[PrettyLady]

Thank you so much for all the helpful advice on this forum! I have light auburn/red hair. I like my shade but thought it'd be fun to spice things up a bit. I used Herbal Essences' Bold n' Brilliant Color in Deep Red. I left the color on for 35 min. instead of 25, since the instructions said this could be done to achieve a more intense color. Intense would be an understatement. It's now blood red. I've seen a lot of posts about brown and blonde hair but didn't see many on red. Which products would be best to just bring the color down a few notches, but do so quickly as I can't wait six weeks for this color to fade?? Again, thanks!

Keep in mind that red hair color fades faster than any other color. You could wash your hair with Prell and hot water to help fade the color. If the color doesn't fade fast enough, use a clarifying shampoos to speed to the fading process.

[PrettyLady]

What is the best way to lighten an at home hair color the color is good it is just to dark

Cherity, how many shades lighter do you want to go? To go two shades lighter, it may require a product with bleach or other lifting components. If you want to take your color more than two shades lighter, you will need to do a double process which involves bleaching the hair and then applying a toner to add the desired color.

[PrettyLady]

I just had my hair done at the salon. It was supposed to be red/orange Level "7.7" (almost 8, but not quite). It's pretty brilliant red in the sun (which I wanted) but still more of a darker auburn than I'd like. I can *almost* deal but would like it a bit lighter--or perhaps more accurately, brighter.

I know the smart thing is to have the salon do it, but I've had this woman strip color before, and I refuse to do it again. Will one of the hot oil/clarifying combinations give me what I need? And does it matter that the roots were perm and the ends demi? The ends are actually more of what's bothering me. Hope this makes sense. Thanks for your help!

As you know, red hair color fades faster than any other color. And sometimes red hair will turn orange with frequent shampooing. You can use a clarifying shampoo to help fade the color, but don't use it too long.

[icep]

Hey there...

I am from Australia and am having a similar problem to the previous posts, but have no idea what prill and dawn are! I dyed my hair tonight and its gone far darker than it should have.

I dyed my blonde hair with a dark copper blonde permanent dye and it turned out a medium brown... How do I fade it? Can you give me some hints as to what the products suggested are so that I can find them here. Color correction is just wayyyy out of my price range!

THANKS :confused:

[IHATEREDlol]

HEY!

My hair is naturally light brown, but I died it red at a salon professionally, it came out a purplish red, magentaish, and I know it fades to a lighter, softer red as a few months pass...

BUT

I HATE the color. YES I died it this way before, but I didn't have a choice, he had mixed the formula already when we got there, and I wanted dark brown, OH WELL, I didn't want to cause TOO much trouble...

HOW DO I GET THIS COLOR to fade out FASTER than normal. I got it died yesterday, and I'm thinking about pruell shampoos, but I don't have any of that right now.

I keep washing it, and seeing the red drain out, but it STILL looks the same!

Any other tips, PLEASE let me know ASAP.

[dragnflyangell]

The best way to get rid of the color faster is to use dawn dish soap it will take the color out faster than anything and then go to your local beauty supply store and get some colesteral it should be in the african american people section. I have a client and I have to go any more questions let me know

[PrettyLady]

Washing your hair with Dawn dish detergent can help fade the color slightly, but it's a little harsh for the hair and it doesn't work for everyone. Use a clarifying shampoo. It will fade the color quickly with each wash.

[TimTheMan]

I'm in the same situation as the OP. I have platinum blonde hair and this morning I dyed my hair what I wanted to be a slightly darker blonde, but it turned out to be a pretty dark brown.

I went to the drug store and couldn't find any sort of color remover, or pelle shampoo or anything. I just got out of the shower where I used a heck of a lot of chlorine bleach mixed with shampoo, and clarifying shampoo (I washed my hair about 12+ times), and the color hasn't changed at all. Any tips on how to get back to my normal color?

Thanks so much for any replies.

[PrettyLady]

I'm in the same situation as the OP. I have platinum blonde hair and this morning I dyed my hair what I wanted to be a slightly darker blonde, but it turned out to be a pretty dark brown.

I went to the drug store and couldn't find any sort of color remover, or pelle shampoo or anything. I just got out of the shower where I used a heck of a lot of chlorine bleach mixed with shampoo, and clarifying shampoo (I washed my hair about 12+ times), and the color hasn't changed at all. Any tips on how to get back to my normal color?

