Removing my Black Box Dye color

[@RedRvmm]

"Still show off the less perfect versions of ourselves." I LOVE that. Thank you Stella! Just did a color removal and tried to fill it. It was my first major eff up lmao. Hearing that phrase made me feel better about it. ❤️ Enjoy them chicken wings!

[@davinashaffer9623]

I just did it myself, n it lightened a Lil in certain spots lol...

[@lisa-m-jennings]

You can't expect a direct dye remover to take away a developer/oxidized black dye. The chemical composition is different and they are different in the way the color is developed onto your hair. Direct dye is just that, a dye that uses no developer and simply sits on the top of your hair shaft like a stain does on clothing. With these dyes what you see is what you get. The color of the dye is what your end result will be in your hair. They are always semi permanent and tend to fade considerably within a few washes. They are usually the odd colors you can't find in a permanent form like blue, pink or green. The only variable is the level of the hair when it is applied. If you want bright primary blue hair you need a light blond nearly white head of hair. If you want a muddy tone of blue you can get away with a dark blond to very light brown and on anything darker then that it will just appear as a highlight in the sun. Colors like that are best removed by using a remover like "Malibu CPR" made specifically for direct dyes. A "developed" or oxidized dye uses the developer to make the dye molecules and your hairs cortex to swell and deposit them permanently into the hair. These colors are very light when first mixed but get darker and turn into the final color result over time. Products like "Color Oops" work on those types of dyes but they only typically remove one or two layers of dye at a time. You mentioned dying your hair dark multiple times so you will need to use it at least 2 and possibly more times to remove all the permanent dye. They do work though. I go from black every Winter/Fall to platinum blonde every Spring/Summer so I can dye my hair fun crazy colors. Without them I would be bald from bleaching so many times. Sorry for the long post but so few people know the difference of dyes and it really helps to know what your doing and use the right products for the result you are looking for. Also, the powder/crystal sachets are not a marketing ploy to make you feel like you are contributing more. The chemicals used have a very short shelf life when they are mixed. Most are only about an hour and they will no longer work properly because they lose their strength. This is the first time I have watched one of your videos and I just clicked out of curiosity because you came up in a related video search. I know I am about a year late with this information. GAH! I will keep watching your videos though because you are unique and delightful. 😃💟

[@MonkeyKittyAG]

That orange/copper colour is what it is supposed to lift to. The colour remover does not replace bleach, and you will always have to bleach it after removing the colour. I work at a hair salon and you use colour remover to make your lightening process easier so you don't have to bleach the black out, especially with box dye. Hope this helps :)

[@ssarahchristina]

She’s a hairdresser too so she knows and she has coloured and bleached her hair like 3000 times 😅

[@MonkeyKittyAG]

@@ssarahchristina Ik, I was just commenting because she sounded confused why it didn't lift light enough, also you're not supposed to apply it to your natural root because there is no colour that needs to be removed /lh

[@Draquelina]

how long to wait before you bleach color removed hair? and would previous highlights under black dye show and make it difficult to go all blonde ?

[@MonkeyKittyAG]

@@Draquelina you don’t have to wait too long, but the sooner you do it the more damaged your hair will get. Black dye will stick to the blond highlights well, but it shouldn’t affect the outcome :)

[@NatalieBoat111]

Ok I'm so confused- I have demi permanent black. Will it turn orange or copper??

[@singularity___]

Black dye is roughhhh, it really does just stick around forever. When I decided to start doing vivids on the entire top section of my head, I had been dying my hair black, sometimes with box dye, for 10 years. I was only ever able to lift that section to a gingery color, at which point I decided I would do dark colored vivids/a light color transitioning to a darker one until it grew out. Like 2 years later and that entire section has mostly grown out, but it has been a journey lol.

