Just For Men Mustache & Beard Beard Dye

I left a mid-range review for a few reasons. First, the product works, as the pictures I supplied show. Just For Men also says, if you aren't sure, use a dye 2 shades below your intended shade, be sure to do this and pay close attention to shades, and the outcomes it has for others. Well, let me tell you my experience. Being part of the tail end of Gen X, I have dyed my hair a handful of times in my youth. This isn't new to me. Honestly, I was trying to give myself a bit of a confidence boost while on the job hunt and feeling... old in a young lot. I read the instructions, it says that once you finish applying the combined color and bleach components, starting at the grayest parts. You start the timer and wait for 5 minutes. Additionally, it says if you have stubborn grays, you can wait 10 minutes. Nope, I'm not going to try that. I just wanted to get a little color on my beard. Nowhere does it mention that if you get any on your skin you are going to be a little stained and pained. (The Box suggest a 24-hour test beforehand that you apply it to your skin, which no one has time for, and if they did, I really wonder if they use the product? My sink is still stained after using heavy cleaning compounds) 3 minutes in (as the picture shows) my skin and hair really got dark, I did my due diligence to avoid skin but the applicator isn't a great tool for it and I am far from professional. Given how little I used (More than half the product still in the tubes) I didn't expect a drastic reaction. My expectations was that as I wash the dye out the instructions state "wash with shampoo until you see no more color come out" ok, this is just an over abundance maybe? 5 minutes I wash it out. ITS WAY WORSE THAN THE FINAL PICTURE. I washed my beard with Baking Soda and Dandruff Shampoo 3 times afterwards, it was the only attempted remedy I found online that was something I had on hand. The shade is drastically different than my duller yet dark hair color and truly looks unnatural. I am hoping after more washes that it fades more but as you can tell my skin is extremely irritated. This is more on me, so I share this as a warning to others, be careful, do your research. if you know what you are doing more power to you!