DIY Purple Conditioner Toner

My hair is getting dry in this summer heat! And since I'm already doing deep conditioning treatments on my hair weekly, why not multi-task and turn them into violet toners? GENIUS! So I mixed a *TINY* less-than-pea-size dot of blue-based purple hair dye. I like cheap Sparks "Purple Passion" dye (but Pravana "Violet" would have worked just as well) with about 5oz of my conditioner, to get a lavender color. If you add too much purple dye that's ok, just add more conditioner to dilute it out. And then I leave it on my hair to marinate for about an hour.

[ I won't DIY a big bottle of this to use as my daily shower conditioner because: daily I only condition my hair from the neck down- so that would not tone my roots where I need it the most... But if you're into co-washing, you might want to try mixing up a batch with Suave "Coconut" conditioner.]

Sometimes I'll use an old empty bottle, or these small storage containers from Dollar Tree (they snap shut great, no mess even if you drop them! haha, or save some toner for later)- or this time I tried a 4.5oz tub of Salon Selectives "3 Minute Hair Therapy".

My favorite conditioner is Joico "Moisture Recovery" (I stock up when Ulta has semi-annual liter sales $15).
Any conditioner will work, honestly.

Do NOT overdo the purple! or else instead of cancelling out yellow undertones, it will deposit too much color and you'll end up with a dark tint. Of course if this happens, don't worry, use a clarifying shampoo a couple times and the dye will strip out.
Before pics, my natural blonde hair gets brassy and dark b/c I have hard water:

 
WARNING: IF YOU HAVE PLATINUM OR SUPER BLEACHED BLONDE HAIR YOU WILL NEED TO MIX IN HALF AS MUCH DYE AS I USED OR ELSE YOU WILL END UP WITH LAVENDER PURPLE HAIR! (haha)

I took these photos after rinsing out the conditioner, my hair is mostly dry.

I'm outside (with the rain) so you can see in the most natural light possible- my hair is definitely ASH blonde, yay! :-)

after pics

And it did not affect the violet & pink streaks I already had in my hair = perfect!