[@MERCHIODOS]

I have ginger bangs and the rest of my hair black, went to get a root touch up and some of the ginger overlap on the black. I dyed the overlapping parts black and it took for ever to get it black because it just wants to stay brown

[@EsmeraldaWolfsbane7777]

Yup black is no joke I would dye it black with box dye and go over it with jet black adore and used black shampoo.....well let me tell you I had to bleach my grown out hair with 30 volume just to get to medium orange it was really really frustrating...I have copper hair now lol

[@everebecca9868]

Oh forreal i dyed my hair black for years and it took a hairdresser a full year to get the ginger out my hair. I went cool blonde for a while but then just said fuck it and dyed my hair red, which is also the worst colour to get out 🤣 i never learn

[@rosebing6799]

I was literally getting caught up on your videos today during my break, and then you upload right when I'm relaxing again??? It's fate. Love this! 💖

[@slimypeach]

I went from blue to pink in 2 days. It was rough, I’m telling you! Y’all, if you ever want blue hair, be prepared to fight to get that blue hair dye out. It’ll be a long fight, too. Took 2 rounds of direct dye remover, a bleach wash, and 3 bleaches with 6% (20 volume) developer. I’m never using blue or ANYTHING with even so much as a blue undertone *E V E R* again. Had to cut off a bunch due to the bleaches, but I got my desired colour. Just gotta rock a short bob for a while. 💖

[@peachdreams]

aw, in future you could just put pink over the faded blue (post colour removal) and it will give you a purply pink for a time, eventually repeated pink dye will replace a lot of the blue (damaged hair does not want to let go of all the colour deposit and so a way to remove it can be to add your pink for it to eventually hold onto instead. From my experience anyways :)

[@slimypeach]

@@peachdreams I’ll keep that in mind if I do it again in the future. 💖 I originally dyed my hair a really nice purple but it faded to that awful greenish blue and I couldn’t look at it anymore haha.

[@salenawaaka6258]

I got over my blue pretty quick...teal kinda ocean green blue...with dark blue roots...was Electric Marge Simpson vones after the first wash. I was gutted lol. Washed 8 times nothing really changed. So...chucked a red ontop and now have a pretty intense purple with dark red highlights almost where the blue faded ever so slightly ontop and on the ends. I plan on putting orange in next and then red again....until the bluw is gone and then back to pink lol.

[@pialynn9619]

Yeah in my experience, red pigments aren’t better 😅

[@slimypeach]

@@pialynn9619 For me red pigments come out if I look at them wrong. Blue pigments won’t go away no matter what. 😂

[@miylav]

stella, i growing out my pixie cut since 2020, and when my hair grows a little bit i immediately bleach and dye pink, purple, blue or some bright colors which i love. but after 3 years my hair length is like my shoulder size. that because i had to cut my ends very often because of bleach damage. now 3 year of bleach i stopped. my hair is dark brown rn and its never been healtier. dont listen anybody if you wanna grow your hair because anytime you bleach your hair, ends will be dry and crispy. if you wanna share videos, share about your haircare routine, haircare tips etc. unless you never have loong long hair again. (its okay if you don’t) but im following you for a long time and you dont look happy. dont listen people. be happy please ❤️

[@xtina-ah]

I know you do pretty much only hair content but i’d love to see a makeup video. Your makeup is always so good and unique!

[@ashcybil9910]

Can I just say I actually love the way it turned out? LOL a lot of people hate the way their hair comes out right after bleach where the roots are lighter and the ends are darker. I wouldn't say it's my favorite hair color, but I think you could totally pull it off until you actually find something to fix it. Idk it kind of has this firey ombre effect that I like.

[@yacobeinauan9533]

Girl i box dyed my hair black for 2 and a half years every month and i color removed it twice with the color remover you always use back in September and my ends turned pumpkin orange and my roots turned yellow blonde so idk why it wouldn’t work on you. Plus i used to overlap the black dye. Okay i watched the video and your hair looks exactly how my hair looked like 4 months ago when i color removed it twice with Schwarzkopf bond enforcing color remover. Now my hair is mainly blonde or silver (when i use purple shampoo) and i still have like 5 centimeters of very very light orange (it faded alot) left on the top layer of my hair. The rest is all silver now.

