How to get rid of red hair dye without going to a salon?

ive been waiting to for the dye to come out, i even tried covering it with brown dye, but the dye just came out and the red is still there. The dye was Live XXL Real Red, and it has faded but i want to go back to my natural colour.





I dont want to bleach my hair, i was wondering about hair strippers or remover? Does Tesco's or Boots sell any?





thanks xHow to get rid of red hair dye without going to a salon?
The problem of how to get rid of a bad hair color dominates my comment boards. More often than not, the right answer is to go to a professional, who can do a thorough consultation with you. They can see and feel your hair and consult with you to get all the history of chemicals that are on your hair. This will always be my first advice to anyone asking me how to fix a bad hair color.“If you choose to try this at home, here are some tips”In removing color from your hair, the potential for damage and unwanted or uneven color results, especially for the novice, is high. If you can’t afford to go to a hair salon, next best thing is to call a cosmetology training school and ask about their prices. They will be priced considerably less than a hair salon. If they are a reputable school they’ll get it done right, possibly saving you from lots of grief!





That being said, fixing it yourself is not an impossible task but it helps a lot if you have some hair color know how. If you choose to try this at home, here are some tips from on how to avoid the biggest mistakes users make in trying to remove hair color.





I have found ONE-N-ONLY COLORFIX , by Jeri Redding, the most user friendly and effective products for retail sales. After reading reviews of the successes and failures of users of Colorfix on follica.com , I went to the source at Conairpro.com to get answers to my questions. Linda was great at answering all my questions. By the way, there were far more positive responses of results from the people using Colorfix on follica.com than negative results. But for those who had bad results, here from the horses mouth . . .





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The biggest mistake made by the user Linda says is “not knowing what is on their hair.” If you color at home, I suggest you keep a card file of when you colored, the product name, what type of color and the 800 number of the manufacturer. This way you can determine exactly what is on your hair at anytime. It will be valuable information for any future color changes you want to make. Any hair color you do on your hair remains there until it is cut out. Since hair grows about a half inch per month, just do the math to tell if that color you did a year ago is still in your hair. If you have the phone number of the manufacturer, you can always verify the type of color you used ie; Semi or demi-permanent etc.





Here are the big mistakes to avoid!





The user needs to understand this will only remove permanent hair color.


It will not remove semi or demi-permanent colors.


It will not remove colors such as hennas or Grecian formula (progressive colors) or colors with metallic salts.


It will not remove your natural underlying color.





Don’t make the mistake of skipping step 3 which is the called the “Processing Lotion.” After you use Colorfix, you must shampoo out the product and apply the “processing lotion” for 5 minutes. Within 5 minutes, this step lets you know if you have successfully removed the “dye molecules” out of the hair. If the dye molecules are still in the hair, the hair will re-darken. How does this happen? If the dye molecules have not all been removed, the hair ends up oxidizing on its own and will return to dark. You then would know you need to redo the first two steps, providing it is a permanent color you are trying to remove.Important: Visually after applying Colorfix it will look as if you have removed color from the hair but, you will only know internally if you have removed the color by doing this step, applying the processing lotion. If your hair turns dark in 5 minutes it’s letting you know, these dye molecules are still in the hair. If you have repeated the process 2 to 3 times and this step still reverts your hair back to dark, you probably have a semi or demi color in your hair, which it won’t lift out.





If the user doesn’t understand color, they may easily reapply their targeted color and end up with a much darker color than they wanted. They need to choose a color 2 to 3 shades lighter than their desired end result. Your hair will be more porous on that day and will grab the color, darkening your hair more than the color you see on the box.








A bad smell left on the hair was mentioned a few times in the reviews, to which I was told they need to do a better rinsing out of the product. The directions will tell you to rinse out thoroughly, twice. Another step they can take if the smell is still bothersome, is to make a paste of baking soda and water and put that in the hair and rinse.How to get rid of red hair dye without going to a salon?
I got tired of paying expensive rates for hair dressers so I went to boots and got the garnier pre lightener. After considering it for a while I took the plunge and went for it. My hair was bright red with black streaks, followed by a very dark brown, so you can imagine how dark it was. I used the lightener and after an hour my ends are blonde and the roots still pink, but it is light enough to put a dark blonde or light brown to cover it. I am considering getting another lightener just for the pink bits as I am sure it will remove it. Very satisfied with this product and have tried many before with no good results. But if its your natural colour you want then I think you will just have to grow it out. Try the lightener and then a colour that is closest to your natural colour. Lighteners are only there to strip your hair, you need another colour on top if you want it to look decent. Hope this helps. Good Luck!
You could pre lighten then re colour,as long as you use a natural brown (defo not blond over pre lightner). this is what a salon would do.





Or you could use a natural dye like a brown henna, as long as you don't plan on using chemicals over henna, it is fine.





Tescos will do a pre lightner and hair colours for re colouring, as will boots.


i had dyed black hair, and i pre lightened it out then re coloured with brown and it was a nice light brown result, really pretty.





Back to natural light gingery red now though, i am through with messing with my hair.





Good luck.
If the dye is permanent then it does what it says on the tin, it stays in. If it is a semi-permanent one then just keep on washing your hair until it goes away!





Go to a salon, they will sort you out there, I don't think you'll be able to get the dye out, but they could re-dye it back to your natural shade.
Wear a hat.