Don't know how to remove red hair color? Methods

Some women deliberately paint themselves red - after all, it is very attractive and charming. However, in some cases it turns out to be undesirable. For example, when a girl simply decided to change the color of her hair, and after dyeing it an additional reddish tint appeared.

And how do you order to be in such a situation? And we will tell you! First of all, don’t panic or cry while tearing out your locks. Secondly, please read the information below carefully.

We have selected answers specifically for such cases, what and how to do in order to get rid of the unpleasant tone. Our unique instructions are good because all the actions described in it can be easily performed at home, with your own hands.

How to avoid mistakes

Before we tell you how to remove red tint from hair, let's look at why it occurs. Often, the reason for its manifestation is an ill-considered approach to the procedure of changing the color of hair.

Reddish, and sometimes even bright orange or orange shades can be obtained when painting:

• from light chestnut to intense white;
• from brunette to light brown;
• from dark chestnut to light brown;
• from brunette to chestnut;
• from dark blond to light blond.

Advice! If you have never changed your natural color before or want to experiment, we recommend seeking the help of a professional hairdresser who, using their experience, can choose a shade for you that does not lead to the appearance of a reddish tone. The price of the procedure is not that high, considering that you will completely eliminate the risk of redness.

This is due to the fact that the reddish-yellow pigment is found in the largest quantities in curls of the following colors:

• light chestnut;
• light brown;
• light brown.

As a result, after dyeing them, the pigment can be activated and appear on the surface of the hair.

Do not panic!

One of the main mistakes that women make in such situations is panic, which results in the desire to immediately get rid of the problem by simply performing bleaching.

And this should never be done for several reasons!

1. Lightening mixtures have an extremely negative effect on hair health, making it dry and brittle.
2. In addition, they are capable of destroying pigments only of dark colors - black, brown, but have no effect on red, yellowish, reddish pigments. That is, the use of clarifiers turns out to be a completely useless procedure.
3. As a result of such lightening, the unpleasant color remains on them. And here you can’t do without the help of scissors - the only way out is to cut the curls.

When an unwanted tone appears, the main thing is not to panic

Below we will give you some tips on exactly what to do in this situation in order to get rid of the unwanted one:

• reddishness;
• redness;
• yellowness.

Professional and folk remedies to solve the problem

So, there are several truly effective methods for removing red pigment from hair. Because it can be not just unwanted, but even extremely vulgar.

Professional products

To combat an unpleasant tint, you can use professional cosmetics that are effective.

Among these are the following shampoos:

• Bonacure Color Save Silver Shampoo from Schwarzkopf;
• Silver Shampoo from CEHKO;
• Otium Pearl from Estel.

The advantage of such compositions is that they contain a special, unique ingredient that allows you to suppress the reddish tint.

Note. None of the above-mentioned professional shampoos should be left on the head for more than three minutes as this can result in extremely unpredictable colors. And it will be almost impossible to eliminate them!

Folk remedies and masks

Naturally, one cannot help but pay attention to folk remedies.

Masks made from natural ingredients will not only help you solve the problem, but will also have a beneficial effect on your general condition:

• hair;
• roots:
• scalp.

As a result of using such masks, your curls will become:

• more beautiful;
• stronger;
• shiny.

Moreover, all masks are prepared at home, with your own hands. That is, you save time on visiting the salon, and also know exactly what was used in this or that mixture.

In particular, among the most common means used in this case, it is worth highlighting:

• chicken eggs;
• olive oil;
• lemon.

For example, in the summer, on a sunny day, lubricate your hair with lemon juice. Make sure you saturate your hair well and let it dry naturally.

If possible and desired, repeat the procedure. As practice shows, lemon juice and the sun work wonders and your hair becomes lighter quite quickly.

Advice! After using such a mask, your hair must be washed and treated with a nourishing balm. After all, the sun and lemon juice dry out the strands, and therefore you need to take care of their restoration.

