AIBU to think it shouldn't take forty bastarding minutes to rinse this twatting hair dye out of my hair?!

[NoIsNotACompleteSentence]

Especially as it welded instantly to the bath, floor, my hands, hairline and neck and won't come off these surfaces at all?!

I have been rinsing for forty fucking minutes and the water is still running pink!

I have arthritis and it is killing me. I have had to stop and wrap it in a towel which is slowly turning pink. I wore CSI style gloves but my hands are still violet.

To add insult to injury, DH will also be smug as he has been telling me for ages to go to a salon and get it done professionally.

It shouldn't be this hard should it? I have been dyeing my hair for about thirty years and I know I am not being unreasonable.

I have tried a nail brush, toothpaste and nail polish remover on my violet hands. They are still violet. The bathroom looks like I have performed a sacrifice.

[gamerchick]

Turn to tap to freezing cold and rinse for as long as you can stand it. Then condition anyway.

[legolegolego]

Eye makeup remover or nail varnish remover on your hands?! But no, YANBU! Google reviews about the brand, maybe? Others who have been in the same situation might have a suggestion!

[gamerchick]

I use a blue and I've never been able to get the water to run clear. I get blue every time I put shampoo on.

[NoIsNotACompleteSentence]

Gamerchick, which brand do you use, if you don't mind me asking? I used to use directions years ago and it was fine.

This is "crazy color" (the american spelling did ring alarm bells ) and the staining is unbelievable. The purple colour is lovely - but not on my hands or bath!

I don't have eye make up remover, might try some bicarbonate maybe? Lemon juice?

I am meant to be going swimming at the weekend, will have to get a very good swimming hat otherwise the whole pool will be pink!

[NoIsNotACompleteSentence]

And does it rub off onto your pillows?

I haven't got into bed to fume, oh no

[ApignamedJasper]

I think with some hair dyes, especially the brightly coloured semi permanent type, it will never run clear as you get a small amount of dye coming out each time you wash/get it wet. Sorry :(

As for the violet hands...scrub with a mix of lemon juice and sugar maybe?

[NoIsNotACompleteSentence]

The ironic thing is I had a bloody lemon drizzle cake in the oven, set the timer for forty minutes, thinking that would be plenty...

When I can get downstairs again I will take a pic of said cake and post it for your amusement.

[NoIsNotACompleteSentence]

So I have plenty of lemon juice and sugar

And it is granulated so a good texture for scrubbing

[flora717]

I just rinse as long as I can bear it, apply a mild shampoo and go on to showering as usual.

[0x530x610x750x630x79]

i dyed mine red, i got red shampoo off at every wash for a couple of months, and red towels.
luckily it washed out

[RepeatAdNauseum]

I think it depends on your hair type. I have fine blonde hair but it takes dye well - my bathroom looked like I'd been killing people in it when I dyed it red, but it did run clear after five minutes or so. Blue and purple take well, too, and I've never had any colour run in the rain or anything.

Getting the hairdye out of my hair is a different matter, though...I was finding hidden red and blue patches in the blonde for ages.

[NoIsNotACompleteSentence]

Hmmm. Maybe my hair has changed. It's recently grown back in after falling out due to illness/medication.

Although I've never managed to dye the bath purple before...no. It must be this hair dye. It's evil.

[helenahandbag]

I used to dye my hair bright red and the water never, ever ran clear. I used every brand you can think of but it didn't make a difference.

I use nail polish remover to scrub stained ears/forehead/neck.

[googoodolly]

I dye mine red and it takes at least four washes for it to run clear. I just accept it's part of dyeing my hair and use old towels!

[McKayz]

I've used that crazy Color and had purple pillows and towels for about a month. Also ruined a top in an impromptu rain shower.

[BlueKarou]

I use a variety of Manic Panic blues and greens and for at least the first three or four washes I find EVERYTHING gets covered in blue dye; skin, pillows, towels, clothing, the bath/shower. It's a nightmare, but I love the colour so don't want to go back to red/pink/purple.

Manic Panic did sell some dye removal wipes, but they are tiny and massively overpriced per wipe. (Although they did work on skin, and didn't smell unpleasant)

For your skin/bathroom surfaces, try washing it with some Head and Shoulders. I find that's particularly good at stripping dye out. I wouldn't use it on dyed hair for a month or so!

[BabyMurloc]

I used directions once. The colour was fab but 30 mins to wash it out and it stained the crap out of EVERYTHING. I use schwarzkopf live now and that runs clear in about 5-10 although I do use old towels. It comes out of the towels.

[TheWitTank]

Use toothpaste to get it off of your skin! Massage in, leave for a minute or two and wash off. Works a treat for me.

[NoIsNotACompleteSentence]

I feel comforted that it's not just me then.

I didn't appreciate my former easy to dye hair enough, and was always moaning about it ...it's hair karma, clearly.

Look what the hair dye removal saga did to my cake too!

[foxmitten]

I use directions and while it does colour things a bit, it also washes off quite easily. Water never runs clear if I do pink though, I just rinse until it's only a tinge and then give up.

Johnson's baby shampoo is frighteningly good at stripping colour out of hair (I tried it thinking it would be gentle but it was the complete opposite, I will now never use it on my babies!) so it might be good on your hands too? I use latex gloves whenever I do mine now. Also I leave the dye on for much longer than the recommended half hour or whatever it is, about four hours (just put a shower cap on over it so it doesn't get everywhere in the meantime) and I find that makes it "stick" better and gives a more vibrant result.

[wowfudge]

I wash dye out in the shower - we have a shower cubicle though so it is contained. Much easier and more efficient than just washing my hair over the bath.

[MeltchettsLovelyMoustache]

Crazy Colour is the worst for running and staining. Get Adore!

[SurlyCue]

Oh Op crazy color will never run clear! I used it for about a year and not only did every wash produce pink lather but it also doesnt last and you have to reapply every week or so. Also, it destroyed my scalp. It came out it sores and still 3 years later is extremely sensitive. I would avoid tbh and go to the salon.

[McKayz]

How do you find a salon that will dye your hair fun and crazy colours? My salon say they're contracted to Wella so have to use their standard colours.

[InThisTogether]

no YANBU those coloured (pinks, greens etc are stains rather than dyes and they colour EVERYTHING. The water will not run clear ever, and will colour your pillows, clothes' neck-lines, and towels.
But you get pink hair so in my opinion it's worth it!