For licensed cosmetologists and colorists working with the Matrix SoColor permanent color system in a professional salon setting. Not for retail or home users, it must be measured and blended into a SoColor formula with the correct developer volume by someone trained in color formulation, strand testing, and patch testing.

The reason a colorist reaches for Extra Blonding Cream instead of simply choosing a lighter shade off the chart is control: it lets an existing formula be pushed toward more clarity and lift in a small, dosed increment rather than reformulating from scratch, and because dosing beyond the recommended amount doesn't add more lift, the outcome stays predictable.

For professional use only. Mix approximately half an ounce of SoColor Extra Blonding Cream with one and a half ounces of the chosen SoColor permanent color and two ounces of Matrix Cream Developer (10, 20, 30, or 40 volume, selected based on the level of lift required); always increase the developer proportionally when adding Extra Blonding Cream, and do not add more than the formula calls for, since additional amounts will not increase lift further. Do not combine with SoColor Ultra.Blonde Series, SoRED, or HD Color Technology Red and Copper Series. Perform a patch test and strand test per standard permanent color protocol before full application. To be mixed and applied only by a licensed colorist in a professional salon setting.

Pros: lets a colorist push a SoColor formula toward more lift and clarity without switching to a separate high-lift or lightener line; works across blonde, red, and brown formulas rather than being shade-specific; dosing is capped by design, so overuse doesn't add unpredictable extra lift. Cons: cannot be used as a standalone color, adding a formulation step rather than simplifying one; incompatible with several SoColor sub-lines, requiring a compatibility check before use; increases lift, raising the processing risk profile and requiring the same patch/strand-testing discipline as any high-lift color service.