Tried purple shampoo on my own blonde hair and it turned blue

I figured I'd finally do my own toner at home using a popular purple shampoo from Ulta. Left it on for 5 minutes like the bottle said, but my hair pulled so much blue that I had to do a clarifying wash and it still looks weird 3 days later. Learned the hard way that porosity matters way more than I thought. Anyone else had a color go totally wrong from a simple at-home product?

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emery_lopez19d ago

The clarifying wash probably helped but that blue pigment can be stubborn if your hair is super porous. Try a vitamin C treatment or a cheap dandruff shampoo next time, it lifts color without being as harsh.

ellis.mia20d ago

Blew up my highlights with a cheap purple mask once. That blue tint is no joke, it sticks around.

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