Growing out the hair dye

Lowlights might help, but then you would still have the problem that your scalp is reacting to the dye. I had my hair bleached, and the resulting rather yellowy hair soon grew out, and it is now a nice silvery grey, but I have short hair. I toned down the yellow with a blue shampoo. You could have yours cut slightly shorter, then the dye will grow out quicker, but if you don’t want to cut it then I think just being patient and putting up with the badger effect is the only solution.

'I would like to stop dying' made me laugh! You can use a semi-permanent tint (without ammonia or peroxide) until it grows out. There is a spray to disguise or blend in grey hair (Loreal root touch-up) that washes out too. A change in hairstyle while it grows may help too.

Thanks, both. Hetty - can you recommend a semi-permanent tint, please? I have used one before and it turned out to be more or less permanent. I do have a root spray but I don't think it would be much good on a badger stripe as it gets bigger. I'm also wondering why my hairdresser has not suggested a semi-permanent tint while the permanent one grows out?

Oh, Hetty! I see what you mean. I should have put dyeing!

Can't your hairdresser take the dye out? Mine can before he adds other colours.
I gave up colouring mine years ago as recommended by my hairdresser as he thought my natural colour was better than the dyed colour.

@nottooold I use clairol semi permanent and would not use anything else,you don’t get no growing out lines,I even take it to my hairdresser and she puts it on for me.

You scalp might be sensitive as perhaps you been using the other dye for too long.
You could also try going to another hairdresser for a second opinion

I had a lot of highlights put in and grew my blond out quite easily, so maybe having low lights would work. It didn't take as long as I thought!