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    Posted: October 13 2003 at 1:09am
I recently dyed my hair dark brown, and instead of being the color on the box, it turned black. I immediatly went out and bought a light brown/red color to try to tint it to make it appear brown. Didn't work! Is there something I can do to lighten it but not cause too much damage to my hair??
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Might help if you wait a few days and see if it fades. Most dyes do fade a little after the first few days or a week, and you can see what it's like then before deciding if you need to do anything else to it or not.
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Try washing a few times with Prell shampoo, it really lifts color.
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Did you have color on your hair prior to this color?

Layering the color molecules will only cause color to go darker.

You might try powdered hair bleach mixed with a little shampoo. Suds it up and watch it for about 5 minutes. This works sometime, but not always on store bought color.

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Originally posted by Elissa Elissa wrote:

Try washing a few times with Prell shampoo, it really lifts color.

Yes, believe me Prell is your best friend when you want a color to fade.
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dish soap (repeated several times) sometimes worked for me when I dyed my hair in the past. It's drying of course, so plan on doing extra conditioning after.
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I've heard that any anti-dandruff shampoo helps to strip color. When my hair looks too dark, I use Head & Shoulders to help "tone it down."
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