Best Temporary Hair Dyes are perfect for experimenting with or maintaining the colour of your hair
Rinse dye is a great hair color product that easily washes out of your hair again. It gives you a lot of freedom to experiment with new and fun hair colors, but rinse aid is also eminent for refreshing and maintaining the color of your hair.
Rinse dyes are often a blended product that contains both rinse color and conditioning properties that protect the hair during coloring. A bit like a colour bomb. This means you can afford to use rinse-off colour often without worrying about it damaging your hair.
The fact that rinse-off colour gradually rinses out of your hair is one of the absolute biggest benefits. It means you won’t experience unsightly outgrowths or obvious transitions.
You can also use a rinse colour to blend a growth until your next haircut. The rinse won’t completely cover the blemish, but enough to make it less noticeable.
What is rinse-off colour?
A rinse-off colour is a semi-permanent colour that gradually rinses out of the hair – hence the name rinse-off colour.
Rinse dyes are super popular because they’re perfect for color adjusting a dyed hair. This can be by removing yellowish tones in natural blonde or lightened hair. By giving an uncoloured hair an extra -not permanent- colour boost, giving the hair more shine and depth without actually changing the colour.
You may also be dreaming of a particular hair colour, but unsure if it will suit you. Rinse-off colours are perfect for this purpose because the colour washes out of your hair fairly quickly. So there’s no harm done if the result didn’t live up to expectations.
As rinse-off colour is a semi-permanent hair dye and therefore does not contain the same amount of pigment as a permanent hair dye, you should be aware that you cannot lighten your hair with rinse-off colour.
Your current hair colour will influence how intense the rinse colour will be, the darker your hair is, the less effect you will get with a rinse colour.
If you have fallen in love with one of the many pastel rinse colours or red, blue shades then you will need to lighten your hair first, but unless you are naturally super blonde.
Rinse colours are super popular and not without reason, here are some of the many ways you can use rinse colour on your hair;
- Use rinse aid to try out new hair colour with right of withdrawal
- Use rinse aid to refresh the colour of your dyed hair
- Use rinse-off colour to even out flyaways between haircuts
- Use rinse-off colour to tone your natural hair colour and give it more shine
- Use rinse aid to remove yellowish tones in blonde hair
- Use rinse colour for festive occasions
What does it mean when a hair colour is semi permanent
A rinse color is what is called semi-permanent. It is not a colour that stays in the hair permanently, but a colour that washes out.
When it comes to hair color products, a rinse-off color is the most gentle color you can use to dye your hair. This is because rinse-off colour is applied to the outside of the hair and therefore does not damage the hair to the same extent as permanent colour. And because the colour only stays on the outside of the hair, it’s also fairly easy to wash out.
If you colour your hair with rinse-off colour, expect the colour to hold its intensity for the first 3-5 washes, then fade and disappear completely after about 15 washes.
However, be aware that if you re-colour your hair over and over again with the same rinse colour, you may end up with permanent colour residue in your hair.
Advantages of using rinse-off colour in hair
- A rinse is perfect for removing yellowish undertones in blonde hair
- A rinse is super suitable for refreshing coloured hair
- A rinse-off colour doesn’t leave ugly streaks
- A rinse-off colour can be washed out of the hair
- A rinse out colour will not harm your hair
How does temporary hair dyes differ from tint color
Many people find it difficult to fully differentiate between a rinse and a tint, as they are both semi-permanent hair colours. But there are actually marked differences.
Rinse colour
A rinse-off colour attaches to the outside of the hair and the colour maintains its intensity for the first few washes, then gradually fades out of the hair and disappears completely after about 15 washes.
Toning colour
A tinting colour lasts longer in the hair than a rinse-off colour, because the tinting colour penetrates the hair. However, this also increases the risk that the colour does not completely disappear from the hair over time, but leaves colour residues. A tint lasts 4 to 8 weeks depending on how often you wash your hair.
Not sure whether to use rinse or tint?
If you’re still in doubt about whether to choose a rinse or a tint as a semi-permanent hair colour for your hair, then you need to think about what you want to achieve with your colouring.
If you want to try out a new hair colour, then you should choose a rinse-off colour, as it washes out of your hair quickly if the result is not what you expect in terms of your skin tone, etc.
If you want to give your natural hair colour more depth and shine, then it may be better for you to use a tinting colour that lasts longer in your hair.
If you want to remove yellowish tinge in your blonde hair, you can easily do it with a rinse color, you can also use a tinting color if you want the result to last longer.
If you’re going to a party, carnival or similar and you want to change your hair colour for a short period of time, then a rinse-off colour is definitely the way to go. It can be out of your hair in a few days if you wash your hair every day.
