how to bleach dyed black hair blond

by jessica
(utah)

i have had my hair tons of different colors... most recently black... now i am tired of it and want a change, im thinking blond to platinum. now i know this is an extreme but i want to do it. i have thick chin length hair that is healthy, considering the dying factor. I want to do this asap. any help?

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Mar 31, 2008

Big work...
by: Michelle

Hi Jessica,

It sounds like you're aware of how damaging this can be for your hair, so I won't lecture you on that. Two words though... "chemical haircut."

Ahem... here's the most effective way to get it done...

Rather than using bleach right off the bat, try an oxidative haircolor remover. This will remove just the artificial pigments. It'll probably leave you with an orange/rust color. At that point, you can use bleach. Lighten it to a very pale yellow color and then tone it.

You mention having colored your hair several times, so you may find it difficult to get an even tone from roots to ends.

If, after using the hair color remover, you notice that it's darker at the ends, apply the bleach to just the ends first and when they're at about the same level of lightness as the top, apply the bleach everywhere. It might be a good idea to rinse the bleach off your ends and apply a fresh batch from roots to ends.

More on bleaching hair
More on using hair toner

Regular hair reconstructing treatments are a MUST for hair that is processed to this level.

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Hi Jessica, It sounds like you're aware of how damaging this can be for your hair, so I won't lecture you on that. Two words though... "chemical haircut." Ahem... here's the most effective way to get it done... Rather than using bleach right off the bat, try an <a href="http://www.style-hair-magazine.com/hair-color-removal.html" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window.">oxidative haircolor remover</a>. This will remove just the artificial pigments. It'll probably leave you with an orange/rust color. At that point, you can use bleach. Lighten it to a very pale yellow color and then tone it. You mention having colored your hair several times, so you may find it difficult to get an even tone from roots to ends. If, after using the hair color remover, you notice that it's darker at the ends, apply the bleach to just the ends first and when they're at about the same level of lightness as the top, apply the bleach everywhere. It might be a good idea to rinse the bleach off your ends and apply a fresh batch from roots to ends. <a href="http://www.style-hair-magazine.com/bleaching-hair.html" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window.">More on bleaching hair</a> <a href="http://www.style-hair-magazine.com/hair-toner.html" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window.">More on using hair toner</a> Regular <a href="http://www.style-hair-magazine.com/hair-treatment.html" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window.">hair reconstructing treatments</a> are a MUST for hair that is processed to this level.

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Aug 19, 2008

only one way
by: jani & mark

this process must be done professionally and will take at least 3 visits to remove all the black from the hair. I do a full head of highlights using a non amonia lightner.when highlights reach a gold tone rinse and dry hair.Then apply a non amonia, demi permanent toner in a caramel shade. on the next visit I repeat this process, careful to only pick up the black hair and place in the foil to be highlighted. eventually you have a beautiful caramel shade with no black. At this point I put in another head of highlights in a gorgeous blonde shade. now you have a beautiful caramel base with hot vanilla blonde highlights. Oh and lots of conditioning treatments as you go.

Apr 21, 2009

Dyed Black hair to platinum
by: Amy

Well, i have been dying my hair black for about 6 years when i became bored and wanted the platinum white blond look, i tried it myself at home (not a good idea!!) with 40%vol bleach and it turned out all sorts of horrible colours, i then went to a salon who fixed it for me, it did take a few applications but i was pretty happy with the color, however my hair was like straw and i couldnt even get my fingers through it, a couple of weeks later though i realised mt hair was thinning at the back and eventually most of it was snapping off and i had to get most of my hair shaved off. So i would reccomend that you definetly go to a salon for a consultation before you do anything, and going from black to blond REALLY damages your hair, take it from me, mine has only just grown back.

Jul 07, 2009

in response to the comment above
by: Libby

Never ever ever use bleach on your hair. Ever. That's common sense. You want to use strippers, toners and dyes with proxide. NEVER bleach.

