https://easyhairedit.com/ Free hair color calculators, level guides and formulas: developer mix, gray coverage, dye amount, processing time, toner selector, porosity test. No sign-up. en https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/full-color-level-3-to-4/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/full-color-level-3-to-4/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A permanent 4N or 4.3 on 20 vol, 1:1, 35 to 40 minutes, lifting natural dark brown one level to medium brown. Brand-neutral, with the red it exposes explained. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/full-color-level-3-to-5/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/full-color-level-3-to-5/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A permanent 5.3 or 5N on 20 vol (30 on coarse), 1:1, 35 to 45 minutes, lifting natural dark brown two levels to light brown. Brand-neutral, strand test first. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/full-color-level-4-to-5/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/full-color-level-4-to-5/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A permanent 5N with a quarter 5.3 on 20 vol, 1:1, 35 minutes, lifting natural medium brown one level and covering gray in the same bowl. Brand-neutral. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/full-color-level-4-to-6/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/full-color-level-4-to-6/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Permanent 6.3 on 20 vol, 1:1 for 35 to 40 minutes, lifts natural medium brown two levels to a warm dark blonde, mids first and roots last. Brand-neutral. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/full-color-level-5-to-6/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/full-color-level-5-to-6/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Permanent 6.1 on 20 vol, 1:1 for 35 minutes, lifts a natural light brown one level to a cool dark blonde and cancels the orange it exposes. Brand-neutral. https://easyhairedit.com/developer/40-volume-developer/ https://easyhairedit.com/developer/40-volume-developer/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 40 volume developer is 12% peroxide and lifts three to four levels. Built for one job, high-lift blonde on virgin hair. What it costs in heat and condition. https://easyhairedit.com/developer/30-volume-developer/ https://easyhairedit.com/developer/30-volume-developer/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 30 volume developer is 9% peroxide and lifts two to three levels. When it is the right bottle (stalled 20 vol, coarse hair, foils) and when it is a mistake. https://easyhairedit.com/developer/10-volume-developer/ https://easyhairedit.com/developer/10-volume-developer/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 10 volume developer is 3% peroxide and lifts nothing. When it belongs under toner, demi and permanent color, going darker, on fragile hair, and where it stalls. https://easyhairedit.com/developer/20-volume-developer/ https://easyhairedit.com/developer/20-volume-developer/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 20 volume developer is 6% peroxide, lifts 1 to 2 levels and is the standard for gray coverage and on-scalp bleach. Four myths answered, plus a lift table. https://easyhairedit.com/developer/developer-volume-chart/ https://easyhairedit.com/developer/developer-volume-chart/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Developer volume chart: 10, 20, 30 and 40 vol with peroxide percent, levels of lift, best and worst uses, minutes and scalp heat, plus how to mix two strengths. https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-10-hair-color/ https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-10-hair-color/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Level 10 is the lightest blonde, over the palest yellow, and it is not white. What it costs in sessions, condition, upkeep and money, and which toner to use. https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-1-hair-color/ https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-1-hair-color/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Level 1 is black, the densest pigment on the chart, over dark red-black. What it covers, how 1B differs from 1N and how many bleach sessions it takes to leave. https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-2-hair-color/ https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-2-hair-color/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Level 2 is darkest brown, black with a warm cast at a window. Its dark red underlying pigment, the green that cancels it, and when a box-dyed 2 needs a remover. https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-3-hair-color/ https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-3-hair-color/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Level 3 is dark brown, the most common natural hair color on earth, with red under it. What cancels that red, and how far 20 vol, 30 vol or bleach take it. https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-4-hair-color/ https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-4-hair-color/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Level 4 is medium brown, where most clients start, with red-orange under it. Why 4.1 ash goes green on it, what covers gray and how far 20 or 30 vol lift it. https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-5-hair-color/ https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-5-hair-color/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Level 5 is light brown, the last brown before blonde, over orange-red pigment. Why a lifted 5 turns orange, what cancels it, and how to cover gray at level 5. https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-6-hair-color/ https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-6-hair-color/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Level 6 is dark blonde over plain orange pigment. A worked lift from 4 to 6 with developer and minutes, 6N for gray coverage, and 6.3 versus 6.1 on white hair. https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-7-hair-color/ https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-7-hair-color/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Level 7 medium blonde sits over yellow-orange, where lifted brunettes stall. What cancels it, 7.1 against 7.12 on lifted hair, and reaching 7 from any level. https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-8-hair-color/ https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-8-hair-color/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Level 8 light blonde exposes plain yellow, the first level a blonde toner can handle. How to confirm the hair is truly an 8, then pick 8.1, 8.13, 8.2 or 8N. https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-9-hair-color/ https://easyhairedit.com/levels/level-9-hair-color/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Level 9 is very light blonde over pale yellow pigment. What it looks like, why violet alone tones it, and how many bleach sessions it takes from levels 4 to 7. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-beige-level-9/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-beige-level-9/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A demi 9.13 beige toner on 10 vol, mixed 1:2, 10 to 15 minutes, for the soft sandy blonde in the photo clients bring. Needs a true level 9. Brand-neutral. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-rose-gold-level-8/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-rose-gold-level-8/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A demi rose gold on level 8 hair: 8.26 or 8.62 red-violet diluted with clear, 10 vol at 1:2, 10 to 15 minutes. Why it goes peach or pink. Brand-neutral. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-9-to-10/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-9-to-10/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A permanent 10.2 or 10.21 on 20 vol, 30 to 35 minutes, that tones a level 9 and nudges it up to half a level. Brand-neutral, with the limits of the nudge. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-silver-level-10/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-silver-level-10/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A brand-neutral silver toner for a true level 10: demi 10.21 with a touch of 10.1 on 10 vol, 1:2, 10 to 15 minutes, and what that bowl does on a 9 or an 8. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-10-to-10/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-10-to-10/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A brand-neutral demi 10.2 or 10.21 toner cut 1:1 with clear, on 10 vol at 1:2 for 5 to 10 minutes, takes the last yellow out of a level 10 without going lilac. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-6-to-7/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-6-to-7/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A permanent 7.1 on 20 vol that cools the orange in a level 6 and lifts it about half a level in 25 to 35 minutes. Brand-neutral, with the limits stated plainly. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-7-to-8/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-7-to-8/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT One-visit route from a brassy level 7 to a cool light blonde: permanent 8.1 on 20 vol, 30 to 35 minutes, and how to tell when it is two visits. Brand-neutral. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-8-to-9/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-8-to-9/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A permanent 9.2 on 20 vol that cancels the yellow in a level 8 and nudges it toward a 9 in 30 to 35 minutes, told as one appointment, hour by hour. Brand-free. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-6-to-6/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-6-to-6/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Demi-permanent 6.1 or 6.13 on 10 vol for 15 to 20 minutes turns an orange level 6 into a cool or sandy dark blonde without lifting it. Brand-neutral codes. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-7-to-7/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-7-to-7/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Demi-permanent 7.12 on 10 vol for 15 to 20 minutes cancels the yellow-orange of a level 7 and leaves a cool medium blonde at the same depth. Brand-neutral. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-8-to-8/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-8-to-8/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Demi-permanent 8.1 or 8.13 on 10 vol for 10 to 20 minutes cancels the yellow of a lifted level 8 and leaves an ash or beige light blonde. Brand-neutral codes. https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-9-to-9/ https://easyhairedit.com/formulas/toner-level-9-to-9/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A brand-neutral demi 9.21 pearl toner on 10 vol, mixed 1:2 and left 10 to 15 minutes, turns a pale-yellow level 9 cool, with the ash and gold routes compared.