lighten up chemically dyed red hair?

[patienceneeded]

So, I am trying to let my obsession with hair dye, well...die. The trouble is that I have a bright red chemical (salon) dye that is noticably different from my natural hair. I know that I will get annoyed at the demarcation between the natural and the dyed hair and would end up getting yet another chemical color to disguise the line between colors. My question is this...do any of you wonderful people know of a way to cause the red dye to fade? My hair naturally retains some red, so I'm not needing to completely erase the red dye, but tone it down. Any ideas on natural ways to cause the red dye to start fading?

[prosperina]

Chemical red dye is supposed to fade out quickly, so you could just wash your hair more often and with clarifying shampoos. Then of course make sure you do some deep treatments to hold in the moisture. Beyond that I don't know. You might consider just having them take out the color at the salon, especially if it bothers you so much.

[Roseate]

Deep oilings can fade chemical color, and are good for your hair too!

However, if it was a permanent chem dye with a peroxide developer, it's not going to fade back to your natural color. The developer will have lifted your color before depositing the red, so underneath will be some lighter, brassier shade.

I never liked that bleached-out post-color shade on myself; do you really want to get there faster than necessary? I'd enjoy the red while you've got it; once the roots start to kill you, then you can look into some options.

[kwaniesiam]

You can use Colorfix from Sally's to lighten the chemical red and have a salon match the color to your roots. I wouldn't advise trying to match your length to your roots on your own.

[SpeakingEZ]

However, if it was a permanent chem dye with a peroxide developer, it's not going to fade back to your natural color. The developer will have lifted your color before depositing the red, so underneath will be some lighter, brassier shade.

This happened to me, too. I tried to hide the demarcation line for the year between the start of taking care of my hair until last month. It was so much hassle. At some point, I was doing one honey lightening on the new growth per month and one or two all-over hennas per month trying to get the demarcation line to blend better. Then last month, I couldn't take it anymore and started using indigo.

I know it goes against hair-health, but one last run with chemical dye with a color that matches your natural shade might be your best option. I'd do it sooner rather than later, too, since the more new-growth you have when you do it, the more noticable the demarcation line is going to be.

[Dolly]

I second the ColorFix.....or Ion Color Corrector.....they both work pretty well, if it is permanent dye and not demi-permanent.....

I removed red dye from my hair and then henna'ed......it actually worked really well.....

[MafiaPrincess]

I got a lot of red out of my hair with colour corrector.

[firefly42]

i stripped four or five chemical dyes out of my hair with color oops...you can get it at walgreens; i would recommend a deep conditioning treatment afterward because it made my hair feel horrible.

[Dolly]

i stripped four or five chemical dyes out of my hair with color oops...you can get it at walgreens; i would recommend a deep conditioning treatment afterward because it made my hair feel horrible.


Ion Color Corrector from Sally's was very gentle.....it didn't even cause excessive dryness.....

[MafiaPrincess]

I'm with Dolly. I found the same corrector really gentle. Not drying.