How can you get your natural hair color back without dying it again or cutting it off?

I have dyed my hair black and now I want to go back to my natural color (which is a dark brown) but I don't want to cut it all off or dye it again.

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1. If you don't want to dye it then you have to grow your roots out, which will take a long time
2. you cant really. you can strip the colour which is worse than dying it. to go shades lighter you have to stri/bleach colour out. we tell clients if they want to get rid of colour and help it to fade out (thats all you can do without colouring or cutting) to use either 1) dishwashing liquid or (2) head and shoulders anti dandruff shampoo. it strips the colour out. wouldnt recommend the dishwashing one tho if u want ur hair to still feel good.
3. I don't think it is possible! :S
4. The only way would be to let your hair grow back in and when most of your natural colour is there, cut off the black. I don't think you will have it two toned very long depending on how fast your hair grows. Best solution is to redye close to your natural colour then you won't have to cut it and it won't look so bad or wear a wig.
5. wait for it to grow back out or color to fade if your not going to color or cut it again you'll be in it for the long haul
6. no, there is no method that is sure to restore your natural hair colour without re-dyeing, or without cutting it off and waiting for it to re-grow. that said... the surest way is to cut your hair as it grows out with your natural colour.
7. Your only choice is to grow it out and cut off the black. You would have to strip your hair to remove the color and then recolor it, but it still would not be your natural color until the colored hair has been cut off
8. You can use a dandruff shampoo like head and shoulders, which will "wash out" the permanent color you've used. You'll have to do it several times, but DON'T exceed 2x per day. Just be sure to CONDITION HEAVILY afterwards: using such a shampoo too often will strip your hair of natural oils. You can then (or instead) use a semi-permanent or temporary color to ease your hair back in while you wait for the permanent color to wash out. An example of a temporary color is Clairol's Loving Care. While you won't be able to lighten your hair with it, at least the highlights or lowlights will start shining brown instead of black. A semi-permanent choice would be Clairol's Natural Instincts. Again, you won't be able to lighten but you will be able to alter the "shine". To go back to brown right away, you'll unfortunately have to dye it again. But most color systems today are so gentle, that this won't damage you. It truly is the best way to "go back". Since your current color is so deep (black), you'll likely need a rich haircolorant to get you back to dark brown. Feria would work in this case. Remember: most every brand now comes with a deep conditioner, so don't be afraid to harm your hair by coloring it again, so long as you use the conditioners as directed (at the time of coloring, and 1-2 weeks after; and leave the conditioner in for at least 2 minutes before rinsing). The possibility of damage comes when you continually LIGHTEN or BLEACH your hair. It can actually be GOOD for your hair to color it otherwise, as the colorant coats the hair cuticle. Good luck with it.