I want to bleach my hair by myself, and get it to the WHITEST shade possible. How would i be able to do this?

Question

I dont want it to have the blondish appearence because that would not suit me. I want it whiteeeeee as possible. AND MY HAIR IS DARK. Like dark brown. But I have dyed my hair many times before. Anyways i would really truly appreciate methods of doing this at home. I've been wanting to get an effective way for thisfor the LONGEST TIME!
thank you sooo much

Answer 1

First of all, I have really dark brown hair as well, and I have tried many different products throughout the years to get platinum highlights in my hair.
I can tell you from experience, the only way to get the color you truly want is from an experienced hair colorist. At home methods, and your lack of training, could create an orange disaster, or worse, create your hair to fall out.
But if you are determined to take the risk, there is a chance that you can get results at home. At Sallys Beauty Supply (and I believe there are stores throughout the country) there are liscensed cosmotologists to help you find specific beauty products. I would suggest visiting this store, or a store like this, to find a professional-grade bleach. But be careful to ask many questions, and follow the directions exactly. As I said before, you could end up turning your hair bright orange, or damaging it so much that it falls out.
Now, as to those "drug-store" brand hair dyes, none of those will give you the results you want if your hair is truly very dark brown. I would recommend to not try these, as I have many times. I have always ended up with orangish-gold highlights, even when I left the bleach on my hair longer than the maximum recommended time.

A salon will charge you anywhere from $60 to $150 to bleach your hair. Make sure you go to a good salon, because sometimes the cheaper "hair-cut" places are not very experienced with color, and can mess up your hair.

At Sallys Beauty Supply, the dye and tools needed will be around $30 to $50.

I hope this helps and good luck!!

Answer 2

I have dyed my hair since 13 and have been all colours of rainbow... though I would say that it is better that you do not do it yourself, and try a stylist, but, if you really wanna do it yourself, then you should get 9% peroxide and bleaching powder - it is sold at drugstores in Europe and if you live on the other side of the ocean, I guess you can order them through any salon, it will not be more expensive than $15 - 25. If your hair is short, you will need one 30 ml (1ounce) bottle, if it is longer, I would go for 2-3 bottles. You would have to mix peroxide (it is liquid and really stinks) with bleaching powder packets 1:1, stir it well and ask a friend to thoroughly cover your hair with it. If it is not liquid enough, add some more peroxide, but not to damage your hair even more, you can add a bit of conditioner, it will liquify the mix without weekening it... leave it on the hair for like 30-40 minutes, (even if you leave it for a longer time, it will not bleach it any more, because that is that max time it takes to strip down the colour)... most likely you will have really blond roots and kinda oringy ends, and if it not the desired level yet, then, repeat it after 2 days, NOT EARLIER, otherwise you will flush your hair down the drain... after the bleaching use hot oil or something that is really strongly recovering/conditioning, because your hair will look like peroxide sticks... be careful and do not put any conditioners or hair masks that are coloured - like green or yellow or anything else, use just transparent or white stuff, because your hair will absorb it!!!! For first 4-5 washes I would be careful even with the shampoo - one of my friends turned green :(

If you have coloured your hair before, most likely you will need at least 2-3 applications, especially if you used to be red, dark brown or black. I have not used any of that stuff that they are selling in drugstores for highlights and stuff, but trust me, it will not be strong enough - if you really want a good effect buy the bleach at the salon and do it yourself, it will stink, but it is very easy.

And one more thing - you will need a good trim after the procedure.... but Good Luck :)

Answer 3

If you are determined to ruin your hair here is a tip make it white not yellow once it has reached the desired level of lightness. You will probably need a 30 volume peroxide to go with the bleach.. do not get a 40 or a 50 it is not meant for the scalp and can be dangerous. Heat will lift the color faster if you are doing this at home. I used to put a plastic bag on my head, complete with hot towels I alternated with a hair dryer. This is when I was 17 long before my education. My hair broke off coincidentally.
Get a color correcting shampoo they sell at sally beauty supply its a violet bottle to wash it with but be careful not to do this too often or it will end up lavender tinged. Good Luck and may God have mercy on your hair.

Answer 4

There is no safe way to do this....you might as well shave your head and save the time of wathcing it fall out. Sorry
The lightening of hair requires it to be stripped of color through a bleaching process.
Also when you buy at home hair products you are buying something that has been mass produced then been packaged, shipped and stocked on a shelf as opposed to mixed just for you at a professional saloon

Answer 5

i don't know if this will work but try pouring bleach in a bucket and sticking just your hair in it and let it soak for a while( like a half an hour) but dont let it soak too long you might damage your hair then wash all the extra bleach out of your hair

hope it works
good luck

Answer 6

You should definitely not attempt this at home yourself. See a stylist or colorist for a consultation. Brown hair becomes orange/red as it lightens. I doubt you can get it "white" on your own. I am positive you can't do it safely. It will be very damaging to your hair and you may have breakage and hair loss.

Answer 7

Just go to a salon and they will be able to do it. If you do it at home there might be too much bleach for your hair to handle and that may result in you losing hair, or at least damaging it.