Hair bleaching question
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Topic: Hair bleaching question
Posted By: WolfSong
Subject: Hair bleaching question
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 4:02pm
Hi I have dark brown/almost black hair.I dyed it 2 or more months ago and now am considering bleaching to get my hair as light as possible because I would like to use Manic Panic dyes now.Is 40 volume bleach the highest strength I can get?And what products would you suggest to repair the damage that the bleach and dye will do afterwards in a reasonable amount of time with minimal breakage?I hope somone has answers for me because I'd like to know ------------- Theresa |
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Posted By: WolfSong
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 4:04pm
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I forgot to tell you that the dye was black thanks ------------- Theresa |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: February 28 2006 at 8:20am
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First let me say I'm not a pro, so if anyone disagrees with me on
anything I say, they should pipe up and say so. As far as I'm
aware, using 40 volume peroxide to mix with the hair bleach is going to
give you the maximum lightening. Going from black dye is going to
be incredibly damaging though. You may want to try to remove as
much of the dye as you can first ....but only if you're bleaching your
whole head...if you're just doing pieces of it, don't do the following
because it may ruin your black dye. To try to remove some of the dye,
use dishwashing liquid to wash your hair, or use baking soda mixed
50/50 with your shampoo and wash it with that). These are very
drying things to do to it though, so after you use them, you should
condition well and wait a day or two for your scalp oil to build up
before you do any bleaching (protects your scalp from the
chemicals). Then you would bleach it and do your manic panic. There's no way to repair the damage after you bleach it. Hair is dead and its not going to get healed or repaired by anything you do. Using a heavy silicone conditioner will help the bleached hair feel smoother and tangle less though by putting a silicone coat on each strand (that would be any conditioner with a lot of words in the ingredients that end in "cone"). Remember that you aren't supposed to condition between the bleach and the manic panic, you might be tempted because your hair will feel like straw. Good luck. Oh, and test strand first because it IS possible to bleach your hair to the point where it just all breaks off, especially going from such a dark color. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: WolfSong
Date Posted: February 28 2006 at 10:22am
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thanks alot for the info i might try the baking soda thing and see what it does.Do I put the baking soda in a bowl with the shampoo and mix it that way? ------------- Theresa |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: March 01 2006 at 9:07am
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Sure, you can do it like that. Just eyeball half and half, it doesn't have to be exact. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: WolfSong
Date Posted: March 01 2006 at 9:25am
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I did that yesterday and no color really came off the hair.was some dye supposed to come loose?maybe i wore it off already... ------------- Theresa |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 7:28am
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Well, like I said, these are things to try, it often depends on what
dye was used and since its been 2 months for you, maybe not much will
help, as you say. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |