SOS SOS SOS Orange Hair

SOS!

2 days ago, i stupdily applied a bleach to my hair. As my natural color is dark blonde i was lead to belive id need to use a pre-lightener first. To my horror, it burnt me so much that i had to wash it of after 11 mins. I was mortified to find my hair was orange. I then applied a toner which did not take at all. Yesterday I went to a salon who applied another toner to try and get rid of the orange. Result is Im left with the most embarrasing hair..It's a mix of orange/pale orange...I have a couple of small blue burn marks around my hair line.

Where do I go from here...I want to get rid of the orange, but i dont want to shave my head unless I absolutely have to. Is there anythin i can do now or have i reached the end of the road??

Please help :)

Chaleguy :(

Yes. thanx...

I have about 10 black/blue burn marks around my forehead hair line, a couple down the sideburn area, and behind one ear. One of the burns is quite substantial...

I rang the company who supplied the hair colorant today, told them what had happened and was advised to see my Dr. They said they were gonna send me a refund.

I guess this is my fault...but it never occured to me that this might all go 'pear shaped', i simply thought id get the colour on the box.

I had a hair cut today, grade 3 back and sides and trimmed roughly on top, it still looks pretty grim, especially as the burn marks are now more visible, but at the end of the day i have learnt a very useful lesson.. NEVER EVER PUT ANYTHING ON YOUR HAIR UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING! 

My hairs a mess, I'm single and was until 2 days ago quite a catch for the ladies...now i fear i'm not gonna be pullin any lovely ladies for at least 8 weeks! bumma eh?

Chaleguy x

Yes... I was going to do that, but i have decided to never ever put bleach in my hair. I don't think my scalp could take another burning like that so i'm just gonna relax about it and chill out.

Have a nice day...

TC x

Chaleguy wrote: SOS! 2 days ago, i stupdily applied a bleach to my hair. As my natural color is dark blonde i was lead to belive id need to use a pre-lightener first. To my horror, it burnt me so much that i had to wash it of after 11 mins. I was mortified to find my hair was orange. I then applied a toner which did not take at all. Yesterday I went to a salon who applied another toner to try and get rid of the orange. Result is Im left with the most embarrasing hair..It's a mix of orange/pale orange...I have a couple of small blue burn marks around my hair line. Where do I go from here...I want to get rid of the orange, but i dont want to shave my head unless I absolutely have to. Is there anythin i can do now or have i reached the end of the road?? Please help :) Chaleguy :(

When you say pre-lightener what type of pre-lightener was it? Powder? Powder pre-lightener is not to be applied to the scalp because it will burn the skin. Cream or oil based pre-lighteners are ok for the scalp but not powder based stuff. When you say your hair is dark blonde is it more of a brown?

I'd hafta see your hair's condition to see if it could withstand another coloring process. If your hair is a dark blonde I'm thinking a Level 7 I don't think a pre-lightener would be needed to raise your hair 1 or 2 levels. You can goto a salon and they should be able to correct this color for you without any issues.

A little Ash to give some control should neutralize that orange for you and return you to a more normal haircolor. Unless you've already taken the clippers to your head.

G'luck

Hi  :)

Well.. good news... all the burn marks are gone, i had a nice haircut, and today i had a toner applied by a really good salon... My HAIR LOOKS FANTASTIC!!! i love it, it's baby ash blonde, an looks great! xxxxxx