colouring my hair?

Question

i am naturally mousey brown but the hairdressers have always used bleach on me to create highlites. recently i bumped into an old friend who now is a hairdresser. she was horrified that theyd used bleach as my hair wasnt that dark . how can i stop using bleach but still continue with hilites?

Answer 1

The only way to get your hair lighter is to use bleach. Some hair colours lighten more than others, so you could pobably use a medium blonde permanent hair colour instead of light blonde or bleach and toner to create the highlights.

Answer 2

There are ways to color your hair without bleach but they won't give you the same results. They do have a salon product that is like bleach but not quite as... shocking or damaging, its called Kaleidocolors. The best advice though, talk to your stylist, ask why she uses bleach, or if she is willing to try different types of bleach that are better for your hair. Whatever you do don't go in there acting like you know best and demand she does it differently, you may not like the results if don't talk about it first.

Answer 3

Be very clear with your stylist. Tell them exactly what you want. I have dark blonde hair naturally, so mine is probably not very different from yours. I always ask my stylist to use foils to highlight my hair. The fact is, there has to be a certain amount of bleach in the highlights, otherwise your hair will not become lighter, but there are ways to do it with less damage. Again, I would suggest that you just talk with your stylist. That's what you pay them for!

Good luck and have fun with your hair!

Answer 4

good for u to stop tha bleach will ruin ur hair.!! you can do ur own highlights at home there r boxes for about $5 a box and it comes with everything and u get to chose what shade u want of almost any color.twice a year to 3 times a year should be enough u shouldnt have to do it more than that! it works great!!!

Answer 5

you can use the product called "color treatment". it won't damage your hair that bad, but the color can fade off. you have to choose to bleach it or color treatment.

if i were you, i would ask my hairdress to get back my nature color, and let the hair rest for a while. in the meantime, you should use a good hair product and go for hiar treatment much often.

Answer 6

your friends right there is no need to use bleach on your natural hair colour. ask your stylist to use the lightest blonde tint instead. you'll find it is a much nicer colour and will fel so much healthier thn bleach

Answer 7

Try some red highlights for a change! I think you'll find that you really like the difference and guys love redheads!

Answer 8

Use high lift coloring not bleach because high lift dye does less damage to your hair

Get it at Sally's

Answer 9

* Hair coloring tips
http://homebeautytips.blogspot.com/2006/12/hair-color-tips.html#name1

* Hair Dyeing Tips
http://homebeautytips.blogspot.com/2006/12/hair-dyeing-tips.html#name1

Answer 10

ask your old friend if she could continue to do your hair without the bleach if it,s done by foiling i shouldn,t see a problem