How to Get Rid of Blonde Highlights

Most of us get blonde highlights just to realize that they do not look good or are to blonde. Here are a few simple steps to remove the blonde highlights out of your hair and look great.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Semipermanent hair dye or permanent hair dye.
• Good moisturizing conditioner

1. The most important thing is to asses your hair condition. If your hair is dry do a deep conditioner the night before you decide to remove highlights form your hair. Hair that is dry and damaged will take dye much faster and darker so make sure it is in good condition.

2. If you want to slightly darken your highlights choose a semipermanent hair color (it will wash away after a few shampoos but will still not wash away completely so the highlights will be darker) If you would like to do a more permanent removal of highlights choose a permanent hair color.
   No matter what color you choose make sure it is a shade or two lighter on the box than what you will like (bleached hair takes color faster and darker) Also make sure the color is a warm/neutral, never a cool. Cool colors will make your highlighted hair turn green.

3. When using either semipermanent or permanent color follow the directions on the box. When using the semipermanent color you will usually have to wet your hair first.

4. When using the permanent hair color do not apply it to the roots only. Run the hair color threw the hair making sure your highlights are covered.

5. Leave the color on for no more than 5-10 minutes. Do not wait for the full time needed it will darken the highlights to much and make them darker than your natural hair color. If you are not happy with the desired darkness you can always repeat the process in a day or two. Just make sure you condition you hair well.

6. By using the steps above you will blend the blonde highlights with your natural hair color. Depending on how long you leave the hair dye on you will either come out with darker more natural highlights or leaving the hair dye longer they will almost disappear making it seem like your hair has dimension.

Tips & Warnings

• To get rid of bleached blonde highlights or blend them in with light to medium brown hair choose medium or dark blonde hair dye.
• Choose the hair color labeled warm/neutral
• Condition well the night before and the day of your hair coloring process.
• Use shampoo and conditioner for dyed hair (it will keep your new color longer and more vibrant)
• Only keep the hair color on your hair for 5-10 minutes keeping it longer will darken the highlights to much. It will be easer to repeat the process if you are not happy with the darkness of the highlights.
• Do not choose COOL hair color it will turn your highlights green
• Keep the color on much shorter than you would normally since highlighted/bleached hair takes hair color much faster.
• It is much easer to repeat the above process again in a day or two if your highlights are not dark enough but you would have to go to a professional if they turn very dark or green to get it back to normal color.

[syriusas]

on 3/19/2009 Thanks for this info~ I like experimenting every once in a while, so I must just need this some day!