What to look out for if you want to use rinse-off colour
Rinse dye is incredibly easy to use, as you can see in my Guide to Home Rinse Dyeing below, but there are things you should be aware of before you start dyeing your hair with a rinse dye. That way you’ll avoid a lot of disappointment.
Rinse dye is a lightly-pigmented hair dye. In fact, the least pigmented of all hair colours. It has its advantages in that you can easily wash a rinse out colour from your hair, but it also has its limitations in that you cannot freely choose between all shades of rinse out colour, unless the hair is lightened or naturally very light.
A rinse cannot lighten your hair, not even a few shades. Nor does a rinse-off dye contain enough pigment to cover hair colours from dark blonde to black. So if you have dark hair, be aware that the final colour won’t be as strong as in the picture, but rather give your hair a tinge of colour – which can also be incredibly beautiful.
Repeated dyeing with rinse-off colour can leave permanent colour residues in the hair. Rinse-off dye is a semi-permanent hair dye that is usually easily washed out of the hair. However, you should be aware that the colour may stick better if your hair is very worn and damaged. The same applies if you colour your hair over and over again with the same rinse-off colour, then you risk your hair becoming permanently coloured.
Guide to home colouring with rinse aid
If you haven’t tried rinse dyeing your hair at home, read through this guide for tips on how to get the best results. You may already be completely up to speed on how to do it – and what not to do. If not, read on.
1. Wash your hair with silicone-free shampoo
You can easily colour your hair at home with a rinse-off colour and get a great result. A good idea is to wash your hair thoroughly with a silicone-free shampoo before using your rinse-off colour. This way you can wash all the grease and dirt out of your hair without the shampoo leaving a protective film on your hair, making it harder for the rinse colour to work optimally.
- Avoid conditioner or hair treatment You shouldn’t use conditioner or hair treatment on your hair immediately before you want to colour it with rinse-off colour. A conditioner or hair cream goes in and protects each hair strand and that’s really what you want to avoid before you colour your hair. The more “brittle” each strand is, the easier it is for the colour to set and the longer it will last.
- Divide your hair into sections You’ll get a much more uniform result if you divide your hair into sections, making it easier to oversee the project and ensure that every strand has been rinse-dyed so there are no revealing holidays. If you have long hair or very strong hair, this step is even more important. You can divide your hair into 4 or 6 sections. Always start with the back sections and take the two front sections at the end. This way you are sure that the colour pulls up evenly on both sides of the face.
- Read the instructions carefully When hair dyeing goes wrong, it’s often because the instructions haven’t been followed. So read the instructions before you start – even if you’ve dyed your hair with rinse aid before. Changes may have been made that you were not aware of.
- Avoid the scalp When colouring hair, whether with a rinse-off colour or a permanent hair dye, you should avoid getting dye on your scalp. If you get the rinse dye all over your scalp and rub it in loosely, you risk getting a reaction on your scalp.
- Observe the recommended soaking time The drying time indicated on the rinse aid should be strictly adhered to. If you leave the rinse aid too short or too long, the colour will not develop as it should. So set an egg timer or similar and be ready to rinse your hair.
- Use leave-in conditioner Leave-in conditioner is great for hair dyed with rinse-off colour because it doesn’t pull the colour out of your hair the same way as when you wash it with conditioner. You can also use regular conditioner on the ends in the bath.
- Skip a hair wash if you want to keep the colour If you’re happy with the rinse colour, the key is to look after it as well as possible. You can do this by washing your hair as little as possible. So use dry shampoo to save yourself an extra day between washes and enjoy your newly coloured hair for longer.
Rinse and grey hair
There have been huge developments in rinse-off hair colour, which also means that many products have much better coverage when it comes to grey hair.
In the past, it was necessary to use a tinting colour or a permanent hair colour, but today many rinse-off colours can also cover grey hair.
If you have grey hair, read on the rinse-off colour if it covers grey hair. Manufacturers always mention it on the packaging if it does.
Are you ready to dye your hair with rinse-off colour?
I hope my review has made you more aware of whether rinse-off colour is the right option for you or whether you should opt for a tinting colour or a permanent hair colour instead.
If rinse-off colour appeals to you because it washes out of your hair so quickly, you may want to combine rinse-off colour with a hair colour spray, which also washes out of your hair in a few washes. The combination of the two products allows you to really experiment with the colours.
The rinse colours I’ve introduced you to here are among the absolute best performers on the market right now. In other words, they are rinse colours for which you can afford to have high expectations.
Should you have any questions about any of the rinse colours I’ve reviewed or would like to purchase a rinse colour, just follow the link on to the retailer. There you can find the complete product information and there you can make your purchase.
For the record, just because you follow the link from this page does not make the product more expensive. On the contrary, I have made it easier for you to quickly see where you are getting the best deal.
I wish you a lot of fun with your new hair colour.