Anonymous
09/16/2025 10:32
Subject: Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Shampoo & Conditioner brands
Kevin Murphy
Purology
karatesse
Pantene Color shampoos will bring the red out faster try not to use these.
Kevin Murphy
Purology
karatesse
Pantene Color shampoos will bring the red out faster try not to use these.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 10:25
Subject: Re:Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I had this issue and switched from permanent to semi permanent and it was a game changer. I know that permanent is supposed to last longer and semi permanent is supposed to wash out quickly, but I think what was happening with my hair was that the permanent hair color was lifting the color from my hair (revealing the red internal color) and then the hair color that was being deposited wasn't penetrating so it washed out quickly and I ended up with the red color. I tried multiple permanent hair color formulations, two different salons and also Madison Reed, and the red just kept coming through. I switched to semi permanent, which coats the hair but does not lift your own color with the expectation that it would fade quickly but would help me transition to just being natural and living with the grays, but amazingly it actually sticks to my hair better than the permanent did, covering the gray just as well and I don't have to deal with the red from the lift. YMMV, but this is what worked for me.
Good luck!
OP. Thanks to everyone who replied. I am definitely a daily, hot-water hair washer so this is going to be a change for me. I will look into shampoo that would be better - any recommendations? And to the poster above, does your salon use semi-permanent dye? Or you do it yourself at home? If the latter, what product do you use?
Skipping washings won't help you'll be left with flat limp greasy hair but maybe the color you want? Your hair will look bad anyway. The people who suggest not washing have very different hair type.
I wash my hair at best 2 times a week. Yes, I imagine you and I not only have differnet hair types but that you've conditioned your hair to need to be washed every day. The more you wash, the more your hair will try to compensate by reproducing the oils you stripped from it.
Stop it. This just doesn't work for some body and hair types that produce more oil. This is old wives tale garbage.
You stop it. Calling it garbage when it's medically recommended is beyond ignorant. It is a fact that your skin and scalp will try to replenish the oil you strip off.
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-how-often-should-you-wash-your-hair/
By all means, keep washing every day. Just stop telling the rest of us that it's garbage that we don't.
Try reading your own article: "And for people who are not skin of color, we recommend shampooing every second or third day at a minimum. And some patients can shampoo up to daily. It just depends on whether their hair needs cleansing and/or their scalp needs cleansing."
So, again, stop it. And also stop telling women to wash their face everyday and not eat pizza to cure hormonal acne and other crap wives tales.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 10:22
Subject: Re:Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I had this issue and switched from permanent to semi permanent and it was a game changer. I know that permanent is supposed to last longer and semi permanent is supposed to wash out quickly, but I think what was happening with my hair was that the permanent hair color was lifting the color from my hair (revealing the red internal color) and then the hair color that was being deposited wasn't penetrating so it washed out quickly and I ended up with the red color. I tried multiple permanent hair color formulations, two different salons and also Madison Reed, and the red just kept coming through. I switched to semi permanent, which coats the hair but does not lift your own color with the expectation that it would fade quickly but would help me transition to just being natural and living with the grays, but amazingly it actually sticks to my hair better than the permanent did, covering the gray just as well and I don't have to deal with the red from the lift. YMMV, but this is what worked for me.
Good luck!
OP. Thanks to everyone who replied. I am definitely a daily, hot-water hair washer so this is going to be a change for me. I will look into shampoo that would be better - any recommendations? And to the poster above, does your salon use semi-permanent dye? Or you do it yourself at home? If the latter, what product do you use?
Skipping washings won't help you'll be left with flat limp greasy hair but maybe the color you want? Your hair will look bad anyway. The people who suggest not washing have very different hair type.
I wash my hair at best 2 times a week. Yes, I imagine you and I not only have differnet hair types but that you've conditioned your hair to need to be washed every day. The more you wash, the more your hair will try to compensate by reproducing the oils you stripped from it.
Stop it. This just doesn't work for some body and hair types that produce more oil. This is old wives tale garbage.
You stop it. Calling it garbage when it's medically recommended is beyond ignorant. It is a fact that your skin and scalp will try to replenish the oil you strip off.
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-how-often-should-you-wash-your-hair/
By all means, keep washing every day. Just stop telling the rest of us that it's garbage that we don't.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 10:16
Subject: Re:Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I had this issue and switched from permanent to semi permanent and it was a game changer. I know that permanent is supposed to last longer and semi permanent is supposed to wash out quickly, but I think what was happening with my hair was that the permanent hair color was lifting the color from my hair (revealing the red internal color) and then the hair color that was being deposited wasn't penetrating so it washed out quickly and I ended up with the red color. I tried multiple permanent hair color formulations, two different salons and also Madison Reed, and the red just kept coming through. I switched to semi permanent, which coats the hair but does not lift your own color with the expectation that it would fade quickly but would help me transition to just being natural and living with the grays, but amazingly it actually sticks to my hair better than the permanent did, covering the gray just as well and I don't have to deal with the red from the lift. YMMV, but this is what worked for me.
