BLEACHING ROOTS
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Printed Date: July 27 2025 at 6:53am
Topic: BLEACHING ROOTS
Posted By: SiNfuL GirL
Subject: BLEACHING ROOTS
Date Posted: March 31 2009 at 8:09pm
Okay so I will be using matrix v light i have not had to use a toner
in the past this stuff works great. my girlfriend who has previously
bleached my roots is going to do it again for me cause it's so much
easier that way. the problem i am having is in the front my hair keeps
breaking off on the one side mostly. i dont know why and this has
started happening with in the last 2-3 months however i havent bleached
in over 3 months nor have i had extensions in for about almost 4
months. i do use 40 vol no heat for 45 min. but do you think i should
apply the bleach to the front much later so it only sits on my hair for
a shorter time or should i use a lower volume. and if i were to use a
toner what is a good toner from matrix? here are some pic of how long
my roots are and where my hair keeps breaking. oh one last thing has anyone ever heard or used a product called "It's a Ten" mirical conditioner in a purple contaner? this stuff is amazing but i dont know why. maybe someone has some input on that. thanks for all your help i dont know what to do sometimes lol  ------------- Sinfuliphone.com A stock iphone is a useless brick, I live to customize! |
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Posted By: Rebekah
Date Posted: April 02 2009 at 10:13am
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Purple will cancel out any yellow tones. No sure why your hair is breaking off there. Just be very careful to not overlap the bleach, that will cause breakage. I'd use 20 vol peroxide with the bleach and just be patient. It's gentler than 40 vol. Hope this helps.Rebekah
PS Pretty color, both the roots and the bleached ends
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Posted By: SiNfuL GirL
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 3:02pm
| well i have a purple shampoo and conditioner that shimmers stuff from sally's that they sell in the grocery store now works tooooooo good. Is is HARD to bleach roots OFF the scalp? cause i love my hair but after i get it bleached i have to wait like 2 weeks for my hair to grow out a tad before it looks good to me. my hair dresser just says its easier but its not like i pay her a ton of money she only does my hair on the side. and what about "IT'S A TEN" conditioner i love this stuff its $30 for a small thing has anyone used it? just curious why it works soooooooooo good. |
Posted By: LoveHerMadly
Date Posted: April 08 2009 at 12:16am
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Your natural hair color is way too light to be using a 40 volume developer. Especially if you're leaving it on as long as 45 minutes at a time! You shouldn't leave bleach on your hair any longer than 25-30 minutes in my opinion.
I used to bleach my hair and my natural color is just like yours. Stick with a 20 volume developer. You'll be suprised how well it works.
It also looks like you might flat iron your hair. If you do, I would avoid using it on that area of your hair that's breaking off. I would just use your blow dryer on low heat and a big round brush on that area to get it straight. It might take a little bit more time getting it perfectly straight, but if you don't want your hair to break off to your roots, I would try doing this.
Also, I would try washing and rinsing your hair at a cooler temperature. It's always best to wash and rinse in cooler water, as it prevents breakage or any other damage.
Hope that helped. Good luck. I'm just getting out of the lovely world of hair bleaching and have finally had a professional bring me back to my natural color. I am DONE DONE DONE with bleaching, or any dye for that matter for a very long time.
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Posted By: SiNfuL GirL
Date Posted: April 08 2009 at 3:13pm
Thanks lovehermadly i have thought long and hard about just letting my natural hair grow back i mean i'm still blond just not as light. however i have had probably 5 different professionals bleach my hair and all of them claim to be good at it and have done it to tons of people well i paid a lot of money so i hoped they new what they were doing. however when they were done putting me under the dryer and they used 20 vol. i had YELLOW hair not orange not blond or white YELLOW and i couldnt stand it. now i use to do my girlfriends hair and some relatives and when i highlighted blond in there hair i used 40 vol no heat. it always came out perfect. so i finally found my hair dresser in florida used matrix v light 40 vol. no heat for about 30-40 min. came out with no yellow. but i think a lot of the problem i am having also with breakage is the dry weather here i will soon be back in florida where its super humid and i have been using the flat iron on it but at the lowest heat. i will stop that. i admit i wash my hair is a hot shower i hate cold  but i will stop that too and i already blow dry my hair on a low heat. maybe i will just do a ton of highlights instead of bleaching all of my hair i dont know what to do anymore. thanks again chick your info did help a lot  |
Posted By: LoveHerMadly
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 11:42pm
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When I was trying to grow out my bleached hair, I tried the highlights thing, but was just disappointed. I'm a bit of a perfectionist and I like even results everywhere. If you use the 20 volume developer and get a yellow color, just get a product that takes out brassiness and you'll be suprised how well it works without damaging your hair. I forget the name of the one I used, but it was about the consistency of shampoo and was a violet color. I bought it from Sally's and it was great. Then again, going to your natural color is the easiest way out. I'm so glad I finally got a professional to do it for me. My color is really hard to match, but the woman I went to mixed 2 different color together and got the color pretty dead on. I'm very happy with it. |
Posted By: SiNfuL GirL
Date Posted: April 10 2009 at 1:56am
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well i got a 30 vol only because i know how well my hair takes so i also got a matrix toner called grape smells really good actually. so we will see. i dont want to go back to a dark blond especially with summer here. to be honest i dont even know if i got all the stuff for the toner isnt there two things to mix together? i could call my stylist and ask but i hate to bother her all the time. plus i would rather get the stuff myself rather than deal with her getting it. so hopefully next week i will get my hair done and we will see. For the record i love matrix because it has so much conditioner in it already. has anyone used purology deep conditioning in the green canaster? for $50.00 it better work good. lol I dont think i want to deal with highlights im a profectionist too and i dont think that would cut it for me. lol. |
Posted By: SiNfuL GirL
Date Posted: May 15 2009 at 8:27pm
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well update that i should have done a long time ago i used 40 vol about 40 min then i used a toner from redken shades eq violet 9 color came out Perfect only problem was in the center of my head it came out a tad orangy from the bleach not sitting as long but a touch up of bleach with 10 vol took care of that. next time i will use the matrix toner but all in all concidering how long my roots were it worked fabulous and my hair feels great. plus i have been using purology nano works line that stuff is amazing too. Sorry the pic are so big i was in a hurry lol. ------------- Sinfuliphone.com A stock iphone is a useless brick, I live to customize! |
Posted By: borne.blonde
Date Posted: May 15 2009 at 10:03pm
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Oooo! Fab Cut & Color.. Did you use the Vlight & 40? & do you use a flat iron to get your hair to lay perfectly? Lovely! How did you section it when you did the roots? DETAILS & outside light photo if you ever get to please OOo!
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Posted By: SiNfuL GirL
Date Posted: May 16 2009 at 5:40pm
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Yes v light with 40 vol. for about 40 min. she just put the bleach on the outside top first and worked her way to the outside bottom doing the center last. and yes i flat iron cause i have naturally kind of wavy hair is sucks. next time i will take pic while she is doing it lol. thank you for the comments i put the extensions back in too so now my hair is long again yay. |