Do you ever feel like your Hair Colour has piled on too many layers and left your strands feeling heavy, flat, and far from the vibrant Shade you wanted? It’s not your imagination. Colour Build Up sneaks in slowly, until one day your Hair feels more weighed down than wow.
The good news? Shedding the extra “weight” from your Hair is so much easier than dropping kilos at the gym. Colour Build Up might sneak in quietly, but clearing it out doesn’t need to take hours in a salon or using some gimmicky “slim tea for your strands”. Think of it as a spring clean for your Hair: a quick reset that lightens the load, brightens your Colour, and brings back that fresh, just-left-the-salon energy. Once you’ve hit reset, your Hair won’t just look incredible — you’ll feel incredible too.
The Pre-Spring Clean “Mess”
Hair Colour is one of the fastest ways to go from zero to hero — a fresh Shade can reinvigorate your Hair, your look, and even your mood. But let’s be real: it doesn’t always go perfectly (guilty). Maybe there’s a little overlap here or an instant Colour fix applied all over there, adding layer after layer. Before you know it, your once-loved Shade starts looking darker, duller, and heavier as pigment piles up.
This is especially common with Brunettes, Coppers, Reds, Violets, and even Ash tones — the bold, crisp Colours we love often get layered for that instant impact, and over time, that weight builds up.
If you’re describing your Hair Colour as Blah, Dark, Heavy, Dull— it’s officially ready for a spring clean. Just like we reset our wardrobe, refresh our cupboards, or reboot our diet or workout plan, clearing the extra weight from your Hair can leave you feeling lighter — physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Ready to get that pep back in your step?
Spring clean and refresh your Hair Colour with Colour Remover
Our Permanent Hair Colour Remover is designed to enter the Hair shaft and dissolve the permanent Colour pigment, then be rinsed away after just 20 minutes. Unlike bleach, it won’t leave your Hair dry or damaged. In fact, your Hair will feel cleaner, lighter, softer, and healthier as it removes clogged strands full of old Colour.
There is a Colour Remover plan for every type of spring clean:
The Easy-Breezy Quick Clean
Use one application to remove a layer of Colour — perfect for relieving heaviness or lightening a recent Colour that was too dark.
Colour
Remover
The Double “Get-Me-Out-of-Trouble”
Apply all over your Coloured Hair. This might reveal extra layers of Colour Build Up. On dry Hair, follow with a second application through the mid-lengths and ends where the Colour layers are heaviest.
Colour Remover
2 Pack
The Triple Threat
Ideal for stubborn Reds and Brunettes. Apply twice in one day on dry Hair, then a third application the next day (or following days). This gives your Hair time to settle so you can target the third application where it matters most.
Colour Remover
3 Pack
The Full Reset — Four Applications
For Hair steeped in years of layered Colour, four applications give you a TV-makeover-level spring clean. Perfect if you want to strip all Colour out and start fresh.
Colour Remover
4 Pack
Maintaining and Reviving Your Colour Post-Spring Clean
After your spring clean, you have a few options depending on your Hair and goals:
Embrace your new Shade
Enjoy your lighter, brighter, refreshed Hair as is — take some time before deciding on your next step.
Tame leftover Warmth
If you want to keep the new Shade but remove lingering Warmth, use a Toner Kit (like our Light Ash Toner Kit) after removing the Colour to cool the Warmth.
Light Ash
Toner Kit
Return to your usual Colour
For Naturals or Cooler Colourer's, you may have removed a layer or two to return to your true Shade. Touch up your Colour with your usual Shade and apply a toner over your Colour Removed ends that matches or is slightly lighter.
Example: You’ve been using 6 Dark Blonde, but Colour Build Up made your Hair look darker. Remove twice to restore your Dark Blonde, wait 48 hours, then touch up roots with your usual Shade and tone mid-lengths with a Dark Ash Blonde toner.
Refresh vibrant Reds or Coppers
For bold Colours, remove any old Colour Build Up first, then wait 48 hours before re-Colouring. Refresh your roots with your usual Shade, and give your lengths a 20-minute gloss using a lighter or brighter version of your Colour.
Example: You love 8.44 Intense Copper Blonde, but your lengths have become darker, muddier, and less vibrant due to Colour Build Up. After a couple of Colour Removers targeting your Coloured Hair, wait 48 hours. ReColour your roots with 8.44 and your usual developer, then refresh the lengths with a Strawberry Blonde gloss for a brighter, even, and vibrant finish.
Start Fresh with a New Colour
If you’re ready for a completely new Shade, start by deep-cleaning and removing your old Colour. Give your Hair at least 48 hours to settle, then go for it — a fresh start has never felt so good!
Need help? Our team can guide you through the process to get the best results.
