Getting Back to Your Natural Hair Color
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How to get Back to Your Natural Hair Color
A visitor to visual-makeover.com asks . . . “I colored my hair about 4 months ago and now I would like to go back to my natural color. Any advice?”
“Hair Color Correction”
First of all you need to let your hair get some roots, anywhere between and 1.5″ to 2″ would be good. The hair salon hair color uses numbers or levels of hair color. Most salon hair color brands go from 1-10 or 1-12. One being the darkest and ten being the lightest. If a customer wants her hair color correction lifted above a level 10 or 12 (depending on the brand), that has to be done with some type of a hair bleaching product.
This doesn’t concern you, since you want to go your natural hair color. The first thing that needs to be done is that your hair stylist needs to examine your roots to determine what your natural hair color level is. Then they need to determine what the level of the artificial hair color is. Now, here is the thing about hair color that the boxes don’t tell you. If you have color on your hair and you want to go to a lighter color, you can’t use hair color to lighten it because artificial hair color will not lift artificial hair color that is already on your hair.
Keep in mind that even if it has been four months since the last time you colored your hair, the chemical is still there. I hear this a lot from customers. “I haven’t done it for a while so there isn’t any in my hair.” This is false. hair color fades, just because the hair color fades does not mean the chemical washes out, it is still in the hair.
Even though you can’t go lighter, you can however, go darker. Let me give you an example. The hair color product you have been using on your hair matches up with a level 6 (remember 1 is darkest 10 is lightest) and your natural hair color level matches up to a level 4. Therefore, you are going darker and this can be accomplished. Now, you need to ask your hair stylist if they can use a semi or demi permanent hair color. This type of hair color correction is a deposit only hair color that has no ammonia, no lifting and is not damaging to the hair. The only problem is it usually fades faster (about 6-8 weeks), but it is worth it because it is so much better for your hair.
Now, if you go into the hair salon and your natural hair color level is a level 6 and the hair color you have been using is naturally a level 3 then you are going to run into some problems. This means that you are going to have to go through and strip the artificial hair color off your hair and then deposit a color to match your natural hair color level. I don’t like to have to strip hair color from clients’ hair because it is very damaging (most of the time) and I have seen it cause major breakage.
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I have a question, my natural hair color is bettween dishwater blonde and light brown. last year I dyed it ultra light ash blonde. My hair is frizzy and dry with one wave in the middle my hair is about shoulder length and my roots are about 1 1/2 inches long and I have tryed so many store bought products to try to fix it but none of them have worked. I can’t go to the salon because their to exspensive. What can I do?Help me, please!
Comment by jordan — November 9, 2005 @ 8:25 pm
Jordan,
Your best bet is to find a beauty school near you and have them fix it. They can do that at a much cheaper price than a salon. Once they fix it, you may be able to keep it up, depending on what you are going for.
Stop trying to fix it yourself, it will need a double process to balance out the color. Your roots need to be dealt with differently than the rest of your hair. You will continue to damage your hair if you continue what you are doing.
But the good news is, it can most likely be fixed at this point.
Good Luck!
Comment by Barb — November 11, 2005 @ 12:04 pm
I have a question…my natural hair color is a light chestnut brown (as i was told by a hairstylist) .. i have been dying it black for a while.. is there any way i can go back to my natural color without damaging it too much ? please help !! =(
Comment by Francesca — November 14, 2005 @ 11:54 pm
Francesca, here is my article on options.
http://visual-makeover.com/hairstyle-advice/haircolor-too-dark-here-are-your-options/
Comment by Barb — November 15, 2005 @ 9:08 pm
My natural hair colour is meduim brown, i have been putting blonde highlights in for about 3 years now & would like to go back to a colour similiar to my natural colour. Maybe a bit darker, the reason why i dont want to go back to exactly my natural colour is because its a boring brown. from reading you website i’d say i have a cool skin tone. i am going to to to a hairsalon for this. can they colour my hair with a semi permant colour because i dont want to damage my hair too much? As is i have curly hair so it often frizzes. do you think i should rather just get it back to my natural colour & then try darker later on, or should i just go for a slightly darked tone first time?
Thanks!
Comment by Kate — November 22, 2005 @ 7:15 am
Kate,
Most importantly, is that you have a reputable colorist…someone you can trust. They really will have the best answer for you, because your hair is right there in their hands. They can asses the condition and porosity of your hair.
After saying that, if your hair is considerably lightened, you will need a permanent color to hold the color on your hair. The colorist also will be able to suggest a color with a bit more pizazz for you.
Good Luck!
Comment by Barb — November 22, 2005 @ 1:00 pm
Hi, my natural color is Sandy brown. No matter what I do it will still lighten up to a dark blonde. My problem…..No matter what color blonde (dark blonde to very light ash blonde) it always brings out redish-orange tones. If I go to light brown, its so dark looking me that I hate it. I really want to stay way from highlights because I want to let my hair grow longer to have a body wave like actress Debra Messing style. Any advice on what I can do??
Thanks
Comment by Michelle — November 25, 2005 @ 12:24 pm
Hi Michelle,
I’m unsure as to what you want to accomplish with color…covering gray, lighter or darker or the same sandy brown. But to get rid of the redish-orange your formula will need to include more ash tone, maybe a dark ash or medium ash blonde.
I imagine you are doing this at home. I suggest you call the 800 number on the box and they can suggest what color to use in their product line.
Also, make sure your hair is in it’s best condition before perming…makes a ton of difference in the end results you will get.
Comment by Barb — November 26, 2005 @ 4:33 pm
I have naturally dark brown hair and my hair stylist used a rinse to lighten it to a medium brown shade. I also have blondish highlights on top of that, but now the roots have grown out and I would like to return to my natural hair color. I was under the impression that a rinse washes out, but my color is pretty much the same as it was when it was first done minus the roots. Is it the highlights that is causing it to look that way, and what will be the least damaging thing I can do to return to my natural hair color?
Comment by Dav — November 28, 2005 @ 11:51 pm
Hi Dav,
Your stylist misinformed you or it was just a misunderstanding. A rinse, can never lighten a haircolor because it has no peroxide to do so. It was a permanent color that was applied.
