Once these bonds or links have been dissolved, the artificial colour molecules have nothing to hold them in place and since they are smaller now, they can easily get out of the hair shaft through the cuticle.

This is another hair colour remover designed to work on both permanent and semi-permanent dye. Like the Colour B4 permanent and semi-permanent remover, it also smells somewhat awful. It will be some days before the smell is out of your hair. Some describe it as cat pee and other say it smells like rotten eggs. This could be because the colour remover is extra-powerful to ensure it works on darker hair dyes. In the box you get your developing lotion, the colour removal lotion, shampoo, gloves & instructions. An easy and safe way to remove hair dye is using a hair colour remover. They are very effective on permanent hair dye and easy to apply at home. The best part is that they don’t contain bleach. So they remove the dye without stripping off your natural hair colour or weakening your hair. How do hair colour removers work?

4. I heard there is a smell.

So, it got to Saturday afternoon and I decided that I had enough time to do the process (allowing for the 45 minutes developing time and 15 minutes rinsing time). In hindsight, when washing the lotion off it would be a lot more comfortable to actually sit in the bath, rather than lean over it like I did. This hair colour remover claims to remove both permanent and semi-permanent hair dye. A majority of customers report positive results with a few complaints here and there. But the biggest issue is the smell which can last for several days. You can, however, Colour Remove Blonde to go Blonder. Yup — if you have Coloured Dark, Medium or Light Blonde Hair and still want to go Lighter, Colour Remove that Blonde out, then reColour with the Light Shade. 3. Once isn’t always enough.

After de-colouring your hair you can re-dye it immediately without any problem. What we like about it: One thing to note: When talking about hair colour removers, we are talking about permanent hair colour removers. Most hair colour removers work best on permanent, not semi-permanent, hair colour. For semi-permanent dye, you can either rinse it out or wait for it to fade on its own. Yes, Warmth will happen — It’s actually a good sign of a successful Colour clean out and is a leftover from the Developers of your previous Colours. Red, Coppers and Blondes leave behind more Warmth than other Shades which is all solvable with re Colouring or Toning. 8. How many times can I Colour Remove? Yes, thankfully we were able to tinker with the scent to a new soapy fresh aroma. The fragrance is the key magic ingredient that makes Colour Remover work. Don’t worry, it goes away with washing and conditioning. 5. Processing time is 20 minutes, okay?! For those moments when you just can’t wait, choose a Hair Colour 2 shades Lighter than the Colour you want to be, to avoid this from happening. For Example:

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Hair colour remover is effective, but it does smell pretty grim. You can get rid of the lingering odour by using some natural remedies: baking soda mixed with water in a spray and sprayed all over your hair is a good solution. I applied the mixture, which went on really easily. In my experience with home hair colours, it is difficult (and often painful) to try and comb the dye through but, thankfully, the lotion in Colourless Hair Colour Remover is easy to comb through. This hair colour remover works only on permanent hair colour. It is not effective on temporary dye nor will it remove cuticle staining. The Max effect box contains 3 bottles, gloves (the horrible plastic bag type) and instructions. My first job was to place Bottle A into bottle B and shake for a minute. Then I applied the contains of bottle B to dry hair. The lotion is quite watery so if like me and you place the lotion into you’re hand and then place on you’re hair be careful of spillage, I also suggest wear an old t-shirt. So once the lotion is on leave for 45 minutes (set a timer) the instructions say to wrap your hair in cling film I don’t have any so I have used an old towel. The box claims the lotion has a “Fresh fragrance” I personally don’t like the fragrance at all it smells of chemicals and not very pleasant. I will admit I haven’t done a patch test or a strand test but if you do have sensitive skin or worried about how you’re hair will react don’t forget to do one. The lotion didn’t burn while it was on my hair but did give a tingling sensation while on. I only have shoulder length hair so one box was more then enough for me but if you have long hair you may require two boxes. Ok so, for me, this is a slightly different blog to usual because it’s not Makeup related but I do think that this is something my readers would enjoy and be interested in.

I have been toying with the idea of changing my hair colour for a few weeks. I am currently a medium golden brown and I would like to go blonde. I haven’t been dying my hair every often lately in an attempt to grow my hair but I haven’t found my hair is better off without dying (still really the same situation not growing and lots of fall out) so I thought stuff it. I never really wanted to go darker my hair was a lovely bleach blonde a couple of years ago with micro ring extensions and I loved it, but I thought the bleaching with taking its toll on my hair so I had the extensions removed and went to a dark brown. I have only been redoing my roots every 2-3 months but now I have the problem at the tender age of 29 GREY HAIRS! Yes you read that right I have grey hairs 😦 But it works really well. Instead of using bleach that will damage your hair, get a bottle of this. It’s easy to apply. It comes with clear instructions to guide you. It’s important to thoroughly wash out all the dye. If even a little is left behind, it could start re-colouring your hair again. That’s why many hair colour removers recommend rinsing for 20 minutes or more. Colourless Hair Colour Remover is the simple way to wash away your unwanted colour and allow you to be the colour you desire. You can safely recolour immediately after use. Apple to clean dry hair using entire contents, ensure that the hair is saturated with lotion, use comb to ensure complete coverage. Cover hair in cling film and process for 45 minutesThere are a lot of DIY hair colour remover suggestions you’ll come across when you search online. Some people will suggest baking powder and dandruff shampoo, others will say vinegar and others lemon juice. Once the lotion was all applied, and my hair was sufficiently covered, I wrapped myself in cling film and started to get a better picture of how an oven ready turkey may feel. My hair before I applied the lotion Post Colour Removing, the Hair is very porous and the Hair cuticle is very open, which means it will absorb anything it can get its hands on. Any Colour applied over the Hair will fill it full of pigment creating a Darker Hair Colour than desired. Waiting 48 hours for the Hair to settle before Colouring allows the Hair cuticle to close up and avoid this from happening.