Rant: A veteran stylist in Phoenix told me to stop using a certain brand of color remover on bleached hair.

I tried it on a client's level 10 blonde last month and it caused major breakage, costing me over $300 in corrective treatments. Anyone have a safer remover they trust for high-lift situations?

3 comments

3 Comments

ward.anna18d ago

My salon in Tucson banned that same remover two years ago after a similar incident. It seems like these harsh formulas get popular online before their real damage is known. I've had much better luck with a gentle, cream-based remover for levels above 8.

shane_bell18d ago

Our Denver shop switched to a cream remover last year and it cut our damage complaints in half.

quinnm7718d ago

My buddy's wife runs a salon and she had a stylist use that stuff on a platinum client. It basically melted a section of hair near the crown, like it turned to mush when she tried to comb it. They had to do a major cut and a series of protein treatments for weeks. She said the client was in tears. Now they only use a specific cream remover for anything above a level 8, and they do a test strand every single time.