Bleaching?

i dyed my hair black a month and a half ago.. and it faded allot iit's kind of brown on the tips.. and i was wonder. I want to bleach my hair myself and I'm scared because I've heard if i do it the wrong way my hair will fall out. And no, I don't want the advice " go to your hairdresser or salon" . I want to know what's a good type of bleach and what To do with it.

Bleaching?
DONT DO IT!!!!!!! Trust me, i am a qualified hairdresser that works in a very busy reputable salon, and the worst thing you could do is bleach it yourself!!!!!!! I wouldn't worry about it falling out as much as it looking absolutely feral. When lightening out black us hairdressers even struggle to get a nice result. Black is the worst colour to remove from the hair let me explain why! When lightening out black the hair will lightening inconsistently. for example: Depending on your natural hair shade it will be almost white in the roots, then go bright ORANGE thru the mid lengths and a Goldy colour where it had faded on the ends. If parts of your hair are still really dark (black) it will be a terrible shade of Orange!!!!! If i was to lightened black out of someones hair i would do it gradually and with foils. If you just put bleach all thru your hair it will look terrible. This time i would pay for a professional colour not something to attempt at home.
Reply:ok well first off all .. its gonna be difficult trying to bleach dyed black hair. but if you want to give it a try, you are definately taking your chances. try your best to wash out as much as the black dye as possible. buy any bleach blonde hair dye... frost and glow is good as well as Loreal... these home kits most likely won't let you achieve your desired colour. But try it anyways... good luck ... PS. any bleach will damage your hair... i suggest not going through with this.
Reply:You need to get a color remover first.





Go to a beauty supply store and talk to the cashier. They've gone to school and are licensed= free advice.





Your hair isn't going to be like it was until it grows out. When you use a permanent hair color or a semi permanent color on top of processed hair, it really soaks in to the folicles.





Once you use the remover, if you decide to go lighter, buy a peroxide and activator at the supply store.





If you can't go to a supply store, most drugstores have the stuff, if you must get a bleach/frost kit, just use the mix without the brush or cap, depending on how much hair you have, you might need more than one, which could be around $30. The supply store it would be around $10 and would do a better job.





As far as your hair falling out, it can only put up with so much abuse which is why everyone says to go to a professional. It will most likely get really damaged, slimy feeling. If you're like me when I was young and didn't give ashit about hair (it'll grow back) have fun and cut it off if it's too thrashed. Damaged hair can look cool if you style it right.
Reply:try going to the sally beauty supplies if you have one there. They have all kinds of bleaching kit you need to ask the cashier they will help u. Just remember to bleach your bottom here first before you do the top. And when you reach to the top with the bleach make sure you dont let the bleach touch your head scap too much because it will irritated it. Because you have black hair it would take you longer to bleach your hair. You can left the bleach on your hair for an hour. See what color you get. If its not the right color wait for the next day to try again but not on that following day. Remember to buy Effective haircare by ION. That is a great condition after you bleach because it soften your hair again leave it on for about a minute than rinse off. If you dont used this your hair would be dry like dead grass. Hope this helps
Reply:Sorry, but the safest and sanest thing for you to do IS go to your hairdresser. Many people don't understand the laws of color. If you dyed your hair black it's going to take a lot of work to get it blonde again. You are going to wind up with orange hair if you attempt it yourself. Yes, you might also wind up with fried hair too. Don't mess with it yourself. Let a professional do what they've been trained to do.





Why don't you want to go to the salon? It's going to cost a heck of a lot more in the long run if you do this yourself, as is evidenced by the fact that when you dyed it the first time the results were unsatisfactory.
Reply:if your careful and follow the box instructions you have nothing to worry about. BUT DO NOT KEEP IT IN LONGER thats when the hair starts coming out in clumps and you start crying like a newborn
Reply:You should probaly go to Sally Beauty if you have one there. They sell profesional hair coloring product. You can ask them for which would be the best. But what i do is I buy the Bleach powder packs $2.99 and a creme that goes with it and u can mix it togethere. Buy the Volume 40 if you really want it to be blonde. But if you dont dye ur hair much then get Volume 20 or 30. Mix it, put it on ur hair and then sit a dryer for about 30 to 40 minutes. The longer u stay the blonder it would get. Wash it off with warm water and thats it! lol.... make sure not to wash ur hair for another 3 days so ur hair wont get damage. GOOD LUCK!
Reply:i wouldnt bleach it yourself it will damage your hair and make it look dead plus it will take forever and you dont want that crap on you head it burns like hell and reaks i passed out and it bleached unevenly id dye your hair one solid color like brown and leave it at that but if you must bleach





go to the drugstore or walmart and buy two boxes three for long hair of the bleaching junk of your choice i used clairol and it only hurt my hair a little bit also get a box of blonde dye any color blonde will work and read what the boxes say if they say not for dark hair then dont use that one look at all the bleaching kits and see which is best for you





when you go to do it have someone to help you it needs to be applied fast and a friend will help out alot in making sure its even your hair will go through a ton of different stages including flame orange (it got suck here for me because i had to wait cause it was on for too long) and do not leave it on for longer then it says on the box even if it means having to do it the next day dye your roots last start at the ends when it comes to rinsing it out rinse it use a bad a** shampoo to wash your hair and then a conditioner of no lower quality then pantine perferably nexxus and leave it on for at least 5 minutes rinse let dry naturally the next day if its not light enough or its red bleach again only watch it closly even closer the previous day if it is the color you want then put the blonde dye on if necessary ( helps balance out the color) condition but dont wash and condition. everyday for at least a week no blowdryer or anything of the sort just go natural





again i wouldnt reccomend doing this but if you feel it is your only option i hope this helps just know that it is damaging even if you to a salon and you will need to take really good care of your hair till it grows out do what you think is best but know that it will hurt your hair