Purple shampoo on chestnuts?

[Spandale]

So supposedly purple is the opposite of yellow. Purple shampoo is usually used on white hair with yellow stains to lighten it. What would happen if you put purple shampoo on the mane and tail of a flaxen chestnut? 80% of his mane and tail is a light blonde or white, would it lighten his mane and tail? Would love to be able to accentuate the flaxen as much as possible.

 

[HeyMich]

I have the same issue! My mare is palomino tobiano - do I use purple shampoo to brighten the white, or orange shampoo to deepen the palomino??

 

[Pinkvboots]

I would brighten it personally it will stand out more, if you use an orange base shampoo it's danger of looking like it's stained.

 

[Pinkvboots]

I have the same issue! My mare is palomino tobiano - do I use purple shampoo to brighten the white, or orange shampoo to deepen the palomino??

Being tobiano makes it difficult I think I would go for purple again to brighten it.

 

[Pinkvboots]

Spandale only wants to brighten the mane and tail as it's flaxen, definitely orange for the body

 

[Spandale]

Good luck with your Palomino tobiano!

 

[Spandale]

Spandale only wants to brighten the mane and tail as it's flaxen, definitely orange for the body

Thank you Pinkvboots! Will try it out and see how it goes

 

[HeyMich]

Good luck with your Palomino tobiano!

Thanks! I usually leave her covered in mud so no one can see. It works well!

 

[Pinkvboots]

Thanks! I usually leave her covered in mud so no one can see. It works well!

Works for me having 2 bay horses they only look muddy close up

 

[Pinkvboots]

Thank you Pinkvboots! Will try it out and see how it goes

Yes let us know how it goes!

 

[sbloom]

Technically it doesn't lighten it, it's just colour wheel opposites, but yes it may remove staining making it look lighter. Blue is opposite orange but you'd need a TON of pigment which a shampoo can't carry to change chestnut. Bit like violet hair toners for blonde hair don't carry enough pigment, or the right action, to make dark hair a richer more violet colour, you need a chemical to open the hair shaft and deposit a stronger violet.

 

[Spandale]

Technically it doesn't lighten it, it's just colour wheel opposites, but yes it may remove staining making it look lighter. Blue is opposite orange but you'd need a TON of pigment which a shampoo can't carry to change chestnut. Bit like violet hair toners for blonde hair don't carry enough pigment, or the right action, to make dark hair a richer more violet colour, you need a chemical to open the hair shaft and deposit a stronger violet.

Yeah, mainly wanting to remove staining. His mane and tail used to be much lighter. His mane/tail isn't just one general colour, it's not chestnut and it's not blonde either. It's a whole spectrum of colours, he has black, white, blonde, dark chestnut, chestnut and grey hairs. Majority of them are blonde though. I've got a feeling it's stained at the moment because all the white and blonde hairs have "disappeared". Hoping this will remove the stains as normal shampoo isn't cutting it

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

I use Aldi blue washing up liquid on white/light manes and tails, it brings them up a treat and removes stains. Then I do a final wash with purple shampoo, usually touch ofnsolver as I can get that cheap from Poundland

I’ll be doing this with my little flaxen chestnut boy for showing