my hair is dyed black and short.what bleach or prelightner is best.want it a light brown when stripped out col

Answer 1

Dye it brown. don't bleach it, it will go orange.

Answer 2

I am doing the process of dying my hair from dark brown to blonde. The best most reliable way to do it is to go to your salon and get full head of highlights every 6 weeks. I have done this twice and my hair is already quite blonde. It is quite a long and expensive process but it is the most trustworthy. The first time they did it they used a pre-lightener which is the lightest dye they can use. They will probably do this with you as your hair is very dark. If you don't see a dramatic result after the first go... don't worry.. i guarantee the second time will be much blonder. I wouldn't recommend touching up yourself.. you might get the colour wrong - the box hair dyes are quite damaging to hair. I'm not saying that dying it at the salon is healthy, but it isn't as harsh and as they are professional you can guarantee it won't go orange which is the risk with box bleach. However, if you want to save money from touching up, ask for like 10 foils when you start to get regrowth on the top instead of the full head highlights. If you want to help lighten it yourself you should buy and use a blonde shampoo; John Freida Sheer Blonde Go Blonder is what i used and it is noticeably lighter after a week. Bleach does make your hair fall out anyway. If you can bare it, leave it for a longer time. You won't be bleach blonde straight away even if you do go to the hairdressers. Good luck!

Answer 3

I don't suggest any bleach for your hair. Not only will it damage the hair but it will turn if not taken proper care of. If you want to strip the color, you can try a color removal kit from a drugstore, though they will not completely remove all the pigment since the hair color is so dark and black is hard to remove. You can then use another dye to achieve the desired look. You would probably be better off getting a stylist's consultation (at a hair school; regular salon's are sometimes pricey) This process will damage your hair, so keep it minimal and take a break in between your color stripping and your color change. Use plenty of moisturizer to help the hair before a second processing. Good Luck and be careful. You might want to have someone there to visually assit you when you do any of these things.

Answer 4

Best to go to a professional. Black is notoriously hard to shift and you could come out with the spongey, moisture-starved looked - slimey when wet and dry as straw, not to mention flyaway when dry. You could go to Sally's Beauty Supply near Carnaby Street and ask but it is risky. If you're only trying to lift a couple of shades, then deposit a dark colour, be careful because the hair will be dry and the cuticle open which will put it at risk of "grabbing" the new colour thus possibly creating black in the end anyway. The light brown will be orange and flourescent, flaming orange at that immediately after stripping (bleaching) until you deposit a toner or colour over it.
Good luck.

Answer 5

Go to the hairdresser! NEVER think you can handle bleach yourself. You're an amateur, whose never had a days professional experience in your life, and you should drop the peroxide bottle and head for your nearest salon. ESPECIALLY considering your hair is black. The amount of horror stories I hear every day of people and their tragic peroxide home-jobs have become all too much.

Answer 6

dont put a brown on as this will do nothing to the black at all. in our salon we use a bleach bath or a mild stripper. it lifts to an ugly orangy brown but then we colour over this with the shade you want, it might fade up after a few weeks so you might need another application after that but that would be all then, please dont do it yourself i see so many horror stories coming in the shop with disasters with colour stripping xxx

Answer 7

First i would use a color remover or a soap cap....and then see you results and then go from there....this is going to be a process dont think that its going to be a one shot deal and your done....your mid-shaft to ends should be done first with and off the scalp lightener and then when the desired color is achived go it with a on-scalp lightner on the roots and regrowth....monitor and when deisered shade is achived you will need to tone the entire head to get a even uniform color....this will be damaging to your hair.....I would reccomend you go to a salon.

Answer 8

you need to be careful. dont bleach it just recolor it.. (if your going to be changing it alot you need to go to a professional)

Answer 9

You had better have a professional do this. They know what to do.