Lighten Hair Coloring - Tips to Lighten Your Hair Dye

Chemical hair dyes permanently change the color of your hair.  However, the chemical only sets in after 48-72 hours.  If you got your hair dyes less than 3 days ago, refer to my article on hair color removal.  If you have gotten your hair dyed more than 3 days ago, and it is darker than desired, there are multiple ways that you can to fade the color a little bit.  Certainly you can visit a professional, or you can use some at home techniques. 

•  Visit a professional to help lighten your hair or redye it.

• Wash your hair with Dawn dishwashing liquid.  This method is very drying but it should help wash out some of you dye.

• Let your hair lie out in the sun.  A few hours in the sun can help to lighten your hair coloring.  It helps to fade the dye.

• Hot oil treatments applied to your hair can help to remove the hair coloring dye which lightens your hair.

• Time - time will make the dye fade eventually.  Also you could wait until your hair regrows.  But this takes ages.....

•  Apply dandruff shampoo to your hair.  Dandruff shampoo can also be drying, but it will help lift out color and lighten your hair coloring.
 

Remember that your new hair color will be a combination of your current color or base color and the color that you are applying.  Hence you can use a lighter hair coloring dye to lighten the color or your hair.  Just remember that although your hair may currently look terrible.  Your hair WILL eventually grow out and you will look normal again!!

Have fun!

Hair Coloring Ideas

Need some hair coloring ideas? Are you a Brunette, Blond or Dark Haired person?  Do you want to go completely crazy with pinks and blues?  This article was written to give you some ideas on hair coloring.

Hair is an essential aspect of your presentation.  When first meeting someone new, your hair is a hint as to what type of person you are.  Certain traits are associated with certain hair colors. 

• Blonds are sexy and energetic. 
• Brunettes are classy.
• Dark haired beauties are exotic, mysterious, and intriguing.

By changing your hair color, your personality will have a different tone than previously.  What type of person do you want to be?  Are you happy with who you are?  Maybe you're just adventurous and want to try new styles and colors.  These questions are important to answer when deciding which hair color to go with. 

Although hair color changes the overtone of your personality.  Certain hair colors only go well with certain skin hues. 

• For example, a blacked skin beauty may not look good with platinum blond hair!

To read about more examples of what type of hair goes well with skin tone please read my hair color guide.

 The hair color that fits you best depends upon your skin tone, your eyebrow color, your eye color, your personality, your clothes, and many other aspects.  Keep in mind that people are constantly changing, so if you feel like blond would fit you well, keep in mind that in the future you may prefer to be a brunette.



Not only do you have a choice of base color, but you can also get lowlights and highlights.  Hair color has a huge impact on appearance of the user.  With a different hair color and hair style, people you know well may do a double take when they first see you.  They may not even recognize you!



Changing your hair color is a crucial as cutting or changing hair styles.  Ensure that the color you are choosing will fit you well.   

Hair Color Removal Guide

Tired of your dyed hair color?  Are you looking to remove your current hair color?  Sometimes we get tired of our hair color and want it to go back to a natural color.  Sometimes we have a disaster when trying to color our hair, that it is essential to return it to its own color.  Hair roots grow out and the color fades with time, however, sometimes we want immediate results...actually, we pretty much always want immediate results, no matter what the circumstances are.

Sadly, if your hair is over three days old from when you dyed it, you probably will not be able to return it to its normal color unless you simply redye it to a color similar to your natural color.  Or you can go to a professional.  The professional can highlight your unlusterous hair and offset coloring mistakes. 

If however, you dyed your hair in the last day or two, then you're probably in luck!  You can remove/reverse the color or minimize the damage.  Hair coloring usually takes between 48 and 72 hours to set into the cuticles.






Hair Color Removal Guide at Home

You do have the choice to go to a professional and try to get the color offset/removed.  But if you want to save costs then read on.

• Rinse hair in Hot Water
• Use Volume shampoos and gels to open the hair cuticles.
• Hot virgin oil can strip the color chemicals.  CAUTION

Tips for successful hair color removal:

• Test the removal ideas on a single strand before applying to your entire hair carapace. 
• Follow directions on all hair products.
• Be careful with the hot liquids as they may harm your head and body and could stain your clothes.
• Cover your eyes.
• Don't bleach.  Bleach can cause even more damage.