A rinse now, over your color would be the least damaging, but it will lighten up to your highlighted hair eventually. If your roots are noticabley different, you could use a semi permanent or permanent color to even it out to your original color. I’ld suggest asking a colorists opinion, who can see exactly what is happening.
Comment by Barb — December 1, 2005 @ 4:42 pm
My natural hair color is dark brown. I recently had messed on a dye job and had to redye it again. My roots are now growing out and my hair is strawberry blonde and dark brown. Is there anyway I can dye it dark again, myself, without damaging it too much??
Comment by Becca — December 3, 2005 @ 3:34 am
hi! my natural haircolor is dark blonde and i dyed it lighter blonde about 3 months ago. by now its very faded and orangish. i unfortunately made the mistake of using a hair color in the states that is not sold in europe, where i am for the year, so i cannot use the same product again to freshen it or anything so i want to recolor it to light brown/dirty blonde like it was before, but i am not sure how a new hairdye i get will end up looking over already dyed hair. also im worried about it fading again and looking even more orange. what is the best thing to do to return to my normal haircolor easiest and with the least amount of maintainance later and of course the least amount of damage?
Comment by Dee — December 5, 2005 @ 7:41 am
I have a hair color crisis….A couple of months ago I had my hair colored at a salon (I only color once a year or so just for a change) and she was supposed to use a semi-perm caramel color on my medium brown hair. It turned out quite a bit redder than we had expected but I was ok with it since it wasn’t permanent. The color has not faded and my roots are growing out (looks like permanent color was used). So I tried to go back to my normal color using my old at-home semi-perm kit, and the results are lots of red! Whatcan I do to fix this or at least tone down the red without damaging my hair more?
Comment by Libby — December 11, 2005 @ 1:16 pm
Hi, my natural hair color is dirty blonde. 3 weeks ago I used a Loreal nonpermanent dye that is supposed to wash out in 28 days. I dyed it a reddish brown color and after 2 weeks I really wanted my dirty blonde color back. I tried washing my hair with dawn dish soap because I heard that works. Now, a week later, my hair is just a plain light/medium brown color. I really want my natural color back, I used to have a lot of natural blonde highlights. Will it ever go back to its natural color? and is there a way I can get it back now? I would really appreciate any help you can give me with this.
Comment by Alex — December 13, 2005 @ 7:31 pm
I am a light blonde and I want to go to a darker color..possibly brown or auburn…I want to do this myself without turning my hair green..Can u tell me how to do this? I have gone to beauty shops all over and they seem to make my hair worse…I would appreciate your help..
Comment by shirley — December 15, 2005 @ 8:02 pm
Hi there, I need some advice. I’m of mixed race with hair to the middle of my back. My hair is relaxed and I try to keep it free of harsh chemicals after some bad experiences 5-6 years ago. I’ve always had long hair & I try to treat it as gently as possible. My hair is naturally dark brown and I don’t color, perm, blow-dry, flat iron, or do anything overly “bad” to it except relaxers. Would it be harmful to put a temporary rinse on my hair, or maybe some highlights? I would love to have pretty blonde or light-brown highlights without having to use harmful bleach & toxic chemicals. I try to take care of my hair and I want blonde or light-brown highlights, but I need to know if I can get them safely?
Comment by Melinda — December 18, 2005 @ 4:44 pm
My natural color is a dark blonde/light brown, I’ve been dying it blonde for a few years and I want to go back to my natural color. I’ve grown my roots out about 2 inches. I bought a do-it-yourself kit that matches my roots. Do I start the color at the very top or where my roots end and the blonde begins?? Thanks!
Comment by Marcy — December 19, 2005 @ 3:59 pm
My daughter has naturally white hair. Beautiful! She stayed all night with a girl that decided to dye it! Now she has dark brown hair. I am very, very upset. Most girls would give their right arm for her naturally white hair. How can she get it back to her beautiful hair? I am not sure what type of color has been put on her hair.
Comment by Kelly — December 22, 2005 @ 2:57 am
my hair is naturally a light ash brown shade, but since iv dyed it black, no matter how many ashy brown shades i have colored it, it always turns out a red brown color; looking quite ugly with my cool complexion. even the professionals are having trouble. what should i do? please help!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by stephanie — December 23, 2005 @ 1:41 am
i dyed my hair in august and it turned out black with red in it! i did not plan for it to turn out that way. it faded to a lighter red. 3 months later i got a box and tryed to get my natural color back. but instead of brown with blonde highlights now i have a brown with carmel and in the sunlight brown with red. is there anyway i can get back to my natural color?
Comment by Laura — December 26, 2005 @ 10:00 pm
how much would it cost to strip my hair. Right now my hair is black and i wanna go to light brown.
Comment by kristen — December 27, 2005 @ 12:09 pm
i used revlon cornsilk hair color,i used soft black i had a brownish -red,it turned it a dark black,i hate it,i tried to color again nothing lightened it.i was told black is hard to change,can you help me,i don’t like it dark it looks fake.please e-mail me at my e-mail address i’d appreciate the help.thank-u,pat
Comment by pat — December 30, 2005 @ 8:55 pm
My mom thought my hair was boring and decided to try the at home dyes you buy at wal-mart. It looked a little better, but then my roots started to show so we dyed it again with the same stuff. It came out way to light. So we let my roots grow and then went to the salon to get my hair dyed back to its normal color and it still came out to light. I haven’t dyed it since and my roots are atleast 3 inches long and my hair is always in a ponytail. I want my natural color back, but I am scared what will happen. Can you please help me, Chelsea.
Comment by Chelsea — January 1, 2006 @ 4:38 pm
I have a quick question. I just recently (about 3 weeks ago) dyed my hair a light copper brown and got some blonde highlights. I highly dislike the haircolor choice because i wanted a darker brown rather than what I actually had done. I was wondering if there is any possible way I can get my natural color back which is a medium brown, and how long should I wait to get it dyed to my natural color? Can you please help me, thank you!
Comment by michelle — January 3, 2006 @ 11:59 pm
I’m not sure what to do with my hair- it is medium length, just past my shoulders, and naturally curly, although I had it relaxed about 6 months ago and now it is more wavy. My natural color is a golden brown, but about 9 months ago I had it dyed very dark brown, almost black, with a semi-permanent dye. Unfortunately, that never fully washed out, so I do have slight roots I would like to get rid of. (You can only see it in certain lights, and when I wear my hair straight.) What I would love to do is go to basically back to my natural brown, and add hightlights, but I am not sure if my hair can handle more processing. It is quite dry (being naturally curly, and due to what I have already done) so I don’t want to ruin it, but I hate where I am at right now. Can I get highlights? If not, how long would I have to wait?
