Issues bleached hair?

Jan 9, 2016

Mel B.

Hello!

I am an African American woman with naturally curly hair. I recently bleached my hair, and I noticed that, while the rest of my hair was very light, the ends of my hair absolutely refused to lighten.

I went to a beautician several weeks later who fixed my hair and made my dye job more even by stripping the hair again with bleach, and while it still looks even in color, the ends of my hair still refuse to bleach lighter. It's really starting to piss me off, because while the rest of my hair is a pearly pink, the ends and some strands are a light brown color.

I'm thinking of cutting off the ends, but that would take off a good 2-3 inches off my hair, and I don't want to do that- it took me years to get to the length I'm at now. Can anyone give me any solutions?

Jan 9, 2016

Rissa G.

You should always start at the ends and work your way to the roots when bleaching your hair. roots tend to take color quicker so you need to do the ends and leave it for a while THEN add it the the roots.

Jan 9, 2016

Bailee H.

Actually you leave the ends till the very end. never heard of starting with them. The ends are the most porous and take the most damage. You start midshaft, then roots, then ends to avoid damage on the ends and chemical burn on the scalp. In your case, if your ends aren't badly damaged, I'd lighten just where it needs it.

Jan 9, 2016

Aurora S.

When I was at school they told us to go the shaft, ends and then the roots.
The heat from your scalp causes the bleach to work faster. The mid shaft and ends don't really get that warmth so they go first and the roots catch up pretty quickly.

Did you have color on your hair beforehand?
You probably need to just bleach them more.
For me, the middle of the shaft took a while to bleach

Jan 9, 2016

Rissa G.

Excuse my misinformed answer :-)