Orange hair..help please

Always been a ginger...used to be called belisha beacon! Wear it with a smile...hope you find something that works.

It happened to me too. My hairdresser told me not to buy anything with the word gold in it. She said to go for ash blonde. It took weeks for mine to fade, but mine was a permanent dye.

I've been there after washing in head and shoulders lots of times I mixed bicarbonate soda with lemon juice and washing up liquid applied it to my hair put a shower cap on and left it an hour then rinsed and put lots of conditioner on it faded a lot but I did eventually go to the hairdresser to have it coloured.

Purple shampoo WILL tone down orange hair. I was a hairdresser, so I do know about it. Choose a good brand though, and leave on for about 3 minutes....then rinse off an d use a lilac condition er as well

Why not tell everyone you know that you're doing it for charity and would they like to sign up for so much a day until you can't bear it any longer, or so much per week, or cm of regrowth. Choose a currently high profile and popular charity and you'll end up doing good and feeling pleased with yourself ?

Tomatoes ketchup works apparently, try it can't do any harm. Good luck

Thanks all. Haven't done anything as there seems to be such a lot of different suggestions to try and deal and I don't want to make things worse.
. My hairdresser is coming on weds and I have phoned to warn her. Am hoping she can help. This will be the last time I have a go and in future will leave well alone. It's just that my hair has got a lot much thinner and I wanted to avoid too much damage so thought something off the shelf gentle and semi permanent may be better. Big mistake! Am wearing my ginger with pride, but as it blends with the tanned face, I won't be sorry to return to my usual more subtle colour.

Reporting that when my hairdresser came yesterday she sorted me out and I no longer look like a traffic light. She advised not to get any of the colour stripping options in the shops, possibly because my hair is now very fine and sadly, thinner than before. Am happy now and thanks to all who offered suggestions.

Phew! What a relief for you.

silverlining48

Go to a hairdresser but before that try washing it in either Fairy Liquid or Head and Shoulders or even Pantene as they are all capable of stripping paint off a liner

Good luck !

I use Morrocan oil as a conditioner for my hair. It makes it shine and gives it a new lease of life. I bought a bottle on the 'plane coming back from my holiday and was amazed with the result.

Good luck

I got a small bottle of the oil in Marrakech h but have forgotten how to use it so it just sits in the corner ......advice much appreciated

silverlining I'm glad your hairdresser sorted you out.

Sounds like conditioning products will be high on your list. Did your hairdresser recommend any particular products? It's always good to know what the experts think are worth buying!

silverlining... all you do is work a little of it through your hair to the ends and then style dry as usual. Don't use too much. It is amazing stuff !