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natural black hair thats dyed black, how can i lighten it?

Asked Apr 14, 2007, 04:20 PM — 2 Answers
Hi I'm new to this! I've been dying my hair black for about 2 years. My hair is naturally very dark brown/almost black already. Id really like to color it a light brown. Should I strip my hair color, then proceedto try a light brown? Thanks so much for any kind of help!

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Apr 14, 2007, 04:38 PM
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Hi I'm new to this! I've been dying my hair black for about 2 years. My hair is naturally very dark brown/almost black already. Id really like to color it a light brown. Should I strip my hair color, then proceedto try a light brown? Thanks so much for any kind of help!
Hiya I have dark hair but hate it being all over dark so I put a few blond streaks in the front try putting some in before yeah try it all lighter.
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Apr 14, 2007, 05:44 PM
If you apply a permanent color on your hair, it will results in a red/orange shade. In order to go from black to light brown, minus the red/orange shade, you will need to lighten your hair and then apply the desired color. Please have the coloring process professionally done.
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