Congratulations on your decision to remove hair color to go grey! We applaud you for making such a wise choice; you’ve just broken the endless cycle of dyeing your hair every 3-4 weeks. Now you need to decide which method to use to get rid of the existing color quickly, safely, and inexpensively.

You know what they say, “Slow and steady wins the race!” That’s especially true when it comes to removing existing hair color to go naturally grey.

Rather than submitting your hair to the harsh chemicals typically used to strip color, it’s better to think in terms of “fading” out the color. The last thing you want to do is damage your grey hair any more than it’s already been damaged from hair dyes.

When you began coloring your hair, you probably learned to avoid using certain shampoos, conditioners, and other styling products containing ingredients that cause hair dye to fade more quickly.

Well, guess what? These are the exact products you should be using now, to remove your hair color and go grey again. You probably even have some of this stuff in your home.

Common Household Products that Fade or Remove Color From Grey Hair

Baking Soda

Baking soda is a critical ingredient that, when used alone or mixed with some of the other ingredients on our list, will slowly fade and remove hair dye from grey hair.

Baking soda is a natural bleach and powerful cleaning agent found in a myriad of household products, such as toothpaste, scouring pads, and detergents. There’s a good chance you might even have an open box of it absorbing odors in your refrigerator!

Lemon or Lime Juice

The freshly squeezed juice from a lemon or lime is extremely citric and acidic and will remove some types of permanent dye from your hair. This method is best for blonde hair since lemon juice tends to lighten it even more.