Oops color remover and redying..

[MACForME]

Can someone help me out here?

My hair got lightened over the summer with lots of sun, fun and salt. So when those dreaded roots grew in, i colored my hair with color as close to my original as I could find. It was an ash blonde. As the color faded, the green or "ash" base became more and more obnoxious. Now, without any further explanation, i work long weird wacky hours.. So a trip to the salon was not in the cards for me. I managed to find a gorgeous auburn brown color. I thought the auburn would counteract the green.. And it did! But now this is fading and I think I see green again! UGH!! So, here I am in the store and I see this OOPS color remover! AHA! I think, maybe I should get this! But maybe, I better ask around and see exactly what this stuff is, what it does and what I can expect. Does it take only color off? Will it damage my hair? Do i have to re-dye? Will i have 4 inch roots showing? I heard that it turns hair orange! YIKES!! HELP!

 

[moonsugar7]

I'd be very very careful with color removers. A. They fry your hair and B. They can turn your hair orange or other unwanted colors.

I learned this the hard way from trying to "do-it-yourself" my hair from red back to blonde. Resulted in bright orange super fried hair and a trip to a color specialist that cost me $250. Be safe and just make some time to have a professional get you the results you want...it is worth it, TRUST me!!!

 

[MACATTAK]

This particular product contains no ammonia or bleach, so I don't think it would fry your hair. I bought this before, but never used it because I had screwed up my hair too much, I had to get it professionally fixed. I agree with the above though, probably better to get it fixed by a professional since you don't know what you might end up with

 

[LaItaliana]

I used colorfix before & yes my hair turned this ugly yellowy orange color BUT i dyed it right after and it turned out fine. It wasn't as light as I wanted but thats because my hair was so porous from the colorfix & it grabbed the color easier. youre supposed to use a protein filler before dying it, which I did. It wasn't that hard. & i was cheap back then so no salon for me

I swear its not as scary as people say.

 

[MACForME]

thank you for your reply! I'm still thinking about what to do. I might just go to the salon if I can get out of work early enough! This is what I get for working at a hospital!! UGH!!!

 

[MACForME]

Ok- I bought the Color Oops after reading ALOT on the internet.. Well, I did it! It took out the fading "chocolate auburn" color and the layer of "ash blonde" underneath. My hair is NOT damaged and its back to the blond I had before I started all this. I haven't re-colored yet, but I might just to get some even tone and balance back.. Remember, i got a bit bleached out from the sun and fun this summer. I did NOT get orange hair either.. I will advise anyone considering using this product. DO EXACTLY what the BOX SAYS.. Leave in on 20 minutes, NO MORE, NO LESS.. shampoo and RINSE FOR 5 minutes, then shampoo again and rinse for 5 more minutes.. Yeah, its got a bit of a smell to it, but its no where near that bad. I've smelled perm solution thats MUCH worse...

 

[MACATTAK]

Thanks for the update! I'm glad to know this is a good option if I ever screw up again on my hair...hopefully it will never happen again though