My hair is a medium brown shade. Without bleaching, will this do anything to my hair? Even if it gave a lighter, gray/silvery/cool tint, I'd be happy.
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No, this is not a lightening agent. What it will do is take any brassiness out of your hair. It is like putting a blue rinse on the hair that gives it a whiter cast than a yellow cast. Kind of like they use to make you wear blue on TV to look white for white shirts looked grey. I hope that helps.
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If you choose a shade lighter than your natural color, it won't change the color. I don't think it thickens (does any dye?) but it adds a nice gloss. I love it!
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I have bleach blonde hair and it leaves no pigment in mine, so I don't see why it would for darker hair.
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Hi Lucysmom....This is one reason why I like this hair color. It does a great job of covering my gray hair. Hope it works just as well for you!
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Speaking for me. I have dark hair. It appears to be the same color. I don't detect that it has darkend my hair, nor has it made it lighter. I generally use it as a hot oil treatment overnight. Sorry, don't know how much help I was to you.
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Because there is no peroxide you can use this as often as needed to keep your bleached hair toned. Although the color is semi-temporary (4-6 shampoos) I find after several uses it does seems to dye bleached hair somewhat and I can skip using it until I touch up my roots again. So sad Clairol discontinued this as it was the best. The closest thing I have found is Ion Color Brilliance Temporary Color Masque (available at Sallys and elsewhere). The color is not as strong but it is incredibly conditioning and shine-producing. The Neutral Blonde shade is actually golden but the the Beige Blonde shade is a neutral beige. There is also a violet-type for those who want ash without brass. Because there is no peroxide you can use this as often as needed to keep your bleached hair toned. Although the color is semi-temporary (4-6 shampoos) I find after several uses it does seems to dye bleached hair somewhat and I can skip using it until I touch up my roots again. So sad Clairol discontinued this as it was the best. The closest thing I have found is Ion Color Brilliance Temporary Color Masque (available at Sallys and elsewhere). The color is not as strong but it is incredibly conditioning and shine-producing. The Neutral Blonde shade is actually golden but the the Beige Blonde... » Read More Because there is no peroxide you can use this as often as needed to keep your bleached hair toned. Although the color is semi-temporary (4-6 shampoos) I find after several uses it does seems to dye bleached hair somewhat and I can skip using it until I touch up my roots again. So sad Clairol discontinued this as it was the best. The closest thing I have found is Ion Color Brilliance Temporary Color Masque (available at Sallys and elsewhere). The color is not as strong but it is incredibly conditioning and shine-producing. The Neutral Blonde shade is actually golden but the the Beige Blonde shade is a neutral beige. There is also a violet-type for those who want ash without brass. « Show Less
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I'm sure it won't do anything for brown. This shampoo just brightens non-pigmented hair. It does say that it will brighten grey hair, so I imagine it would make it silvery. If your hair is grey and brown mixed, it would probably work with the grey only.
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I think they make Its a Miracle, minus the blonde? Use that instead. I wouldn't use it on silver. It's specigically for blondes probably to reduce brassiness and maintain highlights.
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I do not have gray hair, so I can not give you a conclusive answer, but it does not darken my very light brown hair at all, so I would speculate with a fairly high degree of certainty that it will not cover gray hair.
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The longer you leave it in, the better! My hair was a very light coppery red when I applied it & I left it on for 4 hours. It turned out VERY bright & gorgeous!! If you have medium brown hair, then I'd suggest also leaving it on about 4-5 hours to achieve the same effect. This color is so beautiful! I'm in love :)
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It works really well with me to remove the unwanted brassiness and yellow tones. You will need to bleach your hair first though to acquire the very light blond you are wanting. You will be then ready to test how long this great product needs to be applied for you personally to get the exact shade you're dreaming of. Hope this helps. Good luck Christina!
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I tried the brown henna package. My hair is dark, and my roots are gray. For me, it made my roots a reddish/gold tint, which I don't like. I liked the conditioning aspect of it. Hope this helps
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I would bleach first, so your color is even. The splat bleach works very quickly so keep an eye on it. My hair was a light brown and it only took 25 min. for it to come up.
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Hi Dayna,I use this for my highlighted hair to keep it from turning brassy BUT I will tell you; my dad has a full head a lovely silver hair and this is what he uses as well. I get a lot of compliments from my friends because they think his hair is professionally dyed that color. I tell them it's his natural hair color. So it must be doing something to his hair. It never looks dull or gets that yellow cast that some gray/silver hair can get. Worth a try for the price.
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It should turn a bleach blond color unless i guess depending on how many times u dyed your hair already but my friend had Dark brown hair and used this it went a nice blond color :)
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it won't lighten your hair, but it will "glaze" it. I have naturally dark-dark brown hair and it adds an interesting dimension of color, especially in the sunlight.
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I don't think anything except make it more vibrant. My hair almost 100% white. It removes the yellow from my hair but I only use 2-3 times a week otherwise my hair would get a blue hue to it. I get many compliments on my hair usually from perfect strangers about how white it is.