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Changing Your Hair Color

November 25, 2009

Woman with dyed auburn hair.I have dyed my hair jet black and I tried to put peroxide in it to make it lighter so I can dye it red; it didn't work. How do I make it light enough to make the red dye show?

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By Nicole from Buffalo, NY

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November 29, 20090 found this helpful

So sorry but about all you can do now is place a vibrant red over the black often but not on the roots! Either be patient and allow the black to eventually fade and grow out or seek out and pay for a really good professional color hairstylist.

 

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November 30, 20090 found this helpful

I have to agree with Deeli, you are asking a lot of your hair. It would be best to wait for the black to fade. You could use a shampoo with egg in it, as the egg will over time fade the color but what you might have in between is hard to tell. A professional hairdresser might use a color stripper to remove some of the built up color, she/he would be able to tell you if you should go red at that time according to the condition of your hair.

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Be careful you don't do to much to soon. Been there and done that! Good luck.

 
November 30, 20090 found this helpful

I once dyed my hair too bright a red (I now have dyed red hair that I enjoy), and it was suggested by my daughter who once dyed her hair a red that dyed a bright orange, instead, that she washed her hair in baking soda and that well toned it way down. I did that to my hair and it really worked! It really seems to pull the color out, especially if you really mess it up! Good luck!

 

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December 3, 20090 found this helpful

If you used a semi-permanent color you could try washing it every day until the color fades a little. I haven't tried either baking soda or egg, but they can't hurt.

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Unless your hair feels really dry. If so, condition it for a few weeks without adding anything else, then try the red. Dry hair will take up the dye really unevenly.

 
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February 1, 2015

My hair color is dyed golden brown and it was dyed red before. I want to change to a dark blonde. Can I just buy a lighter color and dye it?

By Angi M.

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March 18, 20180 found this helpful

from what i understand about hair dye, you have to take colour out IE bleach it because a lighter colour will not take on an already dark background unless the specific lighter dye has a built in bleaching component.

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in general in a complex situation like this it is preferable to have it profesionally done because the different colour interactions can create unexpected results (can we say, green hair?)

 

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March 18, 20180 found this helpful

To go lighter you need a two step process. The old color is lifted off and the new color deposited. This is a job for a professional

 
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April 16, 2013

How do I dye out ombre hair color?

By desereeT

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June 22, 2018

Balayage is a hair coloring technique that paints the dye on for subtle gradiations in the color. This is a page about coloring hair with a balayage look.

Blond with a Balayage hair dye job.

June 7, 2017

Changing naturally dark hair or hair that has been dyed a dark color to a lighter one, does require additional steps. This is a page about changing hair color from dark to light.

Woman Dyeing Hair

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