Review (2/5): Removed red after dyeing my hair for 10+ years
**Edit - Update - it's been a week, and the red that had previously lightened to strawberry blonde is now returning in full force. I'm so disappointed. While it wasn't too horrible on my hair, I hesitate to try it a third time and risk major damage for a product that clearly isn't all I thought it would be. I am sad to reduce this from 5 stars down to 2, since it did reduce the color slightly.
It's important to note that I didn't bleach my hair at any time, so my base is all grey. My intention was to remove the red, and eventually lighten my hair down to the grey and stop coloring for good. I used the product twice, one day leaving it in for the 20 minutes, then washing with a clarifying shampoo, followed by a 20 volume developer diluted 1:1 with water as this product recommended on the box. Honestly, my hair darkened after the developer, so when I used the product again the next morning, I repeated all the steps minus the developer, then followed the instructions for a purple shampoo. I also have a good quality hair mask, and Olaplex No. 6 & 7 products to help minimize the damage. My biggest fear was being left with a hideous orange color, or a bright sun yellow, which didn't happen. I'm pretty happy with the results, since I have heard how hard it is to get red out. The smell isn't nearly as bad as some of the reviews made it out to be, and the product was very easy to use. I did wrap my hair in plastic wrap, and tried to keep it warm with a towel to improve the results. I may give it another go just to get closer to the grey, but I'm going to give it some time so I don't damage my hair. Definitely glad I went this route instead of something that may have damaged my hair.