Dying my hair?

I have naturally dark brown hair and lots of gray in a stripe (similar to a skunk) and I am only 36, so as you can imagine, I dye my hair. I used to dye it black for years. I am part Native American and the black looked more natural. Problem is that it is horrible to remove. I went to a stylist to get it out and it cost me $100. I can't afford to do that again. I was dying it various shades of brown, (using Clairol nice and easy) and tried a dark brown that CAME OUT BLACK. How frustrating. So I want to go with a lighter color next time, just to make sure the black is gone. The last time, the years of black on top of black were so hard to remove, but since this was one application, I am hoping I can get it out. I am waiting until it has been the usual 6 weeks.

So my question is, using the home kits, does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get the black out and go with a lighter color? Preferably with as little damage to my hair as possible. I would prefer a carmel or auburn.

Dying my hair?

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Dying my hair?

Wash your hair with warm water and clarify shampoo.So it fades a little.

Dying my hair?

Im a hair stylist and I can tell you it is very hard to rmove black hair color from the hair once it is deposited. Alot of over the counter hair color has metalic dye in it and it is very hard to remove. But I have found that Johnson baby shampoo strips alot of color out of hair but it is very drying on the hair also but you can try it just load up on the conditioner.

Dying my hair?

Ok I had a Lady screw my hair upppp! She dyed it black instead of light brown she even admitted it so I had to wash my hair with laundry detergent the powder kind and let me just tell you it started stripping the black out so fast...now of course it DID NOT remove all of it but it did help. You will have to do it more than once of course and yes it isn't hate best thing to do to your hair but that is what helped me ALOT! You know just after that use your normal shampoo otherwise your hair will be horribly dry and nasty.