Schwarzkopf Live Intense Lightener for Vibrant Blonding & Salon-Quality Lift at Home
Seven levels of lift in a home kit is a lot of lightening. That is what this one is built for: dark hair taken to blonde, or a base pale enough to take a vivid shade afterwards, without a salon appointment.
The part worth paying attention to is the anti-brass technology. Lifting dark hair exposes the warm pigment underneath, and yellow or orange is the usual result of a home bleach that has not accounted for it. This kit is formulated to counter that, so the blonde lands cool and clear.
- Up to seven levels of permanent lift
- Anti-brass formula for a cooler finish
- Conditioning ingredients working through the lightening process
- Everything the application needs is in the box
Strand test before you go near a full head, particularly if the hair has been coloured or lightened before. Lift on that scale asks a lot of the hair, and knowing how yours responds beforehand is worth doing.
Lightening Cream: Aqua, Ethanolamine, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ammonium Hydroxide, Lanolin Alcohol, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Parfum, Sodium Sulfite, Diaminopyrimidine Oxide, Toluene-2, 5-Diamine Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid, Etidronic Acid
- 24-hour delivery
- Every brand we carry ships within 24 hours, not just the hero lines. Order before 2pm and it leaves the same working day.
- Free over £40
- UK delivery is free on orders over £40. Below that it is a flat rate, shown at checkout before you pay.
- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
Everything needed is in the box. Empty the tube into the bottle, shake it and get moving, because a lightener begins working the second it is mixed.
Apply to dry hair, keeping off the scalp on the first pass and taking the roots last. Check a strand every few minutes instead of trusting the maximum time, then rinse thoroughly and condition. Strand test first if the hair has any colour history.
Results
The lift is substantial, which on dark hair means arriving at a real blonde rather than stalling at the ginger stage.
Anti-brass agents work while the pigment comes out, keeping yellow and orange from taking over, so the finish lands cool and clean. Conditioning ingredients run through the process, so hair feels smoother than a lightener usually leaves it and the ends stay presentable.
Composition
Full ingredients list
Lightening Cream: Aqua, Ethanolamine, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ammonium Hydroxide, Lanolin Alcohol, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Parfum, Sodium Sulfite, Diaminopyrimidine Oxide, Toluene-2, 5-Diamine Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid, Etidronic Acid
