Hair Dye Removal

I also forgot to mention their is a shampoo specifically for fading called L`Oreal colorista fader shampoo. You can get it in priceline.

Either really, it depends on you. If you don`t have dandruff you might be better to use the OGX. That`s what I would use personally.

You can do it once and see the results, the hottest water is important as it opens the cuticle to allow the H&S to wash it out and lift the colour. I remember first time I did it heaps of colour came out but normal clarifying shampoo I used did nothing.

Always use the intensive mask as the reason the colour grabs is porosity, need it to smooth the cuticle back down that you opened with the hot water.

I don’t know the OGX product or what it does, but an intensive repair mask like Hask or similar.

I tried this last night and it didn`t work 🙁 The only difference I can see now is when the light hits the top of my head it has a slight copper tinge it didn`t have before.

Maybe the water was not hot enough? It was 44 degrees. I may try with the OGX shampoo at maybe 48-50 degrees and if not buy the proper stuff.

Is it meant to be done within a time frame? My hair has been coloured for a few weeks now- will that make a difference?

I have no idea what temperature I used, but I have super hot showers anyway and high tolerance lol. My hair was dyed black for years and I lost a heap of colour because the build up would be more than yours with just one.

Maybe try over a trough and get the product on the mid lengths and ends and leave it on for a little longer. Make sure you towel dry well before applying as a mask so it soaks in and isn’t diluted.

Like I said no idea about the OGX as anti-dandruff has ingredients that lift and bleach out the colour, but no idea what those ingredients actually are to see if they are in the OGX. I know regular clarifying shampoo did nothing for me.

Apparently the cheapest basic anti-dandruff like Aldi sells also works, maybe the newer H&S isn’t as stripping as they do reformulate from time to time. I used the regular and apple as they were already at home and probably did about 6 applications all up over a few weeks, but I had a big build up of black.

I did it over the laundry sink not in the shower. Easier for me, that`s how I always wash my hair LOL.

I didn`t towel dry my hair though! Maybe that was the problem LOL. The clean & balanced is the regular one isn`t it? That`s the one I used but like you said they probably have changed the formula. Also tte colour is “”permanent”” not “”semi”” so will that matter?

Haha I think I`m expecting a miracle treatment straight away! Maybe I just let it grow out?! LOL

ah ok yes that will have some effect (wet hair) as it dilutes somewhat. If you have a Coles or Woolies or Aldi nearby maybe go find the el cheapo versions? I have pictures somewhere of what it did to my hair and how much colour was removed and yes mine were all permanent dyes. I did find I had to use a demi-permanent dye after the process because it had lots of yellow-orange tones and the demi ash based dye made it look quite nice, was tempted to keep that colour but I did eventually get another permanent done after about 6-8 weeks.