Can Dye permanently change your hair color?
While that was a little rough to begin a response with "its called tint", I have to agree with hairbender. Call it what you may: tint, dye, color, or colorant, lets analyze a few different things. Since your friend used permanent hair color as it grows out you should be able to see the difference between the colored ends and the new regrowth coming in. The new growth coming in is his natural haircolor. Now natural hair pigments can change over time, would the permanent color cause this change no. But natural hair color can get darker or lighter over time...this could be a strange coincidence. As for this OOPS! product, there are certain laws of color that override what stupid manufacturers put on their boxes. The cardinal rule of color is that color will not lift color. If a product claims to be a color remover...it is some form of bleach. No color remover or color will return hair back to its original color. Hairbender is correct when he states that a color remover will leave the hair in an orangish state. I do not care what OOPS! states on the box you are not going to change the laws of color with a "special formula." My advice is to let the hair grow and get regular trims. After about 2 - 3 hair cuts...the natural color will be revealed whatever it may be. To attempt a color correction at home is dangerous because you dont know what to do with whatever you end up with and you can destroy the integrity of the hair. I apologize that I dont have a different answer but at least its done without opulence.
If you semi-permanently dye your naturally blond hair light brown, will it fade back to it’s original color?
Semi permanent is deposit-only color, utilizing direct dyes or using 0–10 volume developer. So yes, your hair ultimately will return to its natural color eventually. How long depends on the brand, type of dye, and particular color, but this could take anywhere from a week to several months. Do keep in mind that 10 volume developer CAN lighten the hair a little bit, so after the fade out your hair could be slightly lighter than original. However, hair generally lightens towards the ends over time anyway, so you likely won't notice the change if that were to happen.
Does a semi-permanent dye stain my hair?
From experience I know what you’re doing will not work out well for you. I tried this years ago on my hair and I have blonde/strawberry blonde hair.If you just apply blue semi-permanent color to your hair it will either:Wash out completely.Penetrate the hair’s cuticle slightly, and stain your hair, resulting in a color you WON’T like.I do not recommend doing this!I dyed the underneath of my hair blue when I was in middle school. My hair was light blonde and porous and the color penetrated my hair immediately and stained my hair for good. I tried applying a brown color over it and it came out a muddy disgusting color. The only way to get rid of it was to cut it off or wait for it to grow out.Semi-permanent hair colors are considered no-lift deposit-only nonoxidative haircolors only when they are not mixed with hydrogen peroxide. If you’re mixing the color with hydrogen peroxide (a developer) then you’re lifting the hair and allowing the color to penetrate through the hair cuticle into the hair shaft. This will result in your hair being stained. It won’t color your hair to the desired color (color appearing on the box) because to do that, you need to lift your hair to a very high level of blonde then apply the semi-permanent color.As always, this depends on your hair’s porosity. You can always test your hair’s porosity but that requires you to be familiar with the different degrees of porosity among hair types.Hope this helps!
If you dye your hair with semi/demi-permanent hair dye will the color be able to go completely back to it's original hue?
Semi and Demi permanent hair dyes are meant to fade out of your hair.That being said-when dying from a natural blonde to a semi or demi permanent hair color- there’s a better chance of significant fading as opposed to actually reverting back to the natural shade.However- your roots will grow back in just fine.If you use permanent hair color you can use a color remover, which you CANNOT do with semi and demi dyes. This removes all of the permanent hair color and brings the hair back to close to natural.You’d still need to dye for even coverage after a color stripper.For truly temporary hair color- use hair chalk or hair makeup.
How would I get my natural hair colour back after using a permanent hair dye?
Well technically it will never be your natural hair until everything that’s been colored has grown out. This could take years. But in the meantime either go to a salon and have the color removed. Any salon professional will know that there are plenty of color remover agents on the market. It’s not exactly the safest or best idea for your hair but it does work and it’s most definitely safer than decolonization which is basically a fancy word for bleaching. I don’t recommend doing this especially if you don’t know what your doing. If the salon seems to pricey in this case order something along these lines or you can also purchase it in a Sally’s Beauty supply store….One 'n Only Color Fix with Argan Oil Amazon.com : One 'n Only Color Fix with Argan Oil : Hair Color Correctors : BeautIf one box doesn’t cover your amount of hair try two and make sure to apply very evenly. This is the most effective technique for removing unwanted hair color. Goodluck!
Should I condition hair before I SEMI-permanently dye it(BLACK hair)?
Don't wet your hair when you dye it, regardless of what the box says, this just dilutes the formula and it won't work as well. It's fine to condition on Tuesday for Friday, that won't effect anything at all. If you decide to wash your hair before dying it then don't condition it at all, this will cause the dye to slip down the hair shaft and it won't grab as well. For best results don't wash your hair within 24hrs of dying it (whether semi or permanent) and apply the dye to DRY hair. The conditioner provided will soften your hair and seal in the colour afterwards. EDIT Do not put the conditioner in your hair before you dye it, it will reduce the effect of the dye by about 50%. Semi-permanent is not like a permanent tint, don't worry so much about the application. Treat your hair as you would normally up until 24hrs before you dye, then put the dye onto DRY hair, rinse and condition with the product provided in the box, you'll get the best results and it's simple!. EDIT hiya, that's a good question, the reason they say this is simply to ease the technique of application, the dye moves around the hair easier when it's wet, remember the boxes have to cater for people who don't know how to section hair and who aren't very adept at managing their application!. Most people are pretty clever and can put the dye on evenly, i would never apply dye to wet hair, especially a semi-permanent, it would give a less radiant result and wouldn't be such a "true" colour. always apply to dry hair, the chemicals going onto your skin are the same whether wet or dry so it's not a safety issue, it's simply an application issue. EDIT Think of your hair like a sponge, a dry sponge will soak up liquid better than a wet one, and your hair is porous like a sponge, the drier it is the more it will soak up the dye and the longer it will last :) EDIT I don't know what you're using but if it doesn't come with a conditioner then slather plenty of normal conditioner on it (after you've rinsed the dye out) and wrap in clingfilm for 15mins, then rinse the conditioner out, this will help seal in the colour and soften your hair.
Can dyed hair revert to its original color?
The simple answer is yes, in some circumstances. To elaborate:If you’ve used a semi-permanent dye, it will likely wash out to your original colour at some point although some colours can stain your hair slightly. For example, if you put semi-permanent pink dye on natural blonde hair, some of the colour will come out every time you wash it so eventually you should end up back to your original blonde. However, if it's a particularly strong dye or your hair is particularly porous then you may find your hair has a slightly pink tint to it, no matter how many times you wash it.If you've used a permanent dye to darken your hair, you may be able to get it out with a colour remover such as ColourB4. It won't necessarily go back to exactly the same colour you had before, but it'll take some of the dye out. For example, if you have blonde hair and dye it dark brown, you can remove the brown dye with a colour remover but you won't necessarily get all of the dye molecules out. You may find you have light brown hair.If you've bleached or lightened your hair in any way, you won't be able to revert to your original colour unless you use another dye in your original colour. For example, if you have dark brown hair and you lighten it to blonde, there's no way to get your natural pigment back, so you'd have to put a dark brown dye over the blonde in order to get that colour again.Obviously though, if you just let your roots grow in then you'll eventually end up with your natural hair colour again!