How can you dye dyed black hair a lighter color?

I used a dye from garnier nutrisse and now i want to go back to a light golden brown color, which i have already mistakenly tried dyeing over the black color and of course, did not work. The black was already starting to fade, so i thought it would be alright. Are there any drugstore bleachers or other techniques i could try? I heard dyeing it blonde and then a brown color worked for some people, but does it really? My hair is surprisingly still very healthy, so there are no concerns there.How can you dye dyed black hair a lighter color?
you have to bleach the color out or strip it, then you can put the color that you want over that. i know it works becase i did it to my hair recently =]How can you dye dyed black hair a lighter color?
good im glad all worked out =]

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sorry but you seriously have to go to a hairdresser and get it stripped theres no way you can do it at home, this is prolly the ONLY thing that you have to go the the hairdresser for in regards to dye, going from black to a lighter color is just impossible unless you're going for colors like bright red, hot pink, or electric blue, those dyes are super strong, but they wear out fast so good and bad.
Fade it out with lots of washing (clarifying shampoos, or head%26amp;shoulders are good) in hot water. Do this before you consider bleaching. If it still won't work you may have to consider bleaching just far enough down for your golden brown to work.
You have dye it in stages in order for the black to be able to take a light color.
don't waist your money go stright to a hairdresser
very first thing you need to do is let the recently applied dye fade. you can help it along by washing your hair often, preferable with dish washing liquid.





once it has faded, you will need to bleach out your hair to get it as light as possible. wellite cream bleach is a good bet, it isn't expensive, it's available everywhere and doesn't smell too terrible! you may want to put some blue additive in there to counter act any red base the 2nd color you added may have had. this is so you don't end up with orange hair.





when applying the bleach follow the directions to a T!! do not leave it on longer in an attempt to get your hair lighter, this will damage it! you can fold each section into tin foil as you apply the bleach, this will help you keep your hair evenly covered and add extra heat. the heat will help the bleach activate and work more efficiently (ie: faster and you'll get optimum results.) if you are brave you can try using your blow dryer ot add some more heat.





when rinsing the bleach remember, shampoo only. do not condition, it will coat your hair and hinder your color from sticking properly.





once the bleach process is completed, you can use the base color you hair is to help you decide what color dye to add. meaning, if the bleach made your hair two shades darker than your target color, you will need to chose a darker shade than originally selected.





that said, it could take more than one process before you get back to your desired color.





good luck, happy dying!