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Arrgh...anyone know how to get hair dye off skin?

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Wanderingsheep · 21/07/2009 20:17

I've dyed my hair and got some on my face and neck. It won't come off! Help!

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squirrel42 · 21/07/2009 20:25

Toothpaste is supposed to work quite well - since it's gently abrasive. Lots of gentle rubbing!

For future reference putting vaseline around your hairline is a good tip to prevent you having to de-stain your skin.

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MrsJamesMartin · 21/07/2009 20:26

Nail varnish remover

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Wanderingsheep · 21/07/2009 20:36

Thankyou! Will try both

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bebesequin · 21/07/2009 20:49

I will second nail polish remover worked on with flat cotton woolpad -Use it to removes traces behind my ears after dye job

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Jux · 21/07/2009 20:55

You're not going to like this but a hairdresser in Harrods told me this: get some cigarette ash and mix it with water and then rub it into your skin and wash it off.

He said that when there was a bit of overflow on a scalp he would tell the client to wait while he got his magic mixture, pop into the loos, have a fag, mix it up in a nice Harrods dish and voila!

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harleyd · 21/07/2009 20:57

never heard of using fag ash

but deffo nail varnish remover works

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Wanderingsheep · 21/07/2009 21:04

It has faded but not come off completely. Might have to try the fag ash (yuck). The only person I know who smokes is my mum and she's given up!

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Jux · 21/07/2009 21:11

Go down the local pub and beg the guys hanging about outside!

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missblythe · 21/07/2009 21:39

Clearasil works like magic. I had this very issue a few months ago, and a charitable Mnetter suggested it.

I've resorted to Domestos in the past, tbh.

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101handbags · 22/07/2009 10:03

methylated spirit works.

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