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How to make dark hair dye fade faster

Asked Aug 2, 2005, 08:36 PM — 207 Answers
Today I dyed my hair "dark brown" and it came out too dark. I don't want to strip or bleach my hair, I just want to make the color fade a little faster. I've read about several ways to do this and I wanted to know if anyone knew the best method or if any of these really work. Here are the suggestions I have found:

1. Wash it with Prell shampoo
2. Wash it with a dandruff shampoo that has tar in it
3. Wash it with shampoo mixed with baking soda
4. Wash it with Dawn dish detergent
5. Wash it with Tide

If anyone can elaborate on these (i.e. Tell me how frequently I would have to wash my hair with any of these) or give me other suggestions that would be great. I would especially like to know of any method that is less damaging to my hair.

Thanks.

Summary Lots of people are looking to correct hair dye mistakes. This user wants to make her dark hair dye go away and after 200 answers, the prevailing suggestions include: go to a professional hair colorist; use shampoos like Prell and Anti-Dandruff to start reducing the color.

The following "Prell Technique" was lauded by several users:

If you or your stylist colored your hair and the shade is too dark you have a few options. Pour some Prell shampoo into the palm of your hand. Pat the shampoo on top of your dry hair and make sure the shampoo covers completely. Leave the shampoo on your hair for 30-45 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
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Nov 7, 2006, 10:07 PM
Using a dark brown color over the highlights will make it dark, however, if you apply another color to break up the dark color, you will end up with red or orange tones in your hair. Try going back to the salon and have them correct the color.
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#112

Nov 8, 2006, 06:46 AM
Use Anything With Citrus!
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Nov 8, 2006, 08:14 AM
I would like to jump in on this forum. I too dyed my hair and it came out darker than expected, however, my problem is that now my hair is turning out thick and oily even after I wash it and either blow dry it or air dry it. It looks as if I didn't wash it. Its heavy and gross. Is there something I can do to remedy this? The thick/oilyness is mostly on the top crown area of my head. By the end of the day my hair is so oily its gross. Please help.

Thank you in advance.
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Nov 8, 2006, 03:54 PM
LocaRosa, try using a shampoo designed for oily hair. Wash your hair regularly to remove oils produced by skin glands. Shampoos like Pantene Pro-V Clarifying Shampoo For oily Hair or Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo For Normal To Oily Hair are great for oily hair.
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Nov 9, 2006, 07:59 AM
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LocaRosa, try using a shampoo designed for oily hair. Wash your hair regularly to remove oils produced by skin glands. Shampoos like Pantene Pro-V Clarifying Shampoo For oily Hair or Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo For Normal To Oily Hair are great for oily hair.
Thank you PrettyLady. I already use shampoo for oily hair cause my hair is always overproducing oil. However, when I dyed my hair black its like I wash it in oil, its thick, oily, and yucky. I think the dye went wrong somewhere, but I've never had any problems with hair dye doing this to my hair. I've been dying my hair for years and now this. Is there some sort of home remedy I can use that is similar to Philosophy Shear Splendor Age-Defying Hair "Marinating" Oil ? Would this help?

I don't know what else to do, I shower every day and by the time my hair dries, its thick and oily and I go to work looking like I never shower not sure that's a good thing (keeps the co-workers away LOL)
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Nov 9, 2006, 11:22 PM
Excess sebum on the scalp is the primary cause of oily hair. Don't use shampoos like Shear Splendor Age-Defying Hair "Marinating" Oil, it's for people with dry hair. Try using a solvent-type shampoo or fruit acid shampoo to remove the excess oil in your hair.
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Nov 10, 2006, 05:43 AM
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Excess sebum on the scalp is the primary cause of oily hair. Don't use shampoos like Shear Splendor Age-Defying Hair "Marinating" Oil, it's for people with dry hair. Try using a solvent-type shampoo or fruit acid shampoo to remove the excess oil in your hair.
Thank you very much PrettyLady. I'll look into a fruit acid shampoo today. I really appreciate you taking the time to reply.

Have a great weekend.
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Nov 10, 2006, 10:41 AM
I found a product called color oops in my drug store in the hair color aisle and it works wonderful. Didn't dry out my hair or anything Bleach free.

I got the wrong color and my hair turned out black with a lot of red I got light auburn brown instead of light auburn blonde when I did the color oops now I am back to a golden reddish brown my color I had when I was a kid It looks better now then it did before I tried the color.

Try color oops. It does work.
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Nov 10, 2006, 10:46 AM
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LocaRosa, try using a shampoo designed for oily hair. Wash your hair regularly to remove oils produced by skin glands. Shampoos like Pantene Pro-V Clarifying Shampoo For oily Hair or Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo For Normal To Oily Hair are great for oily hair.
I just wanted to post a follow up to this reply. I RAN out and got the Pantene ProV shampoo
<a href="http://www.pantene.com/en_US/products/collection/classic/purify_clarifying_shampoo.jsp">PURITY CLARIFYING SHAMPOO</a> and took a nice hot shower and VUALLA! All the gooky wooky came off! I mean there's still some there but I"m shooting that down tonight!

Thank you PrettyLady, your advise was a stroke of genious! (spell?)
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Nov 10, 2006, 10:47 AM
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I found a product called color oops in my drug store in the hair color aisle and it works wonderful. Didn't dry out my hair or anything Bleach free.

I got the wrong color and my hair turned out black with a lot of red I got light auburn brown instead of light auburn blonde when I did the color oops now I am back to a golden reddish brown my color I had when I was a kid It looks better now then it did before I tried the color.

Try color oops. It does work.
OOOOH PERFECT! I'm going to give this reply to my sister, she just did practically the same thing to her hair and its a bad hair day Friday for her LOL! We're just lame when it comes to dying our hair I guess.

Thank you Hypermommy!
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