Hair dye for Nearly Black hair

[browneyedgir]

Can anyone recommend a hair dye (home kit) that might work on lightening my hair. Ideally I would like it medium brown. or even highlighted. Most hair dyes I try myself don't work as my hair is too dark. Can't afford to get hair done at the hairdressers so a shop bought dye is my only option. Thanks

[fluff-mcguff]

i have very dark hair and use loreal casting creme gloss (penelope cruz in the ad) its great, shiny, works and no ammonia so no stinkyiness afterwards :)

[browneyedgir]

do you know what the lightest colour i might achieve with this is?

[unruliejulie]

You arent going to lighten hair that is dyed black without using bleach im afraid and that as an option is a bit risky to try yourself, i wouldnt recommend it to be honest.! The colour needs to be lifted out so anything other than bleach wont touch it. sorry!

[Scarlett]

Going from naturally black to light brown is very hard and needs bleach. You would have to go to the hairdresser to do it properly. I personally think that dark hair is lovely and would give anything for mine to be your colour! Have you thought of using henna? It is really good for the condition and will give it a gorgeous red sheen in the light. It fades eventually so is not forever.

[chazza]

I agree with the above answers, no home dye will do it unless they contain ammonia or bleach, neither of which is good for your hair.
Trying to do it at home can equal orange hair! Go to a recommended hairdressers for good results

[browneyedgir]

thanks all for your responses. Don't really want to go to hairdressers as mine charge me almost �100 for dying and cutting my hair and don't have the cash at the moment. due to going on holiday at the end of June. Thanks again