[@peachdreams]

Stella you need to use an actual colour remover (ColourB4 is my classic go to I've used countless times to remove everything from permanent red and brown to fun colours, and I always get my hair up to at least yellow, and with zero lift to my natural (a true colour remover would not lift your natural virgin hair and should not contain peroxide). The process takes a long time with the wash out stage, which is very important (this is where you wash out the shrunken colour molecules from the hair shaft, if you don't rinse out properly you will just be undoing the colour removal if you bleach or dye it in future. P.s Pink would look cute as always :)

[@pobstrel]

Agree. So many people make the easy mistake with colour removers.They focus on leaving it on the hair but the rinsing thoroughly is as important to get all of the colour molecules out.

[@delicatepeanutsalad]

lol ColourB4 did nothing to remove my hair dye. Just dried out my hair so so much and made my bathroom stink for days

[@HillbillyYEEHAA]

But color can lift the natural hair colour slightly. Last time I used a colour remover, my hair was a dingey brown. And I'd not bleached it before

[@peachdreams]

@@HillbillyYEEHAA exactly! :) any permanent hair dye (accept semi-permanent deposit dyes like pink or blue etc) will lift the natural hair colour underneath the colour that one dyes their hair, peroxide also can lift hair. Even an inexperienced hairdresser can wrongly apply a toner and lift someone's virgin hair between foils for example if they use a too high developer or leave it too long. True colour removers do not contain peroxide or ammonia or bleach. A lot of people think these colour removers have lifted their natural, but it was already lifted by the hair dye they had put over it.

[@skrittle555]

yeah if it lifts your natural it might as well be bleach lol

[@LW-mk2co]

6:34 IKEA actually is sold like it is because Ingvar Kamprad had issues with the stuff being damaged while in transportation, but people did like the whole putting it together themselves

[@GosiaPio]

I love the fact that you were so honest about the outcome and that it was not perfect! I think I was missing that in some of your videos where you didn't look happy with the result but you were saying it's amazing. I can't wait to see what you do next :) Keep it real always

[@mollycatrin]

I can so see a blood red on you, with it styled like a pixie cut 😍

[@pyoodiepie]

weather u dye your hair dark with box dye or have it dyed dark professionally. its gonna be just as difficult to lift either way. so its not just cuz it came from a box. people like to demonize box dye when its the same stuff

[@SheyenneNickerson]

Professional color is always going to be easier to lift out . Now box dye is a different story because most of it is fabric dye it’s not meant to fade & it has such a high volume developer it chemically alters the hair most the time as a hair stylist I can do most anything with 10 20 vol developer. Box dye uses 30 or 40 so not only is it depositing the color but also lifting underneath and then pushing in the color molecules which in box color doing twice the damage.

[@mcdonaldsthebird]

Stella i don’t care what you do to your hair it is always amazing!

[@maxe_snts]

Watch your hair videos have become my new passion.

[@irinuca_sv]

This was so satisfying to watch, honestly I like the outcome, you're beautiful as always 😍

[@amarzya445]

You like the completely patchy, yellow, orangy-browny color? Stop lying.

[@lisastenzel5713]

Love that smile of yours when you think "oh my gosh what a mess"❤❤ The patchy back surprised me. I don't recall you ever having a patchy part

[@StellaCini]

Surprised me too don’t you worry! It is ready and dyed however so I’m not fussed ☺️

[@JaimeLynn119]

Color oops does better... smells horrible but i can go from black to drk blonde in a day. Next time make your mix thinner...might help. Love u Stella

[@Jules..001]

Honestly, I love this just as much as I love all of your transformations! I love the light roots with the dark ends and the unevenness of the color on the back of the head. It looks beautifully imperfect! Definitely a vibe. I

[@zx-li5xf]

i dont' care stella , do whatever you want i will always watch your videos . Your videos are so relaxingg 😍

[@rosaritamaria4414]

You are going to need at least 4-6 lifts to get the box dye out, and then you are going to need to add in pigment. That’s because you have to literally go through every color to get out of black (red - orange - yellow - green ash). It’s just a process. Why not go for a nice light ash brunette? It would look pretty on you.

