Hair Colour Remover Extra Strength Removes Darker Shades & Colour Build Up

As you can see I had a red I my hair. Unfortunately I woke up to extremely greasy hair this morning so it doesn't quite do the justice of how red it was. I could've lived with it though, had the dye given full coverage. It ended up an extremely patchy job on top of the fact the colour hadn't quite turned out as expected. I wanted a deeper mahogany and when it's freshly washed it's quite a garish red. So! After reading through a lot of the comments about this colour removal product I decided to go for it so I didn't have to go out with my hair looking like crap. If you're used to dying your hair from a box, then the instructions are extremely easy to follow. It's pretty much the exact same process. I was expecting the product to be stinking. I was expecting the product to attack my chest. I'm an asthmatic smoker and my asthma has been playing up along with my hayfever. The product did smell. But it wasn't stinking. Ammonia based hair dye smells worse. So this stuff was bearable. It also didn't really affect my breathing. I wrapped my head in clingfilm then puta towel on top for good measure and I left the product in for approximately 45mins then began the rinse process. No colour came away during the rinse and I wasn't sure if this was normal or not (I can now only assume it is) and I panicked a little. It wasn't until applying the buffer that my hair felt dry and almost brittle. So after I had rinsed that off, I took the advice of many on here, and applied a little conditioner. Then completed the next rinse process. I didn't put on any conditioner after this step as I bought a conditioning hair mask just for this which has left my hair silky soft (not quite as soft as it usually is after a shower) and smelling strongly of bananas. I knew from other comments that the red wouldn't completely lift and I was likely to be left with a gingery-blonde colour. It's gone more of an ash blonde which I can definitely live with for a few weeks to give my hair a rest before I dye it again. I plan on going back to my natural colour. Or as close as I can get. Im 37 with salt and pepper hair. My hair type is a mixed bag I'm afraid, it's thick, thin and fine as well as curly and frizzy. Genuinely got a full hybrid of both my parents hair. It can vary between dry and greasy. I can sometimes leave it several days before it needs to be washed. Or I sometimes have to wash it daily. Using hair products, blow dryers or straitners doesn't have an affect on how my hair wants to be that day. Overall this product worked incredibly well, lifting all the red tone from my hair. It didn't smell as bad as I expected and it didn't attack my already weak lungs. I would recommend conditioning at least once in between rinses and putting on a conditioning hair mask. 10/10 from me

I haven't used a colour remover in maybe 15 or more years, but after going from blonde to brown, I regretted it massively. My hair dresser refused to bleach it for fear of damage but I couldn't leave it, I really didn't even like looking in the mirror. So I came looking for a colour remover to be a bit more gentle, before doing my own bleach job. All at my own risk then 🫣 I remember how bad these things can smell, rotten eggs. Now I can honestly say, yes it smells and yes it has the eggy smell, but it is not as overwhelming as it was way back then. Just get rid of everything as soon as you're done with it, or it'll stink out the bathroom! Anyway, did it work?! Yes! Obviously I'm not the bright blonde I was, but my hair is now a very light brown and hopefully now, it won't need as much bleach. I'm feeling more like myself again. My hair strangely feels much nicer and even softer than before. I didn't shed any hair from using this product. Once I had air dried it for about 2 hours, I used a low heat on my hairdryer and then straightened it, and my hair feels lovely. After using the "buffer" wash and rinsed etc, I did put some conditioner on and left for 5 or so minutes. Only word of caution, do not panic when you see it fresh out of the shower, wet hair looks very different to dry. Initially, it looked like I had bright orange roots, but I thankfully don't! A really good product, just manage your expectations and remember to go on what is already on your hair, if you have been dying your hair dark for a while, it will not suddenly look really light. I have been bleach blonde for a long time, which is why I was reasonably confident that this would help shift the bulk of the brown. I would recommend this as a good way of starting a lightening process 😊

The instruction is a masterpiece. No sarcasm. My hair is dark brown, I dyed it red for 1.5 year and after treatment my hair got copper. The instruction explained it can happen and why. Picture 1 - my natural colour Picture 2 - my dyed hair Pictures 3 and 4 - after treatment The smell is strong, true, but not as violent as hairdye smell (for my oversensitive nose anyway).

