Dye Removal??

[elliemay1]

Had my hair dyed yest with a herbal permanent dye. Last night ,being so warm, I sweated a lot, the result being that my pillow is stained very badly with dye. Any ideas on how to remove it, please?

[Connemmara]

Errr - nope! - new pillowcases - "tuppence a bag" tuppence tuppence tuppence a pillow" The bird lady Mary Poppins.

[elliemay1]

Oh dear! The protective cover and my nightie are also stained! Tonight I'm going to pin a tea towel to the pillow! Do you think there should have been so much excess dye?

[Hopkirk]

Biological washing powder?

[rockyracoon]

Ellie, did you wash it out properly, til the water ran clear? I dye my hair a lot and have never had this problem, if I was you I'd give my hair a good wash and dry before bed tonight.

[Connemmara]

poundland -£1.00 for protective pillow case and £3.99 for a nightie -. Be lucky to have hair on your head. All that for a fiver.

[elliemay1]

rocky, my hairdresser did it.

[tonyav]

http://www.ehow.com/video_4766532_remove-hair-dye-stains.html

[elliemay1]

Thank you all for your ideas. One of the drawbacks of the hot weather, I suppose!

[woofgang]

you might try colour run remover, quite a few supermarkets stock it.

[Dee Sa]

next time put an old towel across the pillow. that's all I can suggest, this happens with most hair dyes, alternative is let the hairdresser do it and save the mess.

[elliemay1]

Dee sa, the hairdresser did do it! There's normally no bother, it's just this hot weather.

[society]

Conne, you do make me smile :)

[Connemmara]

thanks society for that wee smile - cos I did think I was one of your other irritating posters LOL.

[anneasquith]

irritating poster,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no such thing conn. I look forward to your posts, they make me smile :)

[elliemay1]

Do you think I should try bleach. The protective cover is white. (or used to be!)

[anneasquith]

if its white, then yes to bleach, but if I have my hair dyed even in hot weather it does not stain. I don't think your hair has been rinsed enough leaving residue dye, rinse your hair and see what colour the water is .

[ummmm]

Try Milton sterilizing solution or tablets.

[elliemay1]

Thanks annea and ummm. Will try those.

[Bbbananas]

Not a cat in hell's chance - dump them and buy another pillowcase, it would be cheaper in the long run ('run' - geddit ??!!!)

[rockyracoon]

I'd use the Milton, bleach has a tendency to yellow whites.