A bread mask has a good effect. It will be in demand in the winter season, when there is little sun and it is not rational to use lemon juice.

To create the bread mixture you need:

• separate the crumb from the rye bread;
• fill it with water;
• leave overnight;
• In the morning, distribute the resulting pulp evenly over all curls;
• wrap your head in polyethylene (you can put on a shower cap) and insulate it with a towel - the heat will increase the effect of the mask;
• It takes about an hour to keep the composition on the hair;
• after that, rinse with warm water.

Depending on the original hair color

Now let's look at how to deal with unwanted red undertones, depending on what your natural color is. Because there are some subtleties here that we want to talk about.

If you have dark hair

Let us immediately note that unpleasant and unwanted redness on dark hair can be a consequence of:

• violations of coloring rules;
• incorrectly chosen shade.

Therefore, in such a situation, as professionals note, returning to your natural color will be optimal and rational.

But if you need to remove a deliberately acquired red or reddish tint, then in this case you will first have to completely bleach your hair. Naturally, this will have an extremely negative impact on the general condition of the hair and its health, but then you can give your hair any desired shade.

Note. After such bleaching, it is recommended to use special cosmetics - balms, masks, and so on. They will help restore the health of your curls.

Now you know how to remove the red tint from dark hair - this task, although not easy, is completely doable.

If you have brown hair

Let's talk about how to remove the red tint from brown hair. In this case, the simplest method is to paint it again, but in your natural color.

Advice! If you don’t want to shock your hair again with the negative impact of the coloring composition, it is recommended to perform a more gentle highlighting with a predominant ash tone. It will allow you to divert attention from the redhead. You can also tint your hair blue-violet.

Note. In some cases, the cause of the appearance of an unpleasant red tone may be chlorine, which is contained in the water from the municipal pipeline. Therefore, install at least the simplest filter that will eliminate chlorine.

It is quite possible to eliminate the red tint, but we still recommend seeking help or at least consultation with a professional hairdresser who will help you choose the right shade and method to solve your problem.

In conclusion

Now you know exactly how quickly and effectively you can remove the reddishness that appears after dyeing your hair. There is nothing complicated about this; there is no need to despair after the appearance of such a shade. The additional video in this article will provide you with useful information on this topic.

Catherine

Posted 03/02/2017

hello.. I washed it with powder using six percent peroxide and it turned out to be a light orange color.. how can I remove it?. I would like to have a dark brown color

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Tamara (website)

Posted 03/02/2017

Hello, Ekaterina. Any dark blonde with an ashy undertone will help cover up the yellow pigment. But the warm shade will still be present - only an experienced colorist can completely remove it. After coloring, tone your hair with anti-yellow shampoo once a week.

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Anna

Posted 03/02/2017

Good afternoon. I dyed my hair a very light golden brown. the result was red hair color. Is it possible to dye my hair now very light ash brown or light brown? Initially, the color was light brown, closer to light brown. How long after this can be done?

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Tamara (website)

Posted 03/02/2017

Try ash blonde. It will lower the base hair color by one tone, but will remove the red color that has appeared. If you want a lighter result, do blonding with powder. After this, tint with a dye of the appropriate level of lightening, but always with a cool shade - ash or pearl blonde.
When painting, try to avoid paints with a golden tint.

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Albina

Posted 08/13/2018

To me, this tone, on the contrary, made the red color even brighter on such hair.

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Yana

Posted 03/18/2017

Hello! For a long time I dyed my hair red, now I want to return to my native color - brunette. Dark colors do not shrink, it only turns out a darker shade of red. what to do?

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Tamara (website)

Posted 03/21/2017

Yana, hello! Judging by what you wrote, I can assume that you got the red color using henna. After natural dyes (henna, basma) it is very difficult to change the hair color and artificial pigment on top of them, as a rule, does not apply at all or very poorly. In this case, you will not get a single natural color when dyeing, because the red color appears strongly in the base. The most gentle option is to grow it out gradually. Perhaps after some time it will be possible to paint it, but by choosing some intermediate color (not higher than level 4) between the red one you have and the brown one you want. Be prepared that the color will not be uniform throughout the entire length of your hair.

