Hair Dye Emergency!!!!

ok, so I regularly dye my hair at home now. with wedding expenses I had to stop going to the salon to get it done. I have very dark brown hair and I dye it the same color. I normally do a pretty clean job, but I don't know what's wrong with me tonight.....it's everywhere.

I managed to wipe a lot of off of the skin around my face and at the nape of my neck and behind my ears, but not all of it came off, and now, no matter how hard I scrub, it won't come off my skin. I haven't gone into the shower yet to rinse it out of my hair....i have about 15 more minutes.

But do any of you have any tips to get it off my skin if it doesnt' come off in the shower?!?!?! I can't have brown/black splotches on my face and neck.

try vaseline around your face where the bltches are it shouldcome off by wiping it off with the vaseline followd by some soap. if not leave the vs on till tom hope that helps

you ladies are the best, I knew SOMEONE on here would be able to help me!!

I tried some vaseline cause it's the only thing I have right here, it seems to be working a bit, but now, how do I get vaseline off my skin?? I know that may be a dumb question, but it's barely coming off my fingers. God, I'm SUCH a mess tonight I swear. I just need to go to bed I think.

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Posted by 040508Bride

actually...the best thing for this is cigarette ashes...dont ask me why...but it works great. If you're not a smoker, let it stay overnight and the oils from your skin will lift it....when you take a shower in the morning it should be gone...use a face scrub. This just happened to me wednesday night.....sometime i use astrigent too

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cigarette ashes? ... does it remove any other kind of stains?

cocoa butter!! i swear it will totally come right off

vaseline does work too though but if i put it on my face i will break out like crazy

Thanks so much everyone. I took a shower to rinse the dye out as usual and most of it is gone. There is still some around my hairline. I don't have any cocoa butter but the vaseline seemed to work a little the before I showered.....i think it loosened it up or something.

And vaseline will def. make me break out if I leave it on my skin overnight......so, do you think cold cream would work? I have a non-comedogenic Ponds that I use for my mascara.....

I guess it's worth a shot.

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Posted by kristi313

there should alway be money in the budget for salon hair!

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Yeah, I think after this disaster it's going to have to go back in the budget.

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Posted by missliss

Thanks so much everyone. I took a shower to rinse the dye out as usual and most of it is gone. There is still some around my hairline. I don't have any cocoa butter but the vaseline seemed to work a little the before I showered.....i think it loosened it up or something.

And vaseline will def. make me break out if I leave it on my skin overnight......so, do you think cold cream would work? I have a non-comedogenic Ponds that I use for my mascara.....

I guess it's worth a shot.

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es the cold cream or noxzema should work too

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Posted by Snowflake08

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Posted by missliss

Thanks so much everyone. I took a shower to rinse the dye out as usual and most of it is gone. There is still some around my hairline. I don't have any cocoa butter but the vaseline seemed to work a little the before I showered.....i think it loosened it up or something.

And vaseline will def. make me break out if I leave it on my skin overnight......so, do you think cold cream would work? I have a non-comedogenic Ponds that I use for my mascara.....

I guess it's worth a shot.

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es the cold cream or noxzema should work too

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Thanks! I think so too, i'm going to give it a shot.

P.S. love the missing 'y'. (I saw your other post, too funny)

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Posted by missliss

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Posted by Snowflake08

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Posted by missliss

Thanks so much everyone. I took a shower to rinse the dye out as usual and most of it is gone. There is still some around my hairline. I don't have any cocoa butter but the vaseline seemed to work a little the before I showered.....i think it loosened it up or something.

And vaseline will def. make me break out if I leave it on my skin overnight......so, do you think cold cream would work? I have a non-comedogenic Ponds that I use for my mascara.....

I guess it's worth a shot.

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es the cold cream or noxzema should work too

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Thanks! I think so too, i'm going to give it a shot.

P.S. love the missing 'y'. (I saw your other post, too funny)

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lol now i have a ghetto computer

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Posted by 040508Bride

actually...the best thing for this is cigarette ashes...dont ask me why...but it works great. If you're not a smoker, let it stay overnight and the oils from your skin will lift it....when you take a shower in the morning it should be gone...use a face scrub. This just happened to me wednesday night.....sometime i use astrigent too

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wow, ashes huh?? never heard that. Unfortunately I won't get to test it because we don't smoke....but I would love to try it out one time, just to see.

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Posted by Snowflake08

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Posted by missliss

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Posted by Snowflake08

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Posted by missliss

Thanks so much everyone. I took a shower to rinse the dye out as usual and most of it is gone. There is still some around my hairline. I don't have any cocoa butter but the vaseline seemed to work a little the before I showered.....i think it loosened it up or something.

And vaseline will def. make me break out if I leave it on my skin overnight......so, do you think cold cream would work? I have a non-comedogenic Ponds that I use for my mascara.....

I guess it's worth a shot.

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es the cold cream or noxzema should work too

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Thanks! I think so too, i'm going to give it a shot.

P.S. love the missing 'y'. (I saw your other post, too funny)

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lol now i have a ghetto computer

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love it.

cigerette ashes and water....make a paste.....my mom went to beauty school yeaaaarrrssss ago, before I was even a thought, and this is what they used to use in the salons.....i was helping a friend dye her hair a year or two ago and we used the cig ash paste and it worked like a charm