Used Garnier Ash Blonde and hair has turned out blue

Please please please help, I am due at a funeral tomorrow at 10am! I followed the instructions precisely and my hair is blue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Used Garnier Ash Blonde and hair has turned out blue

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Aug 03, 2009
 blue hair
by: Anonymous

You will need to use a color with an orange base to counteract the blue. Why, oh why, don't people go to a competent hair colorist before they mess them selves up?
Aug 03, 2009
 Why we don't go to a stylist
by: Anonymous

We don't go to a stylist because we don't have 100 bucks to spend.
Aug 03, 2009
 blue hair
by: Anonymous

if you dont wanna spend a hundred bucks, go to a cosmetology school where students are supervised by licensed stylists and you will not walk out with blue hair. services are very reasonable.
Aug 04, 2009
 Garnier Ash Blonde turned hair blue
by: Anonymous

It is too bold of you to say that. Why would Loreal/Garnier sell hair colourants for people to do at home?????? The instructions are clear and were followed precisely. A hairdresser friend (living 250miles away) has advised me what to do, unfortunately she was out last evening. Google it and you will see how many have had problems with this product!!!!!!
Aug 13, 2009
 i did go to a stylist
by: Anonymous

i went to redkin stylist and 170 dollars later my roots are blue....
Sep 20, 2009
 blue hair
by: Anonymous

the same thing happend to me - same brand- turned my hair grey silver!!!!!!
Oct 22, 2009
 Salons make mi$take$, too
by: Anonymous

I,too, just paid close to $200 for base color and highlights which are now a grayish-blue color after the stylist applied a toner. I usually do my own hair and always get compliments, but wanted to treat myself to a salon visit for a change. BIG mistake. I tried to tell her I thought the toner was too deep, I usually use a Clairol Pro Creme in 10a and have never had any icky color issues. Now my once cool-vanilla highlights look like pewter. I am going to wash with a clarifying shampoo to see if it will lighten up. I am so aggravated.
Nov 09, 2009
 Any Luck
by: Anonymous

same product. blue hair too. Any success with the clarifying shampoo. Im going back to L'oreal. No problems with them ever. Had a coupon for Garnier. Mistake.
Nov 09, 2009
 Time something was done to rectify?
by: Anonymous

Don't Garnier read this? Surely there is something sadly wrong with their product? Can they imagine how much distress they have caused for women across the world?? Its disgraceful !
Nov 24, 2009
 Lavender!
by: Blue in Greensboro

I too used that brand in Ash Blonde and it made my hair blue! It's a seriously weird gray/lavender right now and it looks laughable. I always use their products because of how much it moisturizes but this is just sad. - and so am I! I have to go see all of my family for Thanksgiving with blue hair ... we should at least get our money back!
Dec 14, 2009
 I just used Garnier Herbashine (no ammonia
by: Anonymous

Light Natural Blonde but my hair has turned silver grey!!... very upsetting! :(
Dec 15, 2009
 garnier hair color
by: Arica Sesareo

Movida is a hair color product from garnier that helps to enhance the natural beauty and shade of the hair while keeping undercover the grey and white growth of hair. If you are interested in going in for a formula that guarantees soft and silky texture of hair along with a natural looking color shade, try Movida.
Dec 22, 2009
 blue hair ...heck
by: skye

Well I wish I would have read these posts before I used
Garnier Ash blond. I have slowly worked my hair from dark red to a nice light blond over a few months using loreal products. I looked good. I had used a light ash bond by loreal on my last color to get rid of the last of the reddish tint. It was a success. Now it was time to do the roots. I thought I'd try garnier... Disaster... my hair is now a bluish grey. I am furious!!!!! Don't use garnier. I have colored my own hair for years. From Blond to red and back this is the first time that I have had such a disaster. !!!!! I have never been happy with a salon color job and don't want to get one now!!! Besides not having any money to do so. What to do besides say a lot of bad words and cry!!!!!
Dec 31, 2009
 THE REAL REASON
by: Anonymous

Yes, salons are expensive; there is NOTHING WRONG with DIY HAIR!!! You just have to take the time to know what you're doing, use as professional level colors as you can get your hands on (this means NO BOX COLOR!!! E-V-E-R!!!), NEVER coloring the day/night before something important (especially since you can't always know how your hair is going to react), ALWAYS DO A STRAND TEST FIRST, understand your hair's coloring history (old dyes will alter future colorings!!) and always have a box of Colorfix, Colorzap, and a low-peroxide (10-volume)demi or semi permanent in a suitable (flattering color to your skintone) to redo your hair immediately afterwards if anything goes wrong. Good luck!
Jan 03, 2010
 Dark ash blonde
by: Anonymous

This is my first time using Garnier Belle Color. I just finished my hair using Garnier Dark Ash Blonde. I was reading all your comments while I was waiting for it to process. You had me quite worried as to how it would turn out. I am happy to say my hair is the color it is supposed to be.
Phew! That was a long 20 minutes wondering if my hair would end up blue.
Jan 12, 2010
 Why we don't want to salon it!
by: Anonymous