Jul 09, 2009

Don't do it
by: Anonymous

I also had black hair and i decided to dye it blond one day .. I would have to agree and say its not the best thing to do. It's like suicide for your hair. My hair is like treds. I miss my shine full of live hair..:(
Anyways i would recomend you to be patiant and let the black grow out. Its better to be bored with your hair than to end up with treds.

Aug 10, 2009

dying black hair platinum blonde
by: Anonymous

I have dyed my hair black twice this year, once at the start of the year and again at the start of may. Bear in mind my hair is naturally dark brown anyway.

When i got my hair dyed black it was semi permanent(i did it myself) & it turned out dead good. But after a month i decided i wanted to
dye my hair platinum blonde. So yesterday i went
to an expensive hairdressers and told them.
At first the hair stylist told me that my hair was uneven as it had been coloured. Therefore, bleaching my hair would only make it turn brown.
Even though he said this, i was determined that my hair would turn out lighter.

So on that day he bleaching my hair 3 times,every time it got lighter, from red to orange to gingery blond and finally he toned it once. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out bleach blonde on that day and obviously it wasn't going to. However, i still left the hairdressers with bleach blonde roots gradually going down to gingery blonde hair all over. On the other hand, i left the salon with very silky hair:) Luckily putting my hair through all this in one day hasn't damaged it much at all. If anything my hair is slightly thinner, even then it is not much different:)

My hair stylist has suggested that i should get platinum blonde highlights in a weeks time & that putting in more highlights over the next few months will transform my hair into the colour i want. Could anyone tell me if they agree please because i believe that the only way i will beable to have it an even platinum blonde all over would be to carry on dying it all over not highlighting it...?

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Aug 10, 2009
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I have dyed my hair black twice this year, once at the start of the year and again at the start of may. Bear in mind my hair is naturally dark brown anyway. When i got my hair dyed black it was semi permanent(i did it myself) & it turned out dead good. But after a month i decided i wanted to dye my hair platinum blonde. So yesterday i went to an expensive hairdressers and told them. At first the hair stylist told me that my hair was uneven as it had been coloured. Therefore, bleaching my hair would only make it turn brown. Even though he said this, i was determined that my hair would turn out lighter. So on that day he bleaching my hair 3 times,every time it got lighter, from red to orange to gingery blond and finally he toned it once. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out bleach blonde on that day and obviously it wasn't going to. However, i still left the hairdressers with bleach blonde roots gradually going down to gingery blonde hair all over. On the other hand, i left the salon with very silky hair:) Luckily putting my hair through all this in one day hasn't damaged it much at all. If anything my hair is slightly thinner, even then it is not much different:) My hair stylist has suggested that i should get platinum blonde highlights in a weeks time & that putting in more highlights over the next few months will transform my hair into the colour i want. Could anyone tell me if they agree please because i believe that the only way i will beable to have it an even platinum blonde all over would be to carry on dying it all over not highlighting it...?

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Aug 12, 2009

Dyed black for 4 years...used to be bleach blonde
by: Anonymous

Hi i have been dyiing my hair perminantly black for about 4years now, however i was bleach blonde before...and i miss it...how do i go back????? Please help me im sick of black hair

Sep 17, 2009

bleaching black hair
by: Anonymous

hi i have been be dying my hair permanent black for the last 12 years and fancied a change...blonde...i used jerome russell bleach and pre lightners i must of used 8 bleaches and also blonde and brown hair dyes inbetween...it worked i no longer have any black hair at all but i am left with a light brown/copper at the moment but my hair is in terrible condition and is very frizzy i regret it big time and am now going back black but a bit worried about putting it on over the bleach....HELP!!

Sep 22, 2009

help me
by: Anonymous

my hair got so bad from the 1st bleach that i am worried about trying anything elas so what do i do now my hair is blond in red o in my hair was black from the beging help me somwone

Nov 01, 2009

always do a strand test black to bleached to
by: Anonymous

if you are like me you get bored easy with hair. I have naturally black hair it has been bleach blonde, 6 months ago I went back dark. Im telling you cut a small piece of hair and put quick blue 40 volume and see what color you get. then start stripping your hair color oops from walgreens works. keeep doing this test until you get the color that you want conditioning hair all the way threw. do not bleach your hair until you get a test strip that turns out how you want it.

