How To Blend Your Roots With A Coloring Shampoo

If you’ve got grown out roots and are looking for a simple way to blend them into the rest of your hair without visiting the salon or risking damage, then this post is for you. In this post I’ll teach you everything you need to know about blending in your roots with a color depositing shampoo.

If you’re interested to see how I did this myself, watch my Youtube video below.

The safest way to blend your roots at home

In my opinion, using a color toning shampoo and conditioner to blend your roots in is the easiest and safest way of coloring your hair yourself at home.

These products are completely semi permanent, so they are not permanently altering the chemical composition of your hair. If you aren’t happy with the outcome, just wash it a few times and allow the color to fade out. See my post here for how to remove direct dye from the hair. This is so much easier to reverse than if you had used a permanent or even a demi permanent color.

You can apply these in or outside of the shower, either with a bowl and brush or just with your hands. In the video above I used a purple color, but you can use any color you want. They make plenty of natural tones as well if you don’t want something so bold.

The only con to using these products is that they don’t give full coverage. This means that they won’t cover your roots the same way that a permanent hair color would. They can be used to blend in gray roots, but they won’t eliminate them. And they won’t lighten the hair at all, they’ll only deposit a darker tone.

I find these extremely useful if you are looking to grow out an old hair color. They allow you to blend your roots with the old color, without permanently coloring your roots again. Below you can see my Youtube video where I used this product to blend in my natural root color so that I can grow out my blonde hair.

How to use a coloring shampoo to blend your roots

As you can see in the video, I mixed two colors together to get a custom color. You can do this, or you can use one color on its own. I also used a regular shampoo to keep my ends blonde and stop them from picking up too much purple. You can do this, or you can pull the coloring shampoo all the way throughout your ends.

To begin, you’ll wet your hair either in or out of the shower. Apply the coloring shampoo to your roots and/or your ends. For best results, I recommend letting this sit on for a few minutes before rinsing it out.

You can then follow with your regular conditioner, or a coloring conditioner for a deeper tone.

You don’t need to use this product every time you shampoo your hair, but keep in mind that the more you use it the deeper and more pigmented the tone will be. If it gets too dark, stop using it and it will begin to fade out.

Should I use a coloring shampoo OR a conditioner?

If you’re choosing to use these products, keep in mind that you don’t need to use the shampoo AND the conditioner. You can use either or, or even use a different color in shampoo vs. conditioner to get a custom color.

I recommend using the coloring shampoo if you’re blending your roots, and a coloring conditioner if you’re trying to grow out your old hair color.

This is mainly because we focus shampoo on our roots, and conditioner on our ends. See my video below if you’re looking to grow out old hair color.

Products

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CELEB LUXURY

• Viral Colorwash (Vivids)
• Viral Colorditioner (Vivids)
• Gem Lites Colorwash (More Natural)
• Gem Lites Colorditioner (More Natural)

Conclusion

Using color depositing shampoos and conditioners is by far the easiest and safest way to blend in your roots yourself at home.

They are semi permanent, will fade out completely, and are extremely reversible. This means you can easily lighten the hair in the future, whereas this would not be the case with a permanent or demi permanent hair color.

I suggest using the shampoo if you are trying to blend in your roots, and using the conditioner if your goal is to cover your ends. You can use one color by itself, or mix multiple together for a custom tone.

Use these products in the area that you are looking to blend. I recommend leaving it on to sit for a few minutes, but anything longer than 10 minutes won’t change anything. 1-2 minutes is definitely enough. You can use these every time you wash your hair, or only as it fades out. The more you use them, the deeper the color will become.

If you have any further questions on blending your roots with color toning shampoos and conditioners, leave them for me in the comments! Make sure you subscribe below to make everyday a good hair day!