Is Hair Color Removal With Windex Safe?

Is Hair Color Removal With Windex Safe?

Is hair color removal with Windex appropriate to clear the stains from the face? The Hair Police recently observed the use of the cleanser in action on the skin, and the answer might surprise you.

Happy Monday beautiful, and welcome to this week’s episode of Ask the Pro Stylist’s Hair Police. Ever since My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the use of Windex to fix anything, including hair color removal from the skin, has been extremely popular. The Hair Police recently witnessed a future beauty professional cleaning her face of dark hair color with Windex and planned on issuing a violation. The first reaction was one of horror because the young lady’s face began to turn red. However, after reading the ingredients of the admired house cleaner against a popular brand of hair color remover produced for salons, I was shocked to learn they both contained similar ingredients.

Ammonium Hydroxide, most commonly referred to as ammonia is in both the house cleaner and the professional salon hair color removal product. Windex includes Isopropanolamine (an amino alcohol), which is found in some cosmetic products. The popular hair color remover found in salons contains isopropyl alcohol…see the similarities?

But, Windex includes other cleaning agents and the ingredients used in many hair color removal products are considerably diluted with the first listed ingredient, water. So, is Windex a viable alternative to remove hair color? I’d still say no, and find other products that are safer and gentler to the skin. Use Windex to clean the house and the following suggestions for hair color removal.

Clarifying shampoo, water and a little elbow grease easily cleanses the skin of hair color. Cold cream is an old remedy for removing makeup and also works well for hair color removal. But the best way to avoid using Windex or any hair color remover on the skin is to prevent the color from staining in the first place. Have a salon professional apply the hair color, use neat and clean sections and apply the hair color directly to the regrowth. Finally, administer a color block to the skin to protect the area from color stain. Until next Monday, the Hair Police wishes you happy styling!

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