So I dyed my hair from a box to what was suppose to be a medium brown color and it turned out dark brown with a reddish tint. I hated it, so I went and bought that Oops stuff that strips hair dye. It stripped it to an orange medium brown color so I went and got a light medium brown hair color to cover it. My hair came out jet black.
I tried many ways to lighten it at home like the Dawn dish soap and things like apple cider vinegar and it faded some, but not as much as I would've liked. I ended up going to the salon and getting what was suppose to be caramel balayge, but came out with like black hair with white streaks so she redid it and it came out closer to what I was wanting. Since then my highlights have faded some and are starting to go back to the super light whitish color that looks weird on top of my dark hair. I want my dark base to fade without making the balayge go super light too. Any suggestions on how to do so?
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You might try henna, which is a natural hair dye from India originally detoxinista.com/
It is a more natural and gradual color change
Other than that you can just bleach it out and then start over
There have been many modifications to henna over the years. But henna in its natural state will produce only red hair. As Brianna didn't state she wanted red hair, henna is not an option.
For what it's worth, hair colors (dyes, if you must) penetrate the hair shaft to varying degrees. Henna does not penetrate the hair, it coats it. Therefore, henna is not a dye, it is a coating.
If history an my memory serves me correctly, henna was used by the Egyptians millennia before its appearance in India.
There was a fad in the 60s & 70s where a few women shaved their heads and went bald. The fad didn't last long. If Brianna bleaches her hair, she just might unintentionally re initiate that fad.
Try one of those semipermanent colors that wash out in a few shampoos. You have done a lot of processing on your hair and don't want to damage it further
If I understand you situation correctly, the only way you will get your 'base' color lighter is to use a color remover on that portion of the hair only. The color remover would have to be in a dilute form, watched very closely for desired color change and then removed immediately. This process is not for an amateur to attempt.
If you can achieve the base color you want, then you can address the lighter, fading ends. I would suggest a temporary or semi permanent (no oxidizers) color.
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