returning to grey hair

by irene
(uk)

I have been dying my hair for years but want to return to my natural colour which is mainly grey. I hate the "line" of grey when its growing out is it possible to tke out the dye some how, or would hi lights be better?

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returning to grey hair

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May 21, 2010
 grey
by: Anonymous

same here. i have brown hair, been dying it red for 35 years. now the new growth is white & brown. how do i go to the original (icky) colour without cutting my hair to the core. ( it's very long.)
May 22, 2010
 professional color remover
by: Anonymous

Elimi8 is a product by Rusk that will strip unwanted color from the cuticle layer without further damage. There is a product by Schwarzkopf that can remove permament color at a molecular level....Igora modulat/color remover both of these products for use by professionals only....amazing technology so find a salon that handles either of those product lines and find a professional colorist worth every penny!
May 24, 2010
 thanks
by: irene

thanks for that I will try to find a colourist who uses those products my local hairdresser said it couldnt be done!
May 24, 2010
 Its my opinion......
by: Anonymous

I really believe you just need to highlight.This way you wont have the line so much just try to get as close to you natural color as possible.Sometimes actually,when you strip your hair it will not go to the natural color!! It will be red-or orange etc,,,You can do this and lighten it all over as close to the natural color but it would be a vey drastic change for you. Good luck to you.
May 24, 2010
 grey wanted
by: irene

Ah but believe it or not i actualy want to go back to being grey! I am going to be working in a remote area of Uganda where i wont be able to get hair dye but where grey hais is greatly respected as a sign of long life! Highlighting would just add yet another colour.
Jun 02, 2010
 GOING BACK TO GREY
by: Anonymous

TWO OPTIONS BOTH UTILIZING A PROFESSIONAL COLORIST SPECIALIZING IN CORRECTIVE COLOR:

1. REMOVE ALL TINT WITH COLOR REMOVER, THEN TONE WITH SEMI OR DEMI COLOR IN PALEST SHADE POSSIBLE.

2. HEAVY FOIL BLEACH AND TONE TO MINIMIZE REGROWTH.
Jun 11, 2010
 back to grey
by: irene

hmmm made the mistake of trying highlights and now have 3 different tones as i feared. the blonder look is very much on the yellow side, instead of the more silver look which i wanted, should i try bleaching and going ash blonde do you think?
Jul 11, 2010
 Silvery hair
by: suzanne

First you should bleach it to a pale yellow, then add toner and then platinum blond which is silvery in color
Jul 11, 2010
 grey hair
by: Irene

Tried the bleaching and toning to platinum but it was awful. In the end I had to rush out and buy another hair dye to cover it. I shall now give up and just let the grey grow through it, even though that will take some time as its shoulder lenght

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