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Removing black dye - professional advice please

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OutForAWalkWitch · 20/07/2026 17:41

My daughter has years of black box dye on her waist length hair.

Before the black, she had split dyes of various colours, which means that on one side when trying to strip the black with colour remover / bleach she ends up with a reddy brown colour and the other side a dirty khaki green as both sides have had different shades of greens, blues, purples.
Now she is wanting to strip her hair light enough to then put a vibrant pink colour on, and she wants it done in time for her wedding in September. There are no 'alt' hairdressers locally, and the few salons she has been to have said they'd not like to attempt it.

Is this a recipe for disaster or can anyone offer some advice to help even out the colour on both sides and enable it to get to a colour which would take pink? Thanks

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Gettingbysomehow · 20/07/2026 18:45

That really needs to be done professionally or it will end ip a complete mess.

Gettingbysomehow · 20/07/2026 18:46

They probably wont do it becsuse they are worried her hair will fall out. Would she not wear a good wig?

greentik · 20/07/2026 18:57

She might find a hairdresser who will do it over a number of sessions - it will cost her a fortune. She’s better off with a wig for September and starting the process after - if she finds someone willing.

SpaceCat87 · 20/07/2026 19:57

Has she tried Colourb4 or similar?

Barethe · 20/07/2026 20:47

unlikely that she'll get it to where she wants it for september. Are we talking early september or late september?

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