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veronica2012 · Sep 28, 2010, 06:26 PM

Samantha now were 2. I have exactly the same issue. All my hard is now dark brown and the top is red orange... **** what a mess... HELPPPPPPPPPP!

Lanist57 · Nov 28, 2010, 08:18 AM

I completely 100%! As a hairstylist, I can say that most of the suggestions on this post will only cause more damage to your hair. Have a stylist with a good color reputation fix it for you. And invest in a conditioning treatment to follow.

lish22 · Dec 26, 2010, 03:10 PM

The same happened to me about 3 years ago with semi permanent and I didn't like it so dyed over it and my roots came in orange I am naturally dark blonde I decided to go auburn and it went piller box red about 5 months ago I have tried everything apart from colour correction I hadn't heard of it most hairdressers have told me to use washing up liquid it hasn't work but now my roots are coming in grey and I am only 18 so I will try the colour correction if that doesn't work I will let it grow out naturally. Good luck everyone!

lish22 · Dec 26, 2010, 03:11 PM

Don't go red unless your ready to wait for it to grow out its pretty inpossible to get red dye out,

Emilybab · Dec 26, 2010, 03:54 PM

I have dyed my hair a fair amount of times and I am concerned that if I try dyeing it brown over my deep colored red hair it will eventually kill my hair and fall out. Is this 'hair dye removal formula', like normal dye- killing my hair exactly the same way as I feared with the brown hair dye, or is it a bit more trustworthy with giving me back a neater hair colour with out damaging my hair?

Caramazing · Jan 18, 2011, 07:55 PM

Dye your hair a shade in the green spectrum since it is the opposite of red. This will dramatically cut the red. The red might shine through at times when the dye washes out, but your hair will look like a natural brown overall. If you really want to get that complete ash colour back, I suggest going to a professional to strip it out.

Sources: My natural colour is a light ash brown, and I dyed it red. I loved it but it was a pain to upkeep. With the greeny/brown dye that was two shades darker than what I wanted, it washed out to a natural brown. It looks good, but it is not my natural colour. You're going to have to dig deep into the pores of your hair to get this red undertone out. Don't put more dye over it, or it will become more diffucult to take it out. Wait two weeks if you've just dyed your hair before doing anything else to it. There is excess dye in the hair that can react badly to any new chemical.

SweetSkittles · Jul 18, 2011, 11:15 PM

Some of you people are ridiculous! Not everyone can afford a "hair color specialist" or go to a high end salon. I'd love to be able to be able to go somewhere like that every time I have a hair crisis, but I can't, and neither can a lot of other people. And I've also used 40 vol developer on my hair numerous times, and nothing bad has ever come of it.

ncgirl27 · Nov 18, 2011, 07:34 PM

To redmistake:
I personally know Marlo Jennings and she is a phenomenal
Stylist! I have been going to her for many years and have always loved my hair
She is the best!!

hmbanana · Dec 21, 2011, 06:46 PM

I have reddish hair, and I recently asked my stylist how to make it just a simple brown (the red always comes through!). He explained that although red fades quickly, it is the hardest to cover up. He suggested putting a new color with a green base over it, to neutralize the red. Then he put a brown over that. Hopefully that helps you, too!

quoo2 · Apr 17, 2012, 02:20 PM

I was in a redken hair show over the weekend and they dyed my hair bright red! So I went to this lady and she put dark brown over it so now my hair is a dark brown red color but I want to get the red out! Show I use hair color remover? Or is there anything else I can do?

Livyloohoo · Jun 20, 2012, 09:49 AM

Ok I die my hair with splat the shade is lusious rasberries. I liked it at first but then I took a shower an red hair die just started running down my back
I also tried to go swimming an it died

larryandkrystal · Aug 8, 2012, 04:44 PM

I want brown hair and I have light red hair... how long should I leave brown dye in? Please help! Thank you!

gracie0106 · Oct 3, 2012, 09:12 AM

My hair is naturally dark blonde but I've been doing those "28 shampoo" color on my hair to make it a medium brown. I decided to go blonde again so I did heavy highlights and liked it. A few months later I went back to the semi permanent color (stays permanent in my hair) and did a med. Golden brown. It is quite reddish brown so I had some extra bleaching stuff in my house and tried to highlight areas and it turned it orange (literally). So now I have a med/light reddish brown with orange streaks. Any ideas on what to do.

Jaydhickman123 · Oct 21, 2012, 11:55 AM

I had red dyed hair and wanted to go blonde; I used the Xtra strength stripper and then a bleach before applying a blonde my hair is so ginger any help pleasseee????

Manda445 · May 6, 2013, 04:08 PM

I read an article, I just looked up because my hair was bright red, and now it's orange due to fading. I was tired of my red hair and decided I want it all out. It says to get Vitamin C tablets, crush up twelve of them into about 4 tablespoons of shampoo (no specific type) and stir it together into a froth. Then apply it to your hair and scrub it in for 5-10 minutes. Then use a shower cap and leave it in for an hour or two. Repeat for about a week.

Another said to use dish soap and do the same thing, basically leave in for 5 minutes, and keep it in for a hour or two. Hopefully this helps. Now I shall go try it. (:

clairemsmith · May 6, 2013, 08:08 PM

Or you could just get a color remover and be done within 1/2 hour :)

Ibmomma · Nov 8, 2013, 08:46 AM

Colorfix is good but leave out the last step, the developer . Do not do that last part! All it does is deposit color BACK in your hair. Don't know why that step is even there. I used Colorfix many times on myself and others and that step is not necessary. If you have a very dark color that you are trying to remove you still may need more than one, but not as likely if you don't do that last step.