Tips For Removing Hair Dye Faster
All of us have used a colour in our hair that has not come out as intended. Some of us perhaps more than once *cough*.
So these are some tips on removing your hair dye faster, without damaging your hair (this will help speed up the fading process, but won’t remove it completely).
REMOVING HAIR DYE:
- Wash hair with hot water (cold water helps maintain colour, whereas hot/warm will wash it out faster).
- Wash hair with Johnson’s Baby Shampoo. Yes, you read correctly; baby shampoo. I have just tried this and it works better than ANY other shampoo or shampoo/peroxide mix I have used before.
- Wash hair with anti-dandruff shampoo (removes hair dye much faster than regular shampoo).
- Shampoo twice each hair wash.
- Wash hair with a shampoo and peroxide mix. (To do this mix up your peroxide just as if you were bleaching your hair. use this to make a mixture of half shampoo and half peroxide mix. I use a very basic neutral pH shampoo for this so it doesn’t react with the peroxide.) Shampoo with the mixture as normal. I try and leave it on for 5 minutes at a time, constantly massaging through my hair to ensure it is even. Condition. And always follow this with a protein treatment to recondition your hair.
Apart from this, you can buy products specially designed to remove hair dye, I have not tried these before. Or, if all else fails, go to your hairdresser.
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re stripping dye from hair … baby shampoo, yes and we thought it was mild enough to apply to baby’s tender scalp! will strip dye out in two or three washes. something to do with the pH according to the hairdresser …….. yep that’s right, complained to my hairdresser about colour just not lasting, was asked if I was using a shampoo for coloured hair to which I replied, well I use a really mild gentle shampoo Johnsons Baby Shampoo to which all hairdressers and staff fell about laughing and responded – we use that to REMOVE colour guffaw guffaw!!! ….. hmmmm
Okay, so I just tried the baby shampoo idea, and it worked SO well. It definitely removed the most dye of any shampoo or even shampoo/peroxide mix I have tried before. That stuff is potent! Ha ha, good luck babies!
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I don’t have any baby shampoo
My semi-permanent blue streaks have faded A LOT but I need them all out before I go to Florida. Thanks for the tips!!!
I will definitely try this THANK YOU
I really goofed up with color and became outrageouse and remembered the old technique of blonding my hair when I was 15; so I started to clean my scalp with peroxide and it is working I will follow up with the baby shampoo
Not Insane; Real Brains; Evelyn
I Heard That Stripping Your Hair Clor Off With Baby Shampoo Damages Your Hair . Is It True .? Did It Damage Your Hair ( The Ones Who Tried It ) .?
Nope it didn’t damage mine at all. It’s designed for babies, so I can’t imagine it has anything outrageous in it. Plus it is neutral pH (pH 7). My hair felt nice and soft after, plus it smells so good
Thanks
) && How Long Does It Take For The Hair Color To Come Completely Off .? && Does It Also Stripp Out Blue Black Hair Dye .?
It depends on the colour. Black or blue black is the HARDEST colour to get out (as I am now discovering). I have just embarked on the epic adventure of going from black to a chocolate brown. On some of my hair it took the hairdresser 2 x lifts (with a special colour remover) to get the black out, and on some sections it still hasn’t moved at all, so I have to go back for another session.
Whilst baby shampoo or head and shoulders HELPS to get out as much colour as possible, your hair is still going to hold a fair amount of the pigment, so will have to be bleached of colour remover-ed out. I do recommend having a hairdresser do this, as it can be so touch and go. And whilst, if it does work, you’ve saved yourself $$, if it doesn’t work (which is more likely), it can be a complete disaster and your hair can be ruined. I have worked this out the hard way myself before, trying to do it myself, so am trying to save you the stress and heartache I went through. It is more $$ but you can also have peace of mind, and still have a head of hair left!!
I Have Blue Black . && Right Now Imm Usingg Johnsons Baby Shampoo . && When I Wash && Rinse My Hair I See Somee Black Color Going Down The Drain . So I Think Its Working . But My Hair Still Looks Black . Where Can I Find && Buy Head And Shoulders .?
&& My Firend Said I Should Go To A Store Called Sallys Beauty Supply To Buy This Thing That Strips All Your Hair Color Off . Is That A Good Idea .? && Should I Do It Myself Or Have A Pro Do It .?
Thaaanks For Thee Advicee
I’m in Australia, so I just buy it from Coles (a major supermarket here), most of our supermarkets/drug stores have it though. It’s an anti dandruff shampoo, so you could try another brand if you cant find H&S.
I have heard of colour removers. I have never used one myself. You could give it a try, I can’t imagine they would be overly harsh, considering they are readily available to the public. I would keep using your baby shampoo/H&S until you no longer see colour coming out, or noticeable fading, then you could try the colour eraser, just monitor the condition of your hair the WHOLE time to make sure it isn’t stripped of it’s condition. Make sure you do treatments through the process.
If the colour eraser doesn’t work, or you’re worried about your hair condition, I would recommend just going to a pro, as that is how you are going to get the best/quickest results, and still have a head of hair left afterwards!