How to tone hair with dye at home

The hair toners They are used to neutralize or correct unwanted reflections in the highlights or throughout the hair. In order to choose the right tint that guarantees the effect you are looking for, it is necessary to know a little about the laws of colorimetry, specifically the color wheel.

The color wheel contains the primary colors (yellow, red, and blue) and the secondary colors (orange, green, and purple). Primary and secondary colors are opposite to each other, so they have the ability to neutralize their opposite.

And going into the matter, what is the qualifier that you have to choose to eliminate an unwanted reflection? Well, following the principles of colorimetry, this would be the method to choose the most appropriate:

• Nuance the yellow and gold tones: to neutralize this type of reflection you should use a dye with violet tones. For this, you can choose the iridescent reflections. A blue shampoo to tint It can also be a good option in this case.
• Nuance the reds: if your color has turned to a reddish color and you want to remove the red tint, the color that will correct it will be green, but we are not referring to a fantasy-type green color, in this case the tint that is closest is the one that contains ash pigments in their numbering.
• Nuance the orange colors: This type of unwanted reflection usually occurs, especially in blonde or highlighted hair. To correct it and forget about the orange highlights, you have to choose a dye that contains ashy or iridescent pigments.

Hair dyed gray or with silver dyes need special care to keep the color nuanced and not wash out quickly. Discover How to care for gray hair here.

If you do not like the tone that your hair has acquired since the last time you applied the color, at OneHOWTO we want to show you, in a simple and step-by-step way, how to tone your highlights with dye and how to tone all your hair. Take good note and put it into practice.

Dyed hair also needs toning from time to time, as is the case with hair without gray hair. If you do not have gray hair, you do not have to dye your hair every month, it will be enough to shade it to restore the lost color and shine. To know how to color hair at home you will need to:

• Color bath or tone-on-tone dye
• Gloves
• Hair comb
• Tweezers
• Towels
• Sprayer with water

And let’s see how to tone hair with dye step by step:

1. Prepare the color bath by following the instructions that come in the box.
2. Comb hair well to remove tangles.
3. Divide the hair into 4 parts (as for a dye application) and separate with tweezers. To make the hair partitions, we recommend you make a part in the middle and then another part that goes from ear to ear. These separations will facilitate the application.
4. Moisten all of your hair with a spray or spray.
5. Begin to apply color to damp hair starting with the back sections.
6. Leave on for 25 minutes. You can put on a shower cap to avoid staining and add a little heat, thus speeding up the process.
7. After the exposure time, rinse thoroughly with warm water and wash with your usual shampoo.

If you are tired of your current color and want to completely renew your look, we will tell you how to achieve it in our article How to dye your hair at home alone.

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Unwanted colors tend to occur more frequently in highlighted hair. As time goes by, with the washes, the wicks tend to turn towards the shades of orange or green, depending on the bleached base. If you want to easily tone your highlights at home to get rid of unnatural color, you will need these materials:

• Tint to tint
• Gloves
• Hair comb
• Tweezers
• Sprayer with water
• Towel

If you want tint your highlights with dye at home, here is a simple step by step to do it.

1. Prepare the product following the manufacturer’s instructions regarding proportion.
2. Comb hair until completely detangled and damp.
3. Part the middle and divide the hair into two halves. In turn, you can divide each half into two other halves, in this way you can better control the application of the product.
4. Moisten the hair with a spray bottle and apply the product in sections, starting with the upper area and massaging each strand so that the product penetrates better.
5. If your highlights are light blonde and your goal is to eliminate an unwanted reflection, the exposure time should not exceed 5 minutes. If your hair is darker you can leave it on for approximately 10 minutes. If you are not sure how long you have to leave it on, check the manufacturer’s instructions, since each product may have a different time.
6. After the exposure time or when the highlights have acquired the desired tone, rinse with plenty of warm water, if it is cold, the better.
7. Wash hair with your regular shampoo and apply hydration.

And if you are one of those who prefer the simplest things, at UNCOMO we have the perfect solution for you: direct coloring. Is about matting products containing the color already prepared for the correction or neutralization process. They are sold in a shampoo, foam or mask format. Let’s see how they work and how to apply shampoos to tint the hair.

The toning shampoos They serve to revive the tone and shine of a color that has lost intensity with washing. It is the perfect option for very bright tones such as copper, red or violet, or to eliminate the yellow tone of platinum highlights.

The correct way to use a toning shampoo to revive the intensity of the tone and maintain your color with the same strength and vibrancy is the following:

1. Do a first wash with your usual shampoo.
2. For the second wash, use the matting shampoo applying it in the same way as the shampoo. Massage the hair well to ensure that the middle and ends are well covered with the product.
3. Leave on for 5 minutes.
4. Rinse with plenty of warm water, if it is cold, the better. Hot water degrades colors faster. On the contrary, cold water seals the cuticle and the color will remain intense longer.
5. To hydrate, we advise you to use a spray conditioner instead of a mask, since greasy products that do not contain color protectors can drag the color.
6. Repeat the process once a week or every two weeks, depending on how intense your color is.

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