The short answer is that it is difficult to answer without more questions. This can vary from client to client.

The longer answer is in most cases, most clients do. The way to think about toners is that they work well with bleach. Effectively toners do what bleach can’t and vice versa. Bleach lightens, but it doesn’t colour, whereas toners can’t lighten but they allow clients to be more selective. If you are looking for something specific like white blonde hair, this might help. However in some cases whilst a whiter colour is achievable with bleach, in most cases it requires both a bleach and toner combination.

In most cases bleach leaves hair inconsistent. For example, bleach applied to short hair will leave it lighter and darker in different areas (it tends to process at different rates across the head). For this reason, a toner both neutralises, counters certain shades and allows your Stylist to be more selective over colour choice. The toner ‘grabs’ onto the bleach and can be anything from gold blonde, platinum blonde, icey blonde, ash, red, copper, natural or anything in between!

Scalp bleaching offers many benefits, however it’s really important that clients are aware of the cons before making the commitment:

• Maintenance: If you are happy with the commitment of maintaining hair colour, it’s not so much of an obstacle. However if you’re not prepared for the maintenance, it may come as a surprise when your hair begins to grow! This means you’ll need frequent touch-ups, typically every 6 weeks, to maintain the look. This is also an argument for treatment your hair post scalp bleach. In-salon we have an amazing four step treatment which is designed specifically for bleached hair.
• Fade: The fade is far less of a worry and mostly common if you aren’t prepared to look after your hair. Toners will generally fade/dull over time if left without any upkeep. Whilst topping up the regrowth/roots is a necessity every few months, in theory the toner would eventually fade after six months or so however in most cases clients will have taken action much sooner.