How to Remove Hair Dye

Removing hair color from hair, skin, clothes, carpet and counter tops is a daunting task. To know more about how to remove hair dye, read on...
How to Remove Hair Dye
How to Remove Hair Dye from Your Hair
Sometimes it may happen that you get your hair dyed and you are not happy with this new hair dye. In case, your hair dye is lighter than the original shade of your hair, follow the steps given below;
Step 1
If you have dyed your hair at a professional hair salon, you should ask the same professional to fix your problem. Otherwise, if you have done the hair dying at home, you have to fix this yourself.
Step 2
If your new hair dye is lighter than the original, you must color your hair again with a darker shade.
Step 3
Many a times, when you use the semi-permanent hair color, your hair color may fade away. In this case, regularly washing your hair can help to remove the hair dye form your hair.

How to Remove Hair Dye from Skin
Stains of hair dye are observed on the hands, when you have dyed your hair or somebody else's. Sometimes, hair dye is by mistake applied to your face while coloring your hair. The following tips will answer you question of how to remove hair dye from face. Hair dye removal is carried out with the following steps;
Method 1
Take a cloth and dip it in milk and clean the part of the skin from which the dye stains are to be removed.
Method 2
White toothpaste is another option to clean the skin. However, it must not be used, if your skin is sensitive. Gel toothpastes must not be used to remove the hair dye from the skin.
Method 3
Anti-bacterial soaps can help to remove the dye stains from your skin. It is essential to moisturize your skin after you wash your skin with soap.
Method 4
Baby oil is used to remove the hair dye from skin, but it must be left on the skin overnight.

How to Remove Hair Dye from Clothes
The answer to the query of how to remove hair dye stains from clothes is given below.
Method 1
For fabrics like cotton or linen, use mineral spirit, alcohol or turpentine and blot the stain with a white cloth. Rinse the clothes in cold water with some detergent mixed in the water. When the clothes are wet, apply turpentine and rub it with a cloth. After rubbing the stains, wash the clothes in a washing machine.
Method 2
Hydrogen peroxide is used to remove the hair dye from synthetic fabrics. First wash the clothes with detergent and then follow the procedure as stated in the above method.

How to Remove Hair Dye from Carpet
It is frustrating that your carpet is soiled with hair dye stains. Following are the steps that are given below;
Step 1
In 2 cups of warm water, mix white vinegar and two tablespoons of liquid hand dish washing detergent.
Step 2
With the help of a white cloth, blot the stain on the carpet with the mixture that is prepared in the step 1.
Step 3
The next step is to blot the carpet stains with water and alcohol. In case, the hair dye on the carpet does not come off, you can use two teaspoons of ammonia along with detergent to remove the hair dye.

How to Remove Hair Dye from Counter Tops
The following are the steps to hair dye stain removal from the counter tops;
Step 1
Mix baking soda in water to form a paste. Spread this paste on the stained area of the counter top. Do not scrub the paste, because it is harsh and can cause scratches on the surface of the counter top.
Step 2
Leave the paste untouched until it gets dried. With the help of a wet sponge, clean this dried paste.

These are some of the ways which answer you questions related to how to remove hair dye.

By Aarti R
Published: 8/22/2009
 
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