Ash blonde: learn everything about hair color + 30 photos to inspire you

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Learn everything you need to know about ash blonde hair! (Instagram @natalieannehair)

You can conquer ash blonde with different colors (Photo: Instagram @itstayloranne__)

After coloring your hair ash blonde, pay attention to moisturizing the strands (Photo: Instagram @alanamevissen)

Light ash blonde hair highlights skin tones with cool neutral background (Photo> Instagram @jesshunt2)

Light ash blonde can be one of the tones you choose for ombré hair (photo: Instagram @curlsallover)

The ash blonde needs to be tinted to be free of yellowish reflections (Photo: Instagram @alanamevissen)

Take care of ash blonde hair with tinting shampoo and the hair schedule after the transformation (Photo: Instagram @anna.drewe)

The ash blonde hair highlights the curly and frizzy strands (Photo: Instagram @kassalaholdsclaw)

Betting on light gray blonde at the ends and around the face frames and brightens the look (Photo: Instagram @chelseahaircutters)

Those with warm skin can bet on touches of ash blonde in techniques such as Californian locks (Photo: Instagram @thecurlybee)

Go for ash blonde when you want a sleek, modern look (Photo: Instagram @emmachenartistry)

The smokey root is one of the techniques that naturalize the look with light ash blonde hair (Photo: Instagram @celmatique)

Light ash blonde hair can appear in different versions (Photo: Instagram @styleelin)

The ash blonde with a very light background, almost platinum, is a great option for those with natural blondes (Photo: Instagram @anna.drewe)

Bet on the tint to remove the yellowness from the ash blonde (Photo: Instagram @goldennn_xo)

The ash blonde is a sober and elegant tone (Photo: INstagram @imogenfoxylocks)

Brighten up the look with the help of light ash blonde hair (Photo: Instagram @jesshunt2)

Depending on your natural color, bleaching will be necessary to achieve light ash blonde (Photo: Instagram @xo.farhana.balayage)

Retouching ash blonde hair can be done at least every 20 days (Photo: Instagram @tinkapell)

Dark ash blonde looks amazing in highlights on brown hair (Photo: Instagram @lliddd)

The highlights on ash blonde hair help highlight the hairstyles (Photo: Instagram @ashpettyhair)

Invest in the dark ash blonde to lighten the brown look softly (Photo: Instagram @chelseahaircutters)

Mix the ash blonde with other shades of blonde for a look full of dimension (Photo: Instagram @alittlealeja)

Medium ash blonde blends with different skin tones (Photo: Instagram @mikalahstyles)

Unlike platinum, ash blonde can vary between a lighter or darker tone (Photo: Instagram @kayleymelissa)

Dark ash blonde is also a great option to enhance the look (Photo: Instagram @sammi.sparkles)

Light ash blonde hair is left with a super shiny finish (Photo: Instagram @paige.chamberlin)

The different blonde colors are always the most requested options when it comes to lightening hair and changing the look. The light ash blonde, for example, is the most successful among those who want cold tones in the final result of the process, be it global coloring or highlights. The ash blonde can also appear in a medium or dark tone and pleases a legion of women in the same way.

Want to know how to adopt this cool hue and keep your ash blonde hair beautiful and super hydrated? So, check out these tips that we've separated to help you achieve the color and take care of light or dark ash blonde hair after the transformation!

Light ash blonde may need pre-bleaching

Those who opt for light ash blonde hair may need to bleach the strands before the change depending on the base color. This happens because the revealing cream in the coloring boxes can only lighten up to three shades of your strands by itself, that is: those with brown or black hair will hardly reach the ash blonde tone with it alone.

To neutralize the base and get the light ash blonde as a final result, you will need to apply the little mixture of bleaching powder and hydrogen peroxide on the strands and let it act until the tone opens up enough for the coloring to take effect. Before that, however, do the strand test: it is essential to ensure that your hair will withstand the process without damage.

If you are a natural blonde and want to bet on light ash blonde hair, you may be able to get the result using just the coloring. But be aware: if your natural hair color is a dark blonde, almost brown, you will also need discoloration. The difference, in this case, will be the time of action, since the blonde strands open the tone more easily than the dark ones.

