How to Make Hair Color Fade

Crush vitamin C tablets., Mix the crushed tablets with shampoo., Apply the mixture to damp hair., Rinse and condition your hair.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Crush vitamin C tablets.

    Vitamin C contains an acid that is capable of breaking down the chemical composition of hair dye.

    This method will lighten your hair 1 to 2 shades.

    Treating your dyed hair with a vitamin C powder infused shampoo will fade the color.

    If you don’t have a powdered form of vitamin C, crush or grind vitamin C tablets into a fine powder.

    Place approximately 1,000 mg of vitamin C tablets into a sealed plastic bag.

    Use a rolling pin to crush the tablets into a fine powder.
  2. Step 2: Mix the crushed tablets with shampoo.

    Open the baggie and pour the vitamin C powder into a small bowl.

    Cover the powder with a generous amount of clarifying shampoo.

    Stir the shampoo and powder together until it forms a frothy mixture.

    You may add a few squirts of dish soap to the solution., Run your hair under warm water.

    Squeeze the excess water from your hair with a towel.

    Systematically coat each strand of your damp hair with the vitamin C-shampoo mix.

    When your tresses are covered from root to tip, put on a shower cap and place an old towel over your shoulders.

    Let the mixture sit for several hours.

    You may distribute the mixture through your hair with a wide toothed comb.

    If your scalp begins to burn, rinse out the product immediately., After a few hours, remove the shower cap from your head.

    Rinse your hair under warm water to wash away the mixture and the hair dye.

    Apply a moisturizing conditioner to your locks.

    Repeat this as needed.
  3. Step 3: Apply the mixture to damp hair.

  4. Step 4: Rinse and condition your hair.

Detailed Guide

Vitamin C contains an acid that is capable of breaking down the chemical composition of hair dye.

This method will lighten your hair 1 to 2 shades.

Treating your dyed hair with a vitamin C powder infused shampoo will fade the color.

If you don’t have a powdered form of vitamin C, crush or grind vitamin C tablets into a fine powder.

Place approximately 1,000 mg of vitamin C tablets into a sealed plastic bag.

Use a rolling pin to crush the tablets into a fine powder.

Open the baggie and pour the vitamin C powder into a small bowl.

Cover the powder with a generous amount of clarifying shampoo.

Stir the shampoo and powder together until it forms a frothy mixture.

You may add a few squirts of dish soap to the solution., Run your hair under warm water.

Squeeze the excess water from your hair with a towel.

Systematically coat each strand of your damp hair with the vitamin C-shampoo mix.

When your tresses are covered from root to tip, put on a shower cap and place an old towel over your shoulders.

Let the mixture sit for several hours.

You may distribute the mixture through your hair with a wide toothed comb.

If your scalp begins to burn, rinse out the product immediately., After a few hours, remove the shower cap from your head.

Rinse your hair under warm water to wash away the mixture and the hair dye.

Apply a moisturizing conditioner to your locks.

Repeat this as needed.

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