All color removers aren’t created equal. Labeled as color reducing agent, color stripper, color solvent, and so on, it is effective for most hair dye jobs. Depending on what kind of needs the person wants, color remover does the trick. For example, if a person, whose hair color is naturally blonde, dyed her/his hair black or brown in permanent color, a color remover can be used to strip the black or brown and return to blonde base. However, on a person whose hair is naturally dark (from black to light brown) the color remover merely strips the color and leaves it in altered state (namely, orange), it also applies to a dark haired person who dyed blonde and then dyed back dark. Later, she/he decides to go back to bleached blonde, then this color stripper is necessary to remove the tintback, usually lifts to orange or gold, depending how long it has been in the hair. If more than 3 or 4 months, it might only lift up to orange/red.

There are various color removers ranging from strongest to weak. Those that are used with water tend to be weak while those used with volume developer are stronger. There’s color removers for semi-permanent colors.

Permanent color remover tend to work with oxidative dyes while semi-permanent color remover tend to work with direct dyes. Both are different.

Few products work effectively. For one, ColorFix by Jheri Redding is an excellent color reducing agent without bleach or ammonia. It merely reduces color molecules of oxidative dye from permanent color so it ony strips top layer of artificial color. Igora Modulat is even better than ColorFix and more expensive and gentler. Can be used on all levels of hair and types. Most of the time the person will have to re-bleach to go past orange or gold stage to go lighter unless they aim for a dark blonde.

Effasol or Uncolor also work well but they contain bleach so they will remove artificial colors as well as lighten the hair. So it’s not good on hair that’s not in good condition. And not to be treated lightly. ColorZap also is in this category.

Here’s a link for further description of what color removers are and how they work in the name of hair science. Color Removers by Behind the Chair article.

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