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Bleached my hair and ... Nothing !!!

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clumsyduck · 06/04/2018 19:50

Ok you would think I'd have learnt by now after all my hair dye disasters ... However ....

I have medium to light brown hair I just used a box dye ( I know !) blonde ( that indicated on the back it would work on my hair colour ) to add a few light bits around the ends which in the past I have done as it just gives me a "sun kissed" look that I like . It did nothing , literally hasn't changed the colour of my hair at all . It contains hydrogen peroxide so I didnt just stick a dye with no bleaching agent in . I followed instructions to a t . Am so confused any hair dressers here ?? Im not actually that bothered hair still looks fine but I hate not understanding how things work / dont work ?!?!!!!

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itsbetterthanabox · 06/04/2018 20:08

If it's just a dye and not a bleach which it doesn't sound like then it can't lift.
Did you have to mix powder in?

clumsyduck · 06/04/2018 20:11

No no powder is hydrogen peroxide different to bleach ? ( sorry I have no clue ?! )

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itsbetterthanabox · 06/04/2018 20:48

Hydrogen peroxide is in nearly all dyes. It acts as the oxidant.
It's only bleach if it's powder mixed with a liquid on hair.
If you bleach it the whole lot will lighten considerably depending on strength and time left on. It probably won't come out a great colour.

clumsyduck · 06/04/2018 20:56

Ah ok Iv used powder in the past I think I just read hydrogen peroxide and thought that was the same , in the past Iv then put a colour over the top to get to the right shade

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