Thanks!
Comment by Susan — January 4, 2006 @ 7:12 pm
HELP!
I bought a colouring and highlighting kit and coloured my hair last night. The colour came out ok, but the highlights turned out horrible. My original hair is dark brown. The new colour is sort of reddish brown, and the highlights are a horrible orangey brownish golden. It’s more visible on top and front of my head than the rest of the hair. I’d like to go to a darker shade that’s even all over, what should I do?
Comment by Talia — January 5, 2006 @ 3:42 pm
My natural color is dark ash blonde hair with about 20 percent gray. I tried to cover the gray with a semi-permanant color in medium ashe blonde and realize now that it only tones the gray down. I wish I had stopped there. I decided to try a permanant color only a day after the semi-color and now my hair has alot of red tones. I have decided to stop using the permanant color and go back to the semi-permanant color until it grows off. I considered having the color stripped but my hair is already very dry feeling. How often can I use the semi-permanat color since it fades faster without hurting my hair. I would use it twice a month if that was o.k. I always loved my natural ashe colored hair color minus the gray. Now I am a reddish haired girl. Any advice to tone down the red other than semi-permanant color?
Comment by MIchelle Greene — January 9, 2006 @ 3:22 pm
To Talia with the orangey, golden highlights;
I would call the 800 # of the product you used. They will need to know if you had any color in your hair previous to using the current one. They can tell you the possibilities of what you could use from their product line.
If you, or the help line, are unsure of what your final results will be with what they say you can use….stop and have a professional fix it!
Comment by Barb — January 13, 2006 @ 5:20 pm
To Michelle on toning down the red;
I think you have it right, to use a semi- permanent light or medium ashe blonde to tone down the red. You can wash your hair with dawn liquid dish soap a few times to try to strip out the red. Then be sure to condition/deep condition the hair as needed.
If your hair is long, coloring those long ends twice a month, even with a semi-permanent will be hard on that hair. Try staying with once a month, the ends should fade a bit anyway.
Good luck!
Comment by Barb — January 13, 2006 @ 5:33 pm
Hi, I have a question, I recently bleached my hair, so it’s kind of blond now. My natural hair color is auburn (many, MANY people tell me it’s rare…?). Anyway, if I want to switch back to my natural hair color, do I have to shave off everything, or can I do other things to get it back without having to shave it all off? I don’t wish to purchase hair color products that match my hair, I just wonder what steps I could take to get it back in a natural way.
Comment by victor — January 15, 2006 @ 4:32 pm
I am dying to change my hair from black to a lighter color. I use nice and easy black. Please help.
Thanks,
Shiloh
Comment by Shiloh — January 17, 2006 @ 1:16 pm
Please help me, i have looked all over for help. I have been highlighting my hair since i was about 14, and now i jus want my hair to grow out and be the normal color. I keep having to cut it because it is so dead. What can i do, is there any way i can get the blonde out without stripping it. My hair is way over processed and i do not wanna put any more harmful products in it.. Thank you Amber
Comment by Amber — January 19, 2006 @ 5:14 pm
I have a Question- I dye my hair quite often,(blond) I’m naturally light to medium brown.my problem is my hair usually turns brassy.what I want
to know is”what shade of blond should I use?” I
was always told to stay away from anything ash,
but today I was told to use ash,it keeps away the brassiness.please help.
Comment by Rhonda — January 19, 2006 @ 8:41 pm
MY HAIR IS COARSE AND BUT FRIZZY AND ITS DRY I STREIGHTEN IT EVERY OTHER MONTH DYE IT ALMOST EVERY TWO WEEKS DUE TO GRAY HAIRS FRAMEING MY CROWN MY HAIR IS DRY AND BRAKING AND VERY DAMAGED……IT WONT GROW……..I WASH IT EVERY DAY HAVENT HAD IT CUT IN A YEAR AND IT DOSENT GROW HELP MY HAIR IS A DISASTER………..
Comment by YVONNE — January 21, 2006 @ 3:12 am
i died my hair bleach blonde summer last year and my roots have been coming through since then they were about 4 inches down my hair and then last night i died it brown (ebony) it has turned my hair grey and purple what should i do ?
can i dye it brown again ? or if i go to my hairdressers will they be able to sort it for me ?
please let me no !
Comment by victoria — January 22, 2006 @ 8:06 am
My natural hair colour is brown, however for the last year i have had blonde highlights put into it. I now dislike this and want to go back to my natural colour. My problem is that how?? I believe that it will look silly if i have half brown hair half blonde….is their anything that you can suggest please??
Comment by rachel — January 22, 2006 @ 1:53 pm
My hair is naturally black (well, dark, dark brown) but lately, I’ve been getting white hairs! I’m only 12, so I don’t know how this is possible. Is there any way to fix it without damaging my hair? I’ve been told that dyeing (I don’t know if that is spelled right..) my hair dark dark brown won’t help, the hairs will still stay white! Is there anything I can do?? Please help!
Comment by Becca — January 25, 2006 @ 10:06 pm
helo
i dyed my hair black about 6 or 7 month ago and am wanting it back to my natural color which is like a dirty blonde
what do i do?
i have heard tha getting your hair stripped leaves your hair in a dry brittle mess??
Comment by rihanna — January 28, 2006 @ 3:19 pm
I used to highlight my hair. My natural color is a medium ash brown, I would say. I have gone to different salons on mulitiple occasions trying to get my hair back to its natural color. However, everytime each person dyes it, it comes out a bit too dark and with red tints to it. I have mentioned it to every stylist and they still can’t get it right! What should I do because now I’ve got my roots coming in and I really hate the difference in the color. I just want to stop dying it all together, but I don’t want my hair to look trashy. HELP!
Comment by Nikki — February 1, 2006 @ 6:07 pm
I am trying to grow out my highlights and have been using a deposit only color in a dark blonde (6N) with good results. The only problem is that after about 3 weeks the color fades and looks dull. How often can I apply a deposit only color, and what will happen to my hair if I apply it too often?
