged your hair. If you try to go lighter, I expect the hair will break off.

Having said that, the way to do what you want to do is to use Igora Phantom or ColorFix to remove the artificial brown in your hair. Then you can re-dye it or bleach it. Haircoloring won't lighten darker, dyed hair. "Color won't lighten Color" is what the stylists say. They're correct. You have to remove old color first, and then re-dye.

So is it best to get a colour remover?
I was told that my hair will go orange after I've put this on but by putting a light ash brown on it will be the colour I want, is this correct?

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So is it best to get a colour remover?

The choice must be yours. Only you can decide if your hair is too damaged to undergo further chemical processes. I will say this that it's the only way you can possibly get your hair to the color you're desiring.

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I was told that my hair will go orange after I've put this on, but by putting a light ash brown on it will be the colour I want, is this correct?

Yes, that is correct. The orange (it'll probably be orange; it might be red) is the color of the remaining natural pigment in your hair. The rest of your natural pigment was lightened by the developer in the haircoloring. Dyes are formulated with the understanding that this reddish/orangish pigment will still be present in the hair. That color adds to the dye color to get the final color.

The biggest problem is the area where you bleached chunks. That's been damaged to the point of breaking. It may break off if you color-treat it again.