So my girlfriend helped me color my hair to hide a few gray hairs coming in. Its usually a light to med brown, thought I might go darker. We used Loreal excellence crème ( Medium Brown). It actuall turned my hair into almost a dark redish brown, looks like I have naturally dark red hair! HELP! I don't know if I should buy more dye and maybe try darker? (I'm afraid if I try lighter it might get more red!) or is there any way I can remove it? ( I don't think I can since it said permanent) Help! I have a party of Friday and everyone will notice! Should I dye it again? Can anything get the red out? Or can I remove the color altogether? Just did it last night so its been 24 hours so far:eek:

Book yourself a hairdressers appt before Friday ;)

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Originally Posted by Krs

Book yourself a hairdressers appt b4 friday ;)

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Don't really have the time for it, does the color zap stuff work at all?

As you know, I tried to view this thread a couple of days ago while I was giving beauty and skin care advice on the forum, but the thread wouldn't open. So I had to answer your question via PM. I told you to use a medium ash brown color because ash base colors will get rid of the reddish tones in your hair. If the medium ash brown doesn't get rid of all of the red, then try using dark ash brown.

You can also use a hair color remover to strip the artificial color from your hair. But keep in mind that your hair won't return to its original shade once you use a hair color remover. It will make it raw and brassy. Therefore, you will need to re-color your hair in order to look natural.

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Originally Posted by Nick1616

So my girlfriend helped me color my hair to hide a few gray hairs coming in. Its usually a light to med brown, thought I might go darker. We used Loreal excellence creme ( Medium Brown). It actuall turned my hair into almost a dark redish brown, looks like I have naturally dark red hair!! HELP!! I dont know if I should buy more dye and maybe try darker??(I'm afraid if I try lighter it might get more red!) or is there any way i can remove it?? ( I don't think I can since it said permanent) Help! I have a party of friday and everyone will notice! Should I dye it again? Can anything get the red out?? or can I remove the color altogether?? Just did it last night so its been 24 hours so far:eek:

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When it comes to dying our hair is like we become guinea pigs. You have to either be real careful or just be ready for whatever results can occur. I actually believe that you should try another name brand. I believe that your problem goes further than an error with a color. It must have to do with your pigment, and the reaction that dye caused on it. Try dying it the darkest brown possible. Maybe Try Clairol instead, it all depends. Your hair will look almost black, but it is not. Then gradually you will have to lighten it. I was told any color that have orange in it triggers people who have a red pigment. My pigment is red, so it is hard for me to get a nice light brown or blond color in my hair. Everything eventually looks either a reddish brown or a reddish blond. The dye doesn't have to be by Loreal, there are other good dyes out there. Go to Sally's and find a nice dye without any red pigment in it. It is up to you what your decision may be. I don't like using harsh chemicals on my hair. I've been there and done that, and I actually after many mistakes learned my lesson. Lol! The whole stripping your hair color ordeal sounds brutal to me. It is an option, but still your decision. Good luck!

To follow up on Pretty lady's advice. The ash color should fix this. Try it in a demi-perm though, clairol natural instincts in medium ash brown is good if your hair is in fairly good condition. It is better to fix this problem first with something less permanent to give your processed hair time to heal.

Told the results of different options

Exactly the same thing happened to me! I am now considering this colour stipping thing and I was wondering how the above solutions worked for you and if any of them were effective I am really worried that my hair will just go redder as I wasn't it to bee a bit lighter as well... thank you

Also remember that colored hair loses color every time you wash it. Brown hair has some red in it and perhaps you are over-reacting to that? If you dye it with any ash shades you can expect it to turn off-black. Is that better than what you have now? I like Wella color the best because it covers much better than Clairol or L'Oreal. If you REALLY hate what you have right now, then I would just use their Medium Brown. It will be plenty dark.

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Originally Posted by Nick1616

So my girlfriend helped me color my hair to hide a few gray hairs coming in. Its usually a light to med brown, thought I might go darker. We used Loreal excellence creme ( Medium Brown). It actuall turned my hair into almost a dark redish brown, looks like I have naturally dark red hair!! HELP!! I dont know if I should buy more dye and maybe try darker??(I'm afraid if I try lighter it might get more red!) or is there any way i can remove it?? ( I don't think I can since it said permanent) Help! I have a party of friday and everyone will notice! Should I dye it again? Can anything get the red out?? or can I remove the color altogether?? Just did it last night so its been 24 hours so far:eek:

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What happened? Ash can turn it green... what did you wind up doing?

Using ash can turn hair green

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When hair becomes an unwanted tone such as red or orange, ash colors can be used to help neutralize or cut down these tones. For instance, if your hair is red, a green-based hair coloring product will counter-act the red tones in your hair. Ash-base colors are great for neutralizing brassy tones. But if you use a green-based ash hair color on yellow-blonde hair, it will result in a green cast. It's best to follow the instructions carefully when using any ash-base colors.