Comment by Joy — February 3, 2006 @ 6:28 pm
My hair was a medium auburn with color (natural mostly gray now) My roots grow out so quickly I decided to go to a lighter brown, because I am always mixing a neutral with my red to prevent HOT ROOTS and tired I doing this. I used Clariol 84N but it is a bit darker than I wanted my hair — it is pourous. I know about stripping artificial color I have done it in the past successfully but it is a pain and can damage so here is my question.
Can I take a lighter neutral brown and mix equal parts with a 30 volume developer to lighten my hair now? Process time say 30 mins.??
Comment by Judy — February 6, 2006 @ 3:39 am
I have a huge problem. I tried to use some of that colour pulse stuff in my blonde hair and I’ve tried everything to get it out. I don’t know what I should do. I’ve ever tried dying it blonde again. I just can’t put any more dye in my hair because it is really weak at the moment. What should I do?
Comment by Alana — February 8, 2006 @ 2:10 am
How can i remove my highlights from my hair if i have medium brown hair if i don’tl ike them or if its too blonde?
Comment by Sabrina — February 13, 2006 @ 5:55 pm
I’ve bleached my hair to a very golden blonde, and I’m a natural raven haired person. As in the darkest black. I heard dying bleached hair black can result in green hair. What do I do?
Comment by Rachel — February 19, 2006 @ 2:22 pm
Hi, I need help! Im 14 and i still hav my natural colour which is dark brown. It’s even darker now though because a few months ago i dyed it black, but it was only a semi permenant. So right now i just have very dark brown, but it’s pretty much natural! Anyway, i want a new style for my hair! A new colour preferebly! But i just don’t know what! I have a thin face and pale-ish skin but just about normal i think. My friends say i should dye it a type of red colour. Then they said blonde highlights. So don’t know, please help!!
Comment by Emma — February 22, 2006 @ 1:37 pm
Help! I dyed the dark part of my hair with jerome russelpunky colors “midnight blue” and although I wrapped the bleached bangs in foil to protect them, some blue got on the roots when I rinsed it out. Now it won’t come out! I washed it a few times with ordinary shampoo and tried toothpaste too, but since my hair is naturally dark, the front blonde part is pretty damaged. How long am I going to have to live with this?
Comment by Kate M — February 22, 2006 @ 10:34 pm
I thought going to the local beauty college for highlights would be fine, unfortunately, now I have a crown of brassy blonde ugliness on top of my head. It looks horrible! I’m in the process of interviewing for jobs right now and I need my hair to look professional ASAP! But I’m worried that putting brown/chestnut color over the bleached hair will make it turn green, or worse… What can I do and how long do I need to wait? I do have a good half inch of roots, because she didn’t get the bleach close to my scalp at all, is it safe to do this soon?
Comment by Amber K — February 25, 2006 @ 4:18 pm
How much money is it to get your hair stripped im 14 and i dyed my hair and then in a little while the roots start to show and i want to get it back to its origainal color because it is embarrasing can you please help me find out the cheapest place to get it done at and somewhere close to orland park orland hills somwher around there in Illioniois
PLEASE my graduation is soon and i want my original color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! write me back soon PLEASE!!!!
Comment by sheri — March 1, 2006 @ 8:15 pm
He, im 14 and my natural colour is sandy blonde, i recently felt like a change, and im a big fan of red, so i decided to dye it copper red kind of colour. And i like it, but when i was happy with it, i thought i could make it better by putting blonde streaks in it, which didn’t look so good! Now im sitting here with my nice copper hair but these horrible streaks in them, should i grow them out, or go to the hair dressers? Buy a product? I just need a bit of advice please!!….But no one ever reply’s on this!..PLEASE!
Comment by Lizzie — March 3, 2006 @ 2:33 pm
Good afternoon. I have been having my hair dyed light red professionally for the past 15 years at least. I now find that it is too expensive for me to continue getting this done by my hairdresser every 3 weeks. My hair, although thin, grows quickly and my white roots show too quickly if I try to extend the in between time. Is there any way I can change from a professional hair dyeing to doing it myself with a store-bought product without messing it up? Thank you!
Comment by Enila — March 7, 2006 @ 3:27 pm
Hey there, well about 3 months ago i died my hair using the Redken Shades EQ product, my hair dresser did it professionally. Well it was an auburn color, so of course it has red in it. Well i dont know if you are familar with this product but it is semi permanent. And it used to be incredibly dark but now it is almost back to my natural shade but it still has the red tint to it. And i really can not stand not haveing my natural dirty blonde color and more. Is there anything i can do to get rid of this horrible red color? Thanks!
Comment by Amanda — March 7, 2006 @ 6:29 pm
well right now i have sort of an auburn colour in my hair and my natural hair colour is a very light brown i would like to bleach my hair but i recently had a perm about 6 months ago , is it possible for me to go along in bleaching my hair without alot of damage happening??
Comment by sam — March 7, 2006 @ 9:28 pm
Hi,
I lightened my hair to a level 8, my natural color is a 6. I have an inch of regrowth showing (light ash brown). The lightened hair is not in good condition. I am trying to find a good semi permanent color with no peroxide or ammonia, in a light brown/dark blonde shade to get me through until my natural color grows in fully. Any recommendations? Everything I see is usually in vibrant colors like purplish reds or red/brown red/blond shades (like color pulse).
Comment by Julia — March 12, 2006 @ 9:31 pm
I have very dirty looking medium color brown hair. that is my natural color. I have been gettin highlighted for months now. But everytime i go into get it highlighted it gets more and more blond in my hair and now it looks like i have dark brown roots and blond hair all over instead of suttle highlights which i wanted. is there anyway to get back to suttle highlights with out starting over and damaging me hair anymore? or shouldi just have them dye it all one color blond? help! amy
Comment by amy — March 13, 2006 @ 6:28 pm
I’ve recently dyed my hair black and now regret it and want to go back blonde,what shall i do?shall i strip it then bleach it,will it work?
I’ve also had henna in my hair will this be impossible to strip?Help,its realy depressing me being dark, i look like a witch,lol.
Comment by derri — March 13, 2006 @ 10:27 pm
I had my hair dyed by a professional- it was too light. then I used Loreal med golden brown and now there is this awful reddish tinge - which I would like to get rid of. Any suggestions???
