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/ POSTED 15 MAY 2026 · 2 MIN READ

Pastel-izer同Manic Mixer係同一隻產品:HK DIY方法

by Manic Panic HK

Pastel-izer同Manic Mixer係同一隻產品:HK DIY方法

WhatsApp入面最常問嘅兩條Pastel-izer問題:「Pastel-izer同Manic Mixer係咪同一隻產品?」加埋「香港邊度買到Pastel-izer?」短答:第一條係、第二條大致上買唔到。Pastel-izer同Manic Mixer係同一隻SKU、dual brand name賣(manicpanic.com嘅官方product page寫住「Pastel-izer® / Manic® Mixer」,一個4 oz jar $9.99)。產品而家唔喺MP HK嘅catalog入面;你可以去manicpanichk.com搜索任何一個名verify,兩個都係zero result。呢篇文講product實際係咩、幾時你需要佢、加埋一個work到做substitute嘅DIY白色護髮素方法、俾啲攞唔到官方jar嘅HK customer用。

仲有一個clarification喺再行落去之前:Pastel-izer同Pro Pastel-izer唔係同一隻產品。Pro Pastel-izer係另外一隻產品,一個clear semi-translucent gel formula、賣3 oz aluminum tube、market俾professional colorist做in-salon shine同color-lock service。佢用唔同嘅chemistry(lactic acid加埋castor seed oil)、serve另外一個purpose。呢篇文講嗰個Pastel-izer / Manic Mixer係嗰個consumer-retail cream conditioner base、4 oz jar入面。如果你喺邊度見過Pro Pastel-izer、誤會佢係consumer version,嗰兩個係唔同產品。

Pastel-izer / Manic Mixer實際上係咩

Pastel-izer / Manic Mixer係一個pigment-free、白色tinted cream conditioner base。Manic Panic自己嘅product copy描述佢做「Transparent Hair Conditioner for Creating Perfect Pastel Colors」,UK blog寫住佢「formulated using 98% conditioner」。產品設計到同任何一隻Manic Panic semi-permanent shade攪埋、dilute個pigment density、出嗰隻shade嘅pastel-intensity版本。

佢唔係dye。佢唔係dye remover。佢自己唔deposit color。佢唔extend一個攪好咗嘅shade嘅shelf life。佢係一個conditioner base、function係將一隻MP shade嘅pigment concentration降低、令到最後條頭髮上面個color讀做pastel、唔讀做saturated。攞Atomic Turquoise同Pastel-izer 1:1 ratio攪,你出pastel aqua。攞成個jar嘅Pastel-izer加幾滴Ultra Violet攪,你出soft lavender。Chromophore chemistry冇變。Dye family冇變。Fade trajectory(篇24有講加埋fade aesthetics喺篇27有講)同parent shade一樣、淨係由一個lower saturation level開始。

個INCI show到係一個cetearyl alcohol cream conditioner base加埋propylene glycol、ceteareth-20、stearalkonium chloride(cationic conditioning surfactant)、guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride(同大部分direct dye base一樣嘅conditioning agent)、acetic acid做pH adjustment、加埋methylchloroisothiazolinone同methylisothiazolinone(MCI/MI)做preservative system。有documented MCI/MI sensitivity嘅customer要知呢樣嘢;MP Classic嘅shade jar入面冇MCI/MI、但係Pastel-izer / Manic Mixer有,呢個令到佢同你會攞嚟攪埋嘅MP Classic shade個preservative-sensitivity profile唔同。篇11有講MI/MCI做一個separate allergen category。

MP-official嘅mixing ratios

MP publish兩個specific recipe加埋一條general guideline。Recipe:

1:1 ratio(half intensity)。一份Pastel-izer加埋一份你揀嗰隻MP shade。Blue Banana retailer guide直接寫:「mix it with any Manic Panic Classic Cream color in a 1:1 ratio」。Result係一個pastel-leaning但係仍然meaningfully saturated嘅color。第一次dilute係好嘅開頭、如果你想pastel-ish但係未去到true pastel。

成個jar加幾滴(true pastel)。MP自己嘅官方product page寫住個產品「works best when you use a whole jar of Pastelizer with just a few drops of your desired color」。Result係softest嘅pastel-intensity color、closest to「tinted hair」唔似「vivid hair」。大部分customer想要true Instagram-pastel result都用呢個ratio。

General guideline:色一點一點加、加之間攪好佢、搽落頭髮之前先做strand test。Blue Banana嘅caution直接:「Add too much and the pastel-izer won't work」。冇得救一個over-pigmented嘅mix;你要加多一個jar嘅Pastel-izer入去先dilute得番。

中間ratio(1:2用兩份Pastel-izer配一份color、或者1:4做subtle tint)數學上reasonable但係唔喺MP嘅published guidance入面。佢哋係由上面兩個endpoint extrapolate出嚟。當佢哋係strand test嘅starting point、唔好當MP-recommended recipe。

