How to Keep Highlights From Turning Orange

Prevent your blonde highlights from turning orange with the correct care.

Highlighted hair can take on a brassy orange tone when exposed to sunlight, pollution and certain chemicals. Dark hair colors such as browns and blacks have a tendency to take on brassy tones due to the presence of natural red tones in your hair. You can prevent this process from happening by protecting your hair with over-the-counter salon products designed to preserve color, prevent sun damage and to reverse damage caused by the dying process.

Things You'll Need

• Toner
• UVA/UVB blocking cream
• Purple color care shampoo and conditioner
• Hat or scarf

Instructions

1. Speak with a hair care specialist who can help you select a wash-in toner that will provide you with the desired results.

2. Apply the toner to your hair according to the package instructions. Use a toner every couple of weeks between salon visits.

3. Treat your hair with purple color care shampoos and conditioners. The purple tones will help neutralize yellow and orange tones from developing.

4. Protect your hair with a UVA and UVB blocking style cream.

5. Cover your head with a scarf or hat when you are going to be out in the sun for a long period of time. Exposure to sunlight can cause orange tones to develop.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not leave toners on your hair for too long as your hair can become severely damaged.

• Use intensive conditioning creams to help reverse damage and fill in porous hair follicles. This will help prevent color loss and it will improve the condition of your hair.

References

• Blonde Ambition: Staying Blonde
• Cosmopolitan: Hot Weather Beauty Horrors (and How to Avoid Them)-Brassy Highlights
• Become Gorgeous: Get Rid of Brassy Blonde Hair