Blue Ash Blonde toners from Ugly Duckling Color represent a modern, highly effective advancement over traditional ash blonde formulas, providing professional hairdressers and color clients with the tools needed to eliminate tough brassiness and achieve the clearest, coolest blonde shades at every level. With innovative, blue-based products like 10.1b, 9.1b, 09B, and the Ash Blue Additive, Ugly Duckling offers precise solutions for unwanted yellow, gold, and orange tones—from very pale blondes to rich medium blondes.
Blue Ash Blonde vs Traditional Ash: What’s the Difference?
Traditional ash blondes are formulated with secondary green or violet pigments primarily targeting yellow or gold tones; they often work well for mild cases but can struggle when orange or yellow-orange undertones remain after bleaching. Ugly Duckling’s Blue Ash Blonde range, on the other hand, is packed with blue-based pigments designed for direct neutralization of the stubborn orange, gold, and yellow hues common on the color wheel after lightening. This blue-based approach ensures:
- More effective toning, especially for orange and gold
- Brighter, colder, and cleaner blonde results
- Less risk of muddy or green or overly dark results
The Complete Ugly Duckling Blue Ash Blonde System
10.1b Extra Light Cold Ash Blonde
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Extra Light Cold Ash Blonde 10.1b
Ideal for level 10 (very pale yellow) blondes, 10.1b quickly neutralizes yellow, producing an ultra-bright, icy blonde with unmatched clarity. This is the go-to toner for platinum and Nordic blondes wanting pure, cold results where traditional ash often leaves behind residual yellow.
9.1b Very Light Cold Ash Blonde
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Very Light Cold Ash Blonde 9.1b
For level 9 blondes struggling with gold and yellow, 9.1b is formulated to remove any lingering warmth for a sparkling, neutral-cool outcome. It is best for users who have lightened well but still see gold or uneven tonality that traditional toners can't shift.
Light Cold Ash Blonde 8.1b
The uniqueness of 8.1B lies in its balance: it delivers a cool, clean ash blonde that effectively counteracts yellow at a level 8 blonde without overly darkening the hair, making it ideal for achieving a natural-looking light ash blonde with improved shine and softness due to the Argan Oil formulation that the Ugly Duckling colors include.
This makes it a versatile color for hose wishing to tone and do color correction in the blonde spectrum, without going excessively towards platinum blonde.
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Blue Ash Blonde 09B (For Level 8- Level 9 Hair)
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For level 8 medium blondes, 09B is the specialist solution. Hair in this range frequently retains strong orange or yellow-orange undertones even after lifting—problems many conventional toners cannot address. 09B neutralizes, slightly lifts, and reveals a cooler, more natural medium ash blonde. The result is a beautiful, clean blonde (level 8–9) without brassiness or flatness, perfect for clients who don’t want to go super light but demand a refined finish[3].
Ash Blue Additive
Ash Blue Additive: Before & After
This is the colorist’s “secret weapon” for stubborn brass at levels 6, 7, and 8, or for custom color corrections. In the picture above the stylist mixed 8.1b (itself a blue based ash blonde) with some ash blue additive to get better neutralization and still say at the level 8 medium blonde.
The Ash Blue Additive can be mixed into any Ugly Duckling color or toner, further powering up the blue-based pigment kick to erase persistent orange and gold, or for targeting difficult areas in multi-level hair. It’s enriched with argan oil for softness and shine.
How These Products Solve Hair Color Problems
Brassiness, yellowing, and uneven tones are common after bleaching, especially when underlying pigments are not fully lifted. The Ugly Duckling Blue Ash system responds to these issues as follows:
- Use 10.1b for very pale yellow: instant icy, platinum results.
- Use 9.1b for light yellow/gold: neutralizes for shimmering, soft blonde.
- Use 8.1b for yellow neutralization and for staying at a level 8 medium blonde
- Use 09B for orange/gold at medium blonde: transforms brassy bases to true ash.
- Add Ash Blue Additive to reinforce for tough cases—perfect for salons dealing with uneven pre-lightening, dark banding, or color correction of reds, oranges, and golds
All products are paraben -ree and are packed with the right doses of blue for each color level, thus offering excellent color neutralisation and toning.
The 09B is on top of that ammonia free and offers bond protect care inside the formula - no need to add any Bond Protect products.
All these toners are professional products and formulated to be flexible (for on-scalp or off-scalp use, and for color correction/re-pigmentation situations) making them a staple for professional stylists and advanced home users.
Why Choose Ugly Duckling’s Blue Ash Range?
Feedback from industry professionals highlights that Ugly Duckling’s blue-based toners and additives deliver more reliable, longer-lasting, and brighter cool blonde results compared to traditional formulas. Their technology leverages blue pigment’s power for immediate and precise neutralization, while the additive offers customization and rescue solutions for the hardest cases of brassiness and unwanted warmth.
Ugly Duckling Color’s Blue Ash Blonde toners and additive system make cool, clean, customized blonde finishes achievable for nearly every client—solving the age-old salon challenge of brassiness from level 10 all the way down to level 8 and beyond with predictable, salon-grade results every time.
