If you have the wrong color of a dye, you can make your hair lighten faster with several methods. Hair dyed a dark and intense color will lighten a few shades if you wash it immediately with a fairly aggressive shampoo. If you want to know more about how to lighten dyed hair, read on.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Making the Shampoo
Step 1. Wash your hair as soon as possible after dyeing
If you want to preserve the intensity of the color, on the contrary, you should wait a few days before washing them. To lighten your hair, therefore, you must wash it immediately after dyeing it. Go in the shower as soon as possible once you've decided you want to lighten your hair, as it's the easiest way to get the bleaching process started.
Step 2. Use a clarifying shampoo
You will need to use a rather aggressive shampoo that can make the dye come off the hair. Look for a clear shampoo, rather than an opaque one. Massage the shampoo along the entire length of the hair, from roots to ends.
- Avalon Organics is not bad as a clarifying shampoo.
- You can also try a dandruff shampoo that contains tar.
Step 3. Rinse your hair with warm water
This way the dye will come off the hair better and will be visibly lighter.
Step 4. Wash your hair several times
Repeat the application of the clarifying shampoo a few times before drying your hair. Look at the result to determine if the hair has reached a shade you like best. Continue washing your hair more often than usual; within two weeks, your hair should lighten by two tones. If that doesn't happen, proceed with another method to lighten them.
Step 5. Make sure you nourish your hair well
All those washes will dry out your hair. So make sure you use a good conditioner so as not to do them too much damage.
- Make a mask with coconut oil once a week to prevent split ends and hair becoming brittle.
- When you have reached a color that you like, repeat a deep nourishing treatment and then take a break from washing for a few days, in order to let your hair rest after the stress suffered.
Method 2 of 3: Let your hair stay in contact with the natural elements
Step 1. Stay in the sun
The sun is a natural lightener for the hair, and it also works with the dye. Expose your hair to sunlight, and over time you will make it lighten a few tones.
Step 2. Swim in the salt water
The salt helps to make the dye go away from the hair. A swim in the sea for a few days a week will make your hair lighter, and you will notice it over time.
Step 3. Swim in the pool
The chlorine on the hair has the same function as a remover, it lightens them when they are in contact with it for a long time. It definitely won't do your hair very well, so don't use this method when you have others available. Chlorine, in addition to lightening the hair, will make it brittle and stringy.
Method 3 of 3: Use a Color Removal Product
Step 1. Use a specific chemical to remove the hair dye
This is the last resort you need to use, as chemicals are very aggressive on your hair, making it brittle and full of split ends. If you've dyed your hair too dark, a chemical can lighten it. Follow the instructions in the package to apply the product, then rinse and check the results. Repeat as needed.
- Test the product on a hidden section of hair before using it all over your hair.
- This type of product will not work on hair that has been dyed a lighter color, it is only designed to remove darker colors.
- Do a deep nourishing treatment on your hair to restore it after using a chemical product.
Step 2. Try baking soda
This is a natural method of removing dark color from hair. Make a porridge with 1/2 cup of baking soda and 1/2 cup of water. Massage it into your hair and leave it on for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water. Repeat as many times as needed until you get the desired color.
Nourish your hair after using baking soda, as it removes the oily substances naturally present in the hair
Step 3. Create a product yourself to remove the color
This method should be used within 30 minutes of applying the color.
- Mix 1 tablespoon of bleach powder, 25 ml of 40 ° / 6% peroxide, and a little shampoo.
- Apply to wet hair. Use it as you would use a regular shampoo.
- Emulsify and scrub your hair for about 3-5 minutes. Be very careful not to get it into your eyes!
- Look in the mirror and check the color change.
- Rinse well and dry with a towel. Apply conditioner or oil.
Advice
- Start bleaching your hair as soon as possible if you want good results. If you wait more than 72 hours, the color will probably have set and you will not be able to lighten them.
- Go to the hairdresser if, despite trying them all, you still don't like the color. You can also contact cosmetics schools to find out if they need a model for color correction techniques courses.
