My natural color is a med. brown with alot of grey. Is there any way to remove the black or do I just have to wait and grow it out and cut it off? If so...what can I do to cover my grey until the black is all gone and not look like a rainbow?
2007-01-22 01:11:13 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
I am white (of Irish descent) and have green eye's and am 43 years old I also have my hair cut in long layers cut to frame my face and I wear bangs...if any of that helps.
2007-01-22 01:15:07 · update #1
I have also consulted with a few professionals and they all say it will be a very costly procedure and will take several months to fix it professionally. I am looking for an inexpensive, at home procedure that I can do myself...Any idea's?
2007-01-22 01:17:53 · update #2
I am a hairstylist, and do a lot of color correction. It will not take months... You can have a better color that day. Yes.. it is costly. I usually have my corrective clients come in first thing in the morning, as I don't know if it will take two hours, or eight hours and this is what sets the price. Your black color needs to be lifted (stripped) then your hair needs to be filled, and then the desired color over the filler. There is no way to do this at home, I'm sorry to say. Technically... you can... but at home your only option would be bleach. if you go to a reputable salon, we use a product called Ellimin8, which gently removes the color, and does not leave the hair is such fragile state. I recommend having this done, as your hair is important. It is one of the first things people see and can take quite some time to grow out. As far as your roots go..... you can still do a root touch up. Don't over lap with the black, and don't use black as this will further your problem. Yes.. it won't be the same color.. but what options do you have if your don't want to go have your hair fixed?
2007-01-22 01:37:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black will take forever to get out just by washing. go with the bleach make sure to do the ends first then work at the roots. after that try a dark brown. :) good luck oh and when your done you should get some really good leave in conditioner to help the healing of the hair. maybe even a hair cut after would help too! good luck!
2016-05-24 17:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One time I got a dye that was too dark for my hair, I'm a dark brown brunette and I got a BLACK...and just with washing it a lot, in like 2 weeks.... it faded. Or go to Sally's or any beauty store where they sell professional beauty supplies and read the instructions thoroughly on a product that removes hair dye. Ask the lady at the store what she recommends, or just tough it out and pay for someone who knows what their doing to remove the dye and start over with a lighter color.
2007-01-22 01:31:23 · answer #3 · answered by alex77055 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to your hairstylist, and let her worry about stripping the colour out. It is an involved process, that requires care if you are not to have your hair burnt from all the harsh chemicals.
She should be able to return your hair to, at least, a medium brown, or maybe a medium reddish brown, which would go wonderfully with your green eyes and Irish skin.
Your only other alternative is a wig.
2007-01-22 01:18:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry hun the only way to get rid of the black is to have your hair stripped, and most hair dressers refuse to do this because it is way too damaging for your hair. Your best bet for now, is to talk to a good hair dresser. By this i dont mean the young one in the local salon, i mean the head stylist of a reputable salon. Try Toni & Guy if you don't want to stretch to any of the more expensive names. They will give you much better advice than anybody online can.
Also, I would advise you to wear fake tan for the next while, as it will stop you looking completely washed out by the black hair. hope this helps!!
2007-01-22 01:17:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
shampoo with a clarifying shampoo to fade the color, but you're going to have to go to a salon, I tried ligthening only from medium brown to light brown and it came out a weird orangy color. You need to go to a salon and spend the money or just deal with your hair being black.
2007-01-22 01:23:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dont panic. Dont use any other chemicals for a while either you could do some serious damage to your hair. Let it grow out. Keep it clean and conditioned.Try a different hair style, have fun with it its only hair, it will grow out
2007-01-22 01:22:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
my advice to you is just to let it grow out then cut it off but untill then you should thin kbout wat color you would rather have it. whether it be light brown, dark brown, or another color. this same thing has happened to me but i dont hav egrey hair so it didnt really bother me except for the fact that it did not look good on me. well god luck and hope this helps a little bit.
2007-01-22 01:22:00 · answer #8 · answered by sassysammy92 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know exactly how you feel. I dyed my hair black and didnt know once you go black its very hard to go back!! I had to go to a salon and they had to strip the black out and it messed my hair up..it took about a year of conditioning and cutting the ends off to get it back to normal...sorry
2007-01-22 02:45:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Find a good hairstylist that deals in corrective color. Don't try to fix it yourself, otherwise you'll end up with hair the color of mud if you try to re-color it or you might destroy it if you bleach it out! Good luck.
2007-01-22 01:52:46 · answer #10 · answered by stevenm11222 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