Thanks so much for any replies.

Please do not mix chlorine bleach with other products and use it on your hair. It is a very corrosive, hazardous chemical, and it can cause serious burns on your skin and hair.

Permanent hair color will not fade in one day. You need to be patient, your hair color will eventually fade. Clarifying shampoos are great for stripping hair color, too bad you didn't give it some time. There are other products that can fade hair color, such as hot oil treatments, dandruff shampoos, Prell and of course, hot water. Remember that your hair will softly fade every time you shampoo... Most drugs stores don't sell hair color removers, you will find it at beauty supply stores.

[cindy123]

HI I really need help my hair was dyed brown but then I went and dyed it a natural black using this asian hair dye that covers grey hair it is called "bigen speedy hair colour" which only takes 5 min 2 develop. Well I dyed it and it came out so dark and I don't know what to do? If I follow all your advice and use prell and dandruff shampoo will it make it fade faster? Because the hair dye I used is used to cover grey hair so I don't think it will fade. My friend said its going to be harder to get out. PLEASE HELP

[cindy123]

Dear pretty and anyone please help me I'm sitting here crying with sunlight detergent in my hair. I really want it 2 fade so badly my hair is jet jet black like gothic black and my skin tone is light what can I do?? Please tell me if it could fade and thanku dragonfly 4 your advice but I heard the colour removing kits can really damage your hair and result are unpredictable I went to the hairdressers today and asked what I can use 2 make colur fade one lady said I shoud shampoo it regulary but told me it will onli fade a bit she suggested to go 2 te salon and get it fixed. I went 2 another salon and they said to use a dandruff shampoo because it strips off colour but she goes that she could put my hair into colour spa thingy and then put a colour on top. She suggested foils and tld me 2 go brighter instead of lighter. HELP ME I dyed it 1 1/2 days ago almost 2 days HELP ME Please I LOKK GOTHIC AND IM SO DEPRESSED I can't EVEN WALK OUT OF THE HOUSE CAN WILL MY HAIR COLOUR FADE?? I USED THE HAIR DYE FOR GREY HAIR AND I HAV A FEELING THAT IT Won't FADE OUT Like OTHER DYES

[icep]

Okay, so after much hunting and no response on this board, I headed out to find a way to fade my hair here in Australia... seeing as we don't have prell and dawn etc. I found a cheap at home gentle colour stripper by solfine 'creme colour' that smelled like coconuts. It was FAR cheaper than the salon option and didn't damage my hair at all! The colour came straight out, and I was left with blonde hair. It comes with a protein mask for after use and was great.

For any curious Aussies, you can get it at price attack. But it is European, so I am sure you would be able to buy it throughout Europe and perhaps the USA. Check out http://www.solfine.it/en/home/ for the relevant retailers.

A WARNING THOUGH: Listen to the lady at the counter and follow directions to the letter. Leaving it too long or putting it on hair that has been chemically treated several times or is 'over processed' can have BAD results according to the hairdresser at Price Attack, in these cases she suggested that the salon was the only option. I wasn't one of these people (only a poor dye job here!) and the at home option was cheap and easy with no noticeable damage!

[cindy123]

I'm from australia as welll!! Does it remove balck hair dye?

[icep]

According to the hair dresser at the store it sure does... it works by reopening the follicle and letting the little dye particles come out (at least that's how she explained it). It took mine back from medium brown to blonde (what it was before). You can get it at Price Attack or there is a similar product that's about 10bucks more expensive at hairhouse warehouse.

I have longhair and one pack was more than enough. It strips it even too! Be warned though, it will be a shock from the dark colour to the lighter, but you can semipermanent right away if the transition scares you! e.g.. You could strip the black out and put in a medium brown or even a red... BUT MAKE SURE It's a SEMI, as a permanent will reck your hair according to the chick in the store!!

Good Luck!