落手嗰個protocol(乾髮底、同vivid wet-apply唔同)

篇08有講嗰個vivid application protocol一個重要distinction:MP自己嘅UK blog指示Pastel-izer mix要搽落乾髮底、唔係濕髮或者半乾。原文寫法:「Apply your custom formula to a clean and dry base in sections」。呢個同saturated vivid application唔同,vivid嗰邊damp或者freshly-washed頭髮係好多MP product line嘅convention。Specifically講pastel加Pastel-izer,乾就係條rule。

完整嘅官方application sequence:

一:將一個generous amount嘅Pastel-izer / Manic Mixer擺落mixing bowl。

二:揀嗰隻MP shade一點一點加,加之間攪好佢。用tint brush或者一隻乾淨匙羹。唔好將成個shade jar一次倒晒落去。

三:喺一段hidden hair section上面strand test個mix、跟住先搽落成個頭。Strand上面個pastel result就係其他位置會出嗰個result。如果strand讀做太saturated,加多啲Pastel-izer入bowl再攪。如果讀做太dilute,加多啲shade。

四:將乾頭髮分section、用tint brush搽個mix落去。漂咗嘅section要saturate得均勻。漂髮底喺度緊要;下面我哋會講bleach requirement。

五:起碼process 30分鐘。MP嘅UK blog寫住「minimum of 30 minutes or longer」。有啲customer pastel process跑到接近45至60分鐘要deeper deposit,特別係porous漂頭髮、grab pigment grab得勁啲。

六:用凍水或者冷水沖。MP UK講得specific要cold rinse、close cuticle、lock個color入去。沖呢一步唔好用洗頭水;下一個shampoo cycle先係fade起點。

漂髮底要求(要level 9-10先pastel到)

呢個係HK customer第一次試Pastel-izer最common嗰個failure mode、亦都係我哋收到最多「我跟咗instruction但係條頭髮仲係漂咗嘅金色、見唔到pastel」呢類message嘅情況。

Pastel-intensity個color要一個淺啲嘅漂髮底先出到、淺過saturated vivid嘅要求。MP個product copy喺幾個product page都consistent:「It works best to color hair that is a pre-lightened level 9 or 10 blonde」。MP嘅UK blog係permissive啲、講「level 8 to 10 depending on how pigmented you make your custom colour」、true-pastel要level 9至10嗰個upper end先得。我哋下面用stricter嘅level 9至10 guidance,因為HK東亞頭髮lift起上嚟難啲、要accumulate margin。Blue Banana sharpen多少少:「pre-lightened to a very light blonde that is almost beige in colour」或者「completely white to achieve the pastel effect」。Chemistry好straightforward;個dilution入面pigment少,個小份量嘅color要visible就要一個淺啲嘅underlying canvas。Level 7至8嘅金色base會show到saturated MP shade clearly、但係搽大部分Pastel-izer mix會睇起上嚟好似「tinted黃金色」。

對於東亞頭髮嘅HK customer嚟講,漂髮底要求係dominant barrier。篇21有講,typical未處理過嘅HK頭髮坐喺level 2至3(深啡到黑色)、eumelanin content高、加上比歐洲頭髮大粒嘅melanin granule。Lift去level 9至10要好多個禮拜分幾次漂、唔係一次漂session就得。Pastel-izer搽落level 7東亞頭髮底會出barely-visible嘅tint、唔會出customer睇package相expect嗰個pastel result。漂髮底個prerequisite係喺Pastel-izer step之前嗰一步。

如果你planning一個pastel application喺東亞頭髮上面、你而家個base係level 7或者8,你有兩個option:book多一個bleach session lift去level 9至10先(篇19有講個strand-test protocol)、或者accept個pastel result會muted、調1:1 ratio而唔係whole-jar-plus-drops去compensate。Level 8 base上面1:1 ratio出嗰個睇起上嚟closer to「vivid-leaning pastel」、讀得好過「未lift夠嘅頭髮上面嘅true pastel」。

喺HK攞唔到官方jar嗰時嘅DIY方法

因為Pastel-izer / Manic Mixer而家唔喺MP HK嘅catalog入面、加埋透過overseas Sally Beauty或者Amazon import要加shipping同2至4個禮拜delay,DIY方法對大部分而家想做pastel嘅HK customer嚟講係practical default。Community-tested嘅substitute係一支純白色嘅護髮素、按上面同樣個ratio同MP shade攪埋。

DIY方法MP冇endorse。我哋喺度note低係因為佢practice入面work到、條件係嗰支護髮素揀得careful,唔係因為MP recommend呢條path。如果MP HK將官方Pastel-izer加返入catalog(如果你想加得到、WhatsApp我哋;我哋track緊demand),官方product係repeatable嘅、係cleaner嘅choice。下面個DIY substitute係until then嗰陣用嘅嘢。

