i have been dying my hair for atleats 2 years now. i was told by my hair dresser that i needed to "strip my hair" so that i could get some of my black hair lightin so i could dye my hair a lighter color. so i did what she said and i added my new color and it turned or REALLY BAD!!! it only took out the black around my roots and some around my sides! so know i have Caramel Roots and Blue Black Tips! i am so freaking out....i dont know what happend or how to fix it!!

PrettyLady

What did you use to strip your hair? You can use hair color removers to strip hair, or you can do a "double process which is bleaching out the old hair color and then adding back the base hair colors that make up the shade you want.

kellyl

i dyed my pretty light blonde hair to a light brown. it turend out a greeenish gray color. i wasnt to get it back to a blonde- but not as light. i understand i have to go to a salon. but what are they goign to do

PrettyLady

Some brown dyes have a green base in them, which can cause light hair to turn green. Also, applying a brown color over blonde hair may result in a green cast. If you want to go from blonde to a decent brown color, it will require a 2 step coloring process. Blonde hair has no pigment in it, and if you pour a box of brown color over it, you will end up with unwanted shades. You would need to apply a red color to your hair and then color if brown in order to go from blonde to brown.

The hairstylist will mix a red-base hair color poduct to counter-act the green cast in your hair. If you want to go back to being blonde, they will need to strip your hair, and apply a toner to achieve the color you want.