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Dark ash blonde hair is easier to achieve

Unlike light ash blonde, which in some versions has an almost platinum background, dark ash blonde hair has the advantage of being based on a nuance that can be achieved more easily. That is: depending on your natural color, discoloration will not be necessary. Owners of light and medium brown hair can achieve dark blonde with ash highlights with the coloring box. Those who have very dark strands, in turn, may need to discolor, but using the bleach for a very short period of time.

Natural blondes, on the other hand, will not have difficulty achieving dark ash blonde hair, since to darken strands with a light base, any shade is easy to achieve.

Ash blonde hair needs to be tinted

Those who are used to bleaching their hair know that it is common for them to turn yellow both immediately after the process and a few days later. No wonder those who love platinum blonde tend to use tinting products more or less once a week.

While you are changing the look to ensure the light ash blonde, you will need to tint the strands to neutralize the yellow color that is a result of the bleaching, leaving them more pulled towards a shade of gray. Only after this process will you apply the color to the locks and achieve the desired result. But be careful: if you are going to do this transformation yourself at home, be very careful and make sure you know what you are doing. Any mistake in this step of the procedure can disturb the final result or even permanently damage your wires.

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Ash blonde: dye number will help you find the right color

When choosing the ideal color box to adopt ash blonde hair, it is super common for you to have doubts about the best option to choose. So, instead of just focusing on the name of the paint, take a look at the numbering: The gray highlights are always marked by the number 1 after the dot. What comes before determines the base color. Just look at the possibilities you have in Cor&Ton:

1) Cor 6.1: 6.1 is the Dark Ash Blonde in the Color&Ton family. It has a very dark base, almost brown, and guarantees soft gray reflections in the look;

2) Cor 7.1: blonde 7.1, in turn, is the Medium Ash Blonde, which has a slightly lighter background than 6.1, but continues with soft gray reflections;

3) Cor 8.1: the blonde 8.1, in Cor&Ton, is the Light Gray Blonde. Hair 8.1 is the ideal choice for those who want to bet on a result with a lighter background and slightly more pronounced gray reflections;

4) Cor 9.01: the 9.01 is the Extra Light Ash Blonde. Depending on the foundation, this is one of the tones that needs to be bleached beforehand, as it is very open and bright;

5) Cor 11.11: the Very Light Blonde Silver already specifies what came in the name and is the perfect bet for those who want a very light grayish look, almost platinum;

6) Cor 12.11: here, we arrive at the Platinum Blonde — and this version has well-marked ash highlights;

7) Cor 12.111: when the number after the dot is repeated as in 12.111 Ultra Platinum Blonde, it means that the reflections are even more intense. This is the option for those who want to keep their hair mostly gray, as if it were gray!

To get an idea of how each of these shades will look on you, use the Your Color Test! With this tool and a photo in which your hair and skin color show up well, it's possible to predict the result of gray hair dyes (and other colors too).

Ash blonde hair suits cool skin tones best

Although ash blonde hair is very democratic - and the only one who can know the color that best suits you is yourself -, as it is colder, it tends to age the look of those who have warm, yellowish skin. Following this logic, the tone is more suitable for those with cold skin tone (with a pink background) and neutral. To find out what your skin background is, just look at the shade of the veins on your wrist:

1) Purplish blue veins: if you have blue veins and they look purple from time to time, your skin background is cold.

2) Blue-green veins: women with veins that sometimes look blue but also have a little bit of green in them have skin neutral.

3) Brownish green veins: who has darker wrist veins, in an almost brownish green tone (and which, sometimes, are even difficult to see depending on the color of the skin), has skin hot.

But that doesn't mean you can't adhere to the desired color if you have warm skin, see? To provide a balance between the contrasts, in this case, the tip is to bet on light techniques for the length and contour of the face, ombré hair, reflections or even smoky roots.

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It is important to take care of ash blonde hair after chemistry

As with all blonde colors, the ash version also needs special care to stay healthy — especially if your bet is on light ash blonde, which calls for discoloration. In this case, start the treatments with a careful reconstruction to strengthen the threads right after the color change and then follow your capillary schedule, alternating the treatment with hydration or nutrition, according to the need. The purple shampoo is also important for prevent ash blonde from turning yellow. It should be used once a week while washing.

The ideal interval for root retouching, in turn, will depend on the growth rate of your locks, but it is recommended that each color application take place at least 20 days after the previous one.

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