What to do?

[Mommy L.]

My hair is way too dark after using Loreal, how can I go about lightening it to a color I can live with?

[China Doll]

Going lighter is tricky... I think I'd suggest the hairdressers to be honest.

[Nosy Rosy]

Plenty of washes and rinse with lemon juice (jif's fine) - it'll only be a few days before it fades - bet it's not as dark as you perceive it anyway - we always distort the way we think we look!!

[skinnyblue]

Hiya, once dyed my hair an unfortunate black, a hairdresser told me anti-dandruff shampoo strips colour out of hair faster than normal shampoo. I did this until the colour was light enough to put something else on. Good luck!

[Pippa68]

I would definately wait a while ~ in my experience the L'Oreal dyes fade quite quickly and you may find it becomes a more desirable shade.

I wouldn't recommend trying to do it yourself just yet. It is always worth asking a hairdressers advice, although some wouldn't want to try and rectify it just yet either just to be on the safe side.

[fee-is-me]

I did this a few years ago on a (drunken) whim... sheesh... i looked ill as i have very fair skin :-o

About a week later i bought a slightly lighter colour and re-dyed it with no probs at all.

Been going to the hairdresser since though!

[unruliejulie]

Hi Mommy.L i did this at the weekened! don't know why but for some reason, the colour came out darker than usual. I work in a hairdressers and my boss told me i could either add a little bit of peroxide to my shampoo which i am reluctant to do in case it doesn't come out evenly all over or to wash my hair in cheap washing up liquid or cheap shampoo, because it is harsher than nice shampoos, it should strip a tiny bit of the colour away. Hope this helps!.

[spudqueen]

Lots of washes in Head & Shoulders.

[alijangra]

Vosene is good for stripping colour