Homemade Purple Shampoo - Get Rid of Yellow and Orange Tinges

Silvers and light tones tend to turn yellow and blondes tend to get brassy or orange.  Sunlight and chlorine are color killers for treated hair.

If you dye your hair blonde or even simply highlight it, you have probably discovered just what that summer sun and swimming can do to treated hair.

Purple shampoo is a fast fix that works quite well.  It can get expensive, so I came across this awesome recipe to make your own using grape kool-aid and your own favorite shampoo.

Homemade Purple Shampoo - Check it out:

3/4 teaspoon of grape Kool-Aid powder

4 x tablespoons of your shampoo

Combine in a bowl.

Lather into already damp hair from the roots to the ends.

Let it sit on your head for at least 5 minutes

Rinse and use your conditioner.

If you use this formula twice a week especially in the summer months, you will get rid of that yellow, orange or unnatural brassiness.

How Does it Work?

The purple pigments cancel out the yellow and orange tones.

Don't worry that your hair will turn purple.. it won't

Give Your Hair a Break from Chemicals

I have had friends that simply go back and get their hair re-dyed more often in the summer to get rid of that brassiness, but this is so harsh on your hair.

Try this recipe or if you prefer not to get into a DIY for your hair, you can purchase purple shampoo and purple conditioner that will do the same thing between dye jobs.


This product will keep your hair looking natural.