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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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You're Welcome It seems to only be at a Walgreens store when you do a search for it on Google.

I found it at Happy Harry's a drug store that Walgreens took over

Chrissie:)

http://www.walgreens.com/store/produ...id=prod2180463

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Originally Posted by LocaRosa

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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You're welcome, sweetie. Keep Hypermommy and I posted. I'm here to help. If you need me, you can PM me or post your message on this forum.

So here's my problem. My hair is naturally blonde, and I dyed it dark brown back in August. Now it is this weird reddish brownish color, and I don't like it all. So last night I tried to dye it blonde again, but nothing happened at all. The color looks exactly the same. So how on earth can I get my hair dyed back to blonde? Is stripping it the only way? And, I can't go to a salon, I'm just a poor college kid!

Daniellabella, if you want a decent shade of blonde, minus the orange/red tones, it will require a double process, bleaching and toning. The hair will need to be lightened and then the selected is applied to achieve results.

OK. Is the bleaching thing like one of those hair color remover kit thingys?? And if so, is it a bad idea to do that by yourself?

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ok. is the bleaching thing like one of those hair color remover kit thingys??? and if so, is it a bad idea to do that by yourself?

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The process I've mentioned is difficult to do by yourself. I recommend the you go to a salon to have your color done professionally.

Darn. Is there any other way to get the color out?? I never should have dyed my hair. :(

So I have natural light blonde hair and I never dyed it in my life. But in October I dyed my hair this medium brown by clairol natural instincts. It is a non permanent dye and said it would wash out in 28 shampoos. Well, its now December and its only faded a little bit. My blonde is starting to come through but its taking forever! I just want my blonde back. Is there any way I can get the brown out of my hair and get my natural color back to the way it was before?
Ps. I am in the process of using prell shampoo and am now trying Sheer Blonde shampoo by John Frieda. And I tried dawn dish soap, that didn't do a thing...

And another question, I read on here somewhere about using clarifying shampoo to help fade the color, and I was wondering what a good brand of clarifying shampoo I could use, because I'm just not sure about them.

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darn. is there any other way to get the color out??? i never should have dyed my hair. :(

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You can try using a hair color removal product to strip the color. Remember that the hair color remover may make your hair look brassy, so you will need to re-color your hair in order for it to look natural. As for clarifying shampoos, try using Pantene Pro-V or Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo. You will find these at your local drug store.

So I have gotten my hair to fade a lot, but I was wondering, if I can get it light enough, will I be able to dye it blonde? And if so, exactly how light does it need to be?

Hi all, my goal was to have brown hair with light brown highlights.. dyed my hair brown myself, then a week later went to the salon for highlights. Their highlights didn't work, and they put wayy too many, so they ended up just putting bleach over them, and I walked out with orange hair :(
The next day I dyed it brown, which faded back to orange pretty quickly because I guess it wasn't dark enough. After all that suffering I've been deep conditioning my hair; its been a week, and today I dyed my hair natural brown... which turned out jet black!
I tried washing it with shampoo lots, but here we don't have dawn, purell, and I can't get out to buy head and shoulders...
I was wondering, would regular dishwashing soap work? My hair is really fragile right now, but I can't stand the color! If I leave deep conditioner on for a couple hours would that help too? Thanks in advance :o

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so i have gotten my hair to fade a lot, but i was wondering, if i can get it light enough, will i be able to dye it blonde? and if so, exactly how light does it need to be?

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In order to go from brunette to blonde, you will need to pre-lighten your hair with bleach to a yellow stage and then apply a toner to achieve the desired color.

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hi all, my goal was to have brown hair with light brown highlights.. dyed my hair brown myself, then a week later went to the salon for highlights. their highlights didnt work, and they put wayy too many, so they ended up just putting bleach over them, and i walked out with orange hair :(
the next day i dyed it brown, which faded back to orange pretty quickly because i guess it wasnt dark enough. after all that suffering ive been deep conditioning my hair; its been a week, and today i dyed my hair natural brown... which turned out jet black!
i tried washing it with shampoo lots, but here we dont have dawn, purell, and i can't get out to buy head and shoulders...
i was wondering, would regular dishwashing soap work? my hair is really fragile right now, but i can't stand the color!! if i leave deep conditioner on for a couple hours would that help too? thanks in advance :o

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Excessive coloring can damage your hair. I advise not to use anymore at home box color on your hair for now. Yes, dish detergent can slightly fade hair color. If your hair is fragile or dry, apply a conditioner after you shampoo. You can also do a deep conditioning treatment once a week to restore moisture in the hair.

