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Temporary hair colour can be a fun way to try something new with your looks. It is also helpful for finding out if a colour is right for you without making a permanent commitment right away. Unfortunately, temporary hair colour has a horrible way of getting on everything – your pillow case, your clothes, even your furniture. Your shocking blue hair has faded, leaving you with blueberry muffin head. What do you do to make the nightmare end?

WAYS TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE TEMPORARY HAIR COLOUR

1. Wash It Away

A lot of products promise temporary hair colour for 6-12 washes. Usually, it’s less. With some reds they last longer especially if you have lighter hair to begin with. Pick a strong shampoo, for instance a chlorine stripper designed to remove chlorine from swimmer’s hair or a dandruff shampoo. Wash your hair several times until the colour is removed! We’re talking a wrinkly wet commitment here. You’ll have to wash your hair and let it dry about 10-15 times. After you are finished, and not before, condition your hair with a leave-in conditioner. All the washing will leave your hair dry and fly-away otherwise!

2. Swim for the Win

If you have a pool or hot-tub, you are set. Hair dye will fade quickly in chlorinated water. Swim for hours. Hang on the side of the pool or hot tub with your hair in the water. Afterwards, wash your hair a few times and condition it thoroughly.

3. Turn to the Professionals.

If all else fails, go to a professional hair dresser and have them dye your hair back to your normal colour with professional dyes. This way you won’t have to re-touch roots when your normal hair starts to grow back in. Your hair stylist may also have a dye remover on hand to remove the colour for you instead of dying your hair.

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4. Use a Commercial Product

Most drug stores will offer a chemical hair-dye remover. This is a last resort as the removers are harsh and may burn or damage your hair. While at the store be sure to also buy a hot-oil conditioner or hair serum to help repair the damage afterwards.

5. Hit the Fridge

Lemon juice and vinegar make a mighty mixture for removing hair dye. Mix together a cup of vinegar and a cup of lemon juice. Completely drench your head and sit out in the sun to help it dry. When the mixture is dry, wash your hair. Let your hair dry, and repeat. Do this 2-3 times a day until your hair returns to it’s normal colour.

6. Start Fresh

Probably the most dramatic solution, but trendy if you have the cheek bones for it. Yes, I’m talking about shaving your head. This solution is great for boys and men, and for girls who don’t mind the Sinead O’Connor look.

7. Preventative Measures

A bit of research may save you from future hair disasters. Buy your products wisely. Different temporary hair colours will last longer. Look for rinses formulated to last 3-6 washes only. Other dyes such as Manic Panic are designed to be semi-permanent and will last longer with truer colour. Most importantly, be sure to dye a test strip of your hair first. I know, you’ve got the dye and are itching for a change. You are itching to dye your hair right away! Show some will power and instead dye a small strip of hair you can easily hide if necessary. Some dyes look great in the bottle or on the box, but shades will vary depending on your existing hair colour!

Temporary hair colour can be a fun way to try something new with your looks. It is also helpful for finding out if a colour is right for you without making a permanent commitment right away. Unfortunately, temporary hair colour has a horrible way of getting on everything – your pillow case, your clothes, even your furniture. Your shocking blue hair has faded, leaving you with blueberry muffin head. What do you do to make the nightmare end?

WAYS TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE TEMPORARY HAIR COLOUR

1. Wash It Away

A lot of products promise temporary hair colour for 6-12 washes. Usually, it’s less. With some reds they last longer especially if you have lighter hair to begin with. Pick a strong shampoo, for instance a chlorine stripper designed to remove chlorine from swimmer’s hair or a dandruff shampoo. Wash your hair several times until the colour is removed! We’re talking a wrinkly wet commitment here. You’ll have to wash your hair and let it dry about 10-15 times. After you are finished, and not before, condition your hair with a leave-in conditioner. All the washing will leave your hair dry and fly-away otherwise!

2. Swim for the Win

If you have a pool or hot-tub, you are set. Hair dye will fade quickly in chlorinated water. Swim for hours. Hang on the side of the pool or hot tub with your hair in the water. Afterwards, wash your hair a few times and condition it thoroughly.

