How To Get Color Oops Smell Out Of Hair

I've been playing about with colour remover a lot lately and I've noticed that the smell really sticks around.

I don't wish to smell like a rotten egg. Has anyone found anything that works to remove the stench? Can any of you guys with a chemistry background suggest a home remedy?

I had thought about trying vinegar but reconsidered when I realised there was the risk of smelling like a pickled egg.

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Very late addition to this thread but it's one of the first ones to come up when I was trying to get rid of the smell! I recently used Colourb4 extra strength remover and it was so. bad. I washed it a couple times a day and the smell was still there a week later. Aside from the fact the remover didn't work on my bright blue hair, the smell just wouldn't go away. Eventually, after I used bleach on it, the smell went, but I had emailed the company a few days previous with my smelly hair problem! This is what they replied:

"Some organic low molecular weight sulphur-containing chemicals known as Mercaptans have a strong cabbage or bad egg smell. Any Mercaptans that are trapped in the hair fibre (keratin) after rinsing will release this unpleasant smell. Very dry or porous hair is likely to hold on to these chemicals longer so will require several if not more shampoos.

In order to remove a persistent odour that has remained in the hair simply wash the hair with the following mixture. Mix 10% of a water soluble bicarbonate/carbonate salt with 90% water and leave on the hair for 5 to 10 minutes. Then without rinsing apply an acid-based solution to acidify the hair, such as 5% white vinegar (acetic acid) or 5% lemon juice (citric acid) mixed with 95% water. Leave this solution on the hair for a further 3 to 5 minutes, then rinse off. This procedure will produce a carbon dioxide gas which will remove the chemicals that cause the odour. Then finish with a pleasant shampoo and condition as usual."

Now, as I got rid of the smell with the bleach I didn't use this solution, but I hope it works for anybody else that needs it!