Dyed my hair BLACK....help me reverse!

[anjanasadil]

Originally Posted by selene /img/forum/go_quote.gif 1) Keep in mind that being able to pull off shiny black hair is not the worst thing that could happen to you.2) Also, keep in mind that I’ve read a TON of horror stories on msg boards that women have posted about the absolute havoc and damage that was caused to their hair due to trying to lighten hair they had dyed black.

I would highly recommend you ask sweetpeacali about this over at MUA. Unfortunately, just b/c someone is a “professional†doesn’t mean they will be able to do this well for you. She is getting ready to lighten up her hair (she does a dark brown, though, not black). At least consider this: would you rather be bored with your black, albeit healthy, head of hair, or be dealing (potentially) with a hair damage disaster that there is no fix for except to wait for the new healthy hair to grow in for the next 2-3 years.

Like the one poster said above, it’s pretty much a guarantee that your hair will break off in places. NOT fun!

PS I know... I'm late to this thread.

That said, how YOU doin'??

thanks selene! yea, i totally agree with you. i'm not going to risk my long healthy hair by dying it anymore or bleaching it. i've learned to cope with the darkness, hahaha....hopefully the head n shoulders i bought will strip it some. in the meantime, i'm hanging in there!!

 

[LaItaliana]

I dont understand why the animosity towards lighteners that make hair orange.. lol but really i used colorfix from sallys to lighten my very darkbrown/red almost black hair and yes, it turned a ugly shade of yellow and orange but after i did it. BUT I dyed it light brown right after and it was almost back to my light brown natural color.. Its not like you keep the color you get with colorfix... you have to dye over the ugly. My hair wasnt damaged at all and still felt soft.

I dont think its bleach so its softer on hair.. Go over to folica.com & search for color fix by jerome russel? i think its by them.. it has tons of reviews & some pictures too. it saved me from my dark hair

 

[Shanelle]

Omgosh do not bleach it even with a pro's help. Go look at my "helplessy ugly" thread. LMAO.

 

[selene]

I know of one person who successfully used colorfix to lighten her hair a few shades (I'm NOT saying that no one else has, I'm just saying that I only know one person that has). That was the sweetpeacali I mentioned in the post above. The lighter hair she achieved, though, is not a drastic change.

 

[claire20a]

I'd be interested to hear how you get on with the head and shoulders... I dyed my hair last week with a semi-permanent "iced chocolate" shade and it looks like a black wig (why do colours never turn out how they look on the box)? My hair is quite dark naturally but I had some caramel highlights that had seriously regrown and needed a quick fix for christmas (couldn't find time for a salon appointment). I was wondering whether semi-permanent dyes actually come out within 24 washes like it says on the box or whether they fade out?? I've washed my hair several times and haven't seen any fade yet...