dying hair red from black

[dgirllamius]

I want to dye my hair a really intense red but it's currently dyed black. I am so bored of black it's unreal.

Has anyone tried this with success or have any advice on how to do this?

 

[Cassie123]

You will probably need to strip the black dye out first.

Then for a really intense colour you will need to bleach your hair before dying it red.

 

[AP]

The best way is to go gradually.
Stripping the colour with a colour remover like colour before is a good ideal first step to see how light you can get, with minimal damage. Depending on how much you have dyed your hair black before will be the factor in how light it goes. I know with experience i only get to a mid brown max, at a push.

After this use a NON-permanent 6-8 wash Nice and Easy and leave for minimum 72 hours. Any dying after a colour remover could result in it going straight back to black.

It may be that you need
a)another colour remover
b) a full head bleach

If its the latter this should be done with weak bleach as its a full head application and could burn your scalp.

There are also professional products that lighten the hair and deposit the red in one go, but these can be quite damaging.

The trick to maintaining red is making sure your hair stays in good condition, or its pointless. Applying red to damaged hair will just not last, and the red will come out quick.

Its a big change, and if you dont know what you are doing, speak to a hairdresser, who can see if your hair will sustain. Hairdressers also have access to colour strippers (not to be confused with colour removers) and they give good results, but this can take a few hours in the salon and lots of money!

 

[dgirllamius]

The best way is to go gradually.
Stripping the colour with a colour remover like colour before is a good ideal first step to see how light you can get, with minimal damage. Depending on how much you have dyed your hair black before will be the factor in how light it goes. I know with experience i only get to a mid brown max, at a push.

After this use a NON-permanent 6-8 wash Nice and Easy and leave for minimum 72 hours. Any dying after a colour remover could result in it going straight back to black.

It may be that you need
a)another colour remover
b) a full head bleach

If its the latter this should be done with weak bleach as its a full head application and could burn your scalp.

There are also professional products that lighten the hair and deposit the red in one go, but these can be quite damaging.

The trick to maintaining red is making sure your hair stays in good condition, or its pointless. Applying red to damaged hair will just not last, and the red will come out quick.

Its a big change, and if you dont know what you are doing, speak to a hairdresser, who can see if your hair will sustain. Hairdressers also have access to colour strippers (not to be confused with colour removers) and they give good results, but this can take a few hours in the salon and lots of money!

Thanks for the tips. I've been reading up on the colourb4 stuff and I think it'll work for me. I've only dyed my hair once so hopefully it'll lift quite well.

When you say to use nice and easy non permanent, what colour do you mean?

 

[AP]

It depends. if you use the Colourb4 and the dried result is alright - great, leave it for minimal 72 hours and see what the shades like before deciding your next step.

If its an ugly colour and you desperatly need something to cover it up whilst you wait those 72 hours, use the Nice and easy non permament in a brown or something. It wont matter too much as it washes out quick, but as long as it covers any disaster in the waiting period!

 

[Mummy Bean]

I did this about two yrs ago. i tried doing it my self and was a total fail...the roots when red whilst the rest stayed black. so i had to fork out the money to go hairdresser who stripped my hair using a bleach turning it a funny orange colour. then they put the red colour on. the first time it went a copper colour. then 4 weeks later and ALOT of conditioner and treatments i went and got another lot of red put on...which made it much more intense. i now go back every 6ish week to get just the colour put on.

Red is a lot of work and fades well quick, been a bit poor this past month so currently got a copper/orange flock. but it so worth it.

I just have to make sure i get my regualar appoinments and always pay the bit extra for the treatment as the bleach really dried my hair out. and keep it well trimmed other wise it dries n splits real bad.

Also invest in some shampoo from the hair dresser and seems to keep the colour more vibrant for longer, and use heat protector as seems straightners cause it to fade as well.