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Q. How do you get your hair back to its natural color once it’s dyed? Whitney Smith; Santa Barbara, CA
Α. Returning hair to its natural color is something that can be easily accomplished by your stylist.
If you’re more than two or three shades lighter than natural your stylist will have to first fill in the paler hair (a process similar the priming a white wall in order to paint it brown without covering it in many expensive layers of color) before adding on a shade that’s as close as possible to your natural hue.
If your hair is darker than natural, your stylist will need to strip out the artificial pigment then recolor your hair a shade more similar to what would naturally grow out of your head.
While a stylist can get really close to your original color, the only way to get it 100% “natural” is to grow it out. Considering that man-made color delivers better shine, dimension and texture than uncolored hair, you should make sure to this is what you really want.
3 Comments at "Ask a Stylist: Returning to natural hair color"
i was originally a light dirty blonde with high lights but then i got a color splash which wasnt permanent and it did as it was supposed to, and it faded out after showering a couple times. i liked it brown so i dyed it and t came ut a lot darker than i wanted but over time it faded and it turned into a brown. and when my blonde started to grow back in i redyed it andnow its a red-brown and i want to go back to blonde again but if i dye it now ill have roots. i want to be as close to my natral color as possible, maybe a little lighter blonde but i was wondering what exactly is the stripping process? because i really really want to go back but im scared that will absolutely ruin my hair. and do you know about how much it would cost for the whole process?
how much does this usually cost o get your hair striped?
I was just wondering if you can use the store bought brand Color Oops? Will it ruin my curls? I have colored my hair dark for a long time, mostly to cover up the grey.
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