Good luck!
OP. Thanks to everyone who replied. I am definitely a daily, hot-water hair washer so this is going to be a change for me. I will look into shampoo that would be better - any recommendations? And to the poster above, does your salon use semi-permanent dye? Or you do it yourself at home? If the latter, what product do you use?
Skipping washings won't help you'll be left with flat limp greasy hair but maybe the color you want? Your hair will look bad anyway. The people who suggest not washing have very different hair type.
I wash my hair at best 2 times a week. Yes, I imagine you and I not only have differnet hair types but that you've conditioned your hair to need to be washed every day. The more you wash, the more your hair will try to compensate by reproducing the oils you stripped from it.
Stop it. This just doesn't work for some body and hair types that produce more oil. This is old wives tale garbage.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 10:12
Subject: Re:Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I had this issue and switched from permanent to semi permanent and it was a game changer. I know that permanent is supposed to last longer and semi permanent is supposed to wash out quickly, but I think what was happening with my hair was that the permanent hair color was lifting the color from my hair (revealing the red internal color) and then the hair color that was being deposited wasn't penetrating so it washed out quickly and I ended up with the red color. I tried multiple permanent hair color formulations, two different salons and also Madison Reed, and the red just kept coming through. I switched to semi permanent, which coats the hair but does not lift your own color with the expectation that it would fade quickly but would help me transition to just being natural and living with the grays, but amazingly it actually sticks to my hair better than the permanent did, covering the gray just as well and I don't have to deal with the red from the lift. YMMV, but this is what worked for me.
Good luck!
OP. Thanks to everyone who replied. I am definitely a daily, hot-water hair washer so this is going to be a change for me. I will look into shampoo that would be better - any recommendations? And to the poster above, does your salon use semi-permanent dye? Or you do it yourself at home? If the latter, what product do you use?
Skipping washings won't help you'll be left with flat limp greasy hair but maybe the color you want? Your hair will look bad anyway. The people who suggest not washing have very different hair type.
I wash my hair at best 2 times a week. Yes, I imagine you and I not only have differnet hair types but that you've conditioned your hair to need to be washed every day. The more you wash, the more your hair will try to compensate by reproducing the oils you stripped from it.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 10:06
Subject: Re:Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I had this issue and switched from permanent to semi permanent and it was a game changer. I know that permanent is supposed to last longer and semi permanent is supposed to wash out quickly, but I think what was happening with my hair was that the permanent hair color was lifting the color from my hair (revealing the red internal color) and then the hair color that was being deposited wasn't penetrating so it washed out quickly and I ended up with the red color. I tried multiple permanent hair color formulations, two different salons and also Madison Reed, and the red just kept coming through. I switched to semi permanent, which coats the hair but does not lift your own color with the expectation that it would fade quickly but would help me transition to just being natural and living with the grays, but amazingly it actually sticks to my hair better than the permanent did, covering the gray just as well and I don't have to deal with the red from the lift. YMMV, but this is what worked for me.
Good luck!
OP. Thanks to everyone who replied. I am definitely a daily, hot-water hair washer so this is going to be a change for me. I will look into shampoo that would be better - any recommendations? And to the poster above, does your salon use semi-permanent dye? Or you do it yourself at home? If the latter, what product do you use?
Skipping washings won't help you'll be left with flat limp greasy hair but maybe the color you want? Your hair will look bad anyway. The people who suggest not washing have very different hair type.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 10:04
Subject: Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Thank you pp. I’m tired of paying $175 for hot roots.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 00:07
Subject: Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
If you’re dying to your old color, then you should use the mildest possible developer (5%, max 10%). What is happening is that the developer you’ve used (most likely 20% hydrogen peroxide) lifts your own color, and the hair dye then attaches to the shaft and dyes it. Over time, the color fades, leaving you with a mildly lifted natural color which is reddish. I would try with weakest possible developer so that you essentially only deposit color and not lift any. Now that color has been lifted, though, this will only work on new growth. You could also dye darker, dark tends to stick better, especially to grays, but then you get the demarcation line at the root.
