Help Please?

Question

I decided to dye my hair because I was getting some gray in it. I wanted to keep it my original color. The color on the box matched it but once I dyed it the color was way darker than my original color. I have dark brown but this is pretty much black! I have very long hair so I don't want to keep cutting it until it grows out. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Hey Ive had had this problem before many times lol dark brown always turns out black.
First have a bath and soak your hair and wash with shampoo 2 to 3 times, this always immediately fades the black
For the next few days continue to wash it twice with Shampoo then 1 with conditioner.
What ever u do, DONT use shampoo and conditioners for Colour Treated Hair as this will keep the life of the colour.
Hope this helps Chick

Answer 2

Prell shampoo or Dawn dish detergent will make the color fade out quicker,but be sure to use a good conditioner while doing this. I had to use both before and it worked pretty good. I hope it does not come down to this, but there is this stuff called Color Fix that you can order online. Use a color remover only as a last resort though. I'm sure your color will lighten up after a while if you just keep washing it. Good luck.

Answer 3

thats because you are supose to get more then one bottle to make it look like the color on the box and since u got long hair that adds another bottle to that..i have long thick hair and i usually need 4 bottles to get it like the way i want it(like on the picture on the box)..dont worry ..just get the same hair dye but this time use 2-3...that should work if not go to a local hair salon and show them the color that you want ..it will cost about 70 $

Answer 4

That's because you dyed over your already pretty dark hair. You added more color. It makes perfect sense. Try a lighter color next time.

Answer 5

Leave it alone. I'm sure if you already had dark hair color and you now have a darker color, then it should be bad looking.

Answer 6

i've had many bad dye jobs.
wash it, maybe twice a day and the extra color will bleed out and it will blend more with your natural color. DONT use a color protector shampoo or conditioner and see a professional ASAP!

Answer 7

ok this is going to sound weird but instead of using shampoo for one week use a bar of soap or body wash and it will lighten up the color i swear i had to do it! lol. good luck

Answer 8

you can carefully lighten it by using sparingly a product like "Sun In"

It's a light mixture of peroxide and lemon juice. A little at a time, and comb it through completey.

Be careful

Answer 9

u can try Henna powder for hair , choose color what u like then can ur hair more lighter. and good for ur hair.

Answer 10

i always go to a professional that someone has recommended to me... its a foolproof way to get the hair color you want.... and you can just chill and relax...