Hello,

I have been dying my hair brow for about 3 years now and I would like to go back to my natural blonde colour.  Last time I tried it was a complete disaster.  My roots went bright orange and the rest of my hair was a not so nice yellow colour. 

I was wondering if I should do this again should I bleach first?  And if I bleach how long should I wait until dying it blonde?

I don't really want to go to a salon, but if I have to I will.  I have seen salons just dye hair and leave the roots be and I am afraid this will happen.  What should I do?

thanks for all your help.

thanks for the reply!

how would I go about bleaching it in different stages by levels? And if I did this should I bleach my roots?

I know bleach will take out my brown haircolor...but will it change the color of my natural blonde roots at the top? 

You need to remove the color first.  Colorfix is available at Sally's.  Sometimes bleach will not lift out the color and it drives the color molecules into the shaft where they cannot be removed.  After removing the color your hair will be orange.

Try to bleach only the previously colored hair.  Then you can tone the bleached hair to match (somewhat) your roots.  If you bleach your roots, it will lighten them as well.

I've had hair stylists who suggest touching up your roots a half shade lighter each time you do a color touchup.  This gets you back to color you want to be gradually with minimal damage to your hair.  I've never been that paitent.

I have bleached to remove brown color and been successful, but I knew the color I had used did not contain any direct dyes.  It is more damaging to the hair.