Toner made my hair too dark, how do I lighten it?

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If there is any invention in the hair care world that stylists are most thankful for, without a doubt, it’s toner.

Because it’s a tool that allows us to correct tones, what do I mean by that?

 

When you bleach your hair, what the bleach mix does is get rid of the underlying pigments in your hair fiber.

As the bleach mix works on the innermost part of your hair, your base color breaks down, making your hair go from darker to lighter.

 

If you start with dark brown hair, you’ll see that the bleach mix leaves your hair first orange, then yellow.

 But of course, the colors that you get after your bleach your hair aren’t the ones you’ll ultimately end up with since you probably won’t want to have that “carrot” orange or “chicken” yellow in your hair forever. 

What can you do about them, then?

 

You can use a toner on your hair to cancel out those unwanted tones. But, like every tool, it’s important to know how to use it correctly.

Many women use toner without knowing how exactly they’re supposed to use it on their hair. And so, something happens that they didn’t want to happen:  the toner makes their hair too dark. 

Did that happen to you? Does your hair seem too dark after using the toner?

Why does that happen?

 

It can happen for one or more of these three reasons:

 

Even though you probably are looking at the world as a dark, dark place where all light color has disappeared, I have some good news for you.

Toner will always fade! I have an even better piece of news for you: You can speed up the toner’s fading!

Did your world light back up again?

 

So, stick with me and put a smile on your face because I’m going to tell you:

 

How to use dandruff shampoo to lighten the color toner left in your hair

Have you ever heard of sulfates in shampoos?

 

Okay, well, sulfates are chemical products used as cleaning agents. There are two main kinds of sulfates that you can find in shampoo: sodium laureth sulfate and sodium lauryl sulfate.

These sulfates’ purpose is to create a foaming effect to get rid of oil and dirt in your hair. If your shampoo foams easily, it probably has sulfates in it.

 

It’s well-known that sulfates have deep cleaning effects because they are part of a group of the strongest cleaners called anionic surfactants.

But, for that reason, sulfates make color fade and make dye or toner disappear quickly. And, there is one shampoo out there that contains more sulfates than the rest. Can you guess what kind of shampoo that is?

 

Exactly!

Dandruff shampoo, because most of the sulfates in that kind of shampoo are detergents.

Yes, detergents that aren’t so different from the kind that you use to wash your dishes. As such, dandruff shampoo contains more sulfates to get rid of dirt on your scalp and dandruff.

How can dandruff shampoo help you get rid of the toner that makes your hair dark?

 

Because although you use a toner like a dye, it doesn’t stay in your hair as long as a dye, meaning that you’ll be able to easily get it out of your hair with just a few washes.

 For that reason, dandruff shampoo is very effective. That dark color from the toner will fade quicker because of the large number of sulfates. 

 

You use it just like any other shampoo:

 

You should use the dandruff shampoo until the toner has completely faded, leaving your hair lighter.

It should never take more than a week, but it will all depend on how often you wash your hair.

 

How to get rid of the dark color from toner with a clarifying shampoo

Clarifying shampoo is a great choice for getting rid of dyes, so if you want to get rid of the toner that darkened your hair so you can get back to that lovely blonde you had before, it’s also a great option.

Clarifying shampoo works by getting rid of all of the artificial pigmentation in your hair, leaving just your base color.

 

 So, if you bleached your hair and then use toner on it, but your hair turned out too dark, by using clarifying shampoo, your hair will go back to the color it was after you bleached it (but before you used the toner). 

Also, since this kind of shampoo doesn’t contain either peroxide or ammonia, it won’t hurt your hair.

 

It is also easy to use, but I’d recommend using it at a time when you’re just washing your hair, not in the shower:

 

Once the dark color has disappeared, you can use a lighter dye or toner.

And lastly, both dandruff shampoo and clarifying shampoo can dry out your hair because of their ingredients. For that reason, I recommend that you use a nutritive treatment on your hair after using whichever shampoo you decide on and get rid of the toner.

 

Conclusions

To get rid of a dark color left from toner, you can use a dandruff shampoo or a clarifying shampoo.

Because although toner will fade with time, those products will speed up the process.

 

You need to avoid bleaching your hair again to get rid of the toner’s color because that would cause severe damage to your hair unnecessarily.

And now you tell me: Which of the shampoos will you use to get rid of that dark color left by the toner?