Scared of Stains? Here’s What You Should Know.
If you’ve ever used hair color at home before, then you know that the best products with the most pigment can leave their marks around your bathroom if you’re not careful. After all, if a bright color isn’t prone to staining, then it probably isn’t formulated with enough pigment. We’ve gathered a few tips on preventing stains from our oVertone Extreme and Vibrant lines (our Pastel lines have a conservative amount of pigment that makes them less prone to staining anything).
Towel/clothing stains
These are the easiest stains to prevent! Simply use a dark towel, and don’t let your hair touch clothing until it’s dry. Once hair is dry, it shouldn’t bleed onto clothing or even pillowcases.
Bathroom surface stains
Whether oVertone will stain a bathroom surface really depends on how porous the material is and how often it’s wiped down. For example: glazed tile isn’t as porous as the grout in the joints, so while the tile might be easy to wipe off/hard to stain, the grout in the joints is so porous it will soak up the color just as your hair would!
It also depends on which color you use. Our Extreme conditioners have way more pigment than our Vibrant or Pastel lines, so there’s less chance of permanent staining when using our Vibrant or Pastel conditioners. To be safe, try a little test in a non-visible area of your space.
Stain removal
Some of our clients find great luck with using an all-purpose cleaner that has either bleach or peroxide in it. Follow the instructions on the label, and in most cases it will take care of the stain. You can also research the material the tub is made out of and see what are best ways to remove stains. Different materials have different methods for how to best remove stains without damaging the surface.
Skin staining
Skin stains usually go away pretty quickly by using a gentle exfoliating scrub. Other than wearing gloves and wiping stray conditioner off ASAP, some tips we’ve heard from clients on how to mitigate staining are:
1. Wring your hair of excess water – this keeps the conditioner from migrating to areas of skin where you don’t want it.
2. Section your hair into 4-6 areas and apply conditioner to each area separately – this minimizing how much rubbing you have to do to get the conditioner down to your roots.
3. Rinse your hands in between applying to each section – this minimize how much time the conditioner sits in your hands.
4. Clip up your hair after you finish applying oVertone – this minimize the amount of time the conditioner is sitting against your neck
5. After completely saturating your hair and it’s clipped up, use a wet wash cloth to clean up your hair line and neck.
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Rubbing alcohol works for skin stains also!
Nail polish remover will take care of any skin stains. For bathroom surfaces, there is nothing thing that works as well as Comet and the green 3M scouring pads. It’s the best way to clean up any hair color. The grout, however, may be a lost cause.
I use witch hazel to remove stains from my skin, counter and shower floor. It works like a charm even for the extreme colors I live in!
Acetone can burn your skin if you’re not careful, especially around the face or ears. Use rubbing alcohol or witch hazel instead, it’s much safer.
I just used the extreme red deep conditioner about 5 nights ago and I am still getting dye on my hands when I handle my hair and it rubs off on my neck when I wear my hair down. Now I haven’t washed my hair since using it, I typically wait 1 week to wash my hair after dying. Is this something I should expect every time?
Hey there! The color can bleed a little while your hair is wet, but if you leave the conditioner in your hair for the recommended amount of time (5 minutes for the Daily Conditioner, 10 for the Deep Treatment) most of the pigment should be soaked into your strands and won’t go anywhere!
Since you’re still seeing color bleed after several days, it’s possible that the color didn’t fully rinse out of your strands. oVertone is a very moisturizing conditioner, which means it’s also very thick and can stick around in hair that’s not rinsed thoroughly.
To make sure this doesn’t happen, you can use warm to mildly-hot water when rinsing out oVertone and gently agitate the scalp to loosen up any product that might have dried or thickened on your strands during the waiting period. oVertone actually works better when you use warm/hot water. Your hair should feel soft after it’s completely rinsed out, and shouldn’t have a slippery soapy feel to it at all.
Let us know if you have any other questions – we’re here to help.
oVer to you!
I have a white and green brush and every time i brush my hair I see the extreme red on the brush, even after a second wash it still happens, and I rises very thoroughly
The color can bleed a little while your hair is wet, but if you leave the conditioner in your hair for at least 5 minutes for the Daily Conditioner, or 10minutes for the Deep Treatment most of the pigment should be soaked into your strands and won’t go anywhere!
If you find that your hair is still bleeding a bit of color from your damp strands when you brush, your best bet might be to try leaving the conditioner on your head a bit longer before rinsing to make sure all the pigment is absorbed. It also might help to towel dry your hair thoroughly before brushing – use a dark towel if you’re worried about color transfer.
For more advice and tips, definitely send an email to our Color Consultants at hi@overtone.co!
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Do I need to use gloves even for the daily vibrant red or pink conditioners? That’s a lot of plastic waste. Overtime should look into producing and selling reusable gloves to go with the kit. Fish gloves are too big, clunky, don’t fit & rubber would perhaps stick or tangle hair… need a better solution than disposable gloves. I want to keep my hair color going with less waste.