Thanx,
Comment by julie — March 17, 2006 @ 10:59 pm
I’ve been dying my hair for two years now, using a permanent dye every time. My natural color is somewhere between a light to medium brown. I’ve been dying it a darker brown, and every time it fades, it leaves my hair a reddish-orange color. I’ve stopped dying my hair for a little over a half a year, and now my roots are about an inch and a half. I really want to have my natural color again, but I do not want to rely on redying it over and over by a professional, because it always ends up fading away within a few days, or worse, it turns into a brassy red/orange shade. Please help!
Comment by Gabrielle — March 18, 2006 @ 6:36 pm
My hair is naturally a golden medium brown and I bought a feria that was just a little darker than my hair color. My hair turned out almost black with a lot of red in it, actually in the sun, its completely red. It was permanent. I dont mind it being dark, I would just rather it be a esspresso golden dark than a red one. Someone told me I should put an ash brown in my hair to neutralize it. What should I do?
Comment by sandra — March 20, 2006 @ 12:34 am
I have been coloring my hair med. auburn for 5 years, I also have some gray. I would like to just go natural, which is light ash brown, I tried to fix it myself and ended up in a salon. They were unable to fix it and I ended up with strawberry blonde hair for a while. I just ended up going back to med. auburn. What should I do to get this red out of my hair?
Comment by Angela — March 23, 2006 @ 4:56 pm
can someone tell me how to lighten my naturally dark auburn hair, which is darker on top and lighter on bottom, and naturally highlighted, and I think age and lack of sunshine , it is darker coming out, I wish to keep the red tone, but be lighter all over and with highlights also..thanks
Comment by issabella — March 24, 2006 @ 6:54 pm
Hi. I am and have been debating for a long time of wheter or not to go lighter or darker. I naturally have a ashy brown/ashy blonde hair. I have been highlighting my hair for about 5 years so i know what im doing but from highlighting it about 7 months ago its had a orangish tint to it. I dont know wheter to get blonde highlights to make that go away or brown. Please help me out, becuase i am in need of seeing a salon soon. Thanks.
Comment by blanca — March 25, 2006 @ 2:34 pm
hi, the last time i dyed my hair was back in january. i think i dyed it chestnut. a little while before that in aug i dyed my hair a hidious colour, started off as a dark dark purplish black and in the sun it was a deep cherry red =S. my natural colour is between dark blonde and light brown, not really sure because i have been colouring my hair in many different ways for the past 4 years (including peroxide, lemon juice, and mostly boxes). i was just wondering if stripping off the artificial colour would work in my case, or would the easiest way out be just growing out my hair?
Comment by Nadia — April 4, 2006 @ 9:20 pm
OMG LOL I Dyed my hair 6 weeks ago( containing bleach),I Did not like the colour( dark blonde gingery) so I bought another dye to put on top
Dark blonde by loreal Excellence,Last night I had a mad moment
and Put another dye over it( with bleach) now it is yellow :What can I do, will it safe to use another dye over or should I use a semi, I can’t afford to visit the hairdressers!!! OMG What a mad moment I had , now I will not go outside the door!!!!! any advice as soon as possibe plzzzzzzzzzz oh by the way I look like Bart simpson
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Comment by Cathy — April 16, 2006 @ 10:17 am
Cathy,
STOP…mortgage the car, or get a part time job, just pay for a professional now ( go to a beauty school for cheaper price)
At the least - go to a school and have them look at it, get an estimate of what they would charge…if you can’t afford it, ask them if there is something you can use at home. Just be sure the instructor gets in on the assesment!
Comment by Barb — April 20, 2006 @ 12:16 pm
Hello!
I got some advice from an hairdresser from the web I now have a beautiful golden Brown colour. I uses a perment dye that contained no bleach.
Bart simpson have left the building!!!
WARNING TO OTHERS!
Do not bleach your hair at home, go to a pro!
Comment by Cathy — April 20, 2006 @ 12:38 pm
i no longer know what my natural hair color is. my hair used to be blonde, but as happened to my mom, i assume that it was in the process of turning to brown, but i was too impatient, so i dyed it brown myself. i have been regularly dying my hair, trying out new dark browns, but it always fades to a reddish blah color, and on my hairline, i always grow back blonde hair. idealy i want my hair to be medium brown with some blonde hightlights, but i have no idea how to achieve this since my hair is most likely very damaged from all the dying i have done. do those at-home hair dye remover kits actually work? any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks
Comment by elle — June 26, 2006 @ 7:08 pm
Hello everyone i am 19 years old and i am currently very stressed because my hair’s getting white in this age. i have no clue why is this happening with me only as i am still young guy. i have colourd my hair few times but then after 2 or 3 weeks they start getting bit white.
Comment by Sunny — July 2, 2006 @ 1:23 pm
My hair is currently three different colors. My roots are a dark blonde, in the middle there is a suppose-to- be semi-permanent ash blonde, and the bottom is a permanent orangey blonde badly chunked on highlight. I put the ash blonde on to cover the chunky highlights, but it didn’t work. CAN ANYONE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO GET ANY OF THIS OUT??!! I want to get it out before school starts in a month so I don’t look bad. pleas help. Thanks:)
Comment by jezz — July 15, 2006 @ 9:11 pm
I have naturally brown hair, and have dyed it blonde with lighter blonde highlights for a few months now. I recently dyed it a few days ago and I want to dyed it back brown. Is this gonna damage my hair extremely bad, or worse make my hair fall out, please help. Thank you
Cherie
Comment by Cherie — July 21, 2006 @ 7:51 pm
i have a mousy brown to a dirty blonde color of hair.recently my friends convinced me to do a semi permanent color of brown.i hate it! i want to get my natural color back.i would like to strip the color out of my hair but my mom said that then your hair has no color and they wouldn’t know my natural color to dye it, and i don’t want to just dye over it cause then it might go a gross color.shold i just let it grow out and fade slowly?(i don’t even want anyone to see my new hair) /or should i get it stipped?
Comment by amy — August 7, 2006 @ 12:06 pm
Hi, I let my friend use an at home blonde highlighting kit on my hair about 2 months ago. Now I want a dark brown hair color. is their anyway i can fix it myself? i’m scared i might turn it green and i need it dyed before friday! help!
