How to Fix Banding After Box Dye Without Overlapping Bleach

A client came in with dark box dye through the mid-lengths and lighter ends from an old highlight service. She wanted an even brunette, not a big color correction. The danger was overlapping lightener on fragile ends just to chase one band. I started with a strand test and porosity check instead of mixing color right away. The darkest band sat in the middle, so I used a gentle color remover only…