[hairspray_JUNKIE™]

I have a question and I reallly don't know what to do!
I originally had dark brown hair with a panel of white blonde along one side of my head
Yesterday I dyed it blue
It came out a gorgeous shade of navy(what I was planning on having) and I really like it
The only problem was the blonde bit
See I wanted to keep it blonde because if I tried to dye that blue as well it would come out very very bright and my school would go mad!
So I covered it during the dying process and everything went well
The only thing was when I was rinsing out the dye some of it ran through the blonde leaving it a greyish white colour and its really horrible
I'm so disappointed because the rest of my hair looks great, and I don't know how to fix it

It tried the washing up liquid and the anti dandruff shampoo but all it does its make I greyer

Could somebody please help?
Am I going to have to redye it?
Or would it be possible just to use some toner to lighten it back to white?

[BaddakuTachi]

I want to thank all of you for the great ideas on getting the black over-tone to fade from my hair. I tried the baking soda mixed with shampoo and it didn't work at all. So I tried Hydrogen Peroxide(the kind for cuts) and it took some of it out. But I went and bought a bottle of "Prell Shampoo" and the black has started to fade with every shampoo. I started with a Pecan color that was really turning red with my grey hair showing through so thought I would go with a Hazelnut shade but ended up with a Black Walnut. I was horrified! Enough has faded after three days though, that it is now a pretty brown with reddish hylights when I'm in the sun light. In side the house it still looks black but now that I know it will fade out I can live with it.
I wish I would have known about "Prell Shampoo" sooner as I would have had it on hand before I messed up my hair. When your older and your skin tone changes it's hard to get a flattering color, now that I know about "Prell" I can try them all!! Thanks Girls.

[makikato]

I just did this to myself today which sounds rather common- using a dark brown hair color on medium-dark hair and I ended up with black hair.

I'm not too worried because I've always been interested in what I'd look like with black hair and I don't look terrible (I have medium-dark brown hair naturally), but I wouldn't mind trying to fade it a little since I really prefer dark brown.

I figure my hair must be somewhat non-receptive to colors as I have used both a semi permanent and a permanent hair color before which both seemed to fade within several days. Though I assume my shampoo has something to do with it as it is not recommended for treated hair - which may be ideal in this case.

I will try the techniques mentioned but one thing I'm worried about is that under some lighting my "black" hair appears to have a blue tint. If I attempt to fade the color by any means will the blue color appear more obvious? Or is the blue just an illusion..

[PrettyLady]

HI i really need help my hair was dyed brown but then i went and dyed it a natural black using this asian hair dye that covers grey hair it is called "bigen speedy hair colour" which only takes 5 min 2 develop. well i dyed it and it came out so dark and i don't know what to do? if i follow all ur advice and use prell and dandruff shampoo will it make it fade faster? because the hair dye i used is used to cover grey hair so i don't think it will fade. My friend said its going to be harder to get out. PLEASE HELP

You can use Prell or a clarifying shampoo, they are known to strip hair color. Add a few drops Dawn dish detergent to your shampoo to help speed up the fading process. If these products doesn't help, go to the beauty supply store and get a hair color remover. It will remove the unwanted pigment from your hair, but using a hair color remover will leave your hair brassy. Once you've used the hair color remover, you can re-color your hair to the color you desire.

[Lianne20]

Not sure if this is true, or just an old wives tale... so don't go ahead if people suggest otherwise... washing your hair with a bit of vinegar is supposed to make it very shiny, and the acidity should help strip the colour away faster. Just make sure you rinse WELL!

[PrettyLady]

i have a question and i reallly dont know what to do!
i originally had dark brown hair with a panel of white blonde along one side of my head
yesterday i dyed it blue
it came out a gorgeous shade of navy(what i was planning on having) and i really like it
the only problem was the blonde bit
see i wanted to keep it blonde because if i tried to dye that blue as well it would come out very very bright and my school would go mad!
so i covered it during the dying process and everything went well
the only thing was when i was rinsing out the dye some of it ran through the blonde leaving it a greyish white colour and its really horrible
im so disappointed coz the rest of my hair looks great, and i dont know how to fix it

it tried the washing up liquid and the anti dandruff shampoo but all it does its make i greyer

could somebody please help?
am i going to have to redye it?
or would it be possible just to use some toner to lighten it back to white?

If you've used a permanent dye on your hair, the color will not wash out, it will only fade with frequent shampooing. Using a stronger developer with a toner will lighten the grayish white cast in your hair to a blonde shade. Choose a blonde toner with 30-40 Volume developer, it should bring your hair closer to the color you are trying to achieve.