Being a beauty therapist, I am a big believer in knowing that the operator (the hairdresser) knows best. And I also know the way that these kind of people talk about their clients. I would love to go to a salon to do my hair, but I am sick to death of a hairdresser telling me that; my hair is in poor condition; I have split ends and need to cut most of my hair off; and more recently that my colour isn't good enough! It makes me feel awful! I am too embarrassed if I have done a bad job to go to any salon!
Jan 24, 2010
 Ganier hair products
by: Anonymous

I almost got the Ganier recently, so glad I did not! The brand I did get recommends a strand test every time before you color. I almost didn't do it because it requires cut a small piece of your hair, but in the end I was really glad I did it because it gave me an idea of what color I was going to get (since the box is never quite right). You just snip a small piece of your hair from the darkest place on your head near the scalp, where it won't be missed. Then tape the cut ends together, mix up a tiny bit of the color and dye just that piece to see what you get. I've found that this is a great help to avoid major hair disasters, such as blue hair. Yes, I had to cut a small piece of my hair, but I took it from the underneath of my hair, so no one can even tell that I did it. It was definitely worth it. Hope this helps :)
Feb 15, 2010
 why your hair turned ble
by: Anonymous

the reason your hair turned blue is because you left the color in too long. the dye had a blue hue to in: which cancels out the gold tones to your hair: pretty much like a toner. if you bleach your hair constantly, your hair becomes porous, which means it absorbs color very quickly. thus, your hair absorbed the dye too quickly and made it blue. the blue will fade out as you shampoo.
Feb 22, 2010
 finally
by: jess

Thank you for your last comment. That's all I wanted to know-If I wash it, will it lighten the blue or do I need to re-dye? Thank you for answering that question...
Mar 11, 2010
 Blue eys and Hair
by: Heartbroken

I used the Garniner White Chocolate on my hari last night and it turn blue. After calling their hotline I washed my hair about 10 time and this morning its a silver/lavendar/blue. I did not leave it on longer than it said. I think they should send me a check to rectify this mess. Seems like there are a lot of problems with this product. Maybe a class action law suit!!!!
May 02, 2010
 Pain in the ASH
by: William

I went to a professional stylist for years and had my hair colored medium ash blonde to cover gray. It look very good in the shade but in the sunlight it went to copper red. I even had some winos ask me if that was my red hair(out for a run). He keep saying your hair is not red?Had him change it to light ash blonde with added ash(green)to counter the red.Didn't match my brows and looks good in lowlight and bright blonde in sunlight but when you have elderly women say they like your haircolor. Its time to just go grey.. Can feel your pain ladies...I like my grey hair, blue eyes and dark medium ash brows it works. Bottled ash is the strangest color very unpredictable...good luck.
Jun 16, 2010
 never use garnier ash blonde
by: Anonymous

Last night I used this ash blonde color and remember once reading how it's HORRIBLE. I thought, nah won't happen to me but it did. Now my hair looks like the ice fairy in Candy Land. It's purplish/grey/white. I'm simply going to go to Walgreens and get a medium blonde color NOT by garnier. Should work since it'll be going "darker" than what it is now.
Jun 23, 2010
 DONT WORRY!
by: Anonymous

I've died my own hair for over ten years... using Loreal or Clairol, Medium or Light ash blondes. I tried this product as well with the same results- I had greyblueblonde... BUT don't stress too much if it happens, the cool tones fade... try using a shampoo with coconut oil as base and shampooing several times to "brass" your color up... and there is nothing wrong with dying your own hair, just find a product that works, a shade that works, and stick with it :)
Jun 26, 2010
 some blue some not
by: riotgrrrrl

I use the Garnier Chamomile. They used to have a nice golden blond a few years ago. It was my favorite. The Chamomile is good but some boxes do give me the grey ash over kill. Makes me look like a granny.
But I went to Sallys Beauty supply and got the Protein Color Filler in gold. It's a primer corrector refresher. I like it it fixed my ash turned it a nice gold. Just pour on wet hair wait 10 -20 mins rinse or wash hair. It's temporary so if it's too gold for you it will wash out but no more ash even after it washes out. It can also be added to the color to prevent the granny grey. Also it's good for your hair because it is a protein filler. They have them in Blue for brassy, Red for redheads, and Neutral too.
I wish the hair color were much more consistent than it is.
Oct 16, 2010
 Thanks for the Blue Hair Garnier
by: Anonymous

I know I can say that even if I had read these comments BEFORE I colored my hair I would most likely have still done it and said "If won't happen to me." Ugh

Here I sit with my bluish-gray hair color. I've used this product many times in the past and have no idea why this time was different.

I used Garnier Nutrisse 111 Extra-Light Ash blonde. It never did bring me quite as blonde as I was hoping for but it did get rid of the gray and make my hair feel wonderful, UNTIL this time...

I guess I will try what the poster ahead of me suggested and get the protein color filler? I have baby fine hair and am very nervous about breakage and the thought of my hair possibly falling out.

