How to get lighter hair color without bleaching at home
If you have grey hair and would like a lighter overall hair colour, bleaching isn't your only option.
A gradual approach can help you transition to a lighter shade over time while colouring only the new grey hair as it grows. This method is especially useful if you want to avoid frequent full-head colouring.
A Gradual Way to Go Lighter
Choose the lighter shade you want and use Caliin Root Touch-Up Permanent Hair Colour to colour only your new grey roots.
Instead of colouring your entire head every few weeks, simply touch up the grey roots whenever they appear, using the same shade each time.
When it's time to colour your entire head, use the same permanent hair colour that you've been using for your root touch-ups.
Over the following months, more of your new grey hair will be coloured with the lighter shade. At first, your hair may have a soft, highlighted appearance. As you continue using the same shade for both your root touch-ups and your full-head colour applications, your hair colour becomes more even and gradually transitions to the lighter shade.
Why This Method Works Well
This method focuses on colouring only the new grey growth instead of repeatedly colouring the entire head.
With Caliin Root Touch-Up Permanent Hair Colour, one kit provides 24 targeted applications, allowing you to touch up only the areas where grey hair appears, such as the part line, temples, and hairline.
Because you're colouring only a small area each time, you can maintain your colour between full-head applications while reducing unnecessary exposure of the rest of your hair to permanent colour.
Benefits
- No bleaching required.
- A gradual transition to a lighter-looking hair colour.
- Colour only the new grey roots as they grow.
- One kit provides up to 24 targeted applications.
- Helps reduce the need for frequent full-head colouring, reducing the amount of chemicals applied to your hair over time.
- 100% grey coverage.
- Easy, precise application with a reusable sponge wand.
- Made in Canada.

Is This Method Right for You?
This technique works best for people with growing grey hair who want to gradually transition to a lighter shade over time.
Results depend on your current hair colour, the shade you choose, and how consistently you use the same shade for both your root touch-ups and your full-head colour applications.
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