I just dyed my hair, and "yikes" it looks sick. It didn't come out the way I was hoping it would, not even close. I tried to dye it from dirty blond to brunette and guess what, it came out light orange. I don't know what you would call that, but I call it freaky. It was totally unexpected and not wanted.
My hair used to turn red or orange when I dyed it. Someone told me to use ash blonds or ash browns to tone down the red tendency in my hair. It was naturally dark brown but all the brown or blond dyes caused it to show a lot of red/orange. (01/11/2008)
By Marty Dick
Most hair colors have the website for their products on the box container, or on the instructions in with your kit. If you have not thrown out the paperwork yet, get that website and they have an 800 toll free number you can call. Or you can email them with these same questions. They give you a visual guide on there to go by, helping you choose your shade to pick from your natural hair color.
By Julie
I hate to tell you this, but go to a professional and get it corrected. I believe this is one place it's impossible to skimp and still turn out okay. (01/12/2008)
By DonnaDW
Don't use any hair color that has "ash" in it. That will make your hair turn red. (01/13/2008)
Was the dye permanent? I dyed my hair horrendous a couple of months ago, and went into a sally's beauty place, the lady told me DO NOT USE A STRIPPER! She said to dye it darker than what is was. But I have brown hair, and did yuck-o highlights. I saw a color corrector in a magazine, I think it was Redbook or something, I will try to find it and get back to you. (01/13/2008)
By Katie Laflin
It's called colorfix. (01/13/2008)
By Katie Laflin
You can buy Color Oops at drugstores or ColorFix at Sally's. You don't dye over. The color remover will make your hair the more "natural" color (depending on how long you've been dying your hair). Some people can maintain with the removed color, some people then redye over again.
Try this website, here is the Hair Forum, Search Colorfix or Color Oops, they helped me tremendously. I do know, a LOT of people say the toner (the 3rd bottle for ColorFix) makes your hair darker again, so if you like the color you end up with (after the remover) do NOT use the toner. You might have to make an account, but if you like hair and beauty or such, it's worth it (it's free).
http://www.makeupalley.com/board/board.asp?bid=8 (01/15/2008)
By Michawn
If you went from blond to brown. You have to put the red back into your hair first. When it is stripped and dyed blond all the red is removed in the process, you cant get back to brown shades without putting the red back in. I did this and my hair turned green. I got a professional fix and this is what I was told. (01/16/2008)
Corrective coloring needs to be done by a professional. (01/16/2008)
By Linda
Do you still have the box the hair color came in? There's an 800 help number on it. The manufacturer knows best how to fix these things. Dry your tears (I know, I've called them too) and ask them for help. (01/16/2008)
By Janice C.
Professional fix is the best way, but if you must on your own, the 800 number is your first point of action. Sounds like either you colored it blond and it needs other color added back in with the brown, or you need a color filler because it is too porous. Good luck! (01/16/2008)
By Kat
First off, ash tones are blue honey! And yes, you could dye your hair again, it won't hurt it. Hair dyes these days are mild and leave your hair in better condition. Even when you go to salons they offer double processes for you hair. Just get another box of the dye and try again, try taking a hair drier to it to get the color to set in better.
Hair dye doesn't badly damage hair, once it gets to a certain point it basically deactivates (unless you just permed, your hair will be too brittle to color in that case, best to wait a few weeks).
By Annabelle
Sometimes you can remove temporary hair color with mineral oil or baby oil (they're the same thing). You simply comb the oil through your hair, then heat a hot towel in your oven (at 200 deg), then carefully, making sure it's not too hot for your head, wrap the towel around your head making sure all of your hair is inside the warm towel. Next, put another towel in the oven to warm up while the one on your head is now cooling off. When your head towel cools, switch towels. Do this for about an hour, and in between towel changes, comb the oil through your hair again & again. The heat opens up the hair shaft so the oil can really penetrate.
Next wash the oil out with a clarifying shampoo. Clarifying shampoos are stronger shampoos, made to only use once in a while. You may have to do this twice, but this technique will remove most of any temporary hair color, not permanent (I don't know if it will work for semi-permanent).
* To re-dye, go to a specialist. Call the salon & ask for the best hair coloring specialist they have. Ask them to have the Coloring Specialist call you back when they have a minute. When they call back: Ask them how many years He or She has been coloring hair, & tell them your dilemma. Then ask if they know they can fix your color by re-coloring it. Of course no one can ever be absolutely sure they can fix it. If you're not sure or wary, go to another salon!
* Take the box of colorant you used in to your appointment with you. If it was at another salon, call and ask them what they used, this will help the coloring specialist to know what they should use.