[@xine1996]

I feel that it's patchy also because of the application. You put a lot of product on the surface of your hair, especially on the back of your head. Sure it's very difficult to section this short hair, but the pruduct would have been better distributed if you tried to section the hair out more.

[@moriyaamsili]

The eyebrows looks *amazing* in this video idk what's different but OMG

[@thatminari]

Do emerald because it’s iconic!

[@PeopleGetHelp]

I noticed you don't try any Korean or Japanese hair products are they difficult to get for you?

[@lelalu101]

DDL is intended for semi permanent removal. I would have done CPR for 45 min wash 3 times w undogoo and THEN applied DDL as a final step in color removal

[@jasminemontenegro4822]

@Stella Cini try using Vitamin C with shampoo to remove color first. It honestly works great and you can add it to conditioner aswell😊

[@tarynriver]

The Malibu cpr she had is a vitamin c treatment idk why she didn’t use that lol

[@lblugerman]

Hiiii! I just wonder, don’t those bond builders products is interfere with the color removers ??

[@TayMarkom]

Here for all the Stella Content. Not just for the hair.💁🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

[@mecheyat]

Once your hair is back to like a bob-ish length, you should do light red to dark red ombré! That would look so tight and I don’t think you’ve done that yet

[@kamanama3671]

i’m 100% gray and I’ve been box black dying my hair for 20+ years if not longer. I’m very tired of doing it. All the hair salons in my area suck! I have no clue why. I wouldn’t even know how to become a natural gray haired lady without cutting all my hair off. Is there any suggestions out there?

[@shade247]

Utilize the bright roots and do a neon color root again? ❤

[@dtulip1]

Stella going off on a tangent was more interesting than I ever thought possible :D You should do that more :D

[@jessitaG]

Don’t listen to silly people, you be you 😃! Your content is great and your personally shines!!

[@laurac86]

For anyone that doesn't have access to haircolor remover if you crush up vitamin C tablets, mix it with head and shoulders shampoo, put it on dry hair and let it sit for about an hour or more then rinse. It's amazing to see how much color comes out! It saved me from a bad box dye job where my hair came out black. You may have to repeat the process a few times

[@sarahalice7034]

She did this in another video, coincidentally trying to lift black hair dye.

[@veronikalaskova4716]

just do a bleach bath. Way more effective, faster and reliable results

[@tracygarforth2630]

Or fairy washing up liquid and pantene shampoo lol

[@richyaintrich]

I like it. It almost looks intentional. Too many haters! I think a hot root dye would be great. Maybe a cold “hot” root scheme???

[@theserpentcharmer1313]

I wanna commend you on the audio for this video. Background music is at a perfect volume, stops perfectly. It made it so peaceful to watch.

[@madelon7849]

Yes go for PINK!

[@Narconia]

I would love to see you do a dark yet vibrant red that isn't cool or warm toned..but more of a true red.

[@zot2698]

Was just thinking....what about just embracing the crazy black box dye colors and just bleaching the new regrowth? Crazy color with black tips - like billie eilish neon green black hair phase. Would be cool

[@damnpauline]

I would go bright primary red ❤

[@SosoGamerChick]

I’m really interested in the Kenzzi, you said you’d been using it for years. Do you stop using it for a time and have to go back to it because of slight regrowth? If so, how much regrowth, how often and what is the hair like?

[@jlogood7712]

I have black hair dye I used color remover, and bleach. It took time to get a nice blonde.

[@AnaMaria-zq5yt]

What do you think about castor and rosemary oil?