Anyway, the absolute best would be to talk to an honest colorist who can advise you. But it doesn’t hurt to read up on the chemistry and physics of hair dye so you can tell if they’re being honest or just trying to book you for another appointment.
Anyway, the absolute best would be to talk to an honest colorist who can advise you. But it doesn’t hurt to read up on the chemistry and physics of hair dye so you can tell if they’re being honest or just trying to book you for another appointment.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 22:15
Subject: Re:Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Anonymous wrote:I had this issue and switched from permanent to semi permanent and it was a game changer. I know that permanent is supposed to last longer and semi permanent is supposed to wash out quickly, but I think what was happening with my hair was that the permanent hair color was lifting the color from my hair (revealing the red internal color) and then the hair color that was being deposited wasn't penetrating so it washed out quickly and I ended up with the red color. I tried multiple permanent hair color formulations, two different salons and also Madison Reed, and the red just kept coming through. I switched to semi permanent, which coats the hair but does not lift your own color with the expectation that it would fade quickly but would help me transition to just being natural and living with the grays, but amazingly it actually sticks to my hair better than the permanent did, covering the gray just as well and I don't have to deal with the red from the lift. YMMV, but this is what worked for me.
Good luck!
OP. Thanks to everyone who replied. I am definitely a daily, hot-water hair washer so this is going to be a change for me. I will look into shampoo that would be better - any recommendations? And to the poster above, does your salon use semi-permanent dye? Or you do it yourself at home? If the latter, what product do you use?
Anonymous
09/15/2025 17:51
Subject: Re:Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Anonymous wrote:I had this issue and switched from permanent to semi permanent and it was a game changer. I know that permanent is supposed to last longer and semi permanent is supposed to wash out quickly, but I think what was happening with my hair was that the permanent hair color was lifting the color from my hair (revealing the red internal color) and then the hair color that was being deposited wasn't penetrating so it washed out quickly and I ended up with the red color. I tried multiple permanent hair color formulations, two different salons and also Madison Reed, and the red just kept coming through. I switched to semi permanent, which coats the hair but does not lift your own color with the expectation that it would fade quickly but would help me transition to just being natural and living with the grays, but amazingly it actually sticks to my hair better than the permanent did, covering the gray just as well and I don't have to deal with the red from the lift. YMMV, but this is what worked for me.
Good luck!
Do you use a boxed semipermanent color between salon permanent coloring?
Anonymous
09/15/2025 16:51
Subject: Re:Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
I had this issue and switched from permanent to semi permanent and it was a game changer. I know that permanent is supposed to last longer and semi permanent is supposed to wash out quickly, but I think what was happening with my hair was that the permanent hair color was lifting the color from my hair (revealing the red internal color) and then the hair color that was being deposited wasn't penetrating so it washed out quickly and I ended up with the red color. I tried multiple permanent hair color formulations, two different salons and also Madison Reed, and the red just kept coming through. I switched to semi permanent, which coats the hair but does not lift your own color with the expectation that it would fade quickly but would help me transition to just being natural and living with the grays, but amazingly it actually sticks to my hair better than the permanent did, covering the gray just as well and I don't have to deal with the red from the lift. YMMV, but this is what worked for me.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Anonymous
09/15/2025 16:40
Subject: Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Ask your salon to recommend a color-safe shampoo and only wash your hair every 2-3 days. You can still get it wet so you can style it, but don't shampoo every day. It also helps to go a shade darker so it fades to a the desired color and ask for a shade that doesn't lean so red. Avoid colors that are "warm" as those are the ones that go brassy (gold) after a short while.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 16:17
Subject: Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Yes you should tell them it’s getting too brassy. Mine makes mine a more ashy brown color to compensate.
The thing that helped me the most: reduce the amount of times you wash your hair. When you do wash your hair use cool water. When you use hot water it really messes with the color. Get products like shampoo and conditioner that aren’t going to strip out the color.
The thing that helped me the most: reduce the amount of times you wash your hair. When you do wash your hair use cool water. When you use hot water it really messes with the color. Get products like shampoo and conditioner that aren’t going to strip out the color.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 16:16
Subject: Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
Yes, your hair skews red (so does mine). Use "ash" colored dyes and blue or purple shampoo.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 16:15
Subject: Dyed hair turns red after two weeks
I am a newbie at hair dyeing - just recently started. I have Caucasian medium to dark brown hair and get it dyed more or less the same color at a salon to cover up some grays. It looks great the first couple of weeks but then starts turning red and gets more and more red and unnatural looking until it’s time to get it dyed again. Is this just always going to happen? Is this what “brassy” means? Should I be asking for a different type of dye or process, or doing something differently at home in between?