To ask for your IMMEDIATE help as I've accidentally dyed my hands red

[ladywithredhands]

So embarrassing.

I have a pair of old red gloves I wear under the fake tan mitt. Tonight I forgot I had thrown my mitt away so decided to apply just wearing the gloves.

Have taken them off to see that my hands are BRIGHT RED.

It won't wash off with soap or washing up liquid.

I need ideas fast please. I'm a normal person with a professional job and this cannot have happened to me

Have you any alcohol hand gel?

A denture tablet or lemon.

Dettol kitchen spray. I use it to get hair dye off my hands.

Lemon juice
Takes fake tan stains right off.

Hair Conditioner takes hair dye off my skin so maybe try that??

Also if you have an exfoliating scrub try using that.

Baby wipes, if that doesn't work then then neat Vodka or whatever strong alcohol you have.

crikey if you put that lot on you will be visiting a & e! wear cotton gloves! or use makeup on hands!

Do you have any head and shoulders or similar. Put that on neat and bit cling film round hand and leave for a bit and when take clingfilm off some shld come off.

Dye your hair bright red and own it

Dancer, that's good to know as I'm frequently dyeing my hands with fabric dye. I never learn. I'm still sporting slightly blue nails after smurfing myself last weekend!

Bleach. I have used it on my hands before now, with no ill effects. Rub it in, rinse it off, wash well, and moisturise.

Pre warning this is NOT good for your skin... I've had many mishaps with hairdye over the years, and when nothing else works, nail varnish remover has done the trick!

I used milk to get eyelash dye off my face after an over enthusiastic eyelash tint (by a bloody beautician!).

Also, I really wouldn’t use bleach. I splashed bleach on my hands and didn’t wash off immediately several years ago and it turned into horrible dry itching skin which spread and still flares up when I’m run down/have to do a lot of cleaning.

Touch of thick bleach. Rinse as well as possible. Wash with washing up liquid. It breaks the surface tension of the slippery slimy bleach residue allowing you to wash the bleach off and helps remove the bleach smell. More thorough rinsing. Then wash with normal soap or handwash and moisturise.

Done it loads of times for hair dye, paint, printer ink etc.

What SaltyPeanut said. I have the cold tap running before I apply the bleach then rinse it off straight away, then wash my hands.

Amputation is the only way

Hydrogen peroxide, if you have it! I keep it for first aid. Boots will sell it but from the chemist, it’s kept behind the counter as is controlled as can be used for nefarious purposes in the wrong hands...... Takes off fake tan too btw. Found that out the hard way but it’s been useful once or twice with fake tan disasters!!

I'm amused that hydrogen peroxide is kept behind the counter in Boots when you can buy bottles of the stuff in Sally's.

Maybe try Coke or Pepsi. I remember some African elections, perhaps Zimbabwe, in the 80’s where voters had their hands dyed in an attempt to stop cheating. Allegedly, cola removed the dye.

Alternatively, you could wear elegant long gloves to work tomorrow

Have you got a magic eraser type block? They take fake tan off, so may work.

Be careful as they can micro-abrade your skin to the point of serious damage.

Dettol might work but it'll stink to high heaven.

Yep they sell the hydrogen peroxide freely in other countries, too, it’s a normal first aid item (in addition to hair dye use obviously!) - I was pretty surprised it was sold like this at boots! All cloak and dagger, hidden and suspicious!!

@OvO I learnt the hard way that you need to wear gloves!

Shaving foam! Gets out any stain