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I want to lighten my dyed black hair

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Topic: I want to lighten my dyed black hair
Posted By: LostCase
Subject: I want to lighten my dyed black hair
Date Posted: June 23 2007 at 10:29am

Hi!

I have dyed black, and I don't like it. light color suits me much better.
naturally I have medium blonde hair.
I decided to grow my natural hair, but it takes too long to grow all the hair until I can cut all the black hair..
I don't want to use bleach.
I don't live in the usa, so all the good hair removers that are sold there aren't accessible for me.
I was thinking about using extra light blond color to get the light base.
it's important to mention that I don't have intention to get the light blond
color.... I just want to use the extra light blonde color to get the light base, so I will be able to color my hair to the color I want.
Will it work?
 
Thank you in advance.


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Posted By: alana1970
Date Posted: June 23 2007 at 11:11am
I understand that you can't use color to lift color so putting in a lighter dye will not make your hair lighter it well just probably make it turn orange.  You will probably have to use a color fixer which takes all the black out of your here and then you could use a color.  Black is a really hard color to get out.  I know from experience and this is what i did.  I put a color remover and then dyed it light brown which was the only color it would take. Good luck.

Posted By: LostCase
Date Posted: June 23 2007 at 11:19am
I don't think that color fixers are sold in my country.... so I can't purchase one.
and If I put extra light dye on my hair and my hair will be orange-
Won't I be able to color on orange a light brown color?

Posted By: alana1970
Date Posted: June 24 2007 at 10:31am
If your hair turns orange and you put brown in it it will probably not take it will either turn red or stay orange.  Like I said black is hard to take out.  I have heard of people putting dawn dishwashing liquid in there hair and this pulls some of the color out.  Also prell if you can find it.  Maybe even a clarifying shampoo.  Note that this will dry your hair out a lot so you have to moisturize and deep condition it really well afterwards.  First try getting as much of the black out.  Can't order online?

Posted By: suicides_eve
Date Posted: June 24 2007 at 4:38pm
 i would try color zap  it worked on removing  lots of years of black hair dye off my hair. your can deff find that on the internt

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Posted By: lovetocolor
Date Posted: June 25 2007 at 2:24pm
now, i am in no way predijuse (i cannot spell but i am not a biggot) but my friend, the cosmotologist told me that her teacher told the students that "once you go black you can never go back"  it is hard to remove but others have done it and you can too if you are patient and do it over a period of time....good luck, i know you will end up ok.

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Posted By: Bambilee
Date Posted: July 03 2007 at 12:19pm
Once you go black you DEF> can go back. LOOK AT MY HAIR! I had dyed black now look at it!!!? It was a long process and very touchy, but I did it... at home with OTC dyes.
 
If your are brave and not too worried about your hair turning out PERFECTLY, then you can do it.
 
I lifted my dyed black with bleach... I lifted it to a light brown. Leave it in for about 15 mintues or so... watch your hair in the mirror, it'll turn. Once it gets to a level you like, remove the bleach. I used garnier... its a pretty good bleach. Your hair MAY turn out PATCHY if you lift it any lighter than a brown. If you want it lighter, lift it till it's a orangey color, and then put a light brown dye in....
 
Hairdressers go to school to learn how to color. If you don't go to them they aren't getting paid so that's why they say, "once you go black, you can't go back." It's a very scary job and YES without a prof. help you could get a really bad dye job, but it can be done.... your hair may be DRY and brittle, but ONLY if you go too light.
 
Try what I've suggested, if not, go to a salon. I'm from CANDADA and I can't get. Prof. hair dying products either.
 


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Posted By: lovetocolor
Date Posted: July 03 2007 at 1:42pm
no, you are right...i was just repeating what was told in a class...lots of people have to of had it removed....you are patient with your hair, you had a good turn out.

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happy coloring


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