Hair dye result far too dark: what to do?!

A_Phoenix_of_Tangerine

Hi, I bought a John Frieda foam hair dye the other day, to dye my hair back to a natural brown. However, it has come out farrr too dark, even though I only left the dye on for the minimum time required!

I really don't like it Should I contact John Frieda, would they pay for it to be corrected?

Or should I use a colour-restorer kit? Anyone had experience of using one of these, and if so, what were the results like?

Many thanks in advance x

benny123

i also found john frieda foam colour to be much darker than i wanted, i used the online shade chart and used a light brown colour near to my natural colour and it came out almost black !! i was so disappointed because had found the product nice and simple to use but as for the result !!
i phoned the helpline and the person i spoke to offered to refund the cost of product though if course i still have cost of restoring the colour to a lighter shade so hardly money saving for me
i was also adviced by my hairdresser to use a medicated dandruff shampoo to lift the colour if that helps

Mrs_Arcanum

Most home dye kits seem to come out darker than expected. I got this with the Clairol foam. The colour will fade over a few weeks and by the time you need to cover regrowth the colour will be what you expected in the first place. A hairdresser advised me to always choose a far lighter colour than you think and to avoid a red tinge choose ash based colours.

missnippy

I've done the same, and had to have it corrected by my hairdresser - she lightened it with highlights and the colour gradually faded out.

The colour restoring kits are harsh - they can ruin the condition of your hair. Medicated shampoo helps strip the colour out, and my sister's hairdresser told her that Charles Worthington's shampoos also do the same.

mamamags

I was advised to use fairy washing up liquid on my hair a few times when I dyed it too dark -used a darkest brown on my dark brown hair and it went almost black . It did help to make the colour less dense and matt looking but my hair was very dry afterwards so I used a deep conditioner for a few days. I now always go for a much lighter colour and it still goes dark brown. Hope that helps.:) PS I was also advised only to use semi permanent colour.

curlychick

hi there,
boots do a great product called colour b4 which takes out the dye.. worked for me! its about 36, a hairdresser will charge you loads for a colour correction
heres the link:

http://www.boots.com/en/Colour-B4-Hair-colour-remover-extra-strength-by-Scott-Cornwall-hair-expert-_1000976/

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I wouldn't recommend the home colour removers, they are really very harsh & are basically peroxide.

To be honest, either wait for it to fade or go to a hairdressers & ask them to lighten it. It won't be cheap tho'.

If it was me, I would wait for it to fade & maybe try a lighter shade. If your worried about John Frieda colours, try another brand.

LittleLauz

I second the use of fairy liquid to wash the hair with. A few washes with it should greatly fade the colour, also anti-dandruff shampoo is good at fading the colour somewhat. Though obviously not ones formulated for colour treated hair.

donnalou

Head and shoulders is meant to be great to strip the colour out I remember my hairdresser telling me.

A_Phoenix_of_Tangerine

Thanks everyone, advise much appreciated! :A

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