Getting rid of green!

[Snmlondonhair]

Hey Geeks!

So we have a client who we coloured blue a couple of months ago, she's now wanting to go to a dark blonde.
We've made her use clarifying shampoos etc at home and we're now at a pale green.
Iv attached some images of her current hair colour and colour she wants to achieve. Red is needed to clash out the green tones -but as you can see the image she wants to achieve is quite ash/natural. Would it be a case of a warmer colour to begin?

Any suggestions?

 

[cassies97]

You're probably not gonna get that green out so your best option is to neutralise! You could achieve a neutral result but I wouldn't promise cool for now.

 

[Snmlondonhair]

Sorry forgot to mention -We've done a strand test and the green didn't budge at all & was stretching [emoji30]
We took her from a base 5 to blue previously, so as you can imagine it's had quite a lot of cleansing underneath xx

 

[JJH93]

I'm always interested to hear everyone's ways of neutralising this pale green as when I was training, my tutors would often just say they needed a level 5 copper on it...

 

[Dee5]

What did you use on the strand rest? Try clear or 10 with 30 vol

 

[Dee5]

Bleaching will force the blue through. Sometime blue can stain the cuticle so whilst your seeing green, the cuticle is blue and the cortex us lighter/ yellow giving you green

 

[cassies97]

Sorry forgot to mention -We've done a strand test and the green didn't budge at all & was stretching [emoji30]
We took her from a base 5 to blue previously, so as you can imagine it's had quite a lot of cleansing underneath xx

What colour brand do you use?

 

[cassies97]

I'm always interested to hear everyone's ways of neutralising this pale green as when I was training, my tutors would often just say they needed a level 5 copper on it...

Definitely not!

I'd use a level 9-10 with red mixtone. Neutralise then drop depth down after prepigmentation.

 

[JJH93]

Definitely not!

I'd use a level 9-10 with red mixtone. Neutralise then drop depth down after prepigmentation.

That's what I always thought, use a light colour with a neutralising tone. But can't argue with your tutors haha

 

[cassies97]

That's what I always thought, use a light colour with a neutralising tone. But can't argue with your tutors haha

You totally can, I did[emoji12]

 

[JJH93]

You totally can, I did[emoji12]

Haha I got the cold shoulder for weeks if I did! Not what you want when you need assessments passing haha!

 

[Snmlondonhair]

Thanks everyone, I use Wella. No I didn't think of using a base 10 -but that makes perfect sense! I'll try that before we put a darker tint onto her.

 

[cassies97]

Thanks everyone, I use Wella. No I didn't think of using a base 10 -but that makes perfect sense! I'll try that before we put a darker tint onto her.

I'd still prepig after the 10/ with perfecton even though she wants a cool result, just do a light perfecton with /43 and /3.

 

[Snmlondonhair]

I'd still prepig after the 10/ with perfecton even though she wants a cool result, just do a light perfecton with /43 and /3.

Great idea! Thank you

 

[Otter5]

Can I just ask, after reading this thread, for future reference, do you mean use a straight base 10 with pastel, then go over with a pre pig of /43 and /3, then add the darker ash tone to complete? Did you have any luck with your client @Snmlondonhair? Xxx

 

[Otter5]

Really interested to know the corrective formula as I have had two friends in the green hair situation (both hairdressers) one who ended up giving herself a chemical haircut

 

[cassies97]

Can I just ask, after reading this thread, for future reference, do you mean use a straight base 10 with pastel, then go over with a pre pig of /43 and /3, then add the darker ash tone to complete? Did you have any luck with your client @Snmlondonhair? Xxx

10/0 and 0/45 w/pastel until green is neutralised. Rinse off anti oxy, perfecton, dry in then apply final shade.

 

[Otter5]

Brilliant! Thanks Cams I am filing this one!! My friend currently has this green tinge and is too scared to do this as thinks she will end up copper, she is a hairdresser and an amazing colourist but has lost her bottle with herself! Xxx

 

[byKaty]

You totally can, I did[emoji12]

So do I lol.

 

[byKaty]

10/0 and 0/45 w/pastel until green is neutralised. Rinse off anti oxy, perfecton, dry in then apply final shade.

9/43 illumina is nice too as a corrector. At one of my wella courses the model I did had a green tinge from copper deposits in water and we used it. Cleaned it up a treat.