Dark brown turned out black..Help
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Topic: Dark brown turned out black..Help
Posted By: IR
Subject: Dark brown turned out black..Help
Date Posted: June 24 2002 at 6:27pm
i used nice and easy deep brown yesterday and it turned out jet black. I don`t know why but it did. I hate it. I am afraid to try and dye a lighter shade so soon and I can`t find any products to lighten it. What do I do besides going to a salon. I`ve read the post about Prell but I can`t find it. So basiclly, I`m running out of options
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Posted By: mommak8
Date Posted: June 25 2002 at 5:47pm
Hi,
I can`t find Prell either (I`m the one who originally posted about lightening hair color). Through my other research, I`ve read that you can buy a color remover at Sally`s (metalix) or on the web (colorfix) but it is kind of tricky/unpredictable and can be damaging. Often you need to re-dye after the color is lifted and the results can be goofy. I decided that it was not worth the risk, since my hair is not hideous, just a bit too dark for me. I don`t know how you feel about waiting it out. If you absolutely cannot stand it for 2 weeks, I would go to a salon if I were you.
I have been shampooing with 1/2 dish liquid (Ajax!) and 1/2 clarifying shampoo (always followed by a good conditioner for 2-3 mins), then every other day I put a hot extra virgin olive oil pack on my hair and cover it with plastic for like 30 mins to 1 hour, b/c I read that also helps lift color, plus it conditions it really well. It is starting to lighten, infact some of my old highlights are starting to come through which helps alot. I also wash my hair in the hottest water I can stand, as heat helps fade color.
Arg. I know how frustrating this is, believe me. For the future, I have learned that if you hair is porous (from previous coloring) color will "grab" and you should go a shade or two lighter than you want. Also treating it with a protein filler (available at Sally`s) helps close the porosity a bit before you color. HTH!!
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Posted By: AggiePam
Date Posted: July 03 2002 at 2:15pm
This happened to me to a few years ago. I had highlights I wanted to cover, to get back to my natural med-dark brown hair. My hair also looked almost black! It was a shock, but I`ll tell you, it did fade within a few weeks to normal brown. Have patience & wash often. Wear a hat or whatever. You don`t need to do anything with color, just let it fade, I promise, it will work out!!
( I went & cut all mine off!! I regretted it)
OH...and you don`t need Prell, just use Neutragena anti-residue shampoo it works well. You may not want to use it every wash, just every so often.
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