How do I bleach my hair at home without any boxed bleach?
- Thursday Nov 12,2009 12:16 AM
- By diddy
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I want to bleach my hair by myself, but I don’t know how. Is it similar to dying your hair? (I’ve had experience with that.) I need to know if I can use regular household bleach, how much to use, if hydrogen peroxide is necessary, how long I should leave it in, etc. I’m not worried about the color my hair turns. I just want a change.
If there is any other information about bleaching hair, please share.
Bleach Hair, Bleaching Hair, Dying Your Hair, Hair Bleach, Household Bleach, Hydrogen Peroxide
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I went from brown hair to black hair to blonde hair and then all over again ALL AT HOME and you can do it too!! I suggest that since it is your first time try bleaching your hair with a highlighting kit from Sallys beauty supply store if you have one. I have dark blonde hair and i wanted yellow-white blond highlights….i went to a salon and my highlights were orange!! i realized then that i will NEVER get my hair died professionally again because not only is it expensive and they never do it right…but it looked as if my highlights were done 2 months ago because it did not start at the root…I even notice the same thing with friends who go to other rich high end salons…
When my hair was orange from the salon… i died it dark brown and two weeks later i went to sallys and bought a highlighting bleaching kit….I put the cap on mix the solution and applied it to my hair…I made sure that the highlights were thick by taking thick piece of hair through the cap….so my hair had more blonde then brown…i then used a blow dry to activate the bleach and i had beautiful blonde gorgeous hair….plus i would look in the mirror and see the color change before i washed out the bleach…i was able to control the blonde in my hair…some parts came out almost white but it was mostly blonde…IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!! Most people who are telling u not to do it are probally hair dressers..but trust me you can do it yourself i have been doing this process for 5 years and my hair is fine…
I recomend that you do not use house bleach because thats sounds too dangerous…especially since you can by the bleaching kit from sallys for 10 dollars…Also, deep condition your hair with a deep conditioner atleast once a week or use a hot oil….because bleach does cause your hair to have split end more than usually…also, try not to apply too much heat to it on a daily basis, instead of flat ironing your hair every day try doing it every 2-3 days….and keep up with trims…Also, if you want to keep up with the roots thats fine…but i dont recommend you bleaching your hair that often…because it may take longer to grow…what i usually do is…bleach my hair for the spring - early fall..i bleach it 3-4 times during that period….and then at the end of the fall winter i dye it ONE time to a single color like brown or black…and then when spring comes…bleach time for me!!
One more thing…if you have black hair or really dark hair…i suggest you dye it a base color like lite brown so that your blonde highlights could look more natural and take easier….Dye your hair light brown and then wait 2 weeks…Im usually impatient…i dye it light brown and put the blonde in the next day….I hope this helps
You should never ever try to bleach your hair at home. Bleaching is an incredibly damaging process EVEN WHEN DONE PROFESSIONALLY! You shouldn’t even think about doing it at home.
Bleaching blows literal holes into the shaft of your hair. Without proper reconstruction, you will do permanent damage to your hair.
Please please please go to a higher end, professional salon where they can do it properly to at least minimize the damage.
I don’t think that is a good idea. You could seriously damage or burn your scalp.
I would not reccomend household bleache.
Peroxide will make it slightly lighter but is very damaging.
Please just get boxed bleach….its very easy to use, just read the directions and it’ll be nicer to your hair.
You can buy some at CVS or Hot Topic.
You should never, ever bleach your hair yourself if you don’t know what you are doing. It’s not about what color it could turn….you could break your hair off, and completely ruin it.
Please don’t do this.
Sounds pretty risky to me. I suggest seeing a professional. You couldn end up with no hair because of how harsh the bleach is.
go for it.
if you want to lose all your hair.
Dying your hair and bleaching your hair is a complete different thing because dying it, you’re just putting on color on top of your hair, when bleaching it’s literally taking the color out of your hair.
I don’t know any safe home bleaching methods, so I’d recomment to get at least a box bleach. But I heard something about lemon juice that makes things a lighter color.. try googling that.
Good luck xx
I totally agree with Gossip girl. At Sally’s get wella wellite bleaching powder and a 20 or 30 volume developer.
First of all…everyone is telling you to go get it done professionally. I got mine done professionally, spent over forty dollars, and came out with hair that looked like orange dog shit. No joke. It sucked. Since then, I’ve dyed my hair about three-four times. My hair is not fried looking (or feeling) and I don’t have insanely thick or amazing hair. Plus I straighten it two-three times a week.
But. Anyways. I’ve heard that you can spray lemon juice into your hair and go outside to help lighten your hair. I also heard that hydrogen peroxide works. Personally, I would spend the ten dollars on a box of bleach and get it done myself. It beats the forty+ dollars of salon bullshit.
Follow the rules on the box to a T and you should be perfect. I have friends who bleach their hair a lot and their hair does not look fried (well, some of them DO have fried hair, but that’s because they bleached and dyed their hair several times over in the same place).
I would use shampoo and conditioning products that you can trust afterward. I have a personal preference for Pantene Pro-V products, they work best for me and keep my hair silky even after all the shit it’s been through.
Good luck, and I hope you get the results you want. =]
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