How to lighten hair color?

Shimmer

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use a gooooood clarifying shampoo and wash the hell out of it and rinse with hot water.
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That'll help it fade a LOT.
 

Dreamergirl3

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i totally went through this not too long ago! Same situation...naturally really dark brown hair, got it lightened but my roots came back so I dyed it back but it was way darker than expected. Using lots of clarifying shampoo helped fade the color a lot!
 

koolmnbv

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I heard washing twice w. dish soap helps get alot of the dark out... my mom tried it once and it faded it alot it looked alot better, but I cant say that clarifying shampoo wouldnt have worked just as well.

Also cant say on myself because I am blonde!
 
simply use lemon juice.

it helps alot..i've done this several times because the stylist would always dye my hair the wrong brown (darker than what i wanted)

just leave it in for 7-10 mins (depending on how much lighter you want it) and stand out in the sun. after that just rinse with water and then you're done! =]
 

MACActress

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Also, if you have any schools around you for cosmetology, you can get color there for a very good price. At a school around where I live I got a full foil highlighting on my (decently long) hair for about $15 =) You get what you want and it also helps the students =)
 

hyperRealGurl

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Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmer
use a gooooood clarifying shampoo and wash the hell out of it and rinse with hot water.
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That'll help it fade a LOT.


YES YES!!!! And keep washing it to fade the color, i had a simillar prob but i colored my hair blk. I used the same method Shimmer is talking about and it helped so much, although blk is a hard color to fade i reached a dark brown color, eventaully i had to go to my stylist and she had to lift my hair.... EEEEkkk 3 times to get it to lighter shade , then used a toner, then put the actual color i wanted in my hair.
 

kimmy

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if all else fails, go to a beauty supply store and pick up some professional dye and a bottle of 20-30 volume developer. if you want it alot lighter, go with the 30, if you want it only a few shades lighter, go with the 20. and mix equal parts of dye and developer. it's actually pretty cheap too, you can pick up a 2oz bottle clairol professional (which is GOOD stuff) for about 5$ and a bottle of developer for 1$. if your hair is WAY hella long, you may need two bottles, but if it's anywhere above the middle of your back, you should only need a bottle of each
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