Comment by Katie — August 8, 2006 @ 3:31 pm
I have reddish blonde hair, and I had blonde highlights put in in February. I want to dye my hair fully blonde - is there anything I should keep in mind? - people say that the highlights will effect the outcome of the dye, but in what way? - basically, will i look like an idiot in the end?
Lol thanks…
Comment by Ruth — August 9, 2006 @ 6:46 am
Amy, Katie and Ruth:
Check out my article today: http://visual-makeover.com/hairstyle-advice/how-to-get-rid-of-a-bad-hair-color.html
You’ll find some answers
Comment by Barb — August 9, 2006 @ 1:24 pm
i have mdium brown hair and died it dark blonde with lodes of highlights over the years.. i now want to go back to my nautral colour and have left some roots but it looks really stupid. could i use a semi permemant colour that fades out untill it grows out fully?
Comment by CATHERINE — September 1, 2006 @ 6:28 am
My natural hair colour is med brown..w/red and golden highlights…I’ve been dying my hair blonde now for 5 yrs…I would like to go closer to my natural color without getting green results..How would I do that?
Comment by Elizabeth — September 12, 2006 @ 3:32 pm
Heya, Basically ive been getting blonde highlights (bleach) since i was 9 years old, my natural hair colour being a mousey brown. Recently ive grown bored of the blonde and really want to become a chocolate brown brunette. I read somewhere i would need to dye my hair a “red” shade to get the brown to stick, is this right or should i just go straight to the salon?
Thanks x
Comment by Kassia — September 20, 2006 @ 11:14 am
hi, my natural hair colour is blond, but i got it died permanent dark brown(but it looks black), i want to get the colour out of my hair and go for a light borwn one what would sute my skin tone more. can i get my permant colour stripped out? will it damage my hair? and how much will it cost? write back please x
Comment by emma — October 9, 2006 @ 8:38 am
I have dyed my hair for five years now, but stopped in March 2006. My hair has grown about 2 or 3 inches out and it looks horrible. My natural hair color is very dark brown. I tried to dye it back to my natural hair color using store bought products, but within 2 or 3 months it faded to this light blonde with some red (the dye was originally darkish brown). Now with dark brown overgrowth and the blonde like other hair, the contrast is horrible. Is there anyway that I can permanently get my hair color back with just once dying or would I have to continue dying my hair again and again (I will not start dying my hair again if this happens). I am so frustrated! Please help me! Thanks.
Comment by Sarah — November 18, 2006 @ 11:23 pm
My friend messed up my hair!! My hair color is naturally red and we bought an ash brown(medium) and when we were buying it i told her i wanted it to be light brown and she said it would be but when we dyed it IT WASNT and not its dark and i dont know what to do!! SO my mom came home hated it but she wanted to help me becuase she knew i wasnt happy with it and niether was she so she wanted to help me fix it. We then went to 5 hair places and basically they said we cant do much of anythign at this point becuase we will over process the hair. WHAT DO I DO NOW??
Comment by nicole — November 19, 2006 @ 12:31 am
My natural color is dark brown. For 20 yrs I was blonde, about a yr and a half ago I had lowlights put in. It got very expensive and time consuming. After about 8 months I went out and got a box of nice and easy , natural light golden brown and did my whole head. I have been doing it since. The only thing that bothers me is I have a lot of red highlights. Someone told me to change to a ash or cool brown to reduce the red. Then someone else told me because of the previus highlights it could turn green…any suggestions.? My hair is very long and the ends wash out quite fast. I only leave the dye on the ends for 10 minutes. should I leave it on longer? When it was blonde I used unred with my dye to get the red out..Help..
Comment by debbie — February 7, 2007 @ 12:18 pm
I’m trying to resolve a major hair dilemma at the moment. My natural hair colour is dark blonde, i’ve been getting highlights done professionally for a long time but allowed a friend to convince me to touch up my roots with a store bought product a few months ago. Unfortunately the result was not the fresh sunny blonde look I was going for, rather a bright orange/ blonde. I immediately went to the hairdressers in the hope that they could strip the orange colour and make it blonde again. Unfortunately they said it would damage my hair too much and instead they dyed my hair a dark brown (which still has a reddish tone to it). I’m tierd of my brown hair colour and longing to be a blonde again. is there anything a hair dresser can do to transform brown hair (with red tones) into blonde?
Comment by Julia — February 20, 2007 @ 7:09 pm
Julia,
I feel for you. The stylist who took you to dark brown felt he/she could not lift out the other color without damaging your hair too much, and that is what they know.
It may be possible that a colorist with more experience would select to bring you to a blonde color, if they think the condition of your hair can withstand it.
I would seek out the best in your area, you will need to pay, but if you want it bad enough . . . maybe its worth it.
Barb
Comment by Barb — March 1, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
Debbie,
Because your hair is so long, and all the different processes you’ve been through, let a professional get it right . . . at least to begin with. Then you can keep it up after that by doing just your roots.
That’s my best advice,
Barb
Comment by Barb — March 1, 2007 @ 1:41 pm
hello pls help..
yesterday my mum dyed my hair dark brown but i had blond streaks and my hair went a dark reddy colour, when it went a reddy colour mum decided to put chocolate brown over the top and it went chocolate brown but you can see a few red streaks and my roots are red. one hair dresser said i cant put a base colour on until about a year, but she said the only way was to strip my hair.. but mum fears my hair is going to fall out considering i have dyed it 4 times and i am only 13…i would rather my hair be a nice colour and be bald than have reddy horrible hair..i am constantly being teased and dissed at school even by my friends . i want my hair to be stripped then dyed my natural colour which is light brown, do you think that wod be possible without causing my hair to fall out or get damamed to badly..i would lyk my hair to be stripped then dyed my natural colour then streaks,please tell me dat wod be possible…considering this is the last time im dying my hair for a long time, all it causes me is misery when my hair is soo ugly…….. please please help.
from emma
Comment by emma — May 18, 2007 @ 3:23 am
Hi, my natural hair color is dark brown (almost black) and i’m looking for a way to lighten it to a lighter brown. I’m only 14 so my mom thinks i’m too young to get it done in a salon, so i was wondering what healthy ways i can lighten it at home. I have heard lemon juice, vinegar, and some other things can work, but then again, i also have heard that they can damage your skin, they can smell bad, and so on. So by any chance, do you know for sure what products i can put on my hair to lighten it in a healthy way? I hope to hear an answer soon, and thanks a lot! :)
Comment by Ashley — July 16, 2007 @ 12:59 am
Help!
