How do i get back to my natural like colour!

by janet
(edmonton, alberta)

i tried to streak my hair its normaly light brown/blonde but it came out copper, so i got my husband to go get hair dye, to temperarly dye it back to natural but now it is carrot oarange! help is there anything i can do????? ITS AWEFULL!! I LOOK LIKE STRAWBERRYSHORTCAKE!

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Mar 20, 2008

Go with semi-permanent
by: Michelle

Hi Janet,

To tone down the orange color, get a semi-permanent, ASH or NEUTRAL toned brown color and apply it straight over top. Semi-permanent is important because it doesn't have the higher level of peroxide that permanent color does, which lifts your hair enough to expose the underlying pigment.

Check out this page on hair color chemistry for details on underlying pigments.

All the best,
Michelle
Editor, SHM.com

Mar 21, 2008

One N Only colorfix
by: Anonymous

I heard this is a great way to get rid of unwanted hair color. It's about 17 dollars but it's better than buying tons of hair dyes for it just to turn into a disaster. It got great reviews on Folica but they don't have it. This website has it and for cheaper. If you have long hair or the hair color is very different from your natural hair color you should get two boxes or use two treatments if it doesn't get the product completely out. Don't use the Clairol version I heard it takes your hair out. Just go to beautymotion.com and search colorfix. Hope it helps!

Feb 10, 2010

How do i get back to my natural like colour!
by: Anonymous

hi! i recently did the same thing but i never tried to goo back to my natural color. my hair is brown/blond just like yours, but it turned strawberry blond.... it looks terrible!!! HELP ME!

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