Developlus Color Oops Color Remover (Extra Strength) (Pack of 2)

SELLER Feedback: I will not take off a star for this, but the seller: "Mango Six B&M" sold me TWO boxes that BOTH had the large solution bottle with taped back up caps on, only half of the solution in it and wrapped in bubble tape. The other (small) solution bottle appeared to be full, but the lid was ALSO taped on. I had to combine the two bottles from each box. THank GOD I already bought a box of this stuff from CVS before this order arrived (I couldn't wait and I have long hair, so I thought I may need two treatments and then I forgot that this order already had two boxes coming). I am literally sitting here, with the solution on my hair (for a second application) from combining the contents of both boxes, hoping that it's not going to F-up my hair (WHY THE HELL was the solution bottle half full/empty??).PRODUCT Feedback: I have naturally blond hair that was dyed dark brown forever (past 9 1/2 years) and then I went burgundy/red for a long while with bouts of dark brown root touch-ups. Mostly box dye, with some salon dye-jobs in between. I saw my blond roots as they were growing out lately and now I had a rainbow mess and thought: "You know, I'm not turning gray yet and I'll be graying within the next 15 years, I bet, so maybe going back to blond will be less cumbersome and easier to maintain, since I'm naturally a blonde anyway!" - I want to go almost platinum and priced it out. With color correction, to get the red and dark brown out, I was looking at $150/ hour at a salon and I saw that women who were doing the same thing, were taking up to 6 hours in the salon! I don't know about you, but I don't have that kind of dough lying around.1st application, was yesterday. I was impressed. The red/brown came out and I did see a LOT of orange tint in my hair, but I expected that. Especially since I put a lot of harsh red (box dye) pigment into it AND my blond is a really brassy/ yellow/ orange one anyway. I thought that I shampooed and then rinsed enough, but I may not have. After a while, after a blow-out, today, it looks a bit darker. I read up and found that I did not rinse enough (do not rinse until water is clear, just KEEP rinsing for 20 minutes).Here I am right now, reapplying a 2nd application (using Olaplex treatment with it, so that my hair integrity is not compromised by the peroxide) because I still have a dark band of hair that goes around my head, above my ears that is still noticeable after the first lift (must have been a certain salon or box dye job that was different from the rest. It was already a darker shade than the rest of my head before attempting this color lift).After writing that last paragraph, I went and rinsed for 20 minutes. Holy moly, that is an exercise in patience....rinsing for an ENTIRE 20 minutes!All in all, it works great. just be ready to use a purple shampoo or toner to eliminate serious brassiness and use Olaplex and a deep conditioning treatment to insert moisture back into the hair shaft. I am going to put coconut oil in my hair for the rest of the day after the Olaplex treatment formula 2 that I have in my hair is rinsed out. I will probably give my hair another day of rest after this before I start bleaching. The poor dear has been through enough already.

I’ve used Color Oops many many MANY times before, but never written a review for it. I’ll write about this last two uses. I purchased the two pack twice (4 boxes), I have to use two boxes a time to really make sure my hair is saturated.. I have really thick hair and a lot of it. I triple bag the hair with disposable shower caps to hold the liquid and the god awful smell in. Follow the directions to the T! When it said to rinse the first time for 20min, do that! Make sure your hot water heater is working well and spend as much time as possible rinsing out your hair as you can, this is a huge part in removing the color. As for that smell?? After a few washes it does go away, so don’t fret.This last time using this, I started with my hair being boxed dye Garnier Nutrisse #11 Blackest Black (peppercorn). I sadly forgot to take the before photo so image a super dark black. After the first two boxes I got it down to a brown/red, I then waited two-three days (mostly cause of shipping, I didn’t buy the 4 boxes at the same time) and then used it again… now I have a lighter reddish brown. I’m happy with the color (IT DOES NOT BRING YOU BACK TO YOUR NATURAL HAIR COLOR) (I’m a natural dark ash blonde)…I’ll probably dye it later though. If you do dye after using Color Oops, keep in mind that your hair is super porous right now and whatever color you choose will come out darker than the desired result … so buy a few shades lighter then what you want.I think that covers it. Pretty much, read the instructions and don’t expect a miracle in this box… expect some color removal. This isn’t bleach so be happy it isn’t completely destroying your hair.

Did nothing for my hair and I rinsed the whole 20 min it said and not a single change

Decided to go gray so tried this color remover of my 30 years worth coloring. As you can see from the pictures it didn't remove all and left me a scary strawberry blond. THE SMELL! As all have said is pretty bad. Could still smell even after 7 shampoos later. Left my hair really dry. I gave it 4 stars because it did remove the color but 3 stars for what I was expecting to happen

I used a "for dark hair only" dye in my hair for 6 years. I am a brunette naturally... with a lot of grey. The color I used was a bright red. The way the for dark hair only worked is that it lightens your hair at the same time it is depositing the color. So when stripping out the color I am now blonde due to the dye I used to use. But this got out ALL of the red. The blonde picture looks way darker then it is because it is wet. The picture of my roots showing is what I faded it to be with clarifying shampoo before I stripped it. There is also a picture of freshly dyed hair of what it started like. Red is the hardest color to remove so here are a few suggestions... let it fade, use a clarifying shampoo to help it fade...then use a good conditioner to bring back moisture. Use the oops after it is faded a ton then immediately after use a protien filler to restore structure and repair damage. Then use a good conditioning repair mask on your hair. The oops is very very drying and it says it will not damage your hair...it will, it's chemicals. Hope this helps others!

Works a little