SALERMColor Reverse

I would give this product 10 stars if I could. My natural hair color is a golden level 7-8, and I had used a demi-permanent dye by Wella (level 4N and 5G) that came out waaay too dark, basically black. I didn't want to use a typical color remover that would just be glorified bleach - like many color removers are - because I wasn't trying to lighten my natural hair color.No amount of shampooing and rinsing with baking soda and vitamin C helped take the color out. After doing lots of research, I decided to try this product. Yes, it smells heinous. Not as bad as color oops, in my opinion, but still really bad. BUT - It works. Two rounds of this product, over the span of a weekend took the demi-permanent dye out completely. The 10 vol developer that I'd used with the dye naturally bumped up my base by about a half level, and left it warmer, but I'll take that over dull, inky looking hair any day of the week. My hair also feels soft, not brittle or damaged. One round of a decent bond-building mask sorted any potential, undetected damage out.The smell fades relatively quickly, and the application process is very straightforward and quick. 10/10.

prior to salerm i used the color oops which totally backfired, turning my roots orange [my dyed hair is a dark dark brown with auburn and violet tones and i've been dying my hair dark for over 10 years - dying/highlighting for over 20 years], despite following the directions to the letter. But this stuff, fixed the orange and stripped the dark [almost black but not quite] from the bottom up and fixed the orange somehow. I will have to use a second time after a week or so as stripping your hair is a process, especially of dark colors or red/violets, and it takes many rinses - each time i rinse more comes out slowly but surely. You must be patient especially if you've been coloring for a decade or more and nothing will restore you to your original color if youre using permanent dye and semi-permanent dye - you need to grow your hair out to get to your original color. My goal was to lighten so I could go to a lighter shade, which I refuse to bleach my hair as its not worth the damage, NOT restore it to my orignal shade as that is impossible due to the way the oxidation process of dye on hair follicles.This is what I did besides following the directions;1. Mix eq. parts as directed & apply quickly (it's a gel so its much easier and you get a lot out of it but if you have very thick long hair it would be safer to go with two boxes)- it does stink but nowhere near as badly as color oops which lingered in my hair which was gross - if you rinse and shampoo as I did there's no lingering scent2. Apply a cap (doesn't come with) but also it helps to throw a towel in the dryer to heat up and then wrap over the cap. heat activates it and makes it work better.3. Leave in for 20 minutes (some people say they've left it on longer but I have healthy hair and i try to protect it so i didn't want to chance it - I may leave it in longer next time, however).4. Rinse hair first in shower thoroughly and apply shampoo (no conditioner - not yet) than rinse for 20minutes the first time. IMPORTANT - use a crappy shampoo - the stuff that costs $5 with parabans (etc. the crappy stuff)- Apply shampoo (the crappy stuff again) again & rinse for 5 minutes.- Shampoo one more time (yes, still the crappy one), rinse for 5 minutes apply conditioner (I used a nexus keratin conditioner mixed with a deep conditioner treatment) and rinse for 5 minutes (last time!).It's boring and a process but it pays off! Your hair will thank you if you use a nice conditioning treatment (I used a garnier papaya treatment mixed with my nexus keratin conditioner).I'd also say keep using the crappy shampoo as it helps strip that color! DONT BOTHER WITH COLOR OOPS - it's cheap and terrible! This stuff doesn't hurt your scalp either and the smell doesn't linger the way i re-shampoo-ed and rinsed repeatedly (which helps the stripping process as well). RINSE RINSE RINSE!

I bought this product to save my hairstylist from having an even bigger product getting me grey! I had red demi-permanent in my hair. After using this just once, it took it all out and left me with the blonde that was underneath! It didn't leave my hair dry like most others either. As others have stated, it is stinky and very strong smelling! I did it in the shower and my husband could smell it when he came in! It kind of smells like perm solution! It is a chemical though so what do you expect! Great product!

Well, it did remove the black Demi dye from my hair but it certainly didn’t restore my hair back to its natural color. My hair is naturally a medium reddish brown and it turned it veryyyy copper. Super light at the base but darker at the ends (mostly out of the light) after two rounds. It definitely was stinky, like sulfur. And my hair still smelled of it after 5 washes with shampoo and a deep conditioning mask. In fact it still smells like it now, 5 days later, after multiple more washes. On the plus side, my hair looks very shiny and doesn’t feel overly processed. I it’s kind of a nice shade for summer too.I mixed equal parts in a bowl. Put on some rubber gloves and worked through sections of my hair, totally saturating it all. I think I would have preferred to start at the bottom up to midway and let that develop a little and finish up the the roots the last 15 mins. I piled my hair atop my head and wrapped foil around it all. I left it for 35 mins to be sure, but the original 25 mins would probably have sufficed. The last 3-5 mins I blow dried the outside of the foil for extra measure. Then I rinsed in the shower, used a clarifying shampoo 5 times because I could still smell that stinky eggy smell in my hair. I was over it at that point and applied a deep conditioning mask for 5 mins. Rinsed with very hot water, then a cold blast. I was anxious to see what the heck I just did, so I applied my usual products and styled. It’s kinda growing on me…

My hair was dyed black and I was surprised how it removed the color and without damaging my hair, it smells a little unpleasant but it's worth it

First let me start by staying I haven't removed my pigments, ever 😬. Then the last time I dyed it red, it ended up a rainbow of colors. Lol oops! I ordered this product after reading the good reviews. I've had to do it several times but it's definitely working. Its extremely gentle on the hair. I've done it every other day for the past week and my hair is still soft and healthy! The last time I added developer, but not enough. I was afraid it would mess up my hair but nope! Still soft and silky!Definitely recommend