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<\/p>\nDo you want to go from red hair to blonde hair? Then putting blonde dye on your red hair is a bad idea. It will not have the results you are looking for.<\/p>\n
Because red hair is several shades darker than blonde, simply applying blonde hair dye doesn’t work. You have to go through a longer process.<\/p>\n
In this article, I explain what happens when you put blonde dye on red hair, and how to go from red to blonde the right way.<\/p>\n
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If you are expecting blonde hair when you put blonde dye on red hair, you\u2019ll be disappointed. Here\u2019s what to expect instead, depending on whether you are using permanent or semi-permanent blonde dye.<\/p>\n
Permanent blonde hair dye<\/a>, what many people call box dye, will turn your red hair orange or copper.<\/p>\n The developer that\u2019s included with the kit will open your hair cuticles, allowing the blonde color molecules to get in and mix with the red pigmentation in your hair.<\/p>\n Now, blonde contains mostly yellow pigments. Yellow and red mix to make orange. The exact shade of orange you end up with depends on how red your hair was in the first place and the strength (volume) of the developer you used to lighten your red hair.<\/p>\n But what you certainly won\u2019t end up with is blonde hair.<\/p>\n Semi-permanent blonde dye does not penetrate the hair cuticles. Instead, it coats the outside, meaning it doesn’t interact with your natural or permanently dyed red hair color.<\/p>\n So the effect of putting semi-permanent blonde hair dye on red hair is the same as trying to color a red apple\u00a0 using a yellow crayon. It does nothing. The red pigment in your hair is too intense that the yellow color in the blonde dye cannot overcome it.<\/p>\n Your hair will still appear red, probably with a very slight orange-ish tint.<\/p>\n I wouldn\u2019t describe it as easy, but it\u2019s doable either at home or a salon. Red hair, whether natural or dyed, is one of the most challenging to dye and there\u2019s actually a scientific reason for this.<\/p>\n Red hair dye contains smaller<\/a> color molecules that penetrate deep into your hair shaft and are harder to remove.<\/p>\n In addition, the pigment that\u2019s responsible for natural red hair, pheomelanin<\/a>, is more stable than the pigments in lighter brown hair. This makes it more resistant to bleaching, which in turn makes it harder to dye red hair to blonde.<\/p>\n In fact, some people with natural red hair may need a few rounds of bleaching to get to the blonde color they want.<\/p>\n My advice is to go to a professional at a salon. Salons have more powerful and safer dyeing products that work faster and protect your hair.<\/p>\n The pros also know how to handle different kinds and shades of red hair. Going to a salon is especially important if you want to lighten your red hair more than three shades.<\/p>\n That said, you can still go from red to blonde at home. Surprisingly, you probably won\u2019t need any blonde dye at all since you are just lightening your hair.<\/p>\n The exact process depends on whether you have natural red hair or dyed red hair.<\/p>\n Make sure you know the exact shade of blonde you want as this will affect how you go about the process. Options range from dark blonde to lightest blonde. Consult a color chart such as this one from L\u2019Or\u00e9al<\/a> to figure out where you are and where you want to end up.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s start with changing dyed red hair to blonde.<\/p>\nSemi-permanent Blonde Hair Dye<\/h3>\n
Is Going From Red To Blonde Easy?<\/h2>\n
How To Go From Dyed Red Hair To Blonde<\/h2>\n
1. Remove Hair Dye<\/h3>\n