By trying to keep from looking like the grandmother that I am, I've managed to make myself look MUCH older... Thanks Garnier!!!
Nov 15, 2010
 Turned my hair green
by: Anonymous

So I justed used a dark blond color I believer #70 and it turned my hair green and now I cant get rid of it and people are asking me what happened to my hair. Its bad!!!!!!!!!!!1
Dec 04, 2010
 read the box
by: Anonymous

I've used garnier before and it says to always do a strand test first. If you have a lot of grey hair you would never put an ash in your hair because it will go blue or green. They are only meant for 2 shades lighter than your natural color.
Feb 04, 2011
 My hairs turned reddish orange
by: Anonymous

Kinda same happend with me, i had jet black hairs and they turned to reddish orange by using same brand. i wanna know is Garnier a reliable co. in hair colors.As im using different products of Garnier and satisfied from them but i don't know about hair colors.
Feb 09, 2011
 Not scared to let you know my name
by: Andrea

I have been coloring my hair for 10 or more years at home. I have never, ever had a problem with doing it myself. I used Garnier's Ash blonde and it turned parts of my hair blue; mostly where my hair was lighter than the color I was dying it. I do not believe there is anything wrong with the way people are dying their hair with this product (it is not rocket science). This product should come with a warning or be taken off of the shelves! Needless to say I have been reimbursed for my inconveniences.....and will never use their hair dying products again....
May 09, 2011
 it totally got rid of my orange!
by: jain

Just to redress the balance a bit, I have to say that I just put this over my badly bleached hair, I'd stripped it and bleached it from being dark purple, and it was left an awful orange colour. I put on a pack of garnier light ash blonde and all the orangeyness has gone and my hair is a lovely shade of ash blonde...a bit darker than I thought it would be, but still a very nice result.
May 23, 2011
 hair gone grey
by: Anonymous

same here what s the best solution, should i go and buy a darker blonde and put this on, will this work i dont wanna end up ginger or bright yellow just a nice creamy blonde
May 24, 2011
 strong pigments
by: Michelle

This product is very effective at neutralizing orange or brassy tones but if it is used on over-porous hair with yellow tones, it's too much. If the company stopped offering it, a lot of people who need it for counteracting those strong orange tones would be at a loss.

The problem is that this is NOT a toner for light blonde hair, which has the yellow underlying pigments and if it is used for that purpose, it will over-tone and leave behind the grey/blue pigments that are intended to deal with neutralizing ORANGE. Use caution and make sure that if you have over-porous hair, you avoid toners with too strong of a blue/grey pigment base. More about hair toners

Hope this helps,
Michelle
Editor
Jul 29, 2011
 BLUE!!!!
by: Anonymous

OMG after reading this I wish I would've known better. Tonight I too used the Garnier Ash Blonde and I have blue hair and I am freaking out!!! I have used box color before just to touch up my highlights and have never had this happen before. I can't wait for the morning so I can call and go into my stylist (where she will probably give me a huge lecture on box color)
Aug 10, 2011
 Blue/green hair after using Ash hair dye
by: Anonymous

This happened to me, i put tomatoe ketchup all over my hair, left for 10 mins or so - worked a treat! This really does work! I read it on the internet & thought surely not as i was tipping the bottle over my head! Really does work!
Nov 25, 2011
 garnier ash blonde 111
by: Anonymous

yeah my hair has went purple too! its all over the front but i actually like the colour every where else.. will this definitely wash out or do i need to see a professional?
i really dont want to over bleach my hair and i cant really afford it before christmas so i wouldnt mind leaving my hair in a hat over the weekend and wash it as much as i can??
the whole point in buying the home pack was to save money by not going to the salon!
To the original post did you leave your hair and just let it fade as you shampoo? please let me know cos i feel like a smurf right now haha thanks X
Dec 09, 2011
 DONT PANIC just wash your hair often!!!!
by: Sam

MInes the same.... Blueish mostly round the front. I always dye my own hair with belle colour and it does sometimes come out greyish but this washes out after a few days, so never bothers my too much. This time they didnt have the exact one I normally use so went for the next closest 111 lightest ash blond. Im thinking the blue will wash out just like the grey normally does, luckily its not that bad, ive had worse, but still is quite noticeable. So dont worry girls, stick with it and wait for it to wash out into the colour you were hoping for. I think whatever you do, dont go and put another box colour over the top....
Feb 05, 2012
 Getitgotitgood NEW
by: bettrbuleavit

Ok! First off to all who keep moaning about the hair strip test. The strip test is NOT fool proof. And here is why. I did not use the strip test for the exact same product(garnie, light ash blonde) and it all turned okay(bak to front on the right side) However the left side is where it turned bluish silver grey. Point is, having to do the strip test would have not shone that my hair would have turned out 90%correct!!!!!I had always used to test strip my hair but stopped when i felt compitent diy hair color. (10+years) You live and learn but unless your messing with reds and coppers don't strip test, waist of time as the hair may not be consistent throughout!!!!!
Would lie to know how long it'll be for the little silver to wash out though...

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