Color Remover

I orderd some my self havnt used it.

Hi Viva...I have had more then my share of haircolor disasters! I have also tried just about every haircolor remover trick and chemical product. The "Jheri Redding Colorfix" I have found from my personal experiences to be about the best...less damaging...but do note that it didn't take my hair back to it's original color as it states it would. My natural hair color is a neutral medium brown...the Colorfix brought it up to a semi medium carmel brown but it was really a pretty color and it in no way blotched the permanent color I soon applied afterwards. The Loreal Haircolor Remover Kit...well..my hair was in great condition but this particuliar product can be extremely harsh if your not careful...and YES it actually bleaches your hair!!!! One time when I used it...I had Ronald McDonald orange hair all over and lemon yellow hair at my temples and bangs. When I applied a neutral medium brown permanent color following the stripper...my final result was more of a reddish brown that I didn't care for at all. I found some great haircolor remover tricks in the net and I have tried them all. I strongly suggest that you follow the milder suggestions and leave the harsher one's for an extreme emergency. I'am going to copy and paste...beware...this is lengthy!

Situation 1: I colored my hair and it turned out too dark.
Solution: You can do several things but try these in the order suggested.

The first thing to do is shampoo with a mixture of shampoo and liquid dish detergent. You can do this several times but condition well between shampoos as this can be drying to the hair.
The next thing to try is a deep conditioning treatment with a protein pack. Proteins can pull color out of the hair. Saturating the hair with a protein pack and leaving it as long as you can may remove some color. You can protect the hair with a disposable plastic hair cap. There is a product called Metalex available at beauty supply stores. This is a mild color remover that will not change your regular haircolor as a bleach will do and can lighten a shade or two. This can be applied a few times if you notice color rinsing out in the water. There is also a product called Colorfix that actually shrinks the dye molecules and is used for major color removal and is a very gentle product. The instructions are easy to follow and there are a few applications in each box. If this doesn't get your hair as light as you want, then using a mild solution of bleach mixed with shampoo and conditioner is the next step. Do not use a haircolor to lighten haircolor. It is unpredictable, and is not meant for this purpose. It can actually drive the dark color further into the hair making it harder to remove. To make a bleach shampoo which will lighten a little and be more gentle on the hair, mix an on-scalp bleach per directions and add three tablespoons of Shampoo and three tablespoons of Conditioner. This will buffer the bleach, dilute it and condition as it is lightening. Once the hair has reached the right stage of lightness, you should use cool water to rinse the bleach from the hair. Gently shampoo the hair and rinse well. Wrap hair in a towel to absorb excess water and follow with a Permanent Hair Color Product to tone the hair if necessary.

IMPORTANT NOTE: the bleach used in the last suggestion is NOT Clorox...it is a hair bleach...most beauty supply stores carrying these.

Best Wishes to you