The 11 Best Hair Color Removers for an At-Home Fix (2024)

Oh, the dreaded hair-dye mishap. Whether you've gone a little too color crazy when dyeing your hair at home or gave your colorist a bit too much creative freedom, the need to fix your dye job is a rite of passage for just about everyone. Few beauty mishaps are worse than looking in the mirror and panicking over the hue that's staring back at you.

Luckily, there's a fix for almost any situation, and Los Angeles colorist Amy Huson is sharing a few of her favorites. Read on for tried-and-true products and tricks that'll help relieve you of your panic—and unwanted pigment—almost instantly.

For a DIY treatment, Huson recommends pairing her favorite clarifying shampoo with a household immune-boosting staple: chewable vitamin C tablets. "Take a chewable vitamin C from your cabinet, or even the Emergen-C Vitamin C packs, and mix with water and a clarifying shampoo, like Olaplex 4C. Leave the mixture on for 10 to 15 minutes."

Want to go from black to your natural shade? This might be your go-to. "I've been dyeing my hair black for many years and wanted to remove the black out of my hair and Color fix did an amazing job. It not only removed all the black color out of my hair but it left me with a beautiful light brown color looked almost like my natural color," one reviewer wrote.

These quick, easy-to-use wipes will remove color from your skin without irritation.

Because light hair is often subject to discoloration, Huson recommends keeping this formula on hand—it's one of her favorites for stripping unwanted color from blonde strands.

If you're dealing with semipermanent color that needs to go, Manic Panic has the secret. "This is literally the only thing that got out old semi-permanent hair color that wouldn't budge," one reviewer says.

Stained your skin? These wipes from Lime Crime will wipe the dye right off. "This is the only thing that successfully got the blue dye off of me! Definitely a must have for colored hair," one reviewer writes.

"This product is GREAT," one reviewer says. "Used permanent dye and got a frightful shade of strawberry. This product completely removed dye and was able to re-dye immediately."

If you go for bold, bright colors and like to change things up on the regular, this might just be your savior between shades. It'll remove the remnants of your old hue so you can layer a new one on top.

Huson also swears by Roux's Clean Touch, which works great on skin and clothes, as well as washing excess color out of over-dyed ends.

"I love it, and I know I can rely on it and it's reasonably priced. Saves me hundreds of dollars at the salon to take my process down a few steps," one user says. But be warned, your hair may be fragile afterward. "Be sure to heavily moisturize and baby your hair for a little bit after to restore your moisture."

Another game changer for Huson: these convenient Kolor Killer wipes that she always keeps on hand.