please please help

i lightened my hair i did the strand test which was fine but when i removed the lightner my hair is almost white and like cotton wool cant go out the door any advise much apr asp how do i fix this without going to a salon as i cannot afford to

lyris is correct about you not doing more damage to your hair than you`ve already done and consult a professional. However, a professional worth anything will not put permanent color on hair already as damaged as you have described yours to be. A deposit only color to tone the hair will leave the hair in far better condition and most likely hold in the hair better.

If you choose to do it yourself, you will need to put back all the color pigment you have removed. Hair pigment is made up of three basic colors - red, blue, and yellow. Equal amounts will produce brown. If you want an ash blond you will need to add some red to the ash blond you choose. If you want a golden blonde, you will still need to add red to a golden blond color, otherwise it will be very drab. How much red depends on the actual color your hair currently is and the color you are going for.

But, whatever you decide to do, do not use a permanent color!

cath wrote: Gloria wrote: lyris is correct about you not doing more damage to your hair than you've already done and consult a professional. However, a professional worth anything will not put permanent color on hair already as damaged as you have described yours to be. A deposit only color to tone the hair will leave the hair in far better condition and most likely hold in the hair better. If you choose to do it yourself, you will need to put back all the color pigment you have removed. Hair pigment is made up of three basic colors - red, blue, and yellow. Equal amounts will produce brown. If you want an ash blond you will need to add some red to the ash blond you choose. If you want a golden blonde, you will still need to add red to a golden blond color, otherwise it will be very drab. How much red depends on the actual color your hair currently is and the color you are going for. But, whatever you decide to do, do not use a permanent color! thank you for your advise could you recomend a non permanant colour to use your advise has been very much apr

many thanks gloria for your reply could you advise on a non per color to use i would like to go to a golden natural blond many thanks

Gloria wrote: Sorry, cath, I can't recommend an over-the-counter semi-permanent hair color. Not because there aren't some good products out there, but because I don't use them. I have little to no knowledge of what's on the market. It's difficult to offer color advice when I can't see your current hair color or the condition of your hair. I can say that you will never get a "natural" blonde color from a bottle, not with an all-over color application. Natural hair isn't one color, it's a combination of hues, which is why highlighting is so popular - it looks more natural. What color is your hair now?

thanks again gloria, ny hair now look a very lighy yellow blond

I`m going to add; Protein, Protein...And more Protein, no moisture. In the Salon we have literally stopped hair from breaking off (we do many color corrections) with Redken`s CAT protein. Please if you can`t afford anything else, pick up some CAT and get that hair strengthened and reconditioned.

If you came in for correction, this is the first thing we would do, this will also help any future color stay in your hair.

I totally agree with Gloria, no permanent color, it would damage further and wouldn`t stay in your hair.
Booie is right about the grabbing and fading thing this is a big job for a trained experienced Colorist, so if you go the salon route (which is what we are all reccomending), find a salon that specializes in C/L Correction. :) Best of luck let us know how its going. You should be able to find CAT almost anywhere.:)