Bleaching uses an oxidizing agent to strip color from your hair. Many dyes already have a bleaching agent in them since it’s impossible to dye your hair lighter without using one. Still, it can cause much damage, so proceed with caution.
Can You Dye Violet Over Green Hair?
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You dared to dye your hair green and now want to get a unique color like violet. But can you dye violet over green hair?
Find the answer to this question below and other factors to consider in this scenario. We’ll close things out with answers to frequently asked questions about green hair, violet dye, and how they interact.
Can I Dye Violet Over Green Hair?
Yes, you can dye green hair using purple color.
In most instances, green hair absorbs other colors well. While you may have to strip or bleach it before going blonde or trying to get a pastel color, bright dyes will cover green hair.
That’s good news because green hair dye is notoriously challenging to remove from hair. That’s something to keep in mind before going green in the first place.
Things to Consider
As always, there are exceptions to the rule and mitigating circumstances. Let’s take a look.
Try a Small Section
Rather than applying the purple hair dye to your head and hoping for the best, use a little bit on a small section of your hair. It should be green but as inconspicuous as possible. That way, if things go wrong, you haven’t wrecked your entire head of hair.
Shades of Violet, Shades of Green
Your success in this hair color endeavor may depend mainly on how dark your green color looks now and the vibrancy of the violet you want to achieve.
If you want to cover a dark green or neon color with light violet or even a lavender color, it probably won’t work. On the other hand, if your green isn’t too bright and the purple is, you’re all set. You can prevent a crisis of color by trying a small section, as we mentioned above.
How Healthy Is Your Hair?
You must also consider the health of your hair currently. Many things can damage hair, including applying too much heat and using the wrong products. Frequent dying will also wreak havoc on hair health.
Make an overall assessment of your hair. Maybe now is a better time to let it rest and recuperate rather than try to go with another bold color. Cut and condition it a few times over the coming weeks, and then revisit the idea.
Why Is Your Hair Green?
Along with your hair health, you must identify why your hair is green. There are other reasons why your hair might be green other than dyeing it.
Sometimes hair turns a greenish shade from damage. While we think of chlorine damage, it occurs more commonly from repeatedly dying and treating your hair.
If that’s the case, your hair may react adversely to any dye, including purple. We advise visiting the salon and letting a professional give their opinion.
If you’ve previously dyed it green, then you can follow all of the advice in this article.
How to Color Shift: Green to Purple
A new year always calls for a fresh look! Every year, I always like to ring in the new year with a new look and this year is no different. When considering my next color, I had a couple choices that would have worked well for me. Taking into consideration that I had Arctic Fox Neverland in my hair, I thought my best choices were to go to a pink tone or violet tone color.
Neverland is a beautiful soft mint color that was so fun to have for the holidays. It complimented all the red I was wearing for the season. With the green tones in Neverland, I decided that pink or violet tones would be best for my hair right now because I love having sunny and bright oranges and citrus color tones for the summer. Since we are a few months away from basking in the glory of summer sunshine, I needed to decide on a color for the spring. Since violet and pink tones live next to reds, oranges and yellow on the color wheel, they made the most sense to be my transition color.
After deciding on my next color, I always come up with a formula or recipe for how I’m going to achieve this new color. I was having a really difficult time deciding between the violet and pink. I even took an IG poll that was split 50/50!
A few days before I was planning to change my hair color, I was helping Kinsley clean and organize her room. I picked up a little velvet bag and emptied the contents into my hand. It was crystals! One was a beautiful amethyst looking stone. It had reflections of purple and sometimes pink and magenta. That’s when I thought, why not do something similar to this crystal? Purple with some pink undertones! Now, I had to figure out the formula. Had I wanted to do a true purple color, I could have easily applied Arctic Fox’s Violet Dreams over my Neverland hair and I would have gotten a beautiful cool toned purple. Since I wanted something with a little warmth to it, I had to color correct the green tones from my hair, otherwise the formula I create will reflect much cooler than I want. To do that I mixed a color correcting shampoo and shampooed my hair 2-3 times until the green tones became an ash/cool blonde. Once this is done, I apply my new color formula.
