How to make dark hair dye fade faster

cindy123 · Sep 1, 2006, 10:04 PM

Dear pretty and anyone please help me I'm sittin here cryin with sunlight detergent in my hair. I jus rly want it 2 fade so badly my hair is jet jet black like gothic black n my skin tone is light what can I do? Please tell me if it could fade and thanku dragonfly 4 your advice but I heard the colour removin kits can rly damage your hair and result are unpredictable I went 2 the hairdressers today n asked what I can use 2 make colur fade one lady said I shoud shampoo it regulary but told me it will onli fade a bit she suggested to go 2 te salon and get it fixed. I went 2 another salon and they said to use a dandruff shampoo because it strips off colour but she goes that she could put my hair into colour spa thingy and then put a colour on top. She suggested foils n tld me 2 go brighter insted of lighter. HELP ME I dyed it 1 1/2 days ago almost 2 days HELP ME please I LOKK GOTHIC AND I'm SO DEPRESSED I can't EVEN WALK OUT OF THE HOUSE CAN WILL MY HAIR COLOUR FADE? I USED THE HAIR DYE FOR GREY HAIR AND I have A FEELING THAT IT won't FADE OUT like OTHER DYES

icep · Sep 2, 2006, 04:29 PM

Okay, so after much hunting and no response on this board, I headed out to find a way to fade my hair here in Australia...seeing as we don't have prell and dawn etc. I found a cheap at home gentle colour stripper by solfine 'creme colour' that smelled like coconuts. It was FAR cheaper than the salon option and didn't damage my hair at all! The colour came straight out, and I was left with blonde hair. It comes with a protein mask for after use and was great.

For any curious Aussies, you can get it at price attack. But it is European, so I am sure you would be able to buy it throughout Europe and perhaps the USA. Check out http://www.solfine.it/en/home/ for the relevant retailers.

A WARNING THOUGH: Listen to the lady at the counter and follow directions to the letter. Leaving it too long or putting it on hair that has been chemically treated several times or is 'over processed' can have BAD results according to the hairdresser at Price Attack, in these cases she suggested that the salon was the only option. I wasn't one of these people (only a poor dye job here!) and the at home option was cheap and easy with no noticeable damage!

cindy123 · Sep 2, 2006, 10:15 PM

I'm from australia as welll! Does it remove balck hair dye?

icep · Sep 2, 2006, 10:52 PM

According to the hair dresser at the store it sure does... It works by reopening the follicle and letting the little dye particles come out (at least that's how she explained it). It took mine back from medium brown to blonde (what it was before). You can get it at Price Attack or there is a similar product that's about 10bucks more expensive at hairhouse warehouse.

I have longhair and one pack was more than enough. It strips it even too! Be warned though, it will be a shock from the dark colour to the lighter, but you can semipermanent right away if the transition scares you! E.g.. You could strip the black out and put in a medium brown or even a red... BUT MAKE SURE ITS A SEMI, as a permanent will reck your hair according to the chick in the store!

Good Luck!

hairspray_JUNKIE™ · Sep 3, 2006, 08:24 AM

I have a question and I reallly don't know what to do!
I originally had dark brown hair with a panel of white blonde along one side of my head
Yesterday I dyed it blue
It came out a gorgeous shade of navy(what I was planning on having) and I really like it
The only problem was the blonde bit
See I wanted to keep it blonde because if I tried to dye that blue as well it would come out very very bright and my school would go mad!
So I covered it during the dying process and everything went well
The only thing was when I was rinsing out the dye some of it ran through the blonde leaving it a greyish white colour and its really horrible
Im so disappointed because the rest of my hair looks great, and I don't know how to fix it

It tried the washing up liquid and the anti dandruff shampoo but all it does its make I greyer

Could somebody please help?
Am I going to have to redye it?
Or would it be possible just to use some toner to lighten it back to white?

BaddakuTachi · Sep 4, 2006, 12:37 AM

I want to thank all of you for the great ideas on getting the black over-tone to fade from my hair. I tried the baking soda mixed with shampoo and it didn't work at all. So I tried Hydrogen Peroxide(the kind for cuts) and it took some of it out. But I went and bought a bottle of "Prell Shampoo" and the black has started to fade with every shampoo. I started out with a Pecan color that was really turning red with my grey hair showing through so thought I would go with a Hazelnut shade but ended up with a Black Walnut. I was horrified! Enough has faded after three days though, that it is now a pretty brown with reddish hylights when I'm in the sun light. In side the house it still looks black but now that I know it will fade out I can live with it.
I wish I would have known about "Prell Shampoo" sooner as I would have had it on hand before I messed up my hair. When your older and your skin tone changes it's hard to get a flattering color, now that I know about "Prell" I can try them all! Thanks Girls.

makikato · Sep 4, 2006, 07:52 PM

I just did this to myself today which sounds rather common- using a dark brown hair color on medium-dark hair and I ended up with black hair.

I'm not too worried because I've always been interested in what I'd look like with black hair and I don't look terrible (I have medium-dark brown hair naturally), but I wouldn't mind trying to fade it a little since I really prefer dark brown.

I figure my hair must be somewhat non-receptive to colors as I have used both a semi permanent and a permanent hair color before which both seemed to fade within several days. Though I assume my shampoo has something to do with it as it is not recommended for treated hair - which may be ideal in this case.

I will try the techniques mentioned but one thing I'm worried about is that under some lighting my "black" hair appears to have a blue tint. If I attempt to fade the color by any means will the blue color appear more obvious? Or is the blue just an illusion..?

PrettyLady · Sep 4, 2006, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by cindy123

HI I really need help my hair was dyed brown but then I went and dyed it a natural black using this asian hair dye that covers grey hair it is called "bigen speedy hair colour" which only takes 5 min 2 develop. Well I dyed it and it came out so dark and I don't know what to do? If I follow all your advice and use prell and dandruff shampoo will it make it fade faster? Because the hair dye I used is used to cover grey hair so I don't think it will fade. My friend said its going to be harder to get out. PLEASE HELP

You can use Prell or a clarifying shampoo, they are known to strip hair color. Add a few drops Dawn dish detergent to your shampoo to help speed up the fading process. If these products doesn't help, go to the beauty supply store and get a hair color remover. It will remove the unwanted pigment from your hair, but using a hair color remover will leave your hair brassy. Once you've used the hair color remover, you can re-color your hair to the color you desire.

Lianne20 · Sep 4, 2006, 08:00 PM

Not sure if this is true, or just an old wives tale... So don't go ahead if people suggest otherwise... Washing your hair with a bit of vinegar is supposed to make it very shiny, and the acidity should help strip the colour away faster. Just make sure you rinse WELL!

PrettyLady · Sep 4, 2006, 08:01 PM

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