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Yana

Posted 03/21/2017

Hello, a few years ago I dyed my hair copper color and wore it for a long time. Its natural shade is light brown. But last year I wanted to update my hair color by dyeing it dark brown to return my natural hair color. The dye washed off quickly, and the copper color was left on my hair again. Is it worth trying to first dye your hair a tonic “ash blonde”, and only then light brown to remove the reddishness?

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Tamara (website)

Posted 03/22/2017

Hello, Yana. Let's take it in order.
1) The fact that your hair has already been dyed (no matter what color) means that yellow and/or red pigment will always be present in the background - this is chemistry and this is how hair works
2) The task of tinting is to give a shade to hair that has already been dyed some basic color. The adhesion to hair of any tonic is minimal and superficial. To make a radical transition from color to color, you first need to introduce the artificial pigment deeper into the hair structure and fix it there. That is, the basic rule is this: the shade is applied to the main color, and not vice versa.
3) In order for the coloring to be stable, the procedure is performed with an oxidizing agent of 6%. Perhaps you used a tint or ammonia-free dye?..
Now, closer to the solution.
In order to bring the current color closer to a cold tone, you will need to either mix several shades of paint (preferably professional), or the help of a specialist who knows how to work with color and mixtones. In the first case, the color of the natural series is combined with a color with a pearl or platinum (silver) tint (the numbers will depend on the manufacturer - everyone is different), proportion 2:1, oxidizing agent 6%. The downside is that in relation to your situation this is pure theory. In the second case, the master personally evaluates the subtleties of color and hair condition, takes into account your wishes and is able to solve the problem adequately to the situation.

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Olga

Posted 03/26/2017

Hello!!! I used to be dyed black, but recently I started dyeing the black with blondex and it turned out red, now I want to turn the red one into light brown at home, but I don’t know how to do it

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Tamara (website)

Posted 03/26/2017

Hello Olga! Getting light brown hair without reddish hair using “home dyeing” is problematic. To neutralize red hair, professionals use several paints - without coloring skills at home you can’t mix it like that. Therefore, the best option is to contact a specialist. But if you want to experiment further, and the condition of your hair allows it, try continuing to wash with a bleaching agent and raise the background level to light copper; choose professional paint in a natural shade and add a purple corrector to it. It is better to dye your hair after such a wash after a week.

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Victoria

Posted 04/06/2017

Good afternoon. I really need advice. I bleached my dark hair and got it first red, then reddish-yellow. I painted it with Syoss 8-7 caramel blonde. I am now a light orange shade. I would like to get either the caramel blonde that I dyed my hair in, or light brown 6 or 7. I really need advice.

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Tamara (website)

Posted 05/29/2017

Hello, Victoria. This manufacturer has a lot of orange pigment in the “caramel blonde” shade, which naturally appears much brighter on your bleached hair. To get a beautiful caramel shade of hair, you need to prepare the background to a light yellow shade with a soft admixture of red. Make a blonde wash: 1 part blonde powder + 1 part oxidizer 3% + 1 part shampoo, mix, apply to unwashed, dry hair. Keep the mixture on for 20-40 minutes and check the hair shade visually. After such a wash, the hair can be tinted with a caramel shade, but it is better to use professional dyes with an oxide of 1.5-3%.

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Naira

Posted 04/15/2017

Hello, Initially my hair was dark blond, even brown or something. I painted it with colorless henna to strengthen it and suddenly it turned out that the henna was colored - I turned red. I went to the salon 2 times, you see, and they never returned my chestnut color, it seems that in the salon it’s light brown, but in the sun it’s red. The last time I dyed Pallet powdery blond, my hair became lighter, but the red tint is still there. help me please

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Tamara (website)

Posted 04/16/2017

Hello. Henna is very difficult to wash out and paint over; the red pigment will show through any dye.

