/r/HairDye
The r/HairDye community is devoted to hair dye and dyed hair. Any posts of your dyed hair, or questions relating to dying your hair are welcomed; Anything from Brown to Rainbow. So go ahead, let the world see your gloriously dyed hair!
The /r/HairDye community is devoted to hair dye and dyed hair. Any posts of your dyed hair, or questions relating to dying your hair are welcomed.
For Posting
Please use a photograph with natural lighting, without any heavy filters, and share what dye you used for everyone curious!
For Advice
Try to provide as much information about your hair's condition, dye history, your routine, or anything else pertinent to your question. Including a photo also helps a lot.
FAQ
Q: Can you recommend a good hair dye?
A: In no particular order:
1) Manic Panic
2) Arctic Fox
The recommended dyes above are all endorsed as excellent options, and all vegan and cruelty-free. They all have different colors and products. To avoid damaging your hair, never use a (developer included) box dye.
Q: Do I need to bleach my hair first?
A: You don't need to bleach your hair, but if you want bright colors a bleached blonde range around level 8 is recommended; You can also dye just a few hairs to see how it will turn out.
Or oVertone has a bleach free, coloring conditioner for dark brown hair.
Q: How do I dye hair without bleaching?
A: Wash your hair with a clarifying shampoo, do not use conditioner, and allow your hair to fully dry before applying the dye.
Q: How do I bleach my hair?
A: You'll need to apply bleach and developer. You can view detailed instructions here. But instructions will vary depending on your hair and desired results.
Q: How do I remove dye from my hair?
A: The recommended way is to give your hair a Bleach Wash. Mix (1 part) bleach with (1-2 parts) 20 volume developer, mix with (6 parts) clarifying shampoo, and apply to damp hair for 10 minutes, before rinsing.
Rules
Hair dye only
All content must be directly about hair dye, dyed hair, or dying your hair; No sexual content, No politics.
Positivity and constructive criticism
Do not put others down, and if you have any constructive criticism or advice, remain polite with it.
No advertising or self-promotion of any kind.
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Help! I dyed my hair chocolate brown, but it turned out jet black, and I HATE it! It's also uneven as my roots are still somewhat brown (very dark) but the rest of my hair is pitch black. I followed the instructions and left it on for 25 minutes, but I can’t believe my hair is this dark. I really don’t like it, in fact i hate it.I plan to try a mix of vitamin C and Head & Shoulders shampoo to fix it, but I’m worried it might damage my hair even more. My hair is already pretty damaged and dry. Does anyone have suggestions on how to remove the black or lighten it? Leaving it black is not an option, as it doesn’t suit me at all. I used Clairol Professional Colour Studio in Chocolate Brown so if you’re looking for chocolate brown, DON’T use this one!
Tldr; interested in hearing how KE glosses worked on colored hair and virgin hair. Did it stain/stick to hair or did it fade as it said it would? Considering usuing it during hair trainsition.
Its been more then 4 months since ive gotten my roots touched up. Due to moving/life events. Ive been coloring it black for 12 years. I was thinking of transitioning back to my natural color and atp im in an accidental ghost roots situation lol. I was thinking of putting a Kristen Ess hair gloss on my light brown new growth and the black dye to make it ideally a little more cohesive, but with dimension. I'm concerned about it not phasing or negatively interacting with New growth and dyed hair.
I have naturally curly hair and what id want to do is let my brown hair grow out and keep adding black. my hair was dyed black before and I just got highlights added to make it brown. id want to maintain something like that but a bit chunkier perhaps. so it would be adding black onto my brown hair that is growing in. is this unrealistic?
I’m going to bleach my black box dyed hair. There’s about 2 layers of black box dye now and o have bleached my hair a couple times before (4 times in a row once and an unknown amount of times in an hair salon) what bleach vol do i use and how many bleaches do you thinl? I’m trying to get to this color (on the top)
Hi guys I would just like to know what hair colour this would be called as I’m intrigued to get it . Thank you .
