Hair dyeing is an art and a science. However, whether due to inexperience or mediocre products used, the dye can go wrong. If you have found yourself with a less than desirable color, you can tone it down with different home remedies or with ready-made treatments available on the market. For a good result, apply them within 72 hours of dyeing.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Drain the Tint Using a Vitamin C Enriched Shampoo
Step 1. Crush some vitamin C tablets
Ascorbic acid is able to break down chemicals in the dye. This method will lighten the hair by one or two tones. Treating them with a vitamin C-enriched shampoo will help dull the color. If you don't have powdered ascorbic acid, grind tablets into powder.
- Put about 1000 milligrams of vitamin C tablets in an airtight plastic bag.
- Pulverize the tablets with a rolling pin.
Step 2. Mix the powder with a shampoo
Open the bag and pour the vitamin C powder into a small bowl. Cover it with a generous dose of clarifying shampoo. Mix the ingredients well until they form a frothy mixture.
You can add a few drops of dish soap to the solution
Step 3. Apply the mixture to damp hair
Moisten them with warm water. Squeeze out any excess water with a towel. Meticulously coat each strand of hair with the vitamin C and shampoo solution. Once you've coated them from root to tip, put on a shower cap and place a towel over your shoulders. Let the mixture work for a few hours.
- You can spread the mixture over the lengths with a wide-toothed comb.
- If you start to feel a burning sensation on your scalp, rinse the product immediately.
Step 4. Rinse your hair and apply conditioner
After a few hours, take off the headset. Rinse your hair with lukewarm water to get rid of the compound and dye. Apply a moisturizing conditioner.
If necessary, repeat the application
Method 2 of 3: Drain the Tint with a Bleaching Solution
Step 1. Mix shampoo, bleach and hair oxygen
This method is used to lighten or refresh the color, but also to dump a tint. The compound contains equal parts of shampoo, bleach and oxygen.
In a small bowl that you can throw away without problems, mix equal parts of clarifying shampoo, bleaching powder and 20-volume oxygen cream
Step 2. Test the product on a strand of hair
Before applying the solution, it is recommended to do a test on a strand. This way you will understand how your hair and dye will react to the compound. You will also be able to figure out how long you should leave it on.
- Cut two strands of hair from hidden points.
- Tape the ends of each strand together.
- Set one strand aside: you will need it to compare the result with the other.
- Apply the mixture to the other section. Let it sit for five minutes, then rinse it off.
- Dry the section and compare it to the control section.
- Repeat this process until you get the desired result.
- Calculate the overall time it took the product to lighten the color.
Step 3. Apply the product to your hair
If the test has confirmed that the compound is safe, proceed with the treatment. If you feel a burning sensation, rinse it off immediately.
- Rinse your hair with warm water and pat it dry with a towel.
- Coat your hair with the mixture from roots to ends.
- Put on a shower cap and place an old towel over your shoulders. Let the compound act for the same amount of time you calculated when running the test.
- Take off the cap and rinse your hair with warm water.
Method 3 of 3: Treating Dyed Hair Using Commercial Products
Step 1. Use a clarifying shampoo
This product is formulated to purify the scalp of sebum and grease build-up. When applied to dyed hair, it dumps the color safely and lightly, not to mention it won't damage them.
- Apply a generous amount of clarifying shampoo to damp hair. Coat them well from root to tip.
- Massage the product into your hair to get a lather.
- When the shampoo begins to change the color of the tint, put on a shower cap and let it sit for a few hours.
- Rinse off the shampoo.
- Apply a moisturizing conditioner using a comb. Let it sit for a few minutes and rinse it off.
- Repeat according to your needs.
- Mix equal parts of the shampoo and baking soda together to release the dye more effectively. Apply the mixture to dyed hair as described above.
- You can use dish soap instead of shampoo. Compared to a clarifying shampoo, it will remove a little more color. The problem is that it also tends to dry out the hair and make it more frizzy.
Step 2. Use bleach-free laundry detergent
This type of product contains chemicals that will drain the color a lot, in fact it can remove up to 75% of the tint. If you use it, make sure the detergent does not contain bleach or bleaching agents.
- Apply a tablespoon of detergent to damp hair.
- Massage the cleanser into your hair to create a lather.
- When it takes on the same color as the dye, cover your hair with a shower cap.
- As soon as you start to feel a burning sensation, rinse it off right away.
- Coat your scalp and lengths with a nourishing conditioner to regain hydration.
- Rinse off the conditioner.
- Repeat according to your needs.
- After treating your hair with detergent, you should do a deeply moisturizing treatment because it will be dry.
Step 3. Use a pickling agent
This product is formulated precisely to get the result you want. Pickles designed for total color correction act like a bleach, so they tend to be more harmful than those targeted for partial color correction. In general, the aim of these products is to eliminate or reduce the intensity of permanent, semi-permanent and / or temporary colors.
- Apply the product to dyed hair following the instructions.
- Buy a product that is compatible with the type of dye used.
Advice
- All these treatments can dry out the hair, also because it is already stressed by the dye. After using it, reserve extra hair care.
- Always use lukewarm water to rinse your hair.
Warnings
- If you have light hair and / or have done a dark tint, the color will not drain much.
- These treatments will not always allow you to recover your natural color. Also remember that the hair may turn brass-colored.