Hair Color Styles for Women

 Great looking hair is essential to a appealing presentation of yourself.  Whether you're looking for a job, looking for a spouse, or just want to be treated nice, taking care of yourself and how you present yourself is important.  There are many hair colors one could go with ranging from the standard blond, brunette, and redheaded, to the blues and violets.  Additionally, your look can be enhanced with different highlights and lowlights.  Hair color is essential to your style.  The color the will look best depends on a variety of physical features including eye color, body type, hair type, and eye brow color.

Each color of hair has a personality with it.  Below is a brief description of each.

Hair Color Styles for Women - Blond 



 Blond hair is associated with high, attractive energy.  It is also associated with people who are oblivious and gullible.  Blond hair comes in many hues ranging from the platinum blond to the darker, dirtier blond.  Most professionals recommend that blond goes better with lighter skin hues.  A black person with platinum blond hair would definitely get some looks.  Sadly, blond hair fades easily.  It can be difficult, but important, to find a good shade that makes your skin hue and keep the blond vibrant.  Blond hair is a favorite for many women. 




 
Hair Color Styles for Women - Brunette

Brunette is smart and classy.  Brunettes has high class associated with it. Brunette hair helps to bring out the features of the face.  (Look at the picture!) Brunette is the most versatile standard color because there are plenty of hues, shades, and colors to choose from.  Brunette is a great color for both highlights and lowlights.  Brunette ranges from light auburn to honey brown to nearly black.  Due to the vast range of colors within brunette, it is easy to find a shade that matches your skin color. Brunette definitely has many advantages.




  
Hair Color Styles for Women - Dark Hair

Dark hair is associated with mystery and intrigue.  Dark hair is for exotic people.  Dark does not have as many options as blond or brunette.  There is no range of hues that you can use to match your skin tone.  The secret to having great looking dark hair is the glossy look.  Additionally, longer hair goes great with the dark color. 
This creates a great look that many celebrities use.











Selecting the right hair color is essential for your style and presentation of yourself.  Changing your hair color is a great way to get out of a slump.  It can be invigorating and fresh and open yourself up for new possibilities.  If you are interested in learning how to color your hair at home, please refer to my hair coloring guide called buy affordable hair color that works.

Buy Affordable Hair Color That Works

 When aging, many men and women desire to color their hair.  This is done for many reasons, including looking younger and more attractive, feeling younger and more attractive, feeling better about yourself, and having higher self esteem.  Perhaps you felt these feeling and decided to get your hair colored at a local salon only to find that it would cost around $50 to buy hair color at the salon!  If this is too much money for you, then read below to find out how to buy affordable hair color that works.

First, buying hair color professionally is about the same as doing it at home.  The same chemicals are used, and the dye lasts the same amount of time.  Purchasing the necessary chemicals is simple if you know which ones to buy.  Kits are available that contain all the necessary equipment, but these are kind of expensive.  It's easy to get around purchasing kits.  Here's how.

It's really not that difficult.  Your local salon store should have all of the necessary supplies that you need to color your hair.  Now all you need is the information.  There are three things you need.

• Color
• Developer
• Conditioner

The conditioner can just be your at home conditioner.  There is no need to purchase new conditioner.

There are many different brands for both coloring and developing.  The one that you choose is really up to you.  You can do research and decide which is best for your hair type.  There should be plenty of choices at your salon store.  The colors will be on display on the bottles and sorted by colors.  Bottles of color cost around $4-$5 and the developer costs around $2.  The developer bottle should last you around 3 times of dying.  Talk about buying affordable hair color that works!  The first time you color your hair it will cost $6.  The second and third time it will cost you $4!! Plus the conditioner and taxes.

So now that you buy affordable hair color.  How do you apply it?  Many times the bottles do not contain any instructions on how to apply the chemicals.  It's actually pretty easy however. 

• Mix 2 ounces of developer with the color and mix in a metal bowl.
• Apply mixture to roots of dry hair and work outward.
• Leave mixture in your hair for around 30 minutes.
• Add warm water to your hair and lather your hair.
• Rinse with cold water until water is clear.
• Apply your at home conditioner.

That's it!  Not too bad.  This should save you time and money from going to a salon.  Hope you enjoyed my article on how to buy affordable hair color that works!