My go to hair colour remover would be "magic off" by Sassoon, Wella colour for professionals. Stripping at home is not something I'd recommend unless you want to compromise the condition of the hair and have uneven results,' says Fitch. What do hairdressers use to remove dye? Apple to clean dry hair using entire contents, ensure that the hair is saturated with lotion, use comb to ensure complete coverage. Cover hair in cling film and process for 45 minutes I applied the mixture, which went on really easily. In my experience with home hair colours, it is difficult (and often painful) to try and comb the dye through but, thankfully, the lotion in Colourless Hair Colour Remover is easy to comb through. Depending on how much you want to shift the colour a gentle solution is Malibu colour remover. It deeply cleanses the hair, removing some of the build up of colour,' says Fitch. Does hair colour remover actually work?

I want to also add, DO NOT put a permanent colour straight on top of your hair after using a colour remover. It will only go dark again. Use a semi permanent preferably (One that lasts only a few shampoos). Products that last up to 24 washes (Clairol Nice n Easy non permanent and L’Oreal Casting Creme Gloss) are best left till a while after as they often will take the hair too dark. A bleach soak removes the colour and reveals the under tone of the hair. For example, dark bases have a red undertone which leads to orange and then the lightest bases yellow. That’s why when our colours fade sometimes over exposure to the sun, brunettes feel red and blonde feel yellow,’ she adds.But don't despair, because there are things you can do to fix hair dye that's gone wrong. We spoke to hair colour experts – Harriet Muldoon, colour expert at Larry King and Leanne Fitch, creative master colourisr at Josh Wood Atelier to figure out how to fix a hair dye disaster, plus the best hair colour removers to strip colour at home. How to remove hair dye at home?

Apply the remainder of bottle C and massage to lather like a shampoo for 1 minute. Now rinse for a further 5 minutes A colour remover (Not stripper, that’s a different thing) will NOT lift your hair colour. If you find your natural roots are darker after using a colour remover than the hair that had the colour removed. Its because most permanent colours are a 6% peroxide. This means when you pop them on your hair and process them they can lift 1-2 shades. Although you could even be adding a darker shade on there, when removed your hair could be lighter. So again, no blaming the colour remover for doing this. Its the peroxide from the colour you applied before. Ammonia- and Bleach-Free Formulas: Hair color remover in and of itself is stripping and has the potential to damage your hair. The experts we spoke with warned that formulas that contain these additional ingredients are only going to dry out your hair even more and increase the likelihood that the process leads to lasting damage. So, it got to Saturday afternoon and I decided that I had enough time to do the process (allowing for the 45 minutes developing time and 15 minutes rinsing time). In hindsight, when washing the lotion off it would be a lot more comfortable to actually sit in the bath, rather than lean over it like I did.If you've ever dyed your hair, chances are you might be all too familiar with a hair dye disaster. Unfortunately – they're all too common, which is where hair colour removers can come in handy. Because whether you've had a box dye job gone wrong, have layered too many colours over one another or you've accidentally tinged your hair green in your gym's swimming pool, a hair colour disaster is a sure fire way to deplete your confidence. I would always recommend seeing a professional for this process,’ advises Muldoon. ‘For removing colour there are several things you can use but I would do a bleach soak.’ Colour removers only remove semi/demi and permanent colours. Also if you have had bleach (High lights, full head etc) those areas where you applied colour onto the bleach may have stained the hair. So this will not remove staining. A colour remover will not remove bleach from your hair. Bleached hair has had the colour pigment stripped from it. While seeking professional help should be your first port of call, sometimes there's not time to book into the salon. So how can you remove hair colour at home? Revolution Pro Hair Colour Remover doesn’t smell as strong as the likes of Colour B4. It does have that ‘egg’ like scent but I found it a little milder.

In the box you get your developing lotion, the colour removal lotion, shampoo, gloves & instructions. The conditioner in this kit smells amazing! It also leaves your hair so soft and glossy. This was much needed after that buffer! I left the conditioner in a few minutes rather than the suggested 1 minute.Permanent colour pigment is held inside the hair shaft. Colour Remover enters your Hair shaft and directly targets the Colour pigment and works to dissolve the Colour so it can be washed out. Depending on the extent and age of the colour and your natural hair texture, there are different methods used to remove colour,' explains Fitch. Ok so, for me, this is a slightly different blog to usual because it’s not Makeup related but I do think that this is something my readers would enjoy and be interested in. Colourless Hair Colour Remover is the simple way to wash away your unwanted colour and allow you to be the colour you desire. You can safely recolour immediately after use. To prepare my hair for a future colour – I advice waiting at least 48 hours after doing a colour removal to see what you are left with. Oxidisation after colour removers can occur up to 48 hours after. Leaving you with a darker result. The buffer made my hair feel so dry I thought it would snap! It was like the strongest clarifying shampoo ever. I honestly was concerned!