[@sabrinagarrison2353]

Nooooo I wanna see it now haha 😭 love this hair is looking good!! 💗 I think u should do like a 6/7ash brown close to ur natural color and leave it alone for a while while it grows out! Would love to see a natural look while the short hair growsss plus it's such a pretty color

[@paulamoura4942]

I can't wait for the next video 😁🫶🙏

[@bridgetttb]

i have dry light-light medium skin tone and the kenzi scarred my thighs (soft delicate skin) badly. it also doesn't remove your hair if you have dark dark body hair. it does nothing. maybe the tough skin whispy hair light girls will have better luck but be careful!. dm if you want pictures.

[@geneva717]

It’s a total scam item.

[@leelioux]

I needed this video! My hair is box dye burgundy red, but too dark for my ski tone and I want to remove some of the pigment in order to go a more crimson color. Thank you for the inspiration to try a lift at home! What about fire orange roots and bright red ends on you? True 🔥🔥🔥

[@bellayourfella5504]

exaclty what i’m going through omg

[@hemelibeareina3693]

Cuanto tiempo puede quedarse uno con un cobrizo sin color?

[@RavenVargas27]

Stella's videos are always so fun to watch

[@sydneyl570]

Pink roots and red ends for valentines day???

[@fernandahernandez6438]

I have used the malibu DDL xl mixed with just water and it didn’t lift my natural base only the artificial pigment. Anytime you mix developer higher than 10 vol (even sometimes 10 vol) it will lift your natural base.

[@StellaCini]

That makes sense! I’ve always used it with just water before but I found it didn’t penetrate quite as well as I hoped which is why I opted for a developer formula this time - overall still super happy with the lift I got!

[@barmhjertige1]

Idk why, but I don’t hate it? Like after the first round of remover. It does kind of look like fiery hair. Doing the roots or doing a fun color over everything could maybe be a fun idea. Maybe red or pink? With a SEMI permanent😂

[@recluseren]

please do orange roots. First idea was the best

[@kanev_skaya]

This haircut is fascinating ❤❤❤

[@stingray1302]

This was really relaxing to watch

[@StellaCini]

😍😍

[@carina4u]

See if I can make this color look good...puts a big scarf on it...😂😂 But dear stella, you look always good!

[@datmexican1102]

Do blue. Blue cancels out orange. Also maybe a dark pink.

[@jodieatkins7813]

As a hair professional, I know exactly what steps were the wrong ones and knew exactly what was going to happen due to those steps. With a bit more information/theory knowledge it definitely would have gone much better and be much less of a colour correction. In saying all of that, I still enjoy your videos and how much fun you have with your hair! ❤️

[@StellaCini]

Any advice I’m happy to get! Unfortunately when doing anything on yourself, the process does get a lot more difficult so I always aim to get the best out of what I am able to do myself at home

[@jodieatkins7813]

@@StellaCini That's what we're here for! Definitely some research on Oxidation vs Reduction colour removers. Both the DDL & Schwarzkopf Remover are bleach based so they will lift your natural colour as well as the artifical. The CPR isn't bleach based so wouldn't have altered your natural colour 😊 It's super handy to know the difference and how to differentiate the types of Colour Remover. Both have a place and its always good to know what's best for the results you're after 🥰

[@jojosmigielska1189]

hi! any chance you could give me some advice? ive been dying my hair black (box dye) for the past 2-3 years and i want to go red. ive been using hair dye that has no ammonia in it and i’m not sure what to use

[@HelenaDidIt]

Schwarzkopf works the best. It’s the best one I’ve used to remove box dye. For dark brown and black I’ll use 20 Vol to remove

[@AnaMaria-zq5yt]

Why did you removed this beautiful colour??😢

[@aliplay5]

honestly I don't hate it, giving fifth element vibes haha! only the back is uneven could maybe trim that off a little but from the front I kinda dig it

[@MsEmilyMac]

What hairdryer are you using?

[@ashleighreneau7114]

Ahhh fingers crossed for pink!!

[@StellaCini]

🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@dx_jamie]

I can’t wait till your next video comes out

[@saltyriz7734]

I miss her old hair so much

[@outlandishmuch]

Love the Mary vibes!

[@bars23725]

I like Color Fix for permanent hair color.

