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Hi-I have had too many problems with hair color done professionally (now costing close to $500!) I started with a dark Red Violet (Like merlot wine) trying to get it back to my original color, which is medium neutral brown with lighter highlights has been impossible! I went to get highlights and the woman didn't use bleach on the red, she used light color. This made the hair have yellow and orange highlights. She covered it with a toner in dark brown. When it started to fade, I stupidly dyed it level 2 brown which came up black! I then went to the salon for a correction, they put highlights in and toned it to a brown, but they are still reddish/copper. I just want the red and copper tones to be more neutral brown, at least until this black fades a little. THey told me to come back in four weeks to put another Shades EQ on, but in the mean time, I would love to have a shampoo that could neutralize it a litte. DO you know of anything that I can do for in between "Shades" visits???
THanks so much!

Hi! I have not received any replies, but please help! I don't know if I can help this, I tried Arttec, shampoo that looked almost purple to neutralize the red, but it makes the darker pieces very black! I wonder if the paul mitchell brown is better <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> please write back!
Thanks

Hello Tmarie,
Sorry I missed your post.
What shade of ARTec shampoo are you using?
I'd suggest a 'bluing' shampoo made mainly for blondes - to take the yellow out. That should help to tone out the red but not bother the darker hair.
At the moment I can't remember the name of it but ARTec , Paul Mitchell and Redken have good color pigmented shampoo. Any of them should help.

Hi!
Thanks for responding. I tried the Arttec Dark Blue/violet dark brown color (i forgot the name) but it made the dark hair too dark. Now I have the Paul Mitchell Cool Brown (this seems to help blend them together more so) but I really want more of the warmth out. Do you think I should try one made for blondes?? with bluing?? I hope it doesn't make the dark even more blue/black--hope to hear from you!

I soubt that a shampoo made for blondes would make the dark hair darker. Color pigmented shampoo is only a temporary toner and shampoos out when you don't use it. Sometimes on porous hair, the color will stay in longer.

Thanks for your recommendation. I will get it today and let you know! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />