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    princesss17 Posts: 5, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 4, 2009, 06:11 AM
    Dark hairr ahh
    OK so recently I died my hair a permanent "medium brown" and it came out prettty dark. I don't want to bleach it but what is the best way to make the color fade a little bit faster?! Thaanks guys:)
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    Nov 4, 2009, 06:28 AM

    Head and shoulders shampoo has always worked for me.
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    Nov 4, 2009, 06:53 AM

    Use a hair stripper, such as "Color Oops" "or Color Erase"
    They're really easy to find & use. And basically a hair stripper does just that; strips hair back to it's natural color.
    You can find them at most drug stores or go to a local beauty store and just ask someone that works there to help you find it =]
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    Nov 5, 2009, 01:58 PM
    They're really easy to find & use. And basically a hair stripper does just that; strips hair back to it's natural color.
    Correction. Hair strippers, or color removers will NOT strip hair back to its natural color. It will remove artificial pigment that was deposited in the hair, but the hair will be left with whatever color the peroxide in the original dye left it. Almost all hair dyes are oxidative in nature (some exception exist). Even the darkest and blackest of these hair dyes use hydrogen peroxide as a "developer". Along with depositing pigment, hydrogen peroxide also lightens the undertones (natural pigments in the hair). As it lightens, undertones turn redder and/or yellower (more to the orange). The exact color it turns depends on the original color of the hair, how long the peroxide was left in, and how strong it was.

    Most of the time, if you remove all of the artificial pigment, you have to re-dye the hair in order to get it to a "normal" color. If you only remove some of the pigment, you may not have to do that.
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    Nov 6, 2009, 06:09 AM

    Thank you guys! I have been washing it with prell and it has helped a little bit but I don't think I'm brave enough to try stripping it
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    Nov 7, 2009, 02:25 PM

    Also do you think that getting a little bit of carmel highlites and then getting it toned would help?? Cause I think I might go get it done this week.. because when I first died it my hair was dark blonde but the ends were light blonde so the ends are starting to look weird withall my washing so I think that getting it toned would help??
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    Nov 7, 2009, 03:48 PM

    It might help, but toners also will fade.
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