Can black hair be colored by using store bought hair color dye?

Can black hair be colored by using store bought hair color dye? I want to be a brunette. every time I try and dye my hair it comes out with a red tinge to it. I don't want red. Is there a store dye I could buy that might turn my hair browner and not red? How about blond? I don’t even mind blond. Just not red, red is getting old. Anyone got any tips?

why are all these white fools answering this question!? ugh! newayz, yes, I am of the negro race, and I can tell you, that you can color your hair using the store bough colors, but it would not be very smart, because they are pushed towards the caucasian race, what you should do is go to a hair salon, and they shall color your hair. no need for the cheapness. :]

To colour black hair brown it is advisable to 'lift' the colour first by bleaching it to a lighter colour and later colouring it the desired brunette . To go blonde from black you need to actually bleach hair a couple of times to get the desired colour and I recommend you do that professionally. changing black to blond is a big change and one that requires commitment because you have to keep bleaching it as soon as hair grows back. Also all that bleaching is not good for hair no matter how good the product.

I dyed my hair black for 2 years (naturally dark blonde) and had the colour lifted about 6 months ago at a hair salon.

It took 5 hours and they 'bleach cleansed' my hair, stripping it of the black pigment. However the magority of my went a sort of light shade brown and the roots were bright orange! I have to go back there in about 3 or 4 months to have it bleached out more so that the new shade of red I have is even more vibrant.

In my experience - no shop bought dyes will do a good job over black dyed hair. But I suppose it depends on how reglarly you dye it! I dyed it too often, and kept dying ALL of the hair.

Lots of bleaching and dying can weaken the hair and cause it to break and fall out so be careful and make sure you get professional guidance.

any ash-brown colors that have peroxide in them will be fine. you ned the peroxide permanent color to lighten your hair and the ash toner to make it brown and not reddish. Also try the purple or blue (old lady hair) 'silver' shampoos for gray hair which is meant to take the yellowy reds out of your hair color

I have tried every hair dye out there. It is because the natural red in your hair. It may not look like there is any but there is. It reacts with all the chemicals in the dye and that is what happens. I have even tried to dye mine darker and it turns purple! I have to get mine dyed professionally or it just won't work.

Before you die your hair bleach it blonde then die it brunette

To color naturally jet black hair to a lighter shade is no problem at all. If have to use a high lift brown such as the loreal feria high lift brown collection. This is a series of professional hair color which takes black hair and lifts it a beautiful wearable soft brown without the unwanted brassiness. After taking your hair to a soft wearable brown you can liven things up by adding a few streaks of blonde highlights. What I recommend is the Loreal Feria Caramel Blonde highlights it will show beautifully on a soft brown shade.

go 2 a supply store,& look 4 a bottle,there small,& it should say,''brown rinse''. or wateva color,don't buy dye,buy hair rinses. there healther 4 your hair,dey have sum kinda condioning hair shine. it wrked 4 me!

I have naturally black, thick hair and about a year ago I decided I was tired of it and wanted to go red. Well, I bought the store dyes. Nothing I bought would make it the color on the box. Afterwards all I had was black hair with a red tint when I got in the sun. Then I decided I wanted to be blonde. Oh God!! I started with Loreal Hair color remover which turned it a yellowish orange! Gross!! Then I took a blondeing product, either Loreal or Revlon and that made it even worse!! But it will now take any color I want to put in it! The point of my story is if you dont want to go through all the mess and time (and sometimes the sorrow) that I went through, go to a salon. The extra money will be worth it!!

I dyed my hair a soft black & want to put a light ash brown over it what color will it turn out?

I dyed my hair black , and then decided I wanted to go blonde- like Ashley Tisdale's colour.
I used a hair lightening kit which contained bleach (this was bought from a store)
I then put blonde hair dye over it.
I strongly recommend you have it done professionaly as mine went bright ginger!
I will enclose a photo so you can see the horrible colour my hair went.
(not that ginger hair is horrible, it was just the colour if ginger that mine went)
My email address is Fun mail me if you would like any more info!!

I dyed my hair black , and then decided I wanted to go blonde- like Ashley Tisdale's colour.
I used a hair lightening kit which contained bleach (this was bought from a store)
I then put blonde hair dye over it.
I strongly recommend you have it done professionaly as mine went bright ginger!
I will enclose a photo so you can see the horrible colour my hair went.
(not that ginger hair is horrible, it was just the colour if ginger that mine went)
My email address is Fun mail me if you would like any more info!!

