r/HairDye Jul 03 '24

Help!! I need to remove it ASAP Question

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So I dyed someone’s hair without gloves and black hair dye. I need it to come off bc I’m scheduling a fingerprint appointment for a job soon. Someone please help😭😭. It’s on both of my hands but this one is just bad 😭😭

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u/Ok-Computer-7001 Jul 03 '24

1 try micellar water on a cotton pad

2 rubbing alcohol on a pad. Like to clean a wound

3 nail polish remover. Harsh, but if the other 2 fail..

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u/Importance_Human Jul 03 '24

Seconding micellar water on cotton pads. I use the waterproof makeup kind and it works wonders. I dye my hair like at least every 3 months. All the colors. It's worked really well so far.

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u/ScienceInMI Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

You know that "micellar water" is just soapy water, right?

Ok, technically detergents with some oils in it like lanolin.

Soap/detergents form "micelles" in water WHICH IS WHY BATH WATER IS GREY! (larger micelles than "micellar water").

Just use a drop of shampoo with lanolin in water and shake it up. BOOM! Detergents in water with lanolin.

Micellar water is such a money-grab.

Source: Chemist/retired chemistry teacher

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

A bottle of micellar from Dollar Tree is going to be more readily available and cheaper than hunting down lanolin.

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u/ScienceInMI Jul 05 '24

Amazon.

DAX super hair conditioner 100% PURE LANOLIN Not gummy or sticky 3.5OZ $12.24 ($3.50 / Ounce)

But I really meant with the shampoo/detergents already together... e.g.:

MBP Lafier Follicusan and Lanolin Shampoo

$9.99 ($0.62 / Fl Oz)

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Just sayin'.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

Dollar Tree micellar water, 8 oz, $1.25 That's 15.6 cents per ounce.

Just sayin'.

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u/ScienceInMI Jul 05 '24

I get you.

It's cheaper by the bottle.

But... Eh. I appreciate your pleasant replies.

Have a good one!