I Just dyed my hair "reddish brown" but the top turned out RED/orange (just imagine CarrotTop or Bobo the clown ) and the bottom is the reddish brown color... my natural color is a medium brown. I haven't dyed my hair in over a year, but this has never happened to me before... What can I do to fade it???? :confused:

Just had a hair care disaster. I DO NOT know what my stylist was thinking - I had dark brown very porous curly hair with slight highlights that were getting brassy orange-ish. I told him I wanted to go slightly darker for the season and he asked, "one step?" and I said, sure. This was totally stupid of me and I was frankly, not thinking - preoccupied with a personal situation. I should have known better than to do anything with my hair when I've been going through tough times

In any case. He dumped a bunch of dark brown on my head and now I have black hair. You know, aside from the slight highlights, my hair was totally virgin. That is the worst part. I could just die thinking about it. I don't know why he didn't even say, "Are you sure you want all over color?"

I could have also easily gone with a semi permanent. My hair is so porous, it would have clamped on to it very easily

In any case, I did the prell thing, but I did not know to leave it on for 15 min. Going to try that again - with Dawn, if I am not too afraid. My hair is pretty dry as it is. I am wondering if I should just live with this until Spring. You know, eventually it is going to snow and it will be hat time.

I don't know if I can hack that though. I simply feel miserable.

I am also afraid to go back to my stylist because I simply don't trust him anymore. I can't really see him taking the time to carefully fix this situation. Ugh.

I have had the same problem. I usually dye my hair med. Brown. I dyed my hair light ash brown and it came out dark brown. I had to strip the color by using Color Oops. I bought it at Walgreens. Walmart does not carry it. Color Oops does not have amonia or peroxide. You can also order it online. It turns your hair into a blond color and then you need to put another dye on. All hair dyes are not alike even using the same color. I found that out the hard way. I wound up coloring my hair four times in one week. I was lucky my hair did not fall out.

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I Just dyed my hair "reddish brown" but the top turned out RED/orange (just imagine CarrotTop or Bobo the clown ) and the bottom is the reddish brown color... my natural color is a medium brown. I haven't dyed my hair in over a year, but this has never happened to me before... What can I do to fade it???? :confused:

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I've answered your question.

Click on this link.

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/beauty...tml#post235625

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Just had a hair care disaster. I DO NOT know what my stylist was thinking - I had dark brown very porous curly hair with slight highlights that were getting brassy orange-ish. I told him I wanted to go slightly darker for the season and he asked, "one step?" and I said, sure. This was totally stupid of me and I was frankly, not thinking - preoccupied with a personal situation. I should have known better than to do anything with my hair when I've been going through tough times

In any case. He dumped a bunch of dark brown on my head and now I have black hair. You know, aside from the slight highlights, my hair was totally virgin. That is the worst part. I could just die thinking about it. I don't know why he didn't even say, "Are you sure you want all over color?"

I could have also easily gone with a semi permanent. My hair is so porous, it would have clamped on to it very easily

In any case, I did the prell thing, but I did not know to leave it on for 15 min. Going to try that again - with Dawn, if I am not too afraid. My hair is pretty dry as it is. I am wondering if I should just live with this until Spring. You know, eventually it is going to snow and it will be hat time.

I don't know if I can hack that though. I simply feel miserable.

I am also afraid to go back to my stylist because I simply don't trust him anymore. I can't really see him taking the time to carefully fix this situation. ugh.

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If you don't like the color, don't be afraid to go back to the salon and have to them fix your hair. Most salons don't want a bad reputation, so they will fix their clients hair free of charge. If you don't want the same hairstylist to do your hair, the manage will appoint another hairstylist to you. They will mix a formula to achieve your desired color.

I am a new user here and really appreciate all of the questions and helpful advice. Even so, unless I missed it, the question I have has not been asked. I am in my mid fifties and have been dying my hair for about ten years. It was originally a medium-dark brown. Over the past couple of years I have been using Bigen hair color, which I like a lot. It is not peroxide based, so it deposits only and is a very deep dark brown.

However, I have decided after much thought to just let my hair go gray. I don't know how best to do this without looking like a banshee for months on end. I have not dyed it in three weeks and can see that I have about a half an inch of growth. I know I can cover the roots where my part is for a while with those color sticks, but that won't last for long. I really want to be done with all of this (and hopefully look like Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada! ). My hair is not long, and I actually look good with short hair, so could cut it shorter if I need to. I know it is going to be a difficult process as my hair is very dark and I now have only gray coming in, but I can't be the first woman who has gone through this process, so... HELP!

Any thoughts, advice, experience would be most welcome.