Bleaching natural black hair?

i have naturally black hair but i want to get it bleached and dyed blue in places. my hair is in very good condition and thick, so ... any suggestions on getting it right?

Bleaching natural black hair?

umm well after you bleach it, your good hair, will be fried.

but its your hair so do whatever you wanna do :)

Bleaching natural black hair?

To get the blue to be bright you'll have to dye it very light as most dyes won't show up on black hair.. Bleaching from black is tough to do, too..

It's recommended that you go to a stylist for it but if you decide to do it online look up how to bleach before you do so. You will probably have to do multiple bleachings, so when you do, take at least a few days off between each one and deep condition like crazy. You will have to tone after you get it to the desired lightness to take out any yellow or orange tones that appear. Do not leave the bleach on for more than 90 minutes and watch carefully to see what's happening.

Apply the bleach to your roots last as those process faster because of the heat from your scalp.

Use foil to keep the rest of your hair from getting bleach on them.

And I recommend using a blue from Special Effects, it's amazing. Last long, and the color selection is great.. plus it's not damaging.

Bleaching natural black hair?

If you try this yourself, your next question will be how to fix the mess you made of your hair. This is one of the most difficult hair color changes to make. Lightening black hair is very difficult. The lightner must be applied evenly, the correct volume of developer must be used, and the timing is critical. Don't try this yourself.

Bleaching natural black hair?

I would suggest that you go to a salon, just because going from black to blonde is a tricky process! Basically, your hair will have to go from black, to dark brown, to brown, to light brown, dark blonde, orange, gold, yellow, blonde, white. The products you but in the store often only go a few shades lighter. To be honest, your hair will be damaged after. It will need a lot of strong bleach! If you are intending on putting the blue on top of ALL the blonde, then you won't need to necessarily go to white. Bear in mind tho, the colour of the blue will depend on how light your hair is, so the brighter and truer you want the blue, the lighter you need to go. If you are going to have both blonde and blue streaks, you would probably not want very white blonde streaks. In Black hair, they look like you are greying. On the other hand, if the bleach isnt strong enough, or you don't leave it on long enough, the streaks will be orangey. I see this look a lot on teenagers especially and it looks gross. If you are determind to do yourself, you will need 40% peroxide, which you can only really get in hairdresser supply shops, or in highlighting kits. But I would STRONGLY suggest you get some clip-in extensions, they are very cheap now, in the colour you are thinking of, and see how they look in your hair mixed with the black. Blue would look awesome, but the blonde needs to be the right shade to look good. Remember that colour is relative to whatever its next to, so a blonde in light brown hair would look like a totally different colour in black hair. Hope this helps! Good luck!

Bleaching natural black hair?

Going to a hair salon that agrees to give you what you want is the best thing to do. Don't bother with hair salons that tell you they can't bleach black hair..Black hair CAN easily be bleached WHITE! I shopped around until I found a hair dresser who gave me what I wanted. If you would like to do this yourself go to a hair supply store and buy: Clairol's Seventh Stage hair lightener + activating powder packets to mix into this liquid. A liquid cream bleach developer in 30, use Clairol's. A 40 volume works if you are in a hurry. People hesitate to recommend 40, but I used 40 before and there was no extra hair damage, just less waiting time. Buy some Manic Panic in one of the many cool blue colors they have out! Another option is to buy Jazzing in Mood Indigo by Clairol. Same type of thing except the Jazzing will improve your hair texture but will drip everywhere when you put it on. Don't forget a toner..don't use one with ammonia or peroxide..it'll damage your hair even more. I use Jazzing in Icicle. It has a slight purple color, and that will remove the yellow that bleaching dark hair will leave. I use Seventh Stage because it is made for bleaching Black hair to Blonde/White. Fast. It also has a double "drabbing" action. Drabbing gets rid of the brassy reddish orangey yellow tones dark hair ALWAYS gets when it's lightened, even just a little. Ever use Sun-In? Now you get my point. After you are all done with your coloring, use a Frizz-Ease type of spray to seal the color in and to protect and strengthen your hair. In about a month of using this alone, your hair will be soft again. Good Luck!

Bleaching natural black hair?

to change your hair color when bleaching is involved my suggestion to you is get a salon to do it. the dye sold in stores is not as good as the ones in a salon, and they can bleach it and add a color toner to it if its to light. at home you get what you pay for.