3. Turn to the Professionals.

If all else fails, go to a professional hair dresser and have them dye your hair back to your normal colour with professional dyes. This way you won’t have to re-touch roots when your normal hair starts to grow back in. Your hair stylist may also have a dye remover on hand to remove the colour for you instead of dying your hair.

4. Use a Commercial Product

Most drug stores will offer a chemical hair-dye remover. This is a last resort as the removers are harsh and may burn or damage your hair. While at the store be sure to also buy a hot-oil conditioner or hair serum to help repair the damage afterwards.

5. Hit the Fridge

Lemon juice and vinegar make a mighty mixture for removing hair dye. Mix together a cup of vinegar and a cup of lemon juice. Completely drench your head and sit out in the sun to help it dry. When the mixture is dry, wash your hair. Let your hair dry, and repeat. Do this 2-3 times a day until your hair returns to it’s normal colour.

6. Start Fresh

Probably the most dramatic solution, but trendy if you have the cheek bones for it. Yes, I’m talking about shaving your head. This solution is great for boys and men, and for girls who don’t mind the Sinead O’Connor look.

7. Preventative Measures

A bit of research may save you from future hair disasters. Buy your products wisely. Different temporary hair colours will last longer. Look for rinses formulated to last 3-6 washes only. Other dyes such as Manic Panic are designed to be semi-permanent and will last longer with truer colour. Most importantly, be sure to dye a test strip of your hair first. I know, you’ve got the dye and are itching for a change. You are itching to dye your hair right away! Show some will power and instead dye a small strip of hair you can easily hide if necessary. Some dyes look great in the bottle or on the box, but shades will vary depending on your existing hair colour!

It has happened to most of us at some point in our lives, we dye our hair expecting a beautiful and radical change, but when we see the end result we are unhappy with it. If you have dyed your hair a colour such as blonde or light brown you can normal dye over it quite easily but if you have chosen a darker colour such as dark brown or black, this can make matters more difficult. Try as you might, you cannot dye over black or brown dye so most people feel as though they have two choices, they can either learn to like it or wait until it grows out. But there are some ways to help remove the unwanted colour from your hair.

Shampoo

The most common cause of colour fade in hair dye is shampoo, the lathering action of the shampoo is what strips the colour from the hair. Shampoos that are specifically designed for colour treated hair lather much less and this is what helps to prolong the colour.

Shampoo your hair daily using a normal shampoo, this will help to fade the hair dye significantly, make sure that you always condition your hair after you shampoo it as washing it everyday will leave it more susceptible to damage. You should see a difference after approximately two weeks.

Store bought hair dye removers.

These will remove the majority of the colour from your hair straight away, but because they are loaded with harsh chemicals they will cause severe damage to your hair. They will dry it out and make it look matte and dull. These should really be avoided but if you are absolutely desperate to remove the colour from your hair immediately then this is the only option.

Shower gel.

This is another method that needs to be used with great care because shower gel can be very harsh and damage the hair. But after a while, it will remove a great deal of the colour no matter how dark it is. Simply replace your shampoo with a shower gel, shower gel that is specifically designed for men works best. Condition as normal after you have shampooed your hair.

Conditioner.

This is a method that not many people are familiar with, but it will remove a significant amount of hair colour over time. This is really the only method that will benefit your hair but it will take longer than the rest.

After you have shampooed your hair, remove all of the excess water by wrapping your hair in a towel for approximately one minute, apply a generous amount of conditioner to your hair and wrap it back up in the towel.

Leave it for approximately thirty minutes, or an hour if you can manage it, thoroughly rinse all of the conditioner off. You will see traces of colour and dirt being removed form your hair.

It has happened to most of us at some point in our lives, we dye our hair expecting a beautiful and radical change, but when we see the end result we are unhappy with it. If you have dyed your hair a colour such as blonde or light brown you can normal dye over it quite easily but if you have chosen a darker colour such as dark brown or black, this can make matters more difficult. Try as you might, you cannot dye over black or brown dye so most people feel as though they have two choices, they can either learn to like it or wait until it grows out. But there are some ways to help remove the unwanted colour from your hair.

Shampoo

The most common cause of colour fade in hair dye is shampoo, the lathering action of the shampoo is what strips the colour from the hair. Shampoos that are specifically designed for colour treated hair lather much less and this is what helps to prolong the colour.

