What is a Colour Correction?: 

A term used by colourists to describe a service that requires more than one step or multiple techniques to get you to the colour that you want. 

Super Naturals is a range of all-in-one colour correction kits that have been formulated to take bleached hair back to a natural colour. There are three kits in the range: dark blonde, mid brown and dark brown. 

How do I go from bleached back to my natural tone?

Before & Afters of Super Naturals on bleached blonde hair.

Dying bleached hair a darker, natural colour is classed as a colour correction and the process usually has two steps. The first step is to fill the hair. ‘Filling’ means restoring the underlying warm pigments that were lost during the lifting and bleaching process. The underlying pigment for blonde is generally yellow and the underlying pigment for brown shades is red and orange. The first step in our Super Natural kits is a custom mix of warm pigments made to create the perfect base for blonde, brown and dark brown hair.

Don’t be scared of the word ‘warm’ as without this step the hair will end up green and murky!

Once the perfect base has been made, it is time to layer the final visible colour on top. The second step in our Super Natural kits has been formulated to be more cool-toned, balancing the warm pigments in step one, resulting in multi-dimensional, natural colours that will fade evenly over time.

Why does Blonde hair go green when I try to dye it back to my natural colour?

Virgin hair is made up of a mix of black/brown pigments and red/yellow pigments. The bleaching process removes lighter pigments from the hair. It also breaks down the darker pigments, taking them from black/brown to red, then orange and finally yellow. The result is measured on a bleach scale from 6 - 10. Level 6 is an orange and level 10 is a very pale yellow. If your hair has been bleached to a level 9-10 it would have a yellow undertone. When this yellow undertone is combined with the blue pigments found in a standard brown box dye it will result in a visible green undertone that does not go away as the colour fades. Additional red pigments are therefore needed to avoid this colour imbalance in the final result for the truest, most natural looking finish.

What is the difference between Super Natural vs ‘Box Dyes’ and why should you switch?

3 reasons why ‘box dyes’ and bleached hair can’t be friends:

1. Standard ‘box dyes’ are dyes that are either too ashy or too warm, meaning you will end up with either brown hair with a green tinge or a red glow.

2. The most common box dyes are permanent dyes, which contain smaller colour pigments than semi-permanent dyes. These small colour pigments do not work well on bleached hair, as it is more porous. Like a sponge, bleached hair will absorb and release permanent colour pigments quickly. This means it is likely that you would end up with a colour that is uneven and not long-lasting.

3. Permanent dyes can compromise hair that has already been bleached and colour treated further, as they are mixed with a higher level of ‘peroxide’ than semi-permanent colours. Hydrogen Peroxide, commonly known as ‘peroxide’ is used to help open the cuticle and deposit colour pigments into the hair strands.

4 reasons to go Super Natural:

1. All-in-one colour correction kits formulated for bleached hair. Step one creates the perfect base - mimicking natural pigments in the hair Step two: provides balance to create the most natural-looking final shade for bleachy heads.

2. Low level peroxide to avoid damaging bleached hair further. Semi-permanent dyes have larger colour molecules which sit better in more porous/bleached hair providing a more even colour result than permanent dyes.

3. A low commitment way of going back to natural - colour will fade gradually with each wash.

Why can’t I use any brown box dye on my bleached hair to go back to dark?

The most common box dyes are permanent dyes, which contain colour pigments in smaller sizes than semi-permanent dyes. These small colour pigments do not work well on bleached hair, as it is more porous. Like a sponge, bleached hair will absorb and release permanent colour pigments quickly. This means it is likely that you would end up with a colour that is uneven and not long-lasting. Permanent dyes can compromise hair that has already been bleached and colour treated further, as they are mixed with a higher level of ‘peroxide’  than semi-permanent colours. Hydrogen Peroxide, commonly known as ‘peroxide’ is used to help open the cuticle and deposit colour pigments into the hair strands. 

What is the difference between Step One and Step Two in the Super Natural Kit?

Step One restores the natural warm pigments that’s taken away from hair when bleaching, this creates a great base for a balanced, natural finish. Step Two takes you to the dark side by adding the pigments to create the final shade of either Dark Blonde, Mid Brown or Dark Brown to the hair for a glossy, multi-dimensional finish. 

How can I maintain my shade of Super Natural?

Re-apply step 2 whenever your hair has faded significantly (16-18 weeks approximately, the darker the shade, the longer it will take to fade).