Can black hair be colored by using store bought hair color dye?

Can black hair be colored by using store bought hair color dye? I want to be a brunette. every time I try and dye my hair it comes out with a red tinge to it. I don't want red. Is there a store dye I could buy that might turn my hair browner and not...

red? How about blond? I don’t even mind blond. Just not red, red is getting old. Anyone got any tips?

To colour black hair brown it is advisable to lift the colour first by bleaching it to a lighter colour and later colouring it the desired brunette . To go blonde from black you need to actually bleach hair a couple of times to get the desired colour and I recommend you do that professionally. changing black to blond is a big change and one that requires commitment cuz you have to keep bleaching it as soon as hair grows back. Also all that bleaching is not good for hair no matter how good the product.

I dyed my hair black for 2 years (naturally dark blonde) and had the colour lifted about 6 months ago at a hair salon.

It took 5 hours and they 'bleach cleansed' my hair, stripping it of the black pigment. However the magority of my went a sort of light shade brown and the roots were bright orange! I have to go back there in about 3 or 4 months to have it bleached out more so that the new shade of red I have is even more vibrant.

In my experience - no shop bought dyes will do a good job over black dyed hair. But I suppose it depends on how reglarly you dye it! I dyed it too often, and kept dying ALL of the hair.

Lots of bleaching and dying can weaken the hair and cause it to break and fall out so be careful and make sure you get professional guidance.

any ash-brown colors that have peroxide in them will be fine. you ned the peroxide permanent color to lighten your hair and the ash toner to make it brown and not reddish. Also try the purple or blue (old lady hair) silver shampoos for gray hair which is meant to take the yellowy reds out of your hair color

I have tried every hair dye out there. It is because the natural red in your hair. It may not look like there is any but there is. It reacts with all the chemicals in the dye and that is what happens. I have even tried to dye mine darker and it turns purple! I have to get mine dyed professionally or it just won't work.

Before you die your hair bleach it blonde then die it brunette

To color naturally jet black hair to a lighter shade is no problem at all. If have to use a high lift brown such as the loreal feria high lift brown collection. This is a series of professional hair color which takes black hair and lifts it a beautiful wearable soft brown without the unwanted brassiness. After taking your hair to a soft wearable brown you can liven things up by adding a few streaks of blonde highlights. What I recommend is the Loreal Feria Caramel Blonde highlights it will show beautifully on a soft brown shade.

go 2 a supply store, look 4 a bottle,there small, it should say,''brown rinse''. or wateva color,dnt buy dye,buy hair rinses. there healther 4 ur hair,dey hav sum kinda condioning hair shine. it wrked 4 me!

I have naturally black, thick hair and about a year ago I decided I was tired of it and wanted to go red. Well, I bought the store dyes. Nothing I bought would make it the color on the box. Afterwards all I had was black hair with a red tint when I got in the sun. Then I decided I wanted to be blonde. Oh God!! I started with Loreal Hair color remover which turned it a yellowish orange! Gross!! Then I took a blondeing product, either Loreal or Revlon and that made it even worse!! But it will now take any color I want to put in it! The point of my story is if you dont want to go through all the mess and time (and sometimes the sorrow) that I went through, go to a salon. The extra money will be worth it!!

i dyed my hair a soft black want to put a light ash brown over it wat color will it turn out?

I dyed my hair black , and then decided I wanted to go blonde- like Ashley Tisdale's colour.
I used a hair lightening kit which contained bleach (this was bought from a store)
I then put blonde hair dye over it.
I strongly recommend you have it done professionaly as mine went bright ginger!
I will enclose a photo so you can see the horrible colour my hair went.
(not that ginger hair is horrible, it was just the colour if ginger that mine went)
My email address is Fun mail me if you would like any more info!!

yesv if u leev it on 4 ages

umm...yeah...

I am having the exact same problem at the minute. Have tried every die that there is and am still left with black hair with a red tinge to it. I have given up and am ging to a hair dressers on saturday to get it done properly!! wish me luck!

use a hi-lift dye if you have natural black hair, loreal feria has 3 hi-lift brown dyes

Uhmm... There are AFrican american dyes that will work!! dark and lovely or hi-rez... buy a brown from dark and lovely and leave it in for way longer than they tell you.. virgin hair takes best to dye... forget the feria and you dont need a salon! go to a beauty supply and buy wella or clairol dye get a ash color to get rid of the red!!... get two bottles of watever brown color you want than but either 30 or 40 cream developer!! it doesnt strip your hair... its just the activating time goes faster... sheesh!

Good Luck

NO STORE BOUGHT COLOR WILL GET YOU BLONDE!!! you will have to go professional. Store bought has 20 volume in the box so it will only lift 2 levels, black and brown hair have a red undertone. No matter what you do it will be red. if you go over the counter lightner you will most likely turn orange, only professional lightner will lift higher with gaurenteed results.

GET DARK AND LOVELY!!!

If you want the brunette go to a pro. . . See a hairdresser that is highly recommended from someone you trust. . .

well I would recomend you just putting carmel highlights in your hair (it would give an affect of medium/light brown hair) or waiting for the black in your hair to fade because to dye over black you would need to bleach it which could make your hair break or fall out, but if you simply cant wait then go to a salon and get it professionally done.

yes youcan dye black hair with store bought dye. if you bleach it first.