I think I would have gotten a better color by mixing 09V platinum ice with 09T chrome. And make sure you pick the right color in the first place. Well, don’t do what I did and leave it on too long. Redken platinum ice pros and cons The pros It never did fade to silver, or platinum or anything resembling ice.Īnd I’m back to drab yellow hair. Oddly enough, as the color was fading it retained that purple brown hue. It lasted a month through four vigorous washings with my cheap Suave shampoo. Finally by the fourth washing it was pretty much all gone. The next washing I brought out my harshest shampoo and scrubbed and scrubbed my hair. And here’s the good news for people who like the color they got, it stays in a very long time. Now I desperately hoped that it would wash out fast. And purple shampoo, the holy grail of many, doesn’t do anything because my hair is too damaged from bleaching to hold color.Īfter toning my hair with Redken platinum ice Salon toning looks good for about a week and then my hair goes back to yellow. Starting out my hair was level nine yellow blonde and I wanted a silvery blonde color. My experience toning yellow hair with Redken platinum ice Watch the color develop and rinse out as soon as it turns the right color. Leave it on the hair from 5 to 20 minutes.

How to use Redken Shades EQĪpply the solution to clean, damp hair using a hair color brush or applicator bottle. Using 2 oz of each would be enough to cover most hair. You have to use a Redken Shades EQ processing solution along with Redken Shades EQ demi permanent color. It will not lighten hair, just change the tone of hair that’s already been lightened.

Most asked questions about Redken Shades EQ demi permanent color What does demi permanent meanĭemi permanent means that it will only deposit color on the hair. Here’s a hint: it was a disaster.īut first I’m going to answer the most asked questions about this product, and then I will go on to the review along with my before and after photos. See what happened when I used Redken Shades EQ platinum ice 09V to tone my stubborn yellow hair.

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