TIL those cheap plastic mixing bowls from the dollar store can actually cause color formulas to separate.

I wasted a whole $45 tube of custom color on a client's highlights because the bowl's static messed with the developer, so has anyone found a good brand that doesn't do this?

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williamhenderson12d agoMost Upvoted

$45 for a tube of custom color, man, that stings. I had a similar thing happen with a cheap bowl from a grocery store, a plain white one, and it literally made my color separate into this weird watery layer on top. I switched to a stainless steel bowl, but not the super thin kind, the ones that are a bit heavier and have a matte finish on the inside. Haven't had the issue since. I also stopped using those plastic clips that snap onto the bowl rim, they seemed to make the static worse. It's worth trying a glass mixing bowl too if you're worried about the metal reacting with anything, just be careful not to drop it.

davidw101mo ago

Ever wonder if static from those bowls could mess with a digital scale's reading too?

miastone1mo ago

Honestly sounds like user error to me. I've used those bowls for years with zero problems, you just have to mix properly. Static is a weird excuse, maybe your formula was off or the developer was old. Blaming the bowl is a cop out for not checking your own work first.

amyb561mo ago

Hot take: Static is real though. Wait, have you ever actually measured the static on a plastic bowl after mixing? I mean, I get that user error happens a lot, but to say static is a weird excuse feels off. I've seen it pull powder right out of the bowl before you even pour. Maybe some batches of bowls are worse than others, idk. It just seems like an easy thing to check for instead of assuming everyone is bad at mixing.