I have a light blonde natural color. I want to dye my hair a medium darkish brown before school starts. I want my hair to look dark brown but not black. Last time i did this, i had dyed it a ashy brown and it turned out reddish brown and it looked really ugly. I dont want to have that experience agin! how do i do this with out going tot a salon but not going to a reddish color or plain black? i am soo confusedd!
Please write back soon, Lauren
Comment by Lauren — July 17, 2007 @ 12:59 am
Ok, I dyed my hair black with semi-permenant haircolor. I went to the salon to get the color stripped out, and it turned out to be light golden brown with a whole head of highlights. I want to go back to my natural color which is medium brown to dark brown. I want to used Loreal Natural Match haircolor, is this safe, or will it surprise me with a color i do not want, or fry out my hair?
Thanks, Kandice
Comment by Kandice — October 13, 2007 @ 3:34 pm
hey my hairs naturally a blondish brown and i get natural blonde streaks in the front in summer. i want to dye my hair blonder but i really dont want it to turn out gross. and i hate re- groth , if i dye it and dont like it ive heard you can get it stripped and it goes bak to your normal colour, is that true?
Comment by Teigan — October 19, 2007 @ 6:17 am
I have a dirty blonde natural hair colour but for about 5 years now I have been getting my hair dyed blonde….or getting platinum blonde streaks in it…..or sometimes getting a platinum blonde streak with a darker brown to compliment it….point being is that i have tried so many times telling the hair colourist “i want to go back to my natural roots” and they say okay….and then after my appointment when my hair is finished my hair is an orangy colour and i just detest it! so then that always happends, it’s happened about 3 times so then whenever that happends I just get my hair re-done with blonde and brown streaks because I guess I know that is my comfort zone of hair and I know it won’t look bad. I’ve wanted so bad to go back to my natural hair colour though because I’m pretty sure it’s not healthy for my hair to keep colouring it. But no hair stylist can get my ACTUAL natural hair colour right. I bring in pictures and show them and I know what my colour is. and when they look at my roots they always tell me the colour its going to be and it never works out that way
Please help!! :-)
Comment by Susie Summers — November 6, 2007 @ 11:16 am
I just went and got my hair bleached at a salon a weak ago.
My roots look good, but the rest of my hair is yellow. I’ve pretty much given up, and want to dye it back a light brown.
My question is, is it too early to dye it since i just got it bleached a week ago?
and if not, I know i will need to use a semi- perm. color, but if i use that will it help the ends of my hair. because now they are damaged and breaking off.
and also, what is this talk about green?
will my hair turn green if i try to dye it back?
please tell me what to do! i look like a big yellow scarecrow :l
Comment by Allison — November 22, 2007 @ 8:21 pm
hey ok so i think my natural color is like a blonde to dirty blonde and about 2 weeks ago died it non permanently a brown ish red color. its definatly faded since then but i want to go back to my natural color sooner than 28 washes. i heard that im going to have to wait until my blonde hair grows back in even though its not perminate because my hair is lighter than what i colored it… is there a way i can go back to my natural color sooner?
Comment by hannah — November 26, 2007 @ 9:59 pm
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Comment by Barb — November 28, 2007 @ 2:12 pm
I have a problem with my hair color. I have been told by a couple different stylists that it’s the chemistry of my hair, but I think there still has to be a solution. My natural hair color is a light ASHY brown. I have had bleach highlights and have tried on various occassions to get back to my natural color. The stylists will put a “ash” color on and it will take on my processed hair but will turn my natural ashy roots red! No one can seem to find a solution. Can anyone give me any advice about fixing this issue?
Comment by RTT — December 31, 2007 @ 6:48 am
Good question RTT,
I decided to write a post from your question, you can view it here; http://www.hairstyle-blog.com/how-to-get-back-to-your-natural-hair-color.html
Good Luck!
Comment by Barb — January 10, 2008 @ 1:25 pm
Hi, my natural hair colour is a light blonde, for the past couple of months i have been dying it dark brown with a semi-permanent colour. But i really want to go back to my natural colour but i’ve got no idea how.. ive tried to use a permanent dye similar to my natural colour to dye over the top, but it didnt do anything! is there anyway of getting rid of the brown, without having to just grow it out! would love some advise :)
thanks xxx
Comment by Rosy — February 1, 2008 @ 5:41 pm
a very good portion of the top of my head is my natural color. Which is a light brown. Probably a good 4 inches of it has grown in. I have long hair and the rest of my hair always fades back to this blonde color that I dyed it a year or so ago. Is there a way where I can dye the blonder part of my hair to the natural light brown shade of the top and have it stay? Or will I always have to keep re dying it every few months.
Comment by Kari — May 2, 2008 @ 10:53 pm
My friend dyed my hair a medium brown from one of those color hair boxes and it looks really good actually, but I really miss my blonde hair,…I want it back. Should i go to my hairstylist? Or can it just grow out?
Comment by Stephanie — August 25, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
AHHHHHH help, about 3 months ago a hairdreesser dyed my hair permanetley dark brown, and over time it has faded and is now a orangey tinge to it. Im too scared to get it stripped, but if i do what will happen? my natural color is a mousey brown
Comment by Claire — September 1, 2008 @ 4:28 am
Claire,
A colorist has answered your question in an article which will be posted today. Hope this helps!
Comment by Barb — September 22, 2008 @ 2:51 pm
Stephanie,
I suggest consulting with your hairstylist. They may be able to save you from looking and feeling awful!
Comment by Barb — September 22, 2008 @ 2:53 pm
I dyed my hair black less than two weeks ago. Apparently I was supposed to use 2 boxes cause my hair is so long and thick. But, the brown is showing up in spots now, and whenever I shower, the blue dye runs out. Its crazy!
Anyway, I was wondering…could I dye my hair again…soon? Even if its only been 2 weeks? I really want the full coverage of the brown and stuff.
thanks!
