I had bleached blonde hair and wanted to dye it back to a mid brown. After researching on the internet I read that I should put a base red colour on first as a filler and then a mid brown. I used the Koleston red specials 55/46 yesterday then dried my hair, and then went through the whole process of dyeing again using Koleston 7/75. It had no effect whatsoever and now I'm stuck with bright red hair! What should I use to get my hair back to brown? Thanks

SOURCE: Can I dye my hair blonde for a day?

Not exactly... the term "dye" causes a lot of confusion, but dye generally means making the hair darker. To make the hair lighter you must use a special bleach. Hair bleaching is permanent and cannot be rinsed away. It can be dyed back to it's original color however, but the bleach does damage to the hair. In extreme cases, where the hair was dark brown or black and is bleached to blonde, the hair becomes very thin and resembles the texture of cotton. You can lighten hair temporarily by using theatrical hairsprays. These come in every color of the rainbow including white, gray and blonde. These color sprays actually sit on the outside of the hair strand, and can be shampooed completely out after brushing the hair.

SOURCE: Can you dye your hair after you get brazilian hair

It is not recommended to apply more than one chemical process to your hair, since it is very damaging. But when working in the salon, I would suggest that the client wait 2 weeks before having another chemical process done (perming or coloring) if that was what the client wanted.

So yes you can, but it may be very damaging to your hair.

Ralyn Hunt

• 25 Answers
• Posted on Jun 16, 2011

SOURCE: have bleached my hair using

I would not do that. if you are wanting to go darker. If you are blond and you use an ash color, it will go really ashy or bluish. However if you are trying to go lighter, yes you can. use at least 30 vol. and follow timing instructions.