How to Dye Black Hair Blond
A few things are just hard to get rid of; dyed black hair is one of those things. Whether you made a mistake or just want a change, you have your work cut out for you. The easy way is to strip the dye and start over with color remover. But this is really hard on your hair, and you will have to find a color that dyes well over orange. The other option is more time consuming, but much easier on your hair.
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Instructions
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Use a leave-in conditioner in conjunction with your usual hair-care regimen before you dye your hair.
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Purchase a highlighting kit that promises the lightest results, and follow the directions on the box. Your hair probably won't lighten completely on the first try. This will make your change more gradual and it give you an idea of how it will look in the end. Repeat this step every few weeks until you are ready to proceed to the next step.
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Pick the lightest shade of blond all-over hair dye you can find, and follow the directions on the box. Leave the solution on for the entire time even if it looks like your hair is "too light." It may not get as light as you would like on the first try.
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Continue to use your leave-in conditioner daily. Use hair dryers and flat irons as little as possible. Wait at least three weeks before attempting to dye it again. Keep using the lightest possible dye until you reach your desired color.
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Tips & Warnings
During the hair-coloring process, wear a towel around your shoulders and clothing you don't mind staining in case any dye leaks onto your clothing.
Test the dyes on your skin and a shock of your hair first. If your skin has a reaction, do not use the dye. Testing a piece of your hair will tell you how long you should leave the dye on your hair.
Make sure this is really what you want and that you're sure you want to do this on your own. If you are too nervous, pay a professional to do the work.
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Comments
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I used super blonde from loreal on dark brown/red hair... I had no big issues with it. though it does damage alittle... crack and egg and mayo then put it in your hair after... works like a charm!
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My hair use to be really blonde, but dead as can be, now it really dark blonde and I don't know how I can turn it blonde again without my hair falling out, I'm 15 been bleaching since I was 8 so its pretty dead, and dying it brown was a hugeee mistake! D.:
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I went to the salon to get my previously black hair blonde and the salon did a horrible job! to the point where I paid $240 to dye my hair back to black. Yup $240 dollars. I started the blonding process a couple days ago and I love my results. Anyone who said you cant do it at home lies! my hair is EXTREMELY damaged but what I did is I got 2 boxes of color oops found in the drugstore I did two day application of color oops extra strength left it for 25 mins the box says only 20. I washed it out and I did my own home hair therapy, I broke two eggs and two table spoons of olive oil applied it to my hair wrapped it in plastic wrap and left that for 1 hr. Since your taking out protein from your hair you need to put some back. I washed out the mixture from my hair and than put in a deep conditioner and left that in over night. Next morning I washed it out let my hair dry and did the second application of color oops. color oops lifted my roots no problem but there was still black halfway. I washed again and let my hair dry. I bleached my hair with loreal bleach blonding kit left that in for about 30 mins. Any more my hair would be falling out. my hair came out a red color and my roots blonde as can be, than I used a clarol product it was a natural light ash which would eliminate the red pigments from your hair, guess what it worked! my hair right now is a medium golden blonde with some darkish highlights and blonde highlights looks better than the salon to be honest. I'm going to give my hair a weeks rest and than I'm going to bleach it again to go to that banana peel color, than a lighter blonde from there. But once you have gotten the black out and you bleach again you almost 100 %wont go orange, maybe a tint of brass but that's easy to get rid of. Did I forget to mention I had little to no hair fall out, just a few ends split off and my hair was fried to start. hope this advice helped!
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I went from Dyed black hair to blonde doing this, First I used Super blonde #200 which brought my hair to a orange and my roots almost white....waited one day (thank god I didn't have to go anywhere)Then Applied Feria #82 medium ash blonde which is a COOLER shade which minimizes red/orange tones Both products cost me about 10.00 each and together they work great! If you want to go even blonder then that I suggest you wait a week and Pull your hair through a cap...But all honestly Doing these two steps MY hair is REALLY blonde :)
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sgj92393
Sep 30, 2010
Bleach DOES strip synthetics hair dye molecules. Color doesn't lift color. You put blonde dye over brown DYED hair and nothing will happen but damage. Blonde won't lift blonde dye. Been there, done that. It does nothing but damage your hair. Bleach your hair will a toning bleach (usually blue or violet in color) and THEN put dye over your bleached hair. It WILL take the color. Be sure to conditioner after. BE SURE TO.
