How to Use Hair Toner
Wait until your hair is at the right shade to tone., Tone after bleaching., Use toner after dyeing your hair., Know that you may not be able to get your desired shade at first.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Wait until your hair is at the right shade to tone.
You can’t tone whenever you want.
To achieve the color tone you want, you need your hair to be at the right shade of yellow.
If you want a light ashy or cool color, you have to make sure your hair is at a light yellow color before using the toner.If you use toner at the wrong shade of yellow, you won’t get the result you want. -
Step 2: Tone after bleaching.
Toning works well with bleached hair.
To achieve certain shades of blonde, you will have to bleach your hair first and then add toner.
Toner also helps even out hair color after bleaching.
Some toners can only be used days after you've bleached your hair.
For some desired shades, you have to bleach your hair multiple times to achieve the color. , Toner can also be used when you dye your hair.
Sometimes, the hair color you end up with is not exactly what you want.
To help remove certain pigments, like if your hair has too much red or brassiness, you can use toner to even out your dye job or adjust the color.
Toner can sometimes be used after a bad or undesirable dye job.
It can't change your hair color, but it can even out your shade. , Some shades may take time to achieve.
This is because your hair may still have too much red or yellow pigment in it to achieve the cool or ashy shade you desire.
Listen to your salon professional’s advice to help you work towards eventually achieving the desired shade.For example, at first you may not be able to get a silver blonde.
The silver blonde toner may make your hair green or another shade.
Instead, you may have to bleach your hair a few more times before your hair is stripped of the red and yellow. -
Step 3: Use toner after dyeing your hair.
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Step 4: Know that you may not be able to get your desired shade at first.
Detailed Guide
You can’t tone whenever you want.
To achieve the color tone you want, you need your hair to be at the right shade of yellow.
If you want a light ashy or cool color, you have to make sure your hair is at a light yellow color before using the toner.If you use toner at the wrong shade of yellow, you won’t get the result you want.
Toning works well with bleached hair.
To achieve certain shades of blonde, you will have to bleach your hair first and then add toner.
Toner also helps even out hair color after bleaching.
Some toners can only be used days after you've bleached your hair.
For some desired shades, you have to bleach your hair multiple times to achieve the color. , Toner can also be used when you dye your hair.
Sometimes, the hair color you end up with is not exactly what you want.
To help remove certain pigments, like if your hair has too much red or brassiness, you can use toner to even out your dye job or adjust the color.
Toner can sometimes be used after a bad or undesirable dye job.
It can't change your hair color, but it can even out your shade. , Some shades may take time to achieve.
This is because your hair may still have too much red or yellow pigment in it to achieve the cool or ashy shade you desire.
Listen to your salon professional’s advice to help you work towards eventually achieving the desired shade.For example, at first you may not be able to get a silver blonde.
The silver blonde toner may make your hair green or another shade.
Instead, you may have to bleach your hair a few more times before your hair is stripped of the red and yellow.
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