Comment by Brooke — September 24, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
Good question Brooke,
You are not alone with this problem. We wrote an article with the answer here;
http://www.hairstyle-blog.com/black-hair-color-fade-out.html
Hope this helps!
Comment by Barb Quinn — October 2, 2008 @ 11:45 am
Ok, so about 3 months ago i permanently dyed by hair a light brown colour. My natural colour is mousey blonde/brown. The dye faded very quickly and my hair now has an orange tint, which is infact now lighter than my natural hair colour.
The problem is my roots are nearly 2 inches long now, and i dont know what to do about it.
Ive tried a semi permanent dye over the top, but that just changed the colour of the roots and the hair separately & didnt make it an even colour.
I cant leave my roots to grow out because it will look awful.
What can I do?
Comment by Amanda — October 24, 2008 @ 11:58 am
Amanda,
Leave it to the professionals now. You will only do more harm by just throwing more color on.
A professional needs to assess what colors are needed on your roots and what to do with the rest of your hair.
Once it is fixed, you may be able to keep up the color, but at this point, you will only do more harm that will cost lots to fix or cost you the length of your hair!
Good Luck!
Comment by Barb Quinn — October 31, 2008 @ 10:33 am
i died my hair black like 2 days ago i hate it its way to dark i used a permant die is there anyway i can get it to a dark brownn fasttt!?!?!?
Comment by sierra — December 8, 2008 @ 11:53 am
Sierra,
Rule #1 is don’t do anything too fast, when it comes to color correction. Your desire to quickly fix this type of problem is bound to cause you much more pain and misery! (Just read some of the comments above to see what can and does happen)
I know people hate to hear they should see a professional when correcting a color problem, but it’s the truth. That’s what you need to do at this point, and an experienced colorist can get your hair color back to a beautiful, even colored brown!
Best to you!
Comment by Barb Quinn — December 8, 2008 @ 2:20 pm
i have a question
i have been blonde my wntire life but then gradually my hair has started to go darker so i found this product called sun in. it lightens your hair and is heat activated but i only use dit on my roots.
Im getting sick of doing this and the colour is starting to come back even darker then before so i want to dye my hair a light brown caramel colour so i dont have to worry about it. is this a bad idea? Could the product that i want to use have some chemical reaction to the sun in because i think it is a metallic colourer or something?
Comment by Paige — December 8, 2008 @ 11:02 pm
Paige,
You are right to have concern about changing your hair color after using a metallic dye like Sun-In.
My best suggestion for you is to see a professional for advice on what your next move should be.On your own you could end up with not only a color you didn’t intend, but also damaged hair!
See this article for more info; http://www.hairstyle-blog.com/chart-of-hair-colors.html
Comment by Barb Quinn — December 9, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
wel i have brown hair and i decided to have red highlights put it but then they turnedd ginger !!
so i was wondering what would happen if i dyed them over with near enough the same colour brown as my natural hair colour ??
help mee pleaseeee x
Comment by olivia — December 28, 2008 @ 1:35 pm
Olivia,
Your might try a brown wash out hair tint, two shades lighter than your natural brown. This will tint the ginger shade down temporarily and fade out. If you add your own shade of brown to your hair, it will darken it substantially!
If you question what shade of brown tint to use, ask your hairstylist.
Good luck!
Comment by Barb Quinn — January 3, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
well my natural hair color is like a really light brown and i had highlight in it and then i colored it all natural blonde and now i want to go back to my natural light brown color before may so i can put highlights in it for prom again.
what do u think i should do ?
should i use permanant hair color?
Comment by Rina — January 25, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
Rina,
To get to where you want to go and to get it done right takes know-how. A professional should look at your hair and tell you what can be done.
It’s pretty much a sure thing that if you do this at home you will end up with a funky color you don’t want and have more problems to fix.
It might be that a colorist can lowlight and tone your hair to get to an acceptable color with less damage.
Good luck!
Comment by barb — January 26, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
I have a question…my natural hair color is a light chestnut brown (as i was told by a hairstylist) .. i have been dying it black for a while.. is there any way i can go back to my natural color without damaging it too much ? please help
Comment by Caramel Color — March 7, 2009 @ 8:11 am
Caramel Color,
Read all articles here relating to “hair too dark” and read comments to see problems others have had when trying to fix by themselves. Then make your best decision whether you think you can handle this or if you should turn it over to a professional.
Your best bet with this color fix is to go with a professiona.
Comment by Barb Quinn — March 9, 2009 @ 12:42 pm
Hi, i had my hair bleached and colored light blonde permanently (in foils, 2 colors close 2 eachother)
natural color is medium brown (some gold-ish tones)
ive been dyeing my hair with semipermanent for 2 months now (pretty much 2 weeks after getting it bleached.. school made me) i dye it a medium-dark brown and it looks natural
i want to go back to the blonde.. how long will it take 2 fade.. will it ever fade properly back 2 the blonde?
help asap please. thanks in advance.
take care
Comment by Nikki — March 19, 2009 @ 12:56 am
Nikki,
Your hair color won’t fade back to the exact blonde you had after highlighting, but it will keep fading if you stop putting in the brown color.
You may want to try using a clarifying shampoo a couple times a week to get more fade on the brown. Then be sure to condition well!
If it doesn’t become light enough, see your colorist to add more foils!
Good luck!
Comment by Barb Quinn — March 23, 2009 @ 1:59 pm
i have brown hair which is in really good condition but i recently went to a salon to get my head stripped but they refused. i really want to get back blonde as quick as possiable. i was thinking of doing it my self by bying it from sallys… i need some advice please.
thanks
xx
Comment by jenna — June 3, 2009 @ 4:58 pm
Jenna,
My advice? Don’t do it yourself . . . try finding a professional who will do it. Not sure why the salon refused to do it. They either thought it would damage your hair too much, or, they didn’t feel they had enough experience to get it right.
There are colorists out there who can help you, your job is to find one!
Comment by Barb Quinn — June 4, 2009 @ 11:25 am
hi, when i was born my hair what an auburn color, and it fell out because of cradle crud, and now that i’ve dyed my hair it has grown back out to auburn. i’ve never saw my hair completly this color and i want to see what it would look like, how do i do it?
p.s i can’t afford to go to a salon.
Comment by jeni — August 5, 2009 @ 4:50 pm