Oftentimes, as a chef I am always looking for inspiration in daily life and my new hair color can inspire my desserts such as my butterfly pea flower limeade and purple ube whoopie pies. I believe that your hobbies can inspire you in so many ways.
Directions to achieve my look from green to purple:
Color correcting shampoo formula:
1:1 ratio of Arctic Fox Resurrected shampoo and electric paradise
Mix and shampoo. Repeat shampoo until the hair is a cool blonde.
Final color formula:
2 parts violet dream
1 part periwinkle
1 part girls night
Arctic Mist diluter for ends of hair
Application instructions:
Mix color until well blended. Apply starting at the root of hair and work your way yo about 1/3 down hair shaft. Do this until entire head is complete. Mix equal parts of Arctic Mist diluter into remaining color mixture. Use this diluted formula to cover the rest of your hair. Process for 40 mins. Shampoo and condition with Arctic Fox Resurrected shampoo and conditioner.
Will pink cover green hair?
The good news is that yes, pink dye can cover green hair too.
But there are a few things to keep in mind before you jump in.
Firstly, the pink dye needs to be darker than the current shade of green on your tresses. If it’s lighter than your current hue, it will not create enough contrast and may leave you with an undesirable ‘muddy’ look.
The best products for canceling out unwanted greens are semi-permanent dye or demi-permanent dyes that are specifically formulated to counteract yellow or green hues.
These should be used sparingly—apply them only to areas where the unwanted tone is most prominent—and then washed out after 10 minutes or less.
It’s also important to use a toner afterwards if you want to achieve the desired result.
Toners help even out the pigment in the hair so that your new color looks more natural and vibrant.
When in doubt, seek advice from a professional hair colorist who knows their stuff when it comes to mixing hair colors – they’ll be able to recommend what looks best for you!
Can I cancel out green hair at home?
There are some at-home remedies you can try to get rid of unwanted green hair color using ingredients you already have in your cupboards. Some of these are pretty damaging for your hair so go carefully!
Ketchup for green hair? Yes, really!
A popular way of getting rid of green hair is using ketchup.
Ketchup contains vitamin C, which helps break down the molecules in your dye and fade the color.
Simply massage ketchup into your hair and let it sit for an hour or two before rinsing off with warm water. Keep in mind that this method is not reliable and may cause damage to your hair if done too often!
A vinegar rinse.
Vinegar can be used in place of shampoo after coloring your hair.
It helps remove excess dye from your locks while keeping them shiny and healthy.
Mix equal parts apple cider vinegar, lemon juice and water and pour over your head after shampooing as usual. Rinse out with cool water afterward.
Baking soda paste
Baking soda can also be used as a natural remedy for fading green hair color.
Create a paste by mixing three tablespoons of baking soda with one cup of warm water until it forms a thick consistency.
Massage into dampened strands and rinse out with warm water after ten minutes or so, being careful not to leave it on too long as it can be drying on the scalp.
Clarifying shampoo
Clarifying shampoo can help strip the green color from your hair, so try using a clarifying shampoo every couple of weeks to gradually lessen the intensity.
To make sure your hair stays healthy after removing the green, alternate between clarifying shampoo and a hydrating shampoo or conditioner.
Use gentle heat treatments such as blow drying on the low-heat setting and styling with products designed for color-treated hair.
With a little bit of effort and hair care, you’ll be saying goodbye to green and hello to gorgeous locks!
Parting words.
You’ve been rocking that green hair for a while now. It was fun at first, but lately you’re starting to feel like maybe it was a little too much of an experimental colour after all…we get it!
To avoid the dreaded “green roots” look, try using either purple or blue as your new base colour.
Purple will be more subtle than blue so start with that if you want something less intense. If you really want to go bold then go for the blue!
Now you know what colour to dye over green hair. Just make sure that whatever colours you choose, they compliment your style and skin tones and don’t clash.
Also remember not to pick too light of a shade because otherwise it won’t cover up the green properly! Good luck!