*Stay away from any Beauty (training) School or a place like "Super Cuts"! (02/02/2008)
By Cyinda
Here's one for the books; I bought one color, and in the box was another color! I never noticed it until my light brown came out blood red! (06/14/2008)
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A quick diy fix for orange tones in hair is too simply add a little amount of blue food coloring (just a drop or two, not too much) into some of your white/ clear conditioner in a small bowl. Mix well and apply throughout slightly damp orange hair, then comb to e sure it reaches all of the orange hair. Allow that mixture to sit in hair about 5 minutes, or up to 10 minutes. Then rinse. You should notice the orange has magically toned down, and the hair turns out a nice shade of brown!
I have done that on my hair and it worked fine!
How/ why this works is simple science and logic:
Blue is directly OPPOSITE orange on a color wheel, and so that means blue neutralizes or cancels out any orange tones in hair!
All good hair stylists/ colorists know that fact.
So do try this EASY remedy if you're in an orange fix.
Btw, green and red are direct opposites on the color wheel. So logically any of those 2 would neutralize each other.
Make friends with a color wheel, people, specially when you are about to dye your hair at home!
Another IMPORTANT tip to remember is:
Most permanent box dyes contain 20V developer/peroxide. If you dye your hair regularly with box dyes, 20V will turn your base hair ORANGE in time...because 20V LIGHTENS or lifts hair to a higher level.
A good solution to the problem is to dye the orange hair using just a 10V developer to mix with the colorant tube/ bottle in the color that you like.
10V allows the color to only be put back into the hair strands, or rather deposited into hair. 10V developer does NOT lift or lighten hair.
Try to understand the science of hair color, as that is the secret of hair magic! Lol
Hope the info I shared here would help
Here's wishing you many good hair days, yay!
Anisa (of South Africa!)
Hi there. Not sure if this topic/ thread is still active. But for those who are dealing with unhappy orange hair, here goes...
A quick diy toning mixture for orange tones in dyed/ colored hair is to simply add a SMALL amount of dark blue food coloring (just a drop or two, not too much) into some of your white/ clear conditioner in a disposable little plastic bowl. Mix well and apply that mixture throughout slightly damp, clean orange hair. Then comb the hair to ensure the toning mixture reaches all of the orange hair. Allow that mixture to sit in your hair about 5 minutes or up to 10 minutes (depends just how bright orange the hair is!). Then rinse out. After washing the 'bluish' hair, you should notice the orange has magically toned down, and the hair turns out a nice shade of brown!
I have done that on my hair and it worked fine!
How/ why this works is simple science and logic:
Blue is directly OPPOSITE orange on a color wheel, and so that means blue neutralizes or cancels out any orange tones in hair!
All good hair stylists/ colorists at the salons know that fact.
So people, do try this EASY remedy if you're in an orange fix.
Btw, on the color wheel green and red are direct opposites. So logically, any of those 2 would neutralize each other. BUT PLEASE DON'T go color your hair with a green hair dye/ color, lol!
Make friends with the color wheel, people, specially when you are about to dye your hair at home!
Another IMPORTANT tip to remember is this:
Most permanent box dyes at drugstores or supermarkets contain 20V developer/peroxide in a bottle and a tube/bottle that has the actual color you like, which are usually mixed together before applying into hair.
If you dye your hair REGULARLY/ OFTEN with box dyes, it's the 20V developer that will turn your base hair ORANGE in time...because 20V developer LIGHTENS or lifts hair to a higher color level than the color you have/ had at the beginning.
A good solution to that problem is to dye the lightened hair using just a 10V developer to mix with the colorant tube/ bottle in the color that you like. Do NOT use 20V if you already have orange or lightened hair and you DON'T want your hair to go a much lighter hair color!
10V developer allows the color to only be put back into the hair strands, or rather deposited into hair. 10V developer does NOT lift or lighten hair further! So go with a 10V developer to calm down the orange when re-dyeing or coloring hair again, okay.
And when you achieve the hair color you like, do use color protecting products in your hair care routine.
Natural coconut oil really helps to heal dry, damaged hair for sure... so try it as a good, easy deep conditioner and keep it in the hair for a good few hours or overnight (cover oiled hair with a scarf before going to bed). Coconut oil, and or also jojoba oil, works better for hair than most high end expensive products! Even Dr. Oz said something like that himself on his tv show! Really.
Please try to understand the science of hair color, AND PLEASE ALWAYS DO THE STRAND TEST according to the guideline and timing on the box instruction guide. Then check the small bunch of few dyed hair strands to see just how the color takes in your particular hair type... that is the secret of REAL hair magic!
I've learned these things during my own hair dye journey. No more shocking surprise hair color results. Lol
When in doubt, go ask/see a good professional hair colorist.
I hope the info I've shared here would help everyone, or at least help a person
I salute each of us, my fellow home hair dyers, for being the brave souls that we are!
Here's wishing you many good hair days, yay!
(Oops sorry about the long comment, just trying to help hey)
Anisa (of South Africa!)
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