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Hair help. Ive made a mistake!

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Capital76 · 27/02/2021 17:55

Hairdressers perspective needed what should i do

Have naturally dark brown almost black hair

Over the last 3 months I have bleached and lightened my hair successfully to the point that its definitely blonde. But multi shades and hair is BONE DRY. Not lots of breakage but frazzled.

After a week I have significant roots and to be honest I just dont suit it.

Should I leave it and let the roots grow in and try and just moisture and condition it like mad until Hairdressers open

Or should i order my usual dark brown shade from sallys and cover??

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Cocolapew · 27/02/2021 17:59

If you put a brown over it it will probably go khaki, you need to put a reddy brown in.
I'd personally wait, I used to bleach my hair into oblivion but it was very short so if it went wrong I didnt care, it would grow out in no time. I wouldn't do it with long hair.

Capital76 · 27/02/2021 18:34

Thank you and great points r.e green tone

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yaboo · 27/02/2021 20:53

When you say bleached , am assuming you mean light yellow or white, and it's not 'ginger'.

If so, you're probably okay to just whack a box dye on top, just be careful to pick the right shade.

The issues arise, mainly, when it's that gingery half-way house shade. (When you're naturally very dark and bleach but need to bleach it again to get a platinum blonde: that shade!)

The 'Nice n Easy' brand usually gives consistent colour results, even over bleach.

Stay away from anything labelled 'ash' shades, as they have a tendency to go greeny on bleach, and anything too warm shaded (usually called 'golden') might go a bit orangey.

Aim for a shade one 'step' lighter than your natural colour is. Don't worry, it won't leave you with visible roots: the bleach removes the pigment, so the shade you think you naturally are on a box dye packet will probably be too dark to go on top of bleach.

Wait at least a week (preferably two weeks) after bleaching to give your scalp time to recover, and if possible, pack conditioner onto it before re-dyeing. Rather than buy one of those masks full of weird chemicals try ordinary sunflower or rapeseed or vegetable oil, slightly warmed, about half a cup full, at least twice a week.

Then, 48 hours before you're due to dye it, wash it with just shampoo, let it dry naturally if possible, and sleep on it, to let your scalp build up its natural barrier. Then apply your new colour. Use the whole amount of their conditioner, and you should be fine.

Capital76 · 27/02/2021 21:46

@yaboo wow your advice Star thank you so much

Yes im now yellow tones having rebleached past the orange tones

I listen to your advice and use this as my guide thank you so much Wine

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