How to Dye Natural Black Hair Blonde

Make your hair the perfect shade of blonde without spending a lot for it.

Dyeing your hair can give you a new sense of style, boost your confidence and even make you look younger. If you have black hair, you can dye your hair two shades lighter without a problem. However, if you're looking to go much lighter---or even blonde---dyeing your hair can actually be difficult. A professional hair stylist will likely be able to give you the perfect shade of blonde, but that will come with a large price tag. If you want to go blonde but keep your money in your wallet, there is a way---and all it takes is one trip to the beauty supply store.

Things You'll Need

• Hair bleach
• Bowl
• Hair peroxide
• Hair dyeing brush
• Permanent hair dye kit
• Deep conditioning cream

Instructions

1. Pour hair bleach into a plastic bowl. Add hair peroxide to the bleach, stirring them together with a hair dye brush. Try to purchase a 20-percent peroxide---it's safer for hair, but will still bleach it. For naturally jet-black hair, you may need to purchase a 30- or 40-percent peroxide.

2. Apply the bleach to your hair using the hair dye brush. Make sure that you completely saturate all of your hair, including underneath your hair and your roots.

3. Keep the hair bleach in your hair for the time specified in the instructions. Every hair bleach is different and requires a different amount of time to "set."

4. Rinse the bleach out of your hair. Your hair will now be left an orange or straw-yellow color and will need to be dyed.

5. Open your permanent hair dye kit. Included will be instructions, hair dye, hair developer and a conditioning cream. Pour the hair dye into the bottle of hair developer. Shake the bottle to thoroughly mix the ingredients.

6. Pour the hair dye over your hair. Massage the dye in, making sure your entire head is completely saturated.

7. Keep the dye in your hair for the amount of time specified in the instructions.

8. Rinse your hair out in the shower. When the water runs clear, apply the conditioning cream to your hair. Leave the cream in for three to five minutes before rinsing out.

9. Apply a deep conditioning cream to your hair weekly. Bleaching and dyeing your hair can damage it. Using a conditioning cream will keep it healthy, as well as prevent it from drying out.

Tips & Warnings

• Wear gloves and old clothing when bleaching or dyeing your hair, to prevent staining.

References

• Style Hair Magazine: Bleaching Hair Tips and Advice
• Hair Boutique: Understanding the Laws of Haircolor
• Free Beauty Tips: Coloring Your Hair