Easy to use. My starting color was a dyed medium-dark brown with uneven patches from multiple color treatments over the years. It lifted evenly, leaving my hair a beautiful light golden brown with subtle copper tones. The hair are however left quite dry. Following the instructions about thorough washing is essential to effectively clear the lifted deposits of colour. The smell is strong and lingers (hence why not 5 stars) but it’s not as overwhelming as some reviews suggest.

Amazing product. I went from deep brown to the brightest mahoghany which was so vibrant. Used this product and followed the instructions to the T. Left on for 45 minutes. It left my hair and gingery brassy lightened tone( my natural hair colour is brown) but a great base to bring it back to medium brown. It did leave my hair very dry bug i had a keratin mask ready and ig left it soft as butter. Ive used other colour removers before. This is by far the best. Does smell bug nothing terrible.

I have been using Schwarzkopf Real Red on my hair for years. Maybe 5 years, maybe more. I want a change. I wanted to go to a honey blonde. Bleach is not great for hair so I thought I'll give this a try. Didn't think it would do much but it has taken some of the deep red out. The condition seems decent, quite like it was before. It is a coppery ginger shade now. The roots where my virgin hair was coming through didn't get any change which is good. I put it all over my hair for an hour. Wrapped it in cling film, a shower hat and then put a t-shirt over too (trying to keep my head hot for this). I then turned the heating up. When the time was up I jumped in the shower and washed for around 15 minutes. Then used the buffer and washed for around 10 minutes. Then used some conditioner because my hair felt really dry. Washed that off and used the buffer again. Then one more conditioner. Climbed out and towel dried. Then threw a hair mask on for an hour. Washed that off, blow dried and took pictures. The instructions leaflet was good and explained the process well. The smell when putting it on was pretty bad. It was strong chemicals and rotten eggs. While showering it was just rotten eggs. So open your window while putting it on then I'd recommend leaving the room to air out and go into a small warm room away from that while you wait for it to strip out the colour. Hair loss was surprisingly minimal. Condition is decent and I'm happy. It's not where I want to be, I want to go lighter but it's helped me along my path for honey blonde. Will probably use a light bleach next but will first focus on oils on my hair and hair masks to try to help my hair before I start that as it's harsher.

Really works! All red colour completely gone. Lots of product in bottle enough to cover all my hair. BUT my hair now absolutely stinks even after 10 washes. Not as bad once dry but as soon as get wet even in the rain the smell is noticeable by others! The smell is like sulphurous rotten eggs!?!

This STINKS but if you're okay with EVERYTHING smelling like rotton eggs then give it a go! Really easy to follow the instructions. I wanted to go from a Live purple back to my natural blonde. The first time i used this i got a light ginger which actually wasnt that bad and im sure with a few highlights i could achieve blonde in no time however, in my infinate wisdom i decided to use a second box thinking it would lift further, how wrong was i? After just half an hour my hair went BRIGHT ORANGE!! I was mortified. I ended up going to the supermarket last night and getting an ash brown to counteract it which has gone a caramel ginger brown kind of colour that im now going to have to highlight. So after this journey im no better off to when i started. I should have left it alone after the first go. It wasnt even horrible. The good thing about this stuff is it still leaves your hair feeling and looking healthy. Its still soft. I did use an intense mask after just in case. Back to the smell. The first time was manageable but word of warning if you have respiratory issues, the second application left my lungs physically aching, my chest felt awful and even my inhalers didnt help but you cant open any windows whilst using. It says no draughts and to stay warm! Id have given it 4 stars if it wasnt for the pain i was left in.