I've been dying my hair black for 5-6 years. How do i go back to my natural brown hair color?

Question

I've loved my hair black and others tell me they love it too, but i really wish i could go back to my natural hair color. How would i go about that without having to strip my hiar at a salon?

Answer 1

Stripping it can really ruin it.The safest way to do it to just let it grow out and keep cutting it off. If you put a color over it,it won't do anything,your hair will still be black.

Answer 2

Simply dying your hair will not do the trick. Your hair has to be stripped first to avoid it taking on an unnatural color. Unless you use a bleaching agent any color you put on will not be able to deposit onto that dark of a color. I would highly suggest going to a salon to have this done though because if you strip it yourself you will probably end up frying it or coming out with green or neon yellow hair.

Answer 3

Dont strip it..Go to the salon and have them put some foils in it...They will use bleach to bring up the color a couple of shades then they will put a color toner over that afew shades lighter than the black...Most likely a carmel color or chestnut brown....That way you will slowly get back to your normal color without going thru the hassle of stripping...Stripping involves a mild bleach all over and usually takes you to an orangey color..be safe get some foils put in..You will like it much better.....Only makes sense....

Answer 4

Try dying your hair as close to your natural color as possible. Go about a shade darker though so that when it starts to fade it will lighten to about the actual color of your natural hair. That way when your hair starts to grow out, it'll be hard if not nearly impossible to see the roots. Try a brand called Natural Match. I use it and I absolutly love it. I wouldn't go back to any other brand.

Answer 5

Get as close to your natural shade as you can with hair color and it will eventually grow out not looking as bad as it would if black.

Answer 6

you could try striping your hair yourself (buy a bleach kit) then wait a couple of days and buy some brown hair dye ( a little darker than your natural). but to let you know, i tried that, and it didnt work out quite as planned. maybe i didnt saturate the hair enough... Anyhoo, if you want to keep your hair healthy, you should go to a salon. they know what they are doing.

Answer 7

coloring shampoos. if you have black hair, it will take a few washes before itll be brown again but it will eventually change back. or you could wait to grow it out

Answer 8

i would dye my hair the next lightest shade to the one you have now, and when that starts to fade go to the next lightest. This way you wont ruin your hair as much as just dying back exactly to what it was before

Answer 9

what u need to is this dye ur hair as light as it willl go even if u have to go blonde then u can go brown it tke some time as ur hair is black hair i saw a gril with black hair and she dyed her hair blonde not bright blonde
good luck with it