I colored my mostly gray and ash blond hair with a light brown that, according to the box, wasn't supposed to change my natural color much. The grey, which is VERY evident on the top of my head, turned reddish, strawberry blonde, and the rest of my hair a DARK brown. I tried vinegar and lemon, which did no good, then I stumbled across this site. I read the helpful hints, but don't have access to Prell shampoo or Dawn dishwashing liquid at the present time, but had to do something quick. I can't go to work looking like that tomorrow! So I tried the dishwashing liquid I have, which is Ajax with Bleach Alternative, Ruby Red Grapefruit. I washed it once with the DL, washed with a conditioning shampoo, then combed some conditioner through my hair and left it for about 20 minutes. It made a slight difference, but not much. So I washed it again with the DL, this time leaving it on for about 10 minutes before rinsing, and then followed the same process as earlier with the shampoo and conditioner. It seems to have taken some of the red out, and left my hair with a more even brown tone. It doesn't look so much like a drastic dye job anymore. I'm going to do this process one or two more times in hope of getting the color result I was originally looking for. Hope this helps!

You could use semi permenent hair color and see the result depending on that you can get a machine perm color.but remember that every time you use hair color it makes real damage even if they are brown or darker shades.you can use amonia free formulas but they are pain in the since you have to dye every month. And also you can add violet base to get ride of orange color and blue base get ride of red shades if you get them from sallys you could add your hair mixture.they are really cheap like 1 dolar sth. Also you should use a protein filler and before and after treatments ,also get a good conditionar and shampoo I like pantene a lot but nexxus is incredible. If you use emergencee nexxus it will restore your damaged hair .

Help!! Colored my hair with a warm brown and it turned Dark auburn.. then I put a med ash blonde on not as dark but it is red... what color can I put on to have a light brown color.. TY

Brown has red in it you need to dye it black

To reply to "mfleck"
No it cant,
Only if u have bleach blonde hair, would it turn green :S

Only if you have bleach blonde hair, it would turn green :S***

Ash brown has no red in it so that will do the job, it cancels the red out, it won't turn your hair green at all! Your hair may turn green if your blonde then go to brown, you would then use a red to counteract the green

It is a harsh process but believe it or not dish liquid does work to remove a lot of red and tone it down. Leave some red though and apply an ash. The green/red spectrum will give you the med. Ash you desire. I agree with the woman who stated 'bump it up to a higher quality color'. Ion is absolutely out of this world fantastic! Shine and health all the way. Get your demi med. Ash brown from Sally Beauty Supply... Ion Colour Brilliance :)

Do not put anything with a violet base. Mix purple paint with red paint... Get my drift. Nothing more than a darker burgandy hair color. Green is the only thing that gets out red tones, and you must go darker, tint does not lift tint.

Ash can turn your hair green if there is no red in it. I believe ash will turn your hair green if you mix it with a purple based coloring. Ash removes red and neutralizes it.

Its not the best thing to keep dying your hair so the easiest way would be for you to just bleach it. It will turn a gross mixture of light colors but then you can dye it a medium brown dye and it will be fine without the red tones. I had the same problem

Ash will only turn hair green when you are going from blonde to brown without the proper red fillers. If you wish to go to brown from blonde you would use the following Clairol method - choose 108 - wet your hair and put just the color pack on your hair - do not put the activator in the color - let it set for 15 min. -do not rinse - then choose 118A neutral med brown - mix the color, activator and put an even amount of shampoo in as the amount of color - mix together and apply to your hair - check your hair every 5 min. until you have the color you are looking for. This mix will give you a nice golden brown (brown with red highlights). My experience in going to dark is once you go dark - you have to see a professional and it takes several visits before they can return the color and luster to your hair (did that in my 30's).

Mine did the same thing and my mum is going to flip

That same thing happened to me (the same hair product and everything) and I dyed it dark brown with clairol. Its OK looking (kind of redishy but otherwise alright) But I`m going to get it stripped... xx

I thought I'd get my gray bits done 3 days ago, got home after and it's a dark dark color with red tints, so I went back to the hairdressers and she said she'd fix it no problem well its slighty less red but darker still, she used an ash color by the way, anyway it looks terrible so me and my wife on the advice of a top hairdresser we know who lives in another country dyed it with a perm dark brown to get rid of the red, it now looks almost black and artificial, I went to get to medium brown if not I'll have to get a skinhead, I'm a man so its not so bad but I don't really want to have my hair cut off, but I'm going to get so much piss taking its unbelievable! Help!

Try this product - it worked for me
http://www.5min.com/Video/Beauty-Truth-Test-Color-Oops-hair-color-remover-94330604

(When I was much younger) My blonde hair turned a dark brown/green when no red pigment was in the brown I was using. Lack of red produces green. I am having the same problem as Nick1616 at the moment, and through experience, I can say a semi (demi) perm medium ash brown sounds spot on. Thanks Pretty lady!

This used to happen to me I found a color I have stuck to by loreal its called havanna brown. Never turns red looks natural and has built in highlights. Someone told me to stay away from anything warm or has the word golden in it.

I would suggest trying a darker brown hairdye but use a semi demi permanent dye so if the color doesn't turn out the wsy you want it will come out quick

I also have trouble with the red tones in my hair-it runs in my family, thanks to my mom, but that's OK. I have tried Loreal a couple of times and each time it turns my hair red. May be using the wrong color, but I will not use it anymore. I still continue to stick with Nice and Easy, Light Ash Brown, if I can find it. I still at times will use the Gray Solution and it does a great job, but a little more expensive. So my choice is the Nice and Easy by Clairol. Love it!! And even a little less expensive!