Scott Cornwall Decolour Hair Colour Remover For Dyed Hair Removes Unwanted Permanent Hair Colour

I was a bit trepidatious about using this but had to try something as I needed to remove the dark purple colour I had put on my dark blonde with grey hair. I had also built up quite a few layers of other colours underneath. It's not difficult to use but it is a bit of a faff. (To be fair that is probably true of colour removers in general!) It recommends reading the instructions twice before you start and I would definitely echo that. The main stuff is a bit smelly but not at all unbearable (and I am very sensitive to smells) but the other lotions and potions smell quite pleasant. One thing that was surprising was that when I washed off the colour remover part I expected the water to run quite murky but it was totally clear. Slight panic at that point in case it hadn't worked! When the moment of truth arrived at the end of the process I was actually amazed - there was no sign of the purple or other colours left in my hair. It was totally back to normal, albeit an awful lot greyer than I remembered! This wasn't as expensive as some of the colour removers but it seems to have worked really well and the smell isn't too bad. I would definitely buy it again.

I never leave reviews but this was so bad I needed to write one!! Do not waste your money! I have used hair colour remover before and this brand is awful! 1 it dose not work. 2 the smell is that bad it lingers in your hair. I have chemical burns from the smell in my nose and throat! I can deal with smells I have a child and animals but this was so bad I am disgusted. This company is a shambles to even sell products like this. Don’t waste your money! It’s full of chemicals that burn your nose and throat yet dos nothing to change your hair! Dangerous and shocking product.

Worked a charm. Would buy again

I have used this product four times over the past few years to remove dark brown build up from long hair and for this is works very well. It does not damage your hair and the colour disappears. When you wash it out it is completely clear so no idea where it goes! You must follow the instructions to the letter. The last time I used it, it was less effective (purchased from Amazon) so I tried again (purchased elsewhere) and it worked so not sure if the Amazon stock is old perhaps? Anyway, as other reviewers have stated the smell is terrible but having just had a bout of COVID, it was an issue for everyone else but not me! Make sure you select the correct one for what you are trying to do as there are two varieties. Also, if you have used a colour that has changed your natural hair, it won't remedy that. It will only remove the colour so you might end up a shade that is not exactly what you expect.

I have found Scott Cornwall products to be hit or miss. I used the regular Decolour remover without bleaching agents, and it wasn't great. I thought I would try this pared-down version (no buffer or clarifying sachets for completing the process). I watched about a dozen videos on this and saw people get jaw-dropping results. I have had a permanent box color for less than 1 month, and it's just a medium ash blonde over pre-lightened hair. I followed the directions, mixed the products together well with my tint brush, and applied them carefully, saturating all the hair. To be honest, it smells, but not as bad as some, but there is a deceptive after-effect, which you'll get to. I left it the required time with a plastic cap on and applying some gentle heat. I used a clear clarifying shampoo for at least 10 to 20 minutes. Very little greenish brown came out, almost unnoticeable. I have had better with leaving dandruff shampoo on under a plastic cap. I scrubbed and scrubbed til my scarf felt a bit fed up with the washes and hot water. I didn't want any pigment to reoxidse so I really gave it my all. The bathroom smelt badly but my hair! Woe it still smells after a week and more than 10 washings. When it gets damp, it is as if the smell surfaces again. I can smell it on my pillow case. The second day, hoping maybe more washings would help even though it had been several hours, I went again to hopefully avoid reoxidisation. Nothing came out. I sat with dandruff shampoo under a cap and that did help yield a bit of colour down the drain. Even though I was very thorough, used a strong clear clarifying shampoo, and scrubbed the he'll outta my hair with the hottest water I could manage, it just didn't do much. I have two more rounds worth of sachets. Not sure if I want to try again. I have green tinged white hair that the declour remover helped to expose. A temp colour had a green/yellow ash base and that seems to have stained the cuticle. Argh. Violet base colour, here we come. I hope it works for you as well as it did for several gals on YouTube. For me, I'll stick with the ProVoke kit as that has worked a better and even as a single treatment, the buffer you get is more than enough and gentle.

If people are bothered by the smell of this then they’re in for a shock when they use other colour removers of this type - it smells BY FAR the best. The process is easier, rinse time is far less than other brands, and instead of a horrible shampoo you get to use your own, and the kit provides a bond builder conditioner instead (which I thought wouldn’t do much but after 30 mins in cling film it resurrected my very weird, straw feeling hair). I put shades eq (7P) on my level 7/8 lifted hair and it came out way too dark, more like level 6, so I used this only 2 days later and before I’d even finished applying it the colour was fading. I rinsed for 10 mins - just in case because who can be bothered to go through that again and then wrapped in a towel, waited an hour and rinsed again - Google Ai told me to, and they’re always right. My hair is as it was before my toner mishap, which is a bit meh because I was here days ago, but the product did what it was supposed to. Perfectly in fact. I think it might have got out a little of an old black box dye staining that I thought wouldn’t budge and had left a faint warm tint (just a bit darker than my overall hair but it appears to be gone now). If it reoxidises I promise to update my review, but honestly this was the best colour removal process I’ve had bar Schwartzcopf colour remover (but that’s a bleach and it will cause crazy problems if not used properly). Also I have tailbone length hair and two boxes was okay. I panicked because I thought it wouldn’t be enough but massaging it in did the trick. I’m grateful to the reviewer who advised I empty the bottles into a bowl, it made the application much easier, you can really empty the bottles out this way, less stress.

I have been colouring my hair for years and have used a wide range of brands. I never had a problem until I used Age Perfect for the first time. The colour I chose was warm golden brown and the colour shown on the pack looked attractive and very similar to previous colours I have used. However my hair did not turn out to be "warm golden brown". The colour I got was very dark - almost black. My hair is long and my fringe and around my hairline turned out slightly lighter but the rest, especially the ends were, as I have said, almost black. Other than get my hair cut short, I didn't know what to do. I tried using a lighter colour but this had no effect. I came across this product and decided to give it a try. It was quite a lengthy, laborious process which I followed to the letter and I left the product on for the maximum time stated. It had no effect whatsoever! My fringe and my hairline which have most grey, remained grey with bright ginger ends. It looked horrendous and the rest of my hair was as dark as ever. I momentarily thought about buying another pack and trying again but the first application had so little effect that I did not feel that it was worth trying it. I have to wait at least 7 days before colouring my hair again and during that period I have to wash my hair at least 3 times. I am currently going through this process. In the meantime I am wearing my hair in a tight bun and I am also wearing a broad hairband. I am spraying my fringe and hairline with Root Perfect which is a temporary spray for touching up roots. In this way I am managing to look reasonably presentable until I colour my hair again. Unfortunately when I colour my hair again, although I will chose a lighter colour, it will not colour all the dark hair I have been left with. This product was a total disappointment and I would advise you not to waste your money.

It did the job and removed some of the colour build up in my length. Followed rinsing instructions and some more but the smell of rotten eggs stayed put and was so bad it woke me up feeling nauseous. It's nearly 3am after an hour rinsing and several rounds of dish soap washes, deep conditioning and more dish soap washes my head finally doesn't smell like a pigs backside 🫣