Tuesday, October 6, 2009

What are the best steps to platinum blonde hair at home?

I am a artist/student without much money, and so I can't go the professional route. Naturally, I have light brown/ honey blonde hair, but I have had it professionally and unprofessionally lightened and darkened many times over the past few years. It is now medium to dark blonde. It is already mildly damaged. I would like it to be platinum. Any suggestions? Colorwise? Healthwise?



What are the best steps to platinum blonde hair at home?

Hey Lady,



I just went way blond. I Started with slightly damaged brown and black hair, and now my hair is a whitish lemon and quite manageable and healthy. I processed it 4 times (on the cheap) in a period of 1.5 months using Clairol 7th stage powder bleach with the 7th stage double drabbing activator and 40 volume developer. If your hair is already a bit blond, I'd recommend a 20 or 30 (at the highest) developer.



The Secret Recipe (per process)



3 packets Clairol 7th stage lightning powdered bleach ($.99 ea, at beauty supply stores);



1 bottle Clairol 7th stage double drabbing (MUST BE DOUBLE DRABBING TO ACHIEVE WHITE BLONDIE) activator (around $4);



20 or 30 volume developer (a 5 oz bottle costs around $2.50 and you will need about 4 oz. per process)(always have a few extra oz on hand)



Mix those items into a consistency similar to that of ketchup. To stop the burn you can add 1 (ONLY ONE%26lt; MORE WILL WRECK THE FORMULA) packet of Sweet n Low. No one knows why it works but it does. They also sell a product for that purpose at beauty supply store for around $0.55. You can pretty much apply the bleach whatever way works for you, though try to avoid too much skin contact, apply to the back of your head first, and NEVER EVER use a scrubbbing or scratching motion when trying to achieve all over coverage.



THE SECRET TO PERFECT ALL OVER BLONDE:



After applying the bleach, work about 2 oz of left over toner into your hair to keep it moist. IF THE BLEACH DRYS OR COMES INTO CONTACT WITH WATER THE BLEACHING ACTION WILL STOP AND YOU WILL BE LEFT WITH TOXIC MUSH FOR HAIR.



Rinse with cold water after about 45 min. to one hour, shampoo with about half the amount of shampoo you usually use, and condition with a reconstructing conditioner (EVEN IF YOU ARE GOING TO PROCESS AGAIN, DO THIS STEP AND BLOW DRY YOUR HAIR ON LOW HEAT, HIGH AIR UNTILL BONE DRY.)



YOU WILL EXPERIENCE SOME BREAKAGE. DOn't panic, just routinely rince your hair with apple cider vinegar. To also preserve the health of your hair adn make it more manageble, work a small amount of your daily conditioner into hair before styling.



good luck.



What are the best steps to platinum blonde hair at home?

Never, never, never do this Please. Go the the local beauty college, they will do it next to nothing.....



What are the best steps to platinum blonde hair at home?

dont try to be a blonde if youre not one it insults us



plus fake blonde hair is exactly wat it is = FAKE



try hydrogen peroxide



What are the best steps to platinum blonde hair at home?

Honestly there is not a way to get it all the way PLATIUM on your first try... you are going to have to work on it... and you might have HUGE amount of breakage... I know I tried it and I pretty much had a Mullet... I would do it in steps till you get to where you want it... and my idea would be to go to the beauty supply store and get the supplies



What are the best steps to platinum blonde hair at home?

Iv'e never personally tried it but i heard that if you soak your hair in lemon juice and sit out in the sun, it will slowly start getting more blonde. I was thinking about trying it myself



What are the best steps to platinum blonde hair at home?

u are better off going to a professional you do not want to mess up your hair!



What are the best steps to platinum blonde hair at home?

You can do it yourself, but it will turn out looking and feeling like straw, especially if you've dyed it before. Are you willing to cut your hair short after you go platinum? It may be your only course of action, considering how damaged its going to be.



I'd go to a punk rocker supply store for the bleaching kit- they make have special bleaching kits there. Those are designed for people who have dyed their hair before. Keep in mind- the parts of your hair that are already dyed may not bleach to the same color as the rest of it, and it may be completely impossible to get all of it to platinum. (remember what I said about cutting it?). Good luck anyway!

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