Please help! Hair (picture attatched)

[HakunaMatataa]

I have decided to try and get my hair back to it natural colour which is a dark blonde so that I can stop dyeing it and avoid hideous grey looking roots.
I used a hair colour remover yesterday and going to a salon is not an option. Can someone please advise on what to do next?
I'll attach a picture of what my hair looks like now

What colour were you dying it and were you using box dyes?

Getting dark out of hair if it was a box dye is notoriously difficult. Even a hairdresser struggles to strip the colour out. I had to have bleach run through my hair multiple times (ruining my hair) to get the colour out. Then you can be left with a colour that isn't great.

I'm sure a hair dresser will be along soon to advise but from my own experience stripping dark out is a hair dressers job.

It was a deep-reddish brown and yes box dye.
It probably is a hairdressers job but I'm sure I could make it presentable. Trying to avoid bleach if possible.
I do have anyother box of stripper and an ash blonde dye to counteract orange so may have to bite the bullet.

Red tends to fade out over time anyway. If you used the stripper recently then give it a while before using it again and condition the hell out of your hair!

By the way did the stripper dye strip much out yeaterday? The picture looks like your hair hasn't been touched but obviously I don't know what your starting point was

An ash blonde isn't going to do anything if you put it over that. I'm not sure a colour stripper will do much more it's going to be pretty ginger whatever you do. Might just have to go the leave it and wash heavily with dandruff shampoo thing.

I did the same. After years of blonde highlights, I wanted to go back to my natural dark blonde colour. My hair easily turns red. I had my hair dyed to my natural root colour at the salon. But then all my grey hairs grew and my hair looked awful. I started using a semi wash out light brown dye, once a month. It covered up the grey, but I had just swapped blonde for brunette! The greys were more noticable in brown hair whereas you couldn't tell in the blonde. Six months later, I went back to my hairdresser and had some blonde hairlights put in. My hair looks better now.

It lightened it lots it was a very dark red-brown. No I didnt think ash blonde would touch it either

Horrified. I'm old enough to know better but done it anyway.

This was my hair colour before for reference

Unfortunately Red tones are the hardest to remove from hair, I'm afraid I think bleach is the only way you'll be able to get it lighter

Alternatively if you are willing to draw the process out a bit apparently head and shoulders is recommended for removing dye from hair over time, obviously it's not going to be anything drastic but it's meant to remove build up

Dark red to blonde at home is probably not going to end well. The only way to lighten that is with bleach and if you put box dye bleach on it, it's almost guaranteed that you'll end up with a patchy orange mess.

Honestly, I know you say it's not an option but I would think that going from dyed red to blonde is really a job for a hairdresser. It will cost more in the long term if you need an emergency repair job than if you just get it done professionally in the first place.

On the upside, the colour it is currently is really pretty, so this might be a quit while you're ahead situation.

I've just outside to have a look in daylight. Its horrendous. Much better in artificial light
I think my solution here is a hat lol

I personally really like your current colour....

I would advise you to leave it or go to a hairdresser.

And as PPs said, red really does tend to fade / wash out fairly quickly.

Oh... I'm sorry to hear that.

How about a brown one wash colour mousse / cream on top of it? That would make your hair a more reddish brown, I guess.

I thought the first picture was your starting point!! I agree you’ve got a really nice colour there.

You say going to a hairdresser isn't an option. Could you arrange for a mobile hairdresser to come to you?

My friend, a professionally trained hairdresser dyed my hair. It went orange. Ginger. I too have red in my hair. Ds2 is ginger. I hated it. Took ages to tone down. Not sure what to suggest?

Ive actually stripped my hair two days ago my hair was black my hair is naturally brown, colour stripper doesn't actually bring back your natural hair colour as dark colours have a red pigment in them hence the red shade. my hair has gone a combination of both of your hair colours you have posted and darker at the ends than the roots, atm I'm just wearing my hair up but during the week I'm going to bleach bath it less harmful than actual bleach but should lift the shade a few colours then I'm going to dye it with an ashy blonde or brown I brought both just incase, but also see if my hair was to go orange buying a blue toner should take away some of the brassy tones away. Ive had every colour going but nearly 10 years ago i went from black to blonde in a few days totally ruined my hair so I'm now taking the longer way to insure less damage.

Get a pink shampoo to neutralise the brassiness

I used "wash away" colour remover, used it on burgundy hair that had been dyed for years so a massive build up of colour, it all came out and it's safe to use. I would get one of these, use it, deep condition after and get a mobile hairdresser to put a colour on, if you gave to go to work to tomorrow put your hair in a pony tail. If you go to a hairdresser to get the colour stripped they will shove a load of bleach on it, been there, done that

It’s actually a really nice colour
You’ll probs need bleach to get it back to blond

You need to bleach about 4 levels higher them stick your ash blonde over. Olia do a good high lift pre lightened.
Order from Amazon - fudge clean blonde shampoo and olaplex 3. Then lift again in a couple of weeks

To be honest I’d dye it back to brown; then save up for a few sets of hairdresser-done highlights over the next few months.

here are some ways to remove dye

1 Mix baking soda and shampoo. Anti-dandruff shampoo works best, but some people also swear by clarifying shampoo. Whichever you choose, you should use a 1-to-1 ratio of baking soda and shampoo. Lather the mixture into your hair, and then leave it on for a few minutes before rinsing with hot water. Do this for a few days or until the dye completely fades.
2 Mix vitamin C tablets and hot water to form a paste, and apply this to your hair. Leave it on for an hour while wearing a shower cap. Then, rinse with hot water. This method works best if you use it a few days after dying your hair. You will still see results after this timeframe, but the results will be minimal.
3 Douse your hair with a mixture of equal parts white vinegar and water. Then cover your head with a shower cap for 15 to 20 minutes before rinsing.

Have you thought about going to a hairdressing college? DD who did a hairdressing course said that Level 3 students need a colour correction so will welcome you with open arms. It will be much cheaper than a hairdresser; you will have to pay something and it will take time but the results will be fine. I've had it done myself.