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Galina

Posted 04/24/2017

Hello! I had dark brown hair, I wanted to become light brown, but it turned out to be light red and it doesn’t suit me at all because I’m dark-skinned. What should I do to become light brown? wash? or become bleached? the color is the same as the very first picture of a girl with an unwanted redhead!

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Tamara (website)

Posted 04/25/2017

Hello, Galina. Washing off won't help, pick up with bleaching powder (preferably professional). The technology is as follows: blonding powder 30 g. + oxidant 3% 30 gr. + water 30 gr. + shampoo 10 gr. (proportion for short hair, for medium hair length - shoulder length - increase by 2 times). Add a couple of drops of glycerin or an ampoule of HEC “Estelle” to the composition. There should be enough of it on the hair, i.e. hair should not remain dry after applying the dye. If your natural hair has grown out, step back from the roots—don't dye it. After 20 minutes, check the background - it should be closer to yellow. When you wash it off, you can tint it light brown. If you want to get a cooler hair color, choose a dye shade without golden and copper nuances. It is better to use mother-of-pearl or pearl shades; the presence of an ashen nuance is acceptable.

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Elya

Posted 04/27/2017

Hello, I did ombre. Now I need to tint, because there are strands of red color, please tell me which paint numbers are best to tint in order to get a cool light brown color, thank you

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Tamara (website)

Posted 04/29/2017

Hello, Elya. Ombre tinting is a complex salon procedure. And especially on light brown shades, which by nature contain more red pigment than others. To create a beautiful color transition, colorists use a whole cocktail of dyes and mixtons. It is practically impossible to do this with just one “color number,” especially to choose such a dye without knowing and seeing your hair with your own eyes.

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Larisa

Posted 05/18/2017

Hello! I have red pigment, the hairdresser advised me to mix 1/2 light brown, 1/2 ash tube and 2 cm purple, it worked, is it possible to use the remaining paint a second time after 3 months? Larisa

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Tamara (website)

Posted 05/19/2017

Hello, Larisa. It is better to use exposed paint as soon as possible. If the tubes were well closed, you can do the same after three months. It is not recommended to store longer.

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Anonymous

Posted 06/16/2017

Hello! Please tell me how can I remove red from my hair? My native color is dark ash-blond.. I experimented a lot with color.. all shades go with red.. I decided to bleach it and dye it light brown (I did everything at the salon) Estelle dye but I got more more red color! I no longer have the strength ((((I want to be a cool shade close to my native color (ash blond) the red color on me is very bad, since my eyebrows are dark tattooed...

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Tamara (website)

Posted 06/17/2017

Hello. This happens because your natural hair has a pronounced red pigment (despite the ashen tint), which appears when reacting with an oxidizing agent. If you focus on tattooing and eye color, it is better for you to choose a hair color that is lighter (raise to 9-10 ugt) or darker - go to tone level 6, where there is practically no red pigment. On your current 8 ugt, the warm shade will still show through. You can tone it down with a natural shade (8.0) with the addition of a blue corrector or by mixing it with an ash shade (8.1).

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Pauline

Posted 08/04/2017

Hello, my natural hair color was dark blond, but when I dyed it light blond my hair became red, please help me choose a dye to dye it blond or light blond. Thank you in advance)

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Tamara (website)

Posted 08/13/2017

Hello, Polina. To neutralize the red tint, mixtons are used. Paint 7.1 or 8.1 + 3% oxidizer + blue + purple mixton (only 4 cm of mixton is used per 30 g of paint). If there is more red, add a little more blue; if yellow predominates, add more purple accordingly. The cold shade is washed out especially quickly, so after dyeing, use gentle shampoos to wash your hair, and balms only for colored hair. Maintain the color along the length using tinting with semi-permanent or direct dyes.