Yes. Rewolf71 knows what he/she is talking about. A stronger dye with peroxide, I believe it is Feria, in a medium natural or cool color will work...then keep using a demipermanent, medium ash brown natural instincts, until you are happy with the shade underneath. You will find that this system to be both lightening, and quite a treat to your hair. However, if your hair is NATURALLY black at the root and you want anything lighter than medium brown, you will have to get it stripped first. I don't recommend it unless you REALLY want it light brown or lighter. Stripping all your hair is something you want to avoid at all costs.

Remember. Don't use the Feria hi-lift series as it meant to be used on fairly virgin hair. This stuff is to strong and almost equivalent to a stripping. So get REGULAR hair dye in a MEDIUM BROWN. Remember, people usually get most true results from a shade lighter than their desired colour, or at worst is will lighten a bit. So obviouslt going to a medium brown, will get you that desired color in between of dark brown (which may fade to a medium dark-brown). Something lighter will go brassy and the hi-lifts which are often light brown shades often do just that any way. The way I described is the best way to go. It is better to fix your hair at home where no one can see but you. GOOD LUCK

yesv if you leev it on 4 ages

umm...yeah...

I am having the exact same problem at the minute. Have tried every die that there is and am still left with black hair with a red tinge to it. I have given up and am ging to a hair dressers on saturday to get it done properly!! wish me luck!

You really need to bleach your hair, before you dye it to the color you are after. Without bleach your hair just wont go any lighter with an ordinary dye and you will end up with colors you just don't want.

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use a hi-lift dye if you have natural black hair, loreal feria has 3 hi-lift brown dyes

yes but you will have to bleach it before it will be light enough to change color.

Uhmm... There are AFrican american dyes that will work!! dark and lovely or hi-rez... buy a brown from dark and lovely and leave it in for way longer than they tell you.. virgin hair takes best to dye... forget the feria and you dont need a salon! go to a beauty supply and buy wella or clairol dye get a ash color to get rid of the red!!... get two bottles of watever brown color you want than but either 30 or 40 cream developer!! it doesnt strip your hair... its just the activating time goes faster... sheesh!

Good Luck

NO STORE BOUGHT COLOR WILL GET YOU BLONDE!!! you will have to go professional. Store bought has 20 volume in the box so it will only lift 2 levels, black and brown hair have a red undertone. No matter what you do it will be red. if you go over the counter lightner you will most likely turn orange, only professional lightner will lift higher with gaurenteed results.

GET DARK AND LOVELY!!!

If you want the brunette go to a pro. . . See a hairdresser that is highly recommended from someone you trust. . .

well I would recomend you just putting carmel highlights in your hair (it would give an affect of medium/light brown hair) or waiting for the black in your hair to fade because to dye over black you would need to bleach it which could make your hair break or fall out, but if you simply cant wait then go to a salon and get it professionally done.

yes youcan dye black hair with store bought dye. if you bleach it first.

So if I use dark and lovely 'red hot rhythm' on my dark hair it will go that colour str8 away?? that seems to good to be true : S
I find that my ends are a lil darker than the top and although no one pulls me up on it I notice it and it drives me crazy no matter wa I do !
It was also said to leave the colour longer than what it says on the box... how much longer?? xx thanks guys xx

Use the African Pride streaking kit your hair will come out exactly the color of the box on black hair.

Use the African Pride highlighting kit and your hair will come out the same color as the box on black hair. works for all races.

Doesn't anyone know that most of the professionals use dyes from beauty supply stores such as Sally Beauty Supply? Anyone can go in there and buy the dye and the developer. In my experience, using professional dyes from a beauty supply store works better than store bought boxed dyes. Especially the bleaches. You can buy the lightening powder and a specific developer that work wonderfully together.

I love sally beauty. oh my god listen to her just walk into a sallys and there will be hair dyes especially for dark hair excellence by loreal is good I used it

yeah my hair was jet black and now its almost blonde

Of course it can!

wats rong wit black hair...hair is hair wats the difference...why all white people act like unborn child...

as long as you buy a good, upmarket product there wont be any problems. I recomend garnier

if you want really loud colors, try Hot Topic. If not, Just try Walmart. Maybe go for a medium blonde. Or maybe a light brunette.