Bleaching my hair turned some of it orange, I dyed it purple but you can still kinda see it, should I use blue or purple shampoo to cancel it out? It's become a really warm toned purple
I accidentally bought midnight blue instead of jet black😭😭 I just watched some videos and it still came out black but, my hair used to be red and now it’s a brassy orange. I’m scared that it will appear blue on my ends. HELPP
Hey guys, I have my hair colored balayage with bright copper (7.34 + 0.44) and I need a good color depositing conditioner. Before I used to use Maria Nila Colour Refresh in Bright Copper. Now I'm hearing a lot of reviews on Schwarzkopf Chroma ID Bonding Color Mask 7-77 and also Wella Copper Glow. Any suggestions between these 3? I like a bright intense copper which wouldn't be too red or fade into yellow. Let me know x
So my hair was just professionally done to even out blonde tones and i decided to put in tape-ins i dyed (blue / black) myself in right after. they stayed and looked pretty nice but i made the mistake of showering with them in.. twice -_-.. i was scared of the colors bleeding but it didn't look like they had the first time. When i took them out it was more obvious. the black and blue lightly bled into my hair, the black darkened it and the blue made it more ashy. It looks uneven again... i was wondering what to do, maybe a color remover on the hair that changed colors or something... idk i need help!!!
Hi everyone,
I recently dyed my balayaged blonde light ginger at the salon. My natural hair is dishwater blonde, and I’ve been dying it / balayaging it / highlighting it since my teens ( I’m now in my early 30’s ).
My hair really needed a break from bleach, and I did too. I tried growing it out in the past, several times, but my natural colour just was not my thing. So I gave up and returned to the bleach every time.
I now dyed it light ginger - strawberry blonde at a salon and it’s objectively very beautiful. My husband was originally okay with the idea. But now that it’s done, he’s sad. Oldest kid is also not a fan.
My kids are all ( natural ) blondes and my husbands states that he feels sad that our family no longer looks like “us”. That I no longer look like my kids. Which breaks my heart. I find myself longinly looking at old photo’s where me and my kids share the same hair colour - even though my was not natural and theirs was.
My husband is now getting used to the ginger. He does states the blonde was, to him, much more beautiful. I’m still loving it but sometimes this sadness arises when I think off him and off my kids. I did not want these negative emotions to happen. Even though I’ve been dreaming of going ginger for a long time and I’m finally bleach free. I kinda did not see this kind of impact coming.
Did anyone feel the same way? Does this pass?
Thank you 💐
So in February 2023 I had a balayage done on my natural hair colour (brown) and since then I’ve gotten into dying my hair all sorts of crazy colours, but my roots are starting to annoy me. The dye never clings into them and it’s just ruining the look, can a hair stylist bleach my roots without damaging my ends? Idk how they would be able to bleach the few hairs that weren’t already bleached without bleaching the already lightened bits. Is it possible?
So my daughter wanted red hair and idk why but I chose splat hair dye in this bright red color cause I thought it was pretty. Well, it stained her body (we got most of it off with dove bar soap) and the tub pretty good. A few questions. 1. Will it stain while dry? I do not want my couch to have red stains but I can't exactly tell her she can never sit on the couch with that hair dye in. 2. Is there anyway to stop it from bleeding out in the shower? I can't use up all my bleach and rubbing alcohol everyday/other day...3. How tf can I get it off clothes/towels, bathroom rugs???
I definitely learned my lesson cause wtf is this stuff?
I'm a brown skin female. Have to start covering my grays. I went to the parlor and got black but it looks so fake to me. Also, can't afford getting it done professionally all the time. What brand would you recommend? Also, you think I should go with dark brown instead of black? Please and thank you
Hi so I've been using the Schwarzkopf live colour for about 3 years now like 3 times a year. But the last two times it's made my scalp too itchy to bear. I put some peppermint oil for cooling but it's not helping. How do I stop it without taking another shower since it's like midnight and in my culture that's asking to get possessed. Also some drugstore brightening bright red dye reccomandations for sensitive scalps would be nice because I absolutely will be switching brands
I'm using manic panic purple haze on my non bleached hair (around a level 7) and I'm not sure how to keep it in for as long as possible, does anyone know how long it's gonna last and how its gonna look? I don't know how long I should keep it in, thankyou ♡
I've been blonde for a long time. My roots are naturally a dark dirty blonde, so if I dye my hair brown obviously they grow in and you can tell, not in a good way. I want my hairdresser to dye my hair a light brown but can anyone recommend how to deal with the regrowth of my natural hair color?