[@arianaroseplays5519]

Can u do a level 6-7 ash color, and then u could go in the future for none permanent red or pink

[@StellaCini]

❤️❤️❤️

[@louiseosterlund2924]

that Schwarzkopf you have would be great to put on the ends(if you have the energy to do it lol) before the pink!

[@NewAeon.]

I'm dreading this in the future ! I am currently trying to stay brunette and have been using semis in brown like glaze and dphue ! I know that the pigment will be hard to remove if i decide to go pastek pink again ! but I'll just opt to use removers and chelate my hair in the weeks of before and if I decide to go light again :)

[@StellaCini]

I feel like brunette is always easier to remove and transform than black - I like your approach and wish you luck!

[@SuHu62]

Thank You for the nail shot!!! That was so much easier than me trying to pause it at Just The Right time ❤ The Holy Mary Chicken 🤣 But you're still beautiful.

[@PlantLadySami888]

Think the pink cpr packet is more gentle then the blue one because it’s not bleach based. I don’t think the pink one would have lifted your roots as much either.

[@deeahash]

Love the end colour 🥰

[@um-463]

I think you should do like a dark red on your hair

[@TheSimArchitect]

Love the new style! 🤪 Let's hope Brad Mondo posts a reaction to it. 😁

[@mandohernando]

I hope that you go for the copper option

[@sejbomb]

How do I remove semi permanent dark brown hair dye I’ve been using for a year or more now but my regrowth natural hair is at my roots. It’ll never be even right?

[@jackieboo6776]

Watching at work 🙂 I have box dye right now as well so um I feel like this video was made for me 🤣😆💕

[@SowSoWhat]

GO PINK!!!!!!

[@iramsbeautystudio]

Love this imperfect perfect look! U are absolutely stunning 😍 what lipstick is that looks absolutely gorgeous ❤

[@kinga6606]

In next video you could try to bleach your ends again with 9% developper and then dye them some lighter color 😁 for now they are still pretty dark :< BUT the fire-roots with this hair length would make your hairstyle look literally like fire :D the way you combed them up with your hands when they were wet 😄😄🔥🔥🔥

[@tarakennedy707]

I'm pretty sure they sell the powders and developers separate because they cause a reaction and are only good for a specific period of time lol. I didn't know that about the eggs though. I learned something new.

[@tiffanyl4829]

I made a promise to myself 6 years ago no black box dye. If I want black hair I use semi permanent peach or orange wait a day then use semi perm black.

[@RaquelFox]

Do red, it looks so beautiful on you!

[@elia_simon]

i think stella should do another color remover, then bleach it to get it super light because then she can start playing with pastel colors again! dont dye it anything too dark for a while.

[@nyxoy4855]

Hi Stella! I love ur videos ❤️ can u make the top 5 haircuts pls?

[@amandaledbetter2676]

Hope u go with the redish color

[@azensky1838]

What song is playing in this video?? I'm obsessed.

[@recluseren]

Would love to see u try extensions instead of a wig

[@thatminari]

Her hair too short for that

[@StylishChicVibes]

@@thatminari women with short hair can still get extensions

[@StylishChicVibes]

This is Stella s real hair

[@YamelYamato]

Red hair plssssss❤❤❤

[@SuzzaleyQ]

I'm such a marketing nerd I loved your fun fact :)

[@StellaCini]

Me too!

[@amartinro86]

Are you trying to recreate the color of chicken rings in your hair? 😂 You’re awesome Stella, the only person in the world that looks good with any hair!!🎉🎉🎉

[@StylishChicVibes]

Many people look good with hair

[@dreadott]

looks so good it suits you

[@Uniquefemale_1]

Where can I buy those useful gloves?🧤

[@natashagates6280]

Gold hair looks great when it’s even. It’s okay to not be okay! Ok?

[@zsofycica]

Video idea: transition from box dyed dark hair to the natural grey without looking really bad (?)

[@julial4569]

Can't wait for the next video :)