Monday, November 16, 2009

I have dyed my hair red, how can i turn it to chestnut?

i dyed my hair red and it is WAY too red!


how would i change it to chestnut?


HELP!!!

I have dyed my hair red, how can i turn it to chestnut?
Don't panic :) The fresher the color is, the easier it is to fix it if you're not happy.





You can try use a deep cleansing, residue removing shampoo and an oil conditioner (leaving it on with heat) to see if it fades. Depending on what kind of color you used, you may be able to fade with a good shampoo conditioner combo. No supermarket stuff, visit a salon or a salon supplier. It won't have to cost a bomb to use good products.





Look for a chemist/supermarket/salon supply store who keep products like Color Oops (haven't used it myself) or my personal favourite Goldwell's Color Remover System. It's an easy to use color stripper that doesn't damage hair as much as bleaching the color out. Google both for further info... You can get the color out, or most of it at least.





After removing the tint with a product like this you're free to re-tint your hair with the correct color this time around. However, if you use a bleach-based hair lightener, which there are plenty around, I'd advice waiting a while to let your hair rest and using good products to condition it. If you color over bleached hair the result will be darker and will stay longer.. and can be uneven.





If you bleach the color out, use a good reconstructer/conditioner and afterwards if you want to colour your hair immediately, use a temporary semi-permanent color like L'Oreal Color Pulse/Wella Color Mousse or a salon product like Elumen. It won't damage your hair anywhere as much as a permanent color will and it's easier to change colors/tones as they fade away.








Buying another lighter colour will not help as colour doesn't remove or lighten your hair. If you are happy with the darkness/your current tone and don't want your hair to be lighter, you can try applying a new colour that is same tone (see the first number on the box) or one lighter (number higher) that has an ashen tone. Look for colors that are x.2 or x.3 or with letter A (for ash). Ashen tones will offset the redness.





Even if you buy another much darker color to put over, unfortunately red tint is the most long lasting of all colors and will soon be peeking thru as the darker tones fade. I'd recommend using a stripper, even if you want to go darker.





Good luck.
Reply:dye it medium brown at first it will be dark but after a few rinses it will be redish brown
Reply:It's very difficult to get red out. Go to your hair dresser to do this. The color might even have to be stripped. You don't want to end up with green hair!


Good luck!
Reply:dye brown over it. it will be brown and in the sun it will have a redish tint to it
Reply:You may want to call a hair dresser and ask there opinion but I think if you are trying to get most of the red out and turn it brown you need to use a brown with ash in it to conteract the red. You may have to dye it 2 times to get the desired shade. So I would use an ash brown 1st and then the chestnut brown.
Reply:Yea you should just do a brown rinse so that your hair can still have red tint to it. Check out this website they have good hair dye advice.


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