How to remove hair dye for hairline ect..

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Made the stupid mistake of having my hair dyed professionally. Not only did they colour my hair, they have managed to colour my skin too. How do I remove the stained areas? Not best please as it cost me £30, could've done it better myself.

stefejb

I have had great success with a scrub made with olive oil and ground rice - next time vaseline around the hairline and ears should avoid the problem. It will fade anyway honestly but shouldn't you get some sort of refund - a professional hairdresser should not have left you with dyed skin

the_devil_made_me_do_it

stefejb wrote: »

I have had great success with a scrub made with olive oil and ground rice - next time vaseline around the hairline and ears should avoid the problem. It will fade anyway honestly but shouldn't you get some sort of refund - a professional hairdresser should not have left you with dyed skin

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah I know it's not good that my skin has been stained; was shocked when they charged me the ful £30, I just didn't know what to say. I've used the same hairdresser for quite a number of years, so I guess it makes it harder to actually complain.

candygirl

Did they not put cotton wool round your hairline?It sounds very unprofessional to me.:rolleyes:

the_devil_made_me_do_it

candygirl wrote: »

Did they not put cotton wool round your hairline?It sounds very unprofessional to me.:rolleyes:

no unfortunatly not & it's not a fab job either.

faerie_girl

the junior who rinsed your hair afterwards obviously didn't to a good job. The first rule of colour removal is 'tint lifts tint' What she should have done is sligtly dampen the colour around your hair line and rubbed it. If it didn't come off she should have got a bit of diluted hair dye and rubbed it some more and that should have removed it.

What i can suggest you use it get some shampoo and rub over the stained bits reasonably vigorasly and this should help it fade. You may need to do this a few times as the dye will have now stained through the top layer of skin.

If it really is quite a bad job the stylist should have realised and tried to correct it. Why don't you give them a call and say you are not happy with the results once you got home. The will probally get the salon manager to have a look at your hair and correct it, give you some free products and maybe a partial refund.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

faerie_girl wrote: »

the junior who rinsed your hair afterwards obviously didn't to a good job. The first rule of colour removal is 'tint lifts tint' What she should have done is sligtly dampen the colour around your hair line and rubbed it. If it didn't come off she should have got a bit of diluted hair dye and rubbed it some more and that should have removed it.

What i can suggest you use it get some shampoo and rub over the stained bits reasonably vigorasly and this should help it fade. You may need to do this a few times as the dye will have now stained through the top layer of skin.

If it really is quite a bad job the stylist should have realised and tried to correct it. Why don't you give them a call and say you are not happy with the results once you got home. The will probally get the salon manager to have a look at your hair and correct it, give you some free products and maybe a partial refund.

It's a small hairdressers and it was the owner who coloured my hair funnily enough. I've always gone their (for haircuts, never bothered getting them to colour it).

Maybe an idea to phone them and explain. I don't want to risk scrubbing out the colour from my hair if I can help it.

Rikki

Put vasaline round your hairline before you colour your hair.

Try using a mild facial scrub. Rub in circular motions around the hair line. it may take a few goes but you will make the colour stain fade and vanish.

Poppy9

Eye make up remover and ordinary cleansing wipes work quite well on me.

reehsetin

make sure you get some evidence of it before you remove it incase you want to complain! a photo or something

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Not sure it's a brilliant idea complaining after all. My OH has just reminded me that I have built up a good freindship at the hairdressers and it would be a shame to potentially loose it.

I'll try all the removing ideas.