Nov 01, 2009

bleached to black back to bleached
by: alexa

I have thirty years experience doing my own hair. I used to go to the salons but they have turned me grey, blue gray , hot pink, orange so I do it my self. the hardest thing to do is get the black off of your hair before bleach. You can use color oops from walgreens strip it then do a strand test using quick blue 40 volume. see what color youget repeat this process until you get desired color dont bleach before you get the strand test that turns out first.

Jan 17, 2010

dont bleech your hair
by: Anonymous

i bleeched my hair straight from black to white blonde, it took a whole weekend to get the colour i wanted and around 8-10 gos with 40% bleech, i "had" longer than shoulder length very thick hair at the time,
i then spend the next 2 years touching up my roots with bleech(every 2-3 weeks),
This left t me with very fine brittle,dry hair and have now gone back to brown(well red) and have had to have it cut to the same style as sarah harding, to remove most of the dead un healthy hair,
i would not recommend bleeching your hair,
i learnt the hard way, dont you do the same.

Jan 17, 2010

I NEED HELP !!!!!!!!!
by: Anonymous

So i dyed my hair BLACK like a month ago & now i want to dye the bottom part of my bangs ash blonde, will the color i want show up? HELP ME PLEASE (: Im asian btw, lol. Oh, & also ash blonde streaks on my middle layers, like 1 bigish streak near my ear & then also the other side. Will that show up as also?

Jan 20, 2010

What Did We Learn Here....
by: Anonymous

I'm having the same dilema. I am 23 and have been dying my hair Black and Brown and Red, I've Bleached it and then Dyed it black again, I've been doing this since I was 17...My hair is very healthy after all of this as long as you use conditioner, ALOT of conditioner!!! And I feel that everyone should have learned by now....Do Not Dye your hair black....EVER!

Jan 20, 2010

Guide to go blonde from dyed black in one application.
by: Anonymous

Right can see that so many of you are desperate to go from Dyed black to blonde and probably are too impatient to wait months to have highlights put all over your head well heres a guide which will allow you to do it in one day without a chemical haircut.

List of products you will need:(quantity will depend on your own thickness and length of hair)

Africa's Best Organics Olive Oil Deep Conditioner
Murad Color-Treated Hair Conditioner
L'Oreal's Color Zap
Jerome Russell B Blonde 40 Vol 12% Cream Peroxide 75ml X 2
Jerome Russell Bblonde High Lift Powder Bleach 4 X 25g
Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL Absolute Platinum 00A
VO5 Absolute Blonde Shampoo (300ml)

1. Well i know i said it would take one day and i wasn't lying but you do need a week to prepare your hair. for one week before the plunge date use Africa's Best Organics Olive Oil Deep Conditioner to get your hair in a very good moisture rich condition use this product very liberally.

2.Well preparation is over now its time for the plunge and just when you thought conditioning was over. Before stripping you hair with L'Oreal's Color Zap its completely smother your hair with Murad Color-Treated Hair Conditioner leave it on for 15 mins then whilst it is still on your hair blow dry you hair and dry one spot at a time dont wave the dryer about once complete rinse it all off and towel dry your hair.

3. Use the L'Oreal Color Zap following the instructions included. when finished follow step 2 Again yes you need to do that again and PLEASE for gods sake do not think oh i can skip this.

