My mentor in beauty school said to always mix color with a plastic bowl, not metal.

Andrew Ross · 2026-03-24T14:30:08.152941+00:00

I finally tried a metal bowl last week for a vivid red, and it oxidized the formula in under 5 minutes. Has anyone else had a color react badly to a specific mixing tool?

lindab496mo ago

Wait, it ruined the color in less than five minutes?

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lindab496mo ago

That's why they tell you not to use metal, it really does matter.

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patw856mo ago

Yep, learned that the hard way with a blue toner. Metal bowls just wreck some formulas.

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