i hair dyed black hair, can i bleach it and dye it dark brown?

Question

i've dyed my hair permanant blue black 5 times since may 2007, and havent used blue black since august. a few days ago i tried using soft black to lighten it up a little bit, but only my roots lightened not the rest of my hair. so now its still black. i have been using a clarifying shampoo to try and fade the color a little but it doesnt seem to be working. i would like to dye it chocolate brown. today i bought a feria bleaching kit, and i was going to bleach it and then dye it brown. will it work? how will the brown dye take? is this safe to do to my hair?

also, if i should not bleach and redye it, are there any other ways to fade the black fast that are easy and less damaging?

Answer 1

you'd have to bleach it at least two times before you can get a good choclate brown without an orange tint..one bleach will make it orange, two times bleaching will make it a bit light brownish but still a bit of orange, but with the brown hair dye it will take the orange away..be careful though!! bleaching and dying a lot will kill your hair..

Answer 2

Trying To "Bleach-Out" Black Dye (Especially Blue-Black) May Or MAY NOT Work, If You Want To Get Rid Of Dark Haircolor, Get A Haircolor Remover Kit. (L'Oreal OR Color Oops! - Found Where You Buy Home Haircolor) Or Get L'Oreal Effasor Or Effasol Or Clairol UNCOLOR Powder Found At Most Beauty Supplies. Be Prepared To Re-Color Afterward. As For "Other Methods" Except For Waiting For It To Fade On Its Own (It Will Probably Grow-Out First) There Is NOT ANY OTHER SAFE Way Than The Ones I Mentioned Above.

Good-Luck!

Answer 3

I personally would not bleach your entire head. Instead I would reccomend a "bleach wash" or "shampoo cap". It is a gentler alternative than bleaching your entire head. But it is a more gradual process. This is where you mix your bleach with a tad of developer (i like mine just enough to make it gritty) and then add a gentle cleanser. So mix 1 part bleach to 1/2 developer & 1/2 shampoo. Apply this to the parts of your hair that you want to lighten. WATCH IT IN THE MIRROR or have someone else do it for you. As soon as you start to see the color lift begin rinsing it out. This shouldn't take very long. At this point towel dry your hair and then apply your lighter color to damp hair. About 2 days after you have colored your hair use a deep conditioner to help restore your hair's elasticity and moisture.

Answer 4

I think you will have to either dye it or just let it grow out. I have heard other things like using lemon juice can lighten your hair, but no idea if it is true. Depending on the dye used it may fade a little, but probably not by very much. Using anti-dandruff shampoo will have no effect.

Answer 5

My suggestion would be go to a Paul Mitchell School and they can do it for you for half the price!

what people dont know is BLACK is the hardest color to remove! so when you lift it with bleach you are going to see a Brassy Orange that 90% of people dislike!

You would have to cancel the orange out correctly the first time to have your hair be in better condition that MERELY APPLYING BLEACH AFTER BLEACH APPLICATION!!!!
ALSO the store Box Colors are very harsh! so when you choose a color you kinda have to stick to it because COLOR ON TOP OF ANOTHER COLOR CANNOT CHANGE!
goodluck :)

Answer 6

firstly, dont bleach it..... you shall uin your hair and end up paying a fortune to have it sorted out....
when you colour your hair yourself you get a build up of colour on mid lengths and ends, that is why your last colour only worked on the roots, I work in a busy city centre salon, and we are always getting girls in with this problem, this is what we do, 1st, take a sample of hair and bleach it to see how striong the hair is, more often than not it ends up knackered....
so we use a bleach shampoo, basically weak hydrogen peroxide, bleach, shampoo and water, all carefully measured, this is then applied to the ends, slowly working up to mid lengths, then after that has done we put a quasi colour on, send the client away for a couple of weeks, tell them to use conditioning treatments to strengthen the hair and repeat the whole process,
If you put that bleach on your hair you shall end up with bright yellow (if not white) roots, golde/ orange midlengths, dark orange/brown ends, that is assuming that you dont overload your hair and ruin it all together, which trust me, happens, when thatt happens you hair when wet shall stretch like chewing gum, ang generally the only option then is to have your hair shaved and start again.
My advise, very strongly is, take the bleach back, get a refund and book a consultation in a reputable salon, for free they shall take a sample of your hair and test it... best to be safe than profoundly upset...

Answer 7

Nope, no need for bleech at all!!!

I dyed mine black a while ago,
So my hairdresser stripped the colour from my hair, left it a day, and then put a brown dye on it,
i was all set on bleeching it, but she said there was no point. her way was cheaper and easier! it only cos me £20 for the hair stripping cream as i bought my own dye :)