4.Mix up the Jerome Russell B Blonde 40 Vol 12% Cream Peroxide 75ml with the Jerome Russell Bblonde High Lift Powder Bleach 25g using the quantity's given with the product apply the mixture evenly all over you hair and leave it on for 45 minutes at about 20 mins in comb CAREFULLY through your hair. After this PLEASE repeat step 2 again (AND DO NOT SKIP IT)

5.Repeat the bleaching process described in step 4 and then repeat step 2 again (DONT SKIP THIS I KNOW YOUR SICK AND TIRED OF THE CONSTANT CONDITIONING BUT YOU WANT HEALTHYISH HAIR)

6.Ok well you've got the major head ache out of the way now its time to apply the Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL Absolute Platinum 00A apply this in the way the instructions describe except leave it on for 45-60 mins. rinse this all off and again repeat step 2. (THIS ONE YOU DONT REALLY WANNA SKIP BUT GO ON ILL LET YOU OFF IF YOU DO)

7. For the next few weeks apply the Murad Color-Treated Hair Conditioner everyday as well as using
Africa's Best Organics Olive Oil Deep Conditioner about twice a week. for the first 4 days after bleaching your hair do not shampoo just condition then after this shampoo with VO5 Absolute Blonde Shampoo (300ml) this will give your new found blonde hair a very even and level tone and keep the color even.

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Jan 20, 2010
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Right can see that so many of you are desperate to go from Dyed black to blonde and probably are too impatient to wait months to have highlights put all over your head well heres a guide which will allow you to do it in one day without a chemical haircut. List of products you will need:(quantity will depend on your own thickness and length of hair) Africa's Best Organics Olive Oil Deep Conditioner Murad Color-Treated Hair Conditioner L'Oreal's Color Zap Jerome Russell B Blonde 40 Vol 12% Cream Peroxide 75ml X 2 Jerome Russell Bblonde High Lift Powder Bleach 4 X 25g Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL Absolute Platinum 00A VO5 Absolute Blonde Shampoo (300ml) 1. Well i know i said it would take one day and i wasn't lying but you do need a week to prepare your hair. for one week before the plunge date use Africa's Best Organics Olive Oil Deep Conditioner to get your hair in a very good moisture rich condition use this product very liberally. 2.Well preparation is over now its time for the plunge and just when you thought conditioning was over. Before stripping you hair with L'Oreal's Color Zap its completely smother your hair with Murad Color-Treated Hair Conditioner leave it on for 15 mins then whilst it is still on your hair blow dry you hair and dry one spot at a time dont wave the dryer about once complete rinse it all off and towel dry your hair. 3. Use the L'Oreal Color Zap following the instructions included. when finished follow step 2 Again yes you need to do that again and PLEASE for gods sake do not think oh i can skip this. 4.Mix up the Jerome Russell B Blonde 40 Vol 12% Cream Peroxide 75ml with the Jerome Russell Bblonde High Lift Powder Bleach 25g using the quantity's given with the product apply the mixture evenly all over you hair and leave it on for 45 minutes at about 20 mins in comb CAREFULLY through your hair. After this PLEASE repeat step 2 again (AND DO NOT SKIP IT) 5.Repeat the bleaching process described in step 4 and then repeat step 2 again (DONT SKIP THIS I KNOW YOUR SICK AND TIRED OF THE CONSTANT CONDITIONING BUT YOU WANT HEALTHYISH HAIR) 6.Ok well you've got the major head ache out of the way now its time to apply the Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL Absolute Platinum 00A apply this in the way the instructions describe except leave it on for 45-60 mins. rinse this all off and again repeat step 2. (THIS ONE YOU DONT REALLY WANNA SKIP BUT GO ON ILL LET YOU OFF IF YOU DO) 7. For the next few weeks apply the Murad Color-Treated Hair Conditioner everyday as well as using Africa's Best Organics Olive Oil Deep Conditioner about twice a week. for the first 4 days after bleaching your hair do not shampoo just condition then after this shampoo with VO5 Absolute Blonde Shampoo (300ml) this will give your new found blonde hair a very even and level tone and keep the color even.

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Feb 18, 2010

Black dye usually fades fast.
by: Anonymous

Permanent black dye fades just give it time. Try using a anti residue shampoo to speed it up, then when you lighten it wont be as hard on your hair.