[Pascal]

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Originally Posted by Katja

Pascal. I once tried dying my hair electric blue. So I used a home lighting kit, and had the same experience you seemed to have when you were 18. So the roots of my hair were bright blue, and the ends were a beautiful swampy green. lol

Since then I've been quite boring with my choices opting for dark chocolate or soft black. Sometimes I'll do a auburn brown. I've never lightened since then. I did get professional highlighting done, but everytime I go, they just don't understand how to completely bleach my hair and not have it turn brassy. I am sick of the brassy, orangey red undertones.

I only do at home coloring because I don't have money to spend professionally. I have semi-thick, naturally black, LONG hair down to midback. Can you tell me the differences when it comes to the volume developers and the toners? I am slightly confused, but would love for you to explain.

I would love to help you...
okay first of all there are 4 volumes of developers to choose from.
10,20,30,40, AND 50

10 Volume is considered a DEPOSIT ONLY DEVELOPER That means it only deepens and darkens you existing hair color, so you can't go lighter when you mix a 10 Volume Developer with any color, it will only darken yor hair.

20 Volume is condidered a GENTLE/STANARD LIFT DEVELOPER Meaning that it will lighten you hair only about two levels. So it will lighten but not so bold. (20 Volume is used in most box hair dyes from the store)

30 Volume is considered a REXTRA LIFT DEVELOPER So it will lighten you hair about three levels. When this volume is mixed with color, the color will be very bold.

40 Volume is considered a MAXIMUM LIFT DEVELOPER It will lighten up to four levels with bleach liquids and powders. (Not recommended for coloring)

50 Volume is considered the HIGHEST LIFTING DEVELOPER and is not practical in most haircolor cases. I have never used a fifty volume, it damages too much.

Hair has 10 levels in color.

1-black
2-very dark brown
3-dark brown
4-brown
5-medium brown
6-light brown
7-dark blonde
8-light blonde
9-very light light blonde
10-platimun blonde

so for example if you have naturally dark brown hair and you want to achieve a fiery red head, you would probably use a 30 volume developer and a hi lift red color and mix them in equal parts, so if your color is 2 oz then you mix 2 oz of 30 volume cream developer. always use cream developer. That way the 30 volume would guarantee that you would achieve the color you were going for. you would need a 30 volume to lift your hair color from a level 3 to a level 5.

if you have black hair and want to die it red you can not just mix a color with any level of developer, you must bleach out the black and tone it with a red color.