Once You’ve Gone Black You *Can* Go Back – How to Remove Black Hair Color
Posted on | August 5, 2010 | No Comments
I totally love my hair when it is black. I don’t want that flat black either. I want blue black that shines. Matter of fact, I spent a very long day at the stylists once upon a time ago getting blue highlights put in, but that is a story for another time.
The downside to having black hair is that I am so pale that I tend to look washed out. Also, I have gray hairs, and in what seems like no time, they are glittering at my roots like a diamond displayed against black velvet. So I decided it was time to go back to something that was a little closer to my original color. Though truth be told, I am not even sure what my original color was.
When I am going for a multi-hued look, I will have my hair chick do the coloring. Otherwise, I am a DIY’er when it comes to hair color. My bathroom walls can attest to that from the blotches of color I have gotten on them. 
I told a friend that I was going to take the black out. She insisted that I needed to go into the shop and have the removed professionally. The competitive part of me took that as somewhat of a challenge, so I decided that yes, Virginia, I was capable of making the black go away all by myself.
I did a bit of research (which for me means that I googled it and scanned the first couple of pages) and found a product that I thought was worth giving a try. So I ordered Jheri Redding One ‘n Only Colorfix
Being someone who doesn’t really try to stifle my lack of impulse control, I dumped it on my head and waited to see what would happen. Here I am in my hair-coloring bathrobe, looking smashing with a plastic bag over my head.
I let it sit for the allotted time, took a shower to rinse it out, then got ready to blow dry my hair. Since I looked like Ronald McDonald at that point, I decided that perhaps I should have read the instructions before I started. This isn’t the clearest picture ever taken, but here’s a shot I took of the top of my head after the first application.
After a bit of web searching, I was glad to find out that my color was not an unusual one to have after an application. Although you can’t tell it from the picture, I still had a good deal of black in the front pieces that I use a flat iron on. So I decided Round Two was in order, and I used the rest of the One ‘n Only Colorfix.
After the shower to remove the Colorfix, it was time to apply color. I used Ion brand for the permanent, and I dumped a Color Gems brand demi-permanent color on top of it. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the shade name of either of them. I did catch some flash glare here, but as you can see, it is no longer black.
So, there you have it, ladies. If you’ve dyed your hair black and are ready for a change, rest assured that you don’t have to pay a salon tons of money to remove the color. Just buy your products, set aside a few hours to do it, and create your own hair masterpiece. I read several complaints about the smell of the Colorfix, but I didn’t find it to be horrifically bad.
Until next time, remember to Celebrate Beautiful You!
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