Refine edges doesn't decontaminate the colors properly.

When I'm cutting out the edges, with the refine edges tool, from a model/subject who has the hair of a similar color of the background, such as blonde hair and sky blue background, although I check the decontamination tool (and also set an high percentage of this one) the new level with its mask shows that the hair are still "contaminated" by background-colored shaded pixels.
This happens also if I use the refine edge ray brush on the hair edges.

It's not a perfect tool.  Add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, and try and sample the problem colour.  If you have trouble, use the RGBB dropdown and chose the best of the six options.  Drag the saturation slider all the wau to the left.  If it has not quite got the colour, use the colour bars at the bottom of the H/S layer properties, and drag out the pointers to fully remove the colour.
Now invert the layer mask, and paint over the hair and / or the problem area, with a white brush.
The Refine Edge tool is not the magic trick that some tutorials make it out to, and nor is it particularly intuitive.  For the best 'real world' tutorial, Google 'Martin Evening Refine Edge'

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