*overtime = overtone
*Fish gloves = Dish
Neutrogena face wipes remove color gently from your face, neck, or part (if you can’t get it all off of your scalp).
Hi Jessie,
We totally get wanting to be more environmentally friendly, and that’s a great idea! You never know what we’ll come out with next! If the product doesn’t sit on your skin for long, any staining should go away pretty quickly by using a gentle exfoliating scrub. For more tips on avoiding those gloves and keeping your hands stain free, drop a line to our Color Consultants at https://overtone.co/pages/contact-the-unicorns and they’ll absolutely be able to help out!
The EXTREME red stained the CRAP out of EVERY surface in my bathroom. I was EXTREMELY (see what I did there?) careful, and used gloves, but in the rinsing process, it turned my shower into a murder scene. Three days later, three showers later, and it’s still stained. There should be a warning on the extreme pigments that this will happen. It also happened with the sample of Extreme Blue I got too.
Hey Amanda,
We’re super bummed to hear your surfaces got stained! Some of our clients find great luck with using an all-purpose cleaner, or eraser style sponge that has either bleach or peroxide in it! Follow the instructions on the label, and in most cases it will take care of the stain. You can also research the material the tub is made out of and see what are best ways to remove stains. Different materials have different methods for how to best remove stains without damaging the surface.
I use extreme colors also, including blue. My daughter uses extreme pink. I find that if my shower is cleaned before I hop in, it doesn’t stain as bad. And then I just make sure to hit the few spots I see with rubbing alcohol or acetone as soon as I’m done with the shower. I also keep a small cup/bowl that I don’t care about to put my clips in and help protect the flat surfaces of my shower (that little ledge that’s never good for holding more than a razor? That one.).
Sally Hanson has reusable gloves. I bought them and they’re great. Also to avoid stain’s (and cleanup) I now will rinse my hair in my kitchen sink. (It’s been cleaned prior to use) The sink is stainless steel. So zero mess!
Is your kitchen sink stainless steel? Less mess rinsing, and no stains. 🙂
Does Overtone come out and stain clothes when you sweat? I play a sport so I don’t want it to ruin my jersey.
Hey Sarah! The color can bleed a little while your hair is wet, but if you leave the conditioner in your hair for at least the recommended amount of time (5 minutes for the Daily Conditioner, 10 for the Deep Treatment) most of the pigment should be soaked into your strands and won’t go anywhere! For more detailed info, reach out to our Color Consultants at hi@overtone.co!
I got neon yellow on my white shirt but 2c water with 1TB each of white vinegar and dish washer detergent mixed in and rubbed with cloth got it out!
My daughter knocked my tub of extreme pink off the counter and it splashed all over the hallway carpet! Any thoughts on removing this stain?
Yikes! Some of our clients find great luck with using an all-purpose cleaner, like Lysol, that has either bleach or peroxide in it! Follow the instructions on the label, and in most cases it will take care of the stain. You can also research the material your carpet is made of to see what will work best!
I use Ponds make up remover wipes after applying the deep treatment and it keeps the color from sticking on my skin! I also had a bit of rub-off on a white shirt that isn’t a material that can be bleached. The only thing I had handy to pre-treat was the make up remover wipes and they got the fabric stain out completely without damage to the material!
How about removing staining from acrylic nails? I love my extreme red, but I do not want pink nails all the time. I am ready to give up my hair color. Any help/ advice would be much appreciated. I wear gloves when I wash and rinse, but it still stains while I dry and style.
Hey Liz! If the Color Conditioner doesn’t sit on your skin for long, any staining should go away pretty quickly by using a gentle exfoliating scrub. Other tips that I’ve heard from clients on how to prevent/minimize staining are:
1. Wring your hair of excess water—this keeps the conditioner from migrating to areas where you don’t want it.
2. Section your hair into 4-6 areas and apply conditioner to each area separately—this minimizes how much rubbing you have to do to get the conditioner down to your roots.
3. Rinse your hands in between applying to each section—this minimize how much time the conditioner sits in your hands.
4. Clip up your hair after you finish applying oVertone—this minimize the amount of time the conditioner is sitting against your neck
5. After completely saturating your hair and it’s clipped up, use a wet wash cloth to clean up your hair line and neck.
I hope these help with the staining issues, let us know how it works out!
Hi!
Love the products! I did unfortunately get some pink and red dye on a cotton shower robe i was wearing underneath a plastic poncho, and now it is stained. Do you have any recommendations for laundry? I’m thinking I probably shouldn’t wash the robe with other items so it doesn’t bleed into my other clothes.
Hey Jane! Thank you for your patience—I would research the material the robe is made out of and see what are best ways to remove stains. Different materials have different methods for how to best remove stains without damaging the surface!
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