Shampoo your hair daily using a normal shampoo, this will help to fade the hair dye significantly, make sure that you always condition your hair after you shampoo it as washing it everyday will leave it more susceptible to damage. You should see a difference after approximately two weeks.

Store bought hair dye removers.

These will remove the majority of the colour from your hair straight away, but because they are loaded with harsh chemicals they will cause severe damage to your hair. They will dry it out and make it look matte and dull. These should really be avoided but if you are absolutely desperate to remove the colour from your hair immediately then this is the only option.

Shower gel.

This is another method that needs to be used with great care because shower gel can be very harsh and damage the hair. But after a while, it will remove a great deal of the colour no matter how dark it is. Simply replace your shampoo with a shower gel, shower gel that is specifically designed for men works best. Condition as normal after you have shampooed your hair.

Conditioner.

This is a method that not many people are familiar with, but it will remove a significant amount of hair colour over time. This is really the only method that will benefit your hair but it will take longer than the rest.

After you have shampooed your hair, remove all of the excess water by wrapping your hair in a towel for approximately one minute, apply a generous amount of conditioner to your hair and wrap it back up in the towel.

Leave it for approximately thirty minutes, or an hour if you can manage it, thoroughly rinse all of the conditioner off. You will see traces of colour and dirt being removed form your hair.

Temporary hair colour can be a fun way to try something new with your looks. It is also helpful for finding out if a colour is right for you without making a permanent commitment right away. Unfortunately, temporary hair colour has a horrible way of getting on everything – your pillow case, your clothes, even your furniture. Your shocking blue hair has faded, leaving you with blueberry muffin head. What do you do to make the nightmare end?

WAYS TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE TEMPORARY HAIR COLOUR

1. Wash It Away

A lot of products promise temporary hair colour for 6-12 washes. Usually, it’s less. With some reds they last longer especially if you have lighter hair to begin with. Pick a strong shampoo, for instance a chlorine stripper designed to remove chlorine from swimmer’s hair or a dandruff shampoo. Wash your hair several times until the colour is removed! We’re talking a wrinkly wet commitment here. You’ll have to wash your hair and let it dry about 10-15 times. After you are finished, and not before, condition your hair with a leave-in conditioner. All the washing will leave your hair dry and fly-away otherwise!

2. Swim for the Win

If you have a pool or hot-tub, you are set. Hair dye will fade quickly in chlorinated water. Swim for hours. Hang on the side of the pool or hot tub with your hair in the water. Afterwards, wash your hair a few times and condition it thoroughly.

3. Turn to the Professionals.

If all else fails, go to a professional hair dresser and have them dye your hair back to your normal colour with professional dyes. This way you won’t have to re-touch roots when your normal hair starts to grow back in. Your hair stylist may also have a dye remover on hand to remove the colour for you instead of dying your hair.

4. Use a Commercial Product

Most drug stores will offer a chemical hair-dye remover. This is a last resort as the removers are harsh and may burn or damage your hair. While at the store be sure to also buy a hot-oil conditioner or hair serum to help repair the damage afterwards.

5. Hit the Fridge

Lemon juice and vinegar make a mighty mixture for removing hair dye. Mix together a cup of vinegar and a cup of lemon juice. Completely drench your head and sit out in the sun to help it dry. When the mixture is dry, wash your hair. Let your hair dry, and repeat. Do this 2-3 times a day until your hair returns to it’s normal colour.

6. Start Fresh

Probably the most dramatic solution, but trendy if you have the cheek bones for it. Yes, I’m talking about shaving your head. This solution is great for boys and men, and for girls who don’t mind the Sinead O’Connor look.

7. Preventative Measures

A bit of research may save you from future hair disasters. Buy your products wisely. Different temporary hair colours will last longer. Look for rinses formulated to last 3-6 washes only. Other dyes such as Manic Panic are designed to be semi-permanent and will last longer with truer colour. Most importantly, be sure to dye a test strip of your hair first. I know, you’ve got the dye and are itching for a change. You are itching to dye your hair right away! Show some will power and instead dye a small strip of hair you can easily hide if necessary. Some dyes look great in the bottle or on the box, but shades will vary depending on your existing hair colour!