What is Vibrant Color 01 Toner Ash?

Vibrant Color 01 Toner Ash by Code Zero is a professional permanent colour cream with vegetal liposomes, one of the two toners of the range with 09 Toner Blue. It does not lighten (lifting power 0 on the Code Zero table) and has no level: it deposits an ash tone on the hair. On the Code Zero Color Index it sits in the blue-green sector, opposite red-orange: it tones down the copper and red-orange warmth that lightening can leave on the hair. It is mixed with Oxidizer at a 1:1 ratio, as the box states (Mix 1:1); one 100 ml tube is enough for two services.

Vibrant Color 01 Toner Ash at a glance

• Mix: 50 ml of cream + 50 ml of Oxidizer (1:1)
• Oxidizer volume: 10 vol, the volume the Code Zero leaflet gives for colouring bleached hair and colouring without lightening; 5 vol on very porous hair
• Processing time: 20-30 minutes on lightened hair, checking by sight
• Bases: the Code Zero colour chart gives no base ratings for the toners: on this page it is used on lightened hair with a copper or red-orange undertone
• Lifting power: 0: it does not lighten
• Formula: with vegetal liposomes and wheat protein

Specifications

The starting base decides the colour

Vibrant Color 01 Toner Ash deposits colour without lightening: on the Code Zero table its lifting power is 0. The result is the toner plus what the hair already contains: first look at the level and at the undertone the hair shows, then at whether it is natural, coloured or lightened. The Code Zero colour chart does not rate the toners on bases. On the Code Zero colour wheel (Color Index) 01 sits in the blue-green sector, opposite red-orange: it works best on the copper or red-orange undertone that lightening leaves at the middle levels, less on a pale yellow.

Mixing ratio 1:1. 01 does not lighten, and a colour does not lift an artificial colour. Code Zero gives no official protocol for the toners: the volumes and times on this page follow the leaflet's indications for colouring bleached hair and colouring without lightening. Do a strand test first.

Vibrant Color 01 Toner Ash mixes and amounts

The ratio is always 1:1: for each part of cream, one part of Oxidizer.

Worked cases follow, from lightened hair with a copper undertone to the dark base that needs lightening.

How to use Vibrant Color 01 Toner Ash

1. Wear gloves. Mix in a non-metal bowl with a plastic brush, both clean.
2. Mix 50 ml of Vibrant Color 01 with 50 ml of Oxidizer 10 vol (1:1) just before use and use the mix straight away.
3. On hair lightened the same day: rinse the lightener, towel dry and apply. On other hair: apply to dry, unwashed hair, as the Code Zero leaflet indicates.
4. Apply first where the warm undertone is strongest and the ends last. Leave on for 20-30 minutes, checking by sight from 10 minutes.
5. Emulsify with a little warm water, massaging for 3-4 minutes, rinse thoroughly and finish with Color Fixx pH 5.5 shampoo.

For professionals

• Service: toning of lightened hair with a copper or red-orange undertone, refresh of brassy lengths
• Amount per service: 50 ml of cream + 50 ml of Oxidizer; one 100 ml tube covers two services of this amount
• Processing time: 20-30 minutes on lightened hair, checking by sight
• Oxidizer 0 vol: mixed with a standard Oxidizer to lower the strength (10 vol and 0 vol in equal parts = 5 vol), never on its own
• After the colour: Color Fixx pH 5.5 shampoo, as the Code Zero leaflet indicates
• Colour chart: Vibrant Color Chart with strands of every shade, and the whole Code Zero Vibrant Colors range
• To recommend for home: INEJ Color Protect Shampoo and INEJ Color Protect Mask

Vibrant Color 01 Toner Ash compared

• vs Vibrant Color 09 Toner Blue: the other toner, in the blue sector of the Color Index, opposite orange; also with lifting power 0. Code Zero gives no protocol for either: ask a colourist which one fits the service.
• vs Vibrant Color 10.1 Ultra Light Ash Blond: an ash colour of level 10, in the blue sector: it lifts up to 3½-4 tones on natural hair and has base ratings on the Code Zero colour chart. 01 does not lift and only tones.
• vs Vibrant Color .COM19 Agate: a toning shade for very light bases (levels 10 and 11 on the Code Zero colour chart), in the blue sector, also with lifting power 0.

The other Vibrant Color toners and toning shades

01 Ash is one of the two toners of the range. The other is 09 Toner Blue; for very light bases there is also .COM19 Agate:

09 Toner Blue · .COM19 Agate · 8.1 Light Ash Blond · 10.1 Ultra Light Ash Blond

FAQ

Does 01 Toner Ash lighten the hair?

No. Its lifting power on the Code Zero table is 0: it only deposits colour.

Which Oxidizer volume does 01 need?

10 vol, which the Code Zero leaflet gives for colouring bleached hair and for colouring without lightening; on very porous hair 5 vol (10 vol and 0 vol in equal parts). Code Zero gives no official protocol for the toners: do a strand test first.

What does 01 do on a warm base?

On the Code Zero Color Index 01 sits in the blue-green sector, opposite red-orange: it tones down a copper or red-orange undertone. On a pale yellow base its effect is weaker.

Can 01 be mixed with other Vibrant Color shades?

Code Zero gives no indication for this. This page describes 01 used on its own, mixed 1:1 with Oxidizer as the box states.

Does 01 cover white hair?

Code Zero gives no data on white hair for the toners. It is described here as a toner for lightened hair.

How much Vibrant Color 01 does one service need?

50 ml of cream with 50 ml of Oxidizer. One 100 ml tube covers two services of this amount.

Does Vibrant Color contain ammonia?

Yes. Ammonium Hydroxide appears in the INCI.

Can a developer from another brand be used?

The Code Zero leaflet specifies Code Zero's OXI oxidising emulsion, sold as Oxidizer from 0 to 40 vol: the ratios and times on this page apply with this developer.