How to get black hair dye out?

I died my hair black out of the box and whats the best way to get it back brown? I've been told a lot of stuff...but which way is best?

well probly the only way is to let it grow out then cut the colored hair off if you dont want to collor your hair again or go to the store and find the color closest to the right brown you want then re die it but you want to make sure its been a wile since you last died your hair couse when you die your hair a lot it makes your hair fall out if your not carful

head and shoulders shampoo is suppost to strip the black it might take a while though I accidently dyed my hair black the colour said dark brown and it turned black I brought a nice and easy born blonde yesterday to strip the black sadly I ended up with blonde roots and ginger hair which my hairdresser said I probably would I'm now in the middle of dying it back a light brown so I will let you know how that goes and weather I reccomend using it also a tip when you dye your hair dark brown buy a medium brown as your hair will turn dark brown if you buy a dark brown you'll just turn it black again don't try putting a dark brown over the black as it wont take if anythink it just makes it darker this is all from personal experiance hope I helped and I'll get back to you on born blonde,

just got my results this is how mine turned out with light brown so if you want it back dark brown I suggest you get a medium brown which I am going to try tomorrow below is a picture of how the light brown turned out on ginger I'll let you know again tomorrow how it goes...

heres the pic it didnt post before:S

kaseyxmariex92,
I took a number of different hair classes, so I do know how the salon will do it, but its much cheaper to do it at home yourself. Or atleast a family memeber or friend.
First:
You will need to buy a bleaching kit. Not all blonde colouring kits will take out black, so you will need to make sure its a bleaching one by carefully reading the label. It will cost anywhere from $12 to $15 (Canadian).

Second:
You will need to go home and do that, obviosly, or wherever you are doing it. Once you have all the hairdye in (it probley wont work instantly so don't panic) MAKE SURE you get a plastic bag and cover all your hair with it, and pin it up so it is sealed really good. The heat NEEDS to be kept in, so the bleach works.

Third:
Assuming you got the right kit and your hair is now bleach blonde, now you are able to buy a brown hairdyeing kit and it will work 100%. Any colour will work on blonde.

This may sound expensive. But its really the only way to go, the salon would cost A LOT more because you have to pay other charges aswell. Black does not fade into bown, it eventually fades into a greyish colour usually. So, good luck and I hope it goes well for you.
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Seek the help of a professional, you don't want to end up with bright orange, green, or broken off hair. if you jsut want to lighten it a TINY bit, wash your hair with baking soda and pert plus shampoo, let it sit on for a while and MAKE SURE to use a REALLY GOOD CONDITIONER afterwards. If you do bleach it yourself and it turns out really brassy, you'll want to put an ash based color over it. If it is not brassy, but more of a bleach blonde or a cooler shade DO NOT use an ash color as your hair WILL have a hint of green to it. Good luck, but I really hope you get somone with some training to do it for you.

Hi, Please do not take any of this advice that people without a cosmetology license have given you. I have a license to do hair and just recently removed black color from one of my friends hair. She used over the counter black hair color and when I first met her it was halfway down the hairshaft. Her natural color was about a level 5 (light brown). I went to local supply house and bought a color remover. NOT BLEACH. You mix the color remover with a 20 volume peroxide and apply like color all over the black hair. Be careful not to get this on the natural regrowth. If you do, the natural color with be really blond. But I did warn my friend not to freak after I removed the color remover. I let her know it would like like a burnt orange color. She was ok with that. Also, when you finally remove all the black, do not apply another permanent color on your pourous hair. Use a semi- permanent color. This will not deposit real dark and will fade after 4 to 6 weeks, thus giving you time to get that porous-damaged hair back to normal porosity, for permanent color.Protein packs with help strengthen your hair after such harsh chemicals are used to remove the black. Salons call this a color correction service and you will pay at least 200.00 for this service. My friends hair turned out really nice. Her black was so gothic looking and now she is a pretty medium copper brown. Good luck

Hi, Please do not take any of this advice that people without a cosmetology license have given you. I have a license to do hair and just recently removed black color from one of my friends hair. She used over the counter black hair color and when I first met her it was halfway down the hairshaft. Her natural color was about a level 5 (light brown). I went to local supply house and bought a color remover. NOT BLEACH. You mix the color remover with a 20 volume peroxide and apply like color all over the black hair. Be careful not to get this on the natural regrowth. If you do, the natural color with be really blond. But I did warn my friend not to freak after I removed the color remover. I let her know it would be like a burnt orange color. She was ok with that. Also, when you finally remove all the black, do not apply another permanent color on your pourous hair. Use a semi- permanent color. This will not deposit real dark and will fade after 4 to 6 weeks, thus giving you time to get that porous-damaged hair back to normal porosity, for permanent color.Protein packs with help strengthen your hair after such harsh chemicals are used to remove the black. Salons call this a color correction service and you will pay at least 200.00 for this service. My friends hair turned out really nice. Her black was so gothic looking and now she is a pretty medium copper brown. Good luck

my hair is black how do I get it light brown?
please explain simply:

I realy dont know mine is 2 and I hate it I need help and no salon will touch it because its 2 long HEEELP

I have the same problem I don't know what to do I died my hair on firday black and on sunday I tried to die it back brown stupid me and it's still the same colour how do I gt it to dark brown is there any simple way to wash the col,our out without so much hassle ? please help

I am having the same problem..What's wrong with us? LOL..I tried to do dark brown and it turned black..I much rather have it black than all falling out and broken from bleach so I'm going to try and wash it a lot till it fades. Using dish soap should help!!

try using head shoulders shampoo. it helps fade black hair. you can also put lemon juice in a spray bottle (mixed with a little water) and apply it on your hair before shampooing. lemon juice acts as a natural bleach. just make sure to condition your hair really good.

same here! I went from my really pretty medium brown, to light brown, to blonde/red, to black...now I want my brown back! what if I put some blonde in it to lighten the color? would that work? my hair is extremely BLACK! I hate it. please helllp! btw I'm 13.

I was black for a few months I loved it sounds strange I no but I decided it was boring and I used the strongest hair dye make going Live xxl

I have had my hair stripped twice and funny enough my hair is in such amazing condition.

the best thing to do if put fairy liquid on your hair for 1hour each night for a week then a week later do it with Head and sholders or vosune and when you wash your hair dont use a keep in colour shampoo or condioner. hot oils for you hair is also ment to help to get dye out and also a clarifying shampoo.

when a hair dye says leave it on for a certain time leave it on your hair for that long and no longer because otherwise it will go darker well good luck xx

I'm am currently trying to strip my hair with fair my hair dresser did hers to go from black to bright red! I stripped it before like the lady with the licence did and it went a copper colour and then put brown on top which turned out lovely but didn't do massive favous for my hair with the colour strip but a few deep conditioning treatments definatly made a difference! Goodluck and ill let you know how the less harsh fairy goes x

How to get black hair dye out

I had dyed my hair black just about a month ago and a professional licensed hair stylist told me to mix one tablespoon of baking soda into my regular shampoo, then let it sit and use a deep protien conditioner. Use that system for a few weeks and it should lighten it some but if it dosn't work you can always put a lot of hightlights in your hair to lighten it up a bit. But do not use feria color people soo bad for your hair!

HELP!
I dyed my hair dark brown aswell and it came out black?! please help as I have school tomorrow and I need this to lighten!!!

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