I dyed my hair and the roots are too light

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I dyed my hair and the roots are too light? Searching the internet hasn`t helped me so please post.

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"If you dyed your hair but the roots of your hair are too light..."

If you dyed your hair but the roots of your hair are too light that they dont match the rest of your hair, you could fix this by looking for a root- touch up to get your roots to the same tone as your hair . After the root-touch up your hair roots should match your hair ends. Karen James

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"If you dyed your hair but the roots of your hair are too light..."

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i just used the nice and easy hair dye box kit i always use, except i usually go ash, not natural. ive found with this dye my roots have gone a orange/ginger colour. is there anyway i can reduce the ginger colour without dyeing my hair again!?

"Or you can bleach your roots and leave it in..."

uhh. wash it twice a week. or you can bleach your roots and leave it in untill its the same color as ur whole head. and if its lighter just buy the same hairdye and put it on the ROOTS only it wont hurt =]

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"Stripping that out and just lightening your roots..."

The same exact thing happened to me before, becUse you had dyed your hair before all the new dye was doing was stripping that out and just lightening your roots ( if that makes sense). I would suggest just going to a salon and getting it fixed. That's what I did! It's a way better idea! They use a differnt dye than the ones in the boxes and can fix that easily!

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Q. If my roots are a lot lighter than my already dyed hair...do i dye my roots first or my hair?
i dyed my hair a light brown color.. previous to that... i had it black.. but i used a product similar to oops... but it wasnt very good.. it took out some of the black but.. not all of it.. and my roots were already light... and now i want my hair ot be like a deep bright red... so do i color my roots first or color my hair then my roots?

"Your going to have to bleach/lighten your hair to atleast an orange-yellow color starting..."

It sounds like your hair has been through a lot. If you want a bright red than your going to have to bleach/lighten your hair to atleast an orange-yellow color starting with your ends first since you have black hair color there. Then you'll have to lighten your roots to the same shade It won't take as long as your ends, and it might not turn out exactly the same as your ends did since it doesn't have to bust through black hair color. it could turn bright yellow or white-blonde very fast so watch it. The key here is to have a consistant tone from root to ends, even if it is orange... your just going to put red over it. This is an extensive process, and it could cause significant breakage since your hair has already been colored twice and stripped.

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Q. If i dye my dyed dark hair a lighter shade, will my roots end up lighter than the rest?
i have naturally dark brown hair which i dye regularly as i have grey roots. i use garnier nutrisse dark golden brown but i only dye the roots to stop the ends getting overdyed.. i want to dye it a lighter shade like light golden brown, but i'm worried that if i do i will end up with the roots being much lighter than the rest, how can i get lighter hair without this happening?

"Treated hair lighter is color remover or bleach..."

Since color does not lift color, you will most definately end up with lighter roots. I would advise against this! You do need to go to a stylist in this case. The only thing that will get that color treated hair lighter is color remover or bleach . Perhaps you could go lighter gradually but it's harder with boxed color. You could mix your present color 1/2 and 1/2 with medium golden brown and touch up with that a couple of times. Then use straight medium golden brown for a couple of times. Then use 1/2 medium golden brown and 1/2 light golden brown for a couple of times, then straight light golden brown. Keep color off of the ends from now on, you've been good about that but your ends are still probably going to be darker than your roots. If this persists, you could have your hair highlighted. Hope this helps!

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Q. Dyed my hair and the roots are too light, help!?
okay so i dyed my hair and the roots are lighter then the rest of my hair and it just looks ridiculous. if i get another dye the same color and just dye the rest of my hair (not the roots) will they come out the same color as my roots? if not, what can i do to get my hair all one color?

"If you choose to redye make sure you do not leave..."

your roots came out lighter because im guessing this was your first time dying it? well i think you should get a professional to fix it or you can try color oops which is a product that removes hair dye. after it removes you can redye it but give it some time or else you will do a lot of damage to your hair. if you choose to redye make sure you do not leave the hair dye on your roots for a long time. start about 2 inches down the scalp and work your way down the tips and then do your roots lastly and leave the hair dye for only abut 10-15 minutes ONLY. hope this helps =D

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Q. I dyed my hair & the roots are too light.?
yesterday i dyed my hair blonde & the roots got very light & it makes the color look uneven. i used garnier fructise, & i was just wondering if there was a way i could lighten up my roots a tad. would washing my hair & scrubbing really good at the roots help?

"The reason your roots turned out lighter is that maybe the ends of..."

ok i understand what you are saying at the beginning..but then you go and ask if there is any way to lighten up your roots more? i'm assuming you meant darken them? you could try to darken them by applying a color similar to the ends of your hair, or you could try to lighten the ends of your hair to match your roots. the only way to fix this is to add more color. Since your color was obviously permanent (temporary or semi-permanent colors do not lighten hair) then washing your hair is not going to change anything. The reason your roots turned out lighter is that maybe the ends of your hair have been colored previously, and the roots were new hair growth, which takes new color A LOT better than previously died hair. Also, roots tend to process faster than the ends or midlength of your hair due to the face that they are closer to your head, and your head produces heat, which speeds up the process.

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if i dye it black will the orange go away or will it still show through??

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Black would probably cover it. Use petroleum jelly on your forehead, ears etc (anywhere the dye might drip) to remove it easily. Good luck!

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dye it then..

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