Beautiful Advanced Gray Solutions 6n Toasted Hazelnut, 3 oz

I am reviewing Professional Clairol Advanced Gray Hair Solutions, after I first tried the moisturizing version with zero results (it is really designed for non-gray). I am 35-40% silver with fine virgin hair. As a former Cosmetologist, I have become highly sensitive to chemicals from years of exposure working in them. I typically cannot color my hair at all without some sort of negative reaction. I was a long time fan of Clairol's gentle Loving Care line before it was ultimately discontinued. I had been able to use it successfully for years without issue. If you want the short version, I am thrilled to report this product appears to be a fairly close comparable spinoff of Loving Care. Free of ammonia, peroxide, and other harsh chemicals and tints gray successfully. Just stop reading right here and get it!👍 I first tried the Toasted Hazelnut, the lightest color in this line. The goal being three-dimensional high and lowlights (I used a highlighting cap to achieve this). My existing natural dark, leaving some of my natural silver, and applying the toasted hazelnut color to coat the silver areas of choice. I washed my hair with a clarifying shampoo, so the color would have the best possible chance to coat the hair shaft. I allowed the color to stay on a full 45 minutes, per other reviews. Also, remember my hair was completely resistant to the other color. I wanted it to work! Since this product uses O2 technology, allow air to reach your hair, rather than using the typical plastic cap. The Advanced Gray Solutions version is much thicker. The color is more condensed and resulted in a successful tinting of color on my grays. Expect tint. I also think this formula smells much more pleasant than the mousturizing version. Toasted Hazelnut for me is a pale caramel (see first photo). I will continue to play with other colors in this line. Darker colors may coat and hold somewhat better. (UPDATE!!) Since my original review, I started mixing Espresso Bean and Burgundy Brown. It is bomb! I absolutely love it (see second photo)! It's rich and natural and covers quite well. This has become my favorite combination, by far 😍 Overall, I am so happy to say the advanced gray version does a great job. I have zero issues using the product. I do not experience the usual dizziness, headache, irritated scalp, or throat that I normally experience with color. Hooray!! An option for very sensitive people. The scent is pleasant in my opinion (for color) and quite tolerable to my very sensitive nose and breathing. It rinses off of skin quite easily. Easy to apply using a standard plastic bowl, applicator brush, and latex gloves. No staining, or mess (just use an old towel). Product rinses from my hair quite easily (use cool water to retain color longer) with no offensive fragrance. My husband loves the light scent it initially leaves behind. I found that quite unusual and pleasant. I do wish the results lasted longer. I always notice a loss of color from one shampoo. I typically shampoo once/twice a week. It lasts through 4-5 shampoos total for me, still leaving a very light tint by that time. Therefore, I reapply every couple, to 3 weeks. This has truly been a game changer for me. An excellent hair color product for sensitive people in my honest and professional opinion 😊 Yes!! Thanks so very much, Clairol. Please don't stop making this one!!

Using this product to grow out my highlights. My highlights are just slightly visible after one wash but my grays stay covered for several washes!

This is a great hair coloring product even for gray hair. This product does not damage your hair and makes it silky shiny

Shampoo. Don't condition. Towel dry only. Apply from bottle. Wait 25 to 40 minutes depending on gray coverage needed. Rinse with cool water. Shampoo after a day or two.

I'm mostly gray, but the back of my head is still my natural, so it's not a good/natural mix - it looks like I slept face down in a bowl of peroxide. lol. My stylist is nice, but always wants to dye my hair blonde to "blend" the gray, and it washes me out. I hate it. I tried asking for low lights & let me use my own gray for the highlights, but that didn't work. Besides that, with covid, I don't want to spend hours in a busy salon. I've colored my own hair, but dislike the permanent color & the harsh root line as my hair grows. Hate the unpredictable color. But have you tried buying semi permanent lately? It's SO hard to find. Enter this little $7 bottle. I have shoulder length hair & can get 2-ish treatments per bottle. It shampoos out & you can redo whenever the fading bothers you. I get 4-6 weeks. At first, I thought it was "good enough," but I'm on my 3rd-ish bottle & have a system now & can say it works great. #1- get a brush to put the dye on your roots (if not all) because you'll waste way less product. If doing your whole head, I like to brush on at the roots & then work more through with my hands to make sure it's all saturated. #2 - if you're gray or have hair that doesn't take color well, leave it on longer than 30 min. I did an hour last time & it's the best it's ever been. #3 - Put a shower cap on while you wait. I think the heat from my scalp helps set the color. (Got this tip from a stylist's review for a different wash-out color product.) I love that I can use what I need, then close the lid & save the rest for next time. I've gone from $200 3-hour color appointments to $2, 90 minutes total in the comfort of my own home & I'm never going back! I'll find something else to do with that $198. 😂