嗰支護髮素需要嘅嘢:

純白色。冇tinted base、冇黃色或者beige、冇market做purple toning conditioner嗰啲。護髮素個色會喺pastel result上面show出嚟。Tinted base會將final color shift去unintended direction。

冇fragrance dye、冇chelating agent、冇anti-residue formulation。有啲「deep cleansing」或者「clarifying」護髮素入面有designed to strip pigment嘅ingredient,呢個係攪deposit-only direct dye嗰陣完全相反方向。揀plain嘅conditioning conditioner就啱。

Acidic或者pH-neutral,唔係alkaline。pH大約4至5.5喺process期間close個cuticle。好多drugstore護髮素都坐喺呢個range。有啲「natural」或者「all-purpose」護髮素會drift去neutral;如果label顯示到pH就verify一下,或者做strand test。

Cationic surfactant base(cetrimonium chloride、behentrimonium chloride、behentrimonium methosulfate)。呢個係standard嘅conditioner chemistry;幾乎任何一支你會喺HK drugstore買嚟general use嘅護髮素都work到。Cationic surfactant係嗰個carry conditioning effect嘅嘢、唔interfere direct-dye deposit chemistry。

喺我哋嘅community report入面,對HK customer work到嘅brand包括啲Watsons house-brand白色護髮素(verify支樽係純白色、唔係tinted)、Garnier Fructis range嘅plain unfragranced variant、加埋Suave嘅白色護髮素如果buy到。Brand係邊個冇咁緊要、上面四個property先緊要;任何一支met到四個property嘅護髮素都做到Pastel-izer嘅reasonable substitute。

DIY application protocol同官方Pastel-izer protocol一模一樣:乾髮底、half-intensity係1:1 ratio或者true pastel係mostly-conditioner-plus-drops、strand test、tint brush搽、起碼30分鐘、凍水沖。淨係護髮素base唔同;其他嘢全部一樣。

值得做strand test嘅pastel recipes

呢篇文寫嗰陣,MP HK catalog入面以下嘅shade喺pastel dilution入面work得好(去manicpanichk.com verify當前stock;catalog會rotate):

Lavender,由Lie Locks(medium violet)或者Electric Amethyst(cool purple)配Pastel-izer或者護髮素substitute 1:1 ratio開始。Ultra Violet都work到、如果你嗰陣catalog有stock。唔好用Plum Passion或者Purple Haze做lavender;嗰啲係warm-leaning purple、會fade過dusty mauve而唔係landing去clean lavender。

Powder blue,由Shocking Blue或者Blue Moon 1:1開始。Atomic Turquoise都work到、如果你想要一個green-leaning嘅powder blue多過true sky-blue。

Mint或者soft green,由Atomic Turquoise(bluer mint)或者Enchanted Forest(greener sage)1:1開始。落一滴Electric Banana落任何一隻入面就將個pastel mint shift去yellow-green。

Pastel pink,由Cotton Candy Pink(MP嗰隻pre-pastel pink)開始、用whole-jar-plus-drops個ratio;Cotton Candy Pink本身pigmentation已經低過Hot Hot Pink或者Pretty Flamingo,所以Pastel-izer將佢推得更深入true pastel。

Glossy yellow或者pastel chartreuse,由Electric Banana加埋Pastel-izer開始。MP自己嘅guidance explicitly name咗呢個combination:「Electric Banana and Pastelizer can be used together to create neon chartreuse」、視乎用嘅ratio。Electric Banana少啲加Pastel-izer多啲讀做glossy pale yellow;Electric Banana多啲加Pastel-izer少啲讀做chartreuse-neon。

當以上全部係strand-test嘅starting point、唔係exact recipe。篇27有講shade-by-shade嘅fade behavior仍然apply;warm shade嘅pastel版fade快過cool shade嘅pastel版、proportions roughly同saturated parent一樣。

幾時send相過嚟我哋睇

如果你planning一個pastel application、唔肯定你而家漂髮底夠唔夠淺、屋企支DIY護髮素work唔work、又或者你心目中嗰個pastel target應該由邊隻MP shade開始,每頁嗰粒magenta nib就係24/7 WhatsApp。Send一張日光相show你而家個漂髮底、講埋你個target pastel color同你attach到邊隻MP shade、加埋你用緊官方Pastel-izer定係DIY護髮素substitute。我哋一般睇相就call得到,你個底要唔要lift多啲先pastel-ise到、加埋邊隻MP shade最closest到你個target。Advice係calibrate到MP shade chemistry specifically、HK retail availability、加埋東亞頭髮,narrow過一個generic嘅pastel hair dye consultation。

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