Help Hair Dying

Jul 12, 2012

Emanuela M.

so im 14 and my hairs naturally dark brown i want to bleach it white but im scared it will reck my hair! Is there any other way to get my hair white without bleach

Jul 12, 2012

Sana R.

There's really no other way to get your hair that light without bleach. Basically, bleach strips all of the color out of your hair and if you're unexperienced it with using it, you may damage your hair or your scalp as it's an irritant, and you really don't want a burnt scalp (trust me).

Your best bet is probably to go to a salon so they can lighten your hair for you. Ask your hairdresser before hand about what affects this could have on your hair and how to minimize damage and what conditioners you can use. After they're done, you'll probably want them to snip off about 1-2 inches on the bottom as that is where the most damage usually occurred.

If you deep condition your hair regularly, use heat protectants, and use shampoo for chemically treated hair, you should be able to get away with only minimal damage.

Jul 12, 2012

Emanuela M.

Im dyeing it myself ! But thanks you 

Jul 12, 2012

Taylor S.

Oh my gosh, please don't do this to your hair. Wait. Or go to a salon.
First you are so young and you will regret it in a couple years when your hair is fried.

You aren't a professional and you could cause serious damage to your hair. I am not trying to be mean but when bleaching (especially your whole head), I would recommend going to the salon. It may be pricy but it is worth it.

You'll have to go back a couple times too if you want to get it 'white'. 

Jul 12, 2012

Jables B.

Bleaching it DIY will totally kill your hair if you don't do it professionally AND gradually. 

Jul 12, 2012

Carly N.

Don't bleach it yourself! it will ruin it and dry it out and it will take forever to get it back to normal! 

Jul 12, 2012

NAT A.

Do not do this yourself mama!

Jul 12, 2012

Sana R.

I realize I answered this question before but I just have to restate how bad bleaching all of your hair white by yourself will be. You'll have to rebleach several times to get it that shade. It'll be on your head for hours (I'm not exaggerating). You're risking 2nd degree burns on your scalp that will hurt, itch, and blister. Your hair may fall out. Your hair may end up like straw, meaning extremely dry, frizzy, and the strands may look as if they've been deep fried.

Your scalp will heal if burned but once you've damaged your hair with bleach, there's nothing to do but to cut off the bleach damaged bits as it cannot be fixed.

I speak from experience. I bleached my hair so I could go from dark brown to purple. After taking off the bleach, my hair was patchy, meaning yellow and orange. Even without rebleaching my hair, the ends of my hair were frizzy, dry, and completely fried. I had to get three inches chopped off of my hair just so it wasn't quite as horrible. However, my hair was still damaged and it was still noticeable even without the three inches I had taken off. It's been 6 months and I'm still trying to grow out all the damaged parts of my hair. If I had known that it would've caused so much damage to my hair, I would have went to a salon.

If you really want white hair, don't bleach it yourself, go to a salon.

Jul 12, 2012

Crystal C.

go to a salon..its very tricky doing that yourself and can break your hair..you should do it gradually not all at once or you can really wreck your hair...one thing i regret was doing blonde to my hair when i was your age bc i had virgin hair no split ends and that made my hair thin and full of split ends. 

Jul 13, 2012

Emanuela M.

Thanks guys! And yes im now going to get it done at a salon ! I no it might reck my hair but it seems to be the only way to get it white