Color X-Change Phase-Out Gentle Dye Decolorizer + Intensive Hair Mask , 2 Count (Pack of 1)

This is a miracle product. I'm growing out my silver and have the whole front section of my hair bleached to blend the silver. My dilemma is that I want to blend it using a color depositing conditioner. I used a silver conditioner over who knows how many layers of previous color depositing conditioner and my porous, bleached hair turned a swampy green. I don't want to bleach or chemically color my hair anymore at all--not even during the grow-out--so I had to find a way to deal with the green without returning to the salon for more bleach. After a lot of research, I decided to try this product. I used about 1/4 of the package for the front of my hair (I could have used half that amount), applied it to clean, towel dried hair, and left it on for 30 minutes. I washed it out with micellar shampoo, conditioned, and used the Redken acidic bonding leave in treatment, my curl cream, and a hair moisturizer after my hair was dry. I did one side at a time so I could really the results and it was dramatic. I mean it when I say that I feel like it removed every layer of every color depositing conditioner I've used in the last several years. The difference is astounding. My hair looks shiny and feels soft and strong. A total color reset. I would feel safe using this anytime I need to remove color conditioner buildup.

My original hair color is white-gray. it turned a bit yellow from the curling iron. So I applied a very light purple base toner. I did not like my hair color after that toner application. I purchased Color X-Change Phase-Out Gentle Dye Decolorizer at Amazon and used it, as they suggest, overnight. Next morning, when I removed my shower hat, I almost had a heart attack! My hair was bright orange like a 🥕!!! Now, I am looking for the solution to fix this problem. I wrote a message on Color X-Change Phase-Out Gentle Dye Decolorizer website a week ago, but still did not get any response from them. Just want to share my experience with this product. I probably should have made a strand test before applying that stuff on my hair. I learned on my mistake :-(

Full disclaimer I used this with Demi permanent hair color so I’m not sure how it would work for semi permanent. I did my hair 3vv and it pulled SUPER PURPLE when I was hoping for just a purple undertone. I didn’t think about the fact it would be much more vivid on my caramel highlights. I’m not ashamed to say I’m a beige kind of girl. I HATED my hair the second I got out of the shower. You know the deep sinking stomach feeling? Yeah, I wanted to cry. I was going to do start washing it with clarifying shampoo until I thought a medium golden brown would cover it but then I found this. I got it in the mail today and put it on for 2 hours. I mixed in a pump of head and shoulders like another review suggested and massaged two packs (I have long hair) into my damp hair over the tub. The shampoo definitely helped me cover everything super easily. I used my own deep conditioner after and it’s like nothing ever happened. Which is crazy because as I watched water run down the drain all I saw was a brown foam so I was thinking I didn’t leave it on long enough. I dried and styled me hair and it doesn’t feel damaged at all. This saved me!

This Color X-Change Phase-Out Gentle Dye Decolorizer + Intensive Hair Mask is gentle and does lift color but expect to do it multiple times for old or stubborn, semi-permanent color.You get two, small, packets. One is the color lifter and one is an intense conditioning mask. The instructions say to slowly mix the contents of the color lifter into a non-metallic bowl containing 4oz of very warm water. It's a powder and it does clump so it takes a while to mix it all up and get rid of the clumps. As you mix, it turns into a slick, somewhat thick, gel that feels a lot like aloe vera gel. Then apply it to freshly washed and towel dried hair. One packet was enough to cover my hair, which is past my shoulders. Then cover your head with a processing cap or shower cap. You can even use a plastic bag and clip it in place. Then leave the product on your head overnight and shampoo put in the morning. Apply the mask right away or after applying new color, if you choose.So I am transitioning to grey hair. For the past year, I have only been using semi-permanent hair color while allowing the permanent hair color to grow out. Now that all of the permanent color has been cut off, I am ready to get rid of the semi-permanent color. This is easier said than done.I have already treated it 3 times with a home made mixture of powdered, Vitamin Chttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000701NUO/ and generic, Head & Shoulders dandruff shampoo. I found many people recommending this on the internet so I tried it. You just mix it up and apply to freshly washed hair and leave it on for an hour or so before rinsing out. It definitely lifts the color but not completely. Because this doesn't contain bleach, it's very gentle and my hair felt completely normal after using this mixture but it's such a slow process. After 3 treatments, the color is for sure much lighter and it's blending better with my grey roots but I was hoping this product would speed up the process.This product also uses Vitamin C to lift color. While I left it on overnight, it didn't seem to lift color any faster than my home made mixture. The color was lighter so it definitely worked but no better than the other stuff. It didn't hurt my hair at all, although it felt a bit drier than before but a plain conditioner restored it completely. It didn't burn my scalp but leaving it on overnight did make my scalp the tiniest bit sensitive. Not enough for me to balk at using this again, though. It does smell a bit while it's on your head and it's not a pleasant smell but it's not strong or particularly bad. It rinses out completely, though, when you shampoo out this product.I do notice on the internet that stylists that use Vitamin C to lift color apply heat while it is on the head so I will try that next time. Based on the degree of lightening I am getting each go round, I think it will take 5-10 more treatments to remove most of my semi-permanent color. Maybe this process is faster with hair that has only one application of semi-permanent dye to remove?In conclusion, I would say that this is very gentle on your hair and it does work but it won't miraculously remove all of your color in one go round on most women. But the price is reasonable enough. If you have thick, very long hair, you may need two packets. At that point, it's less expensive to just buy the powdered Vitamin C and some cheap dandruff shampoo because you will get the same results. I have another packet of this and I will use it again, also applying heat to my head. I will update if that enhances the color lifting.