Who of the girls did not want to drastically change their style and image? Or, perhaps, the experiment with staining was not very successful? Often, changes begin with a change of hair. Dark color is not all, besides often emphasizes the flaws of the face. Correctly say: "If you want to change your life, start with a hair." How to turn from a burning brunette into a charming blonde? We will talk about this in our article.
Where to begin?
Determine the desired result. Do you want to become a platinum blonde or perhaps like a wheat hue? Or maybe you want to add a few light strands and gradually achieve the effect of ombra? The selection of the clarification method and the duration of the bleaching process will depend on this.
Diagnostics
First of all, should evaluate the current condition of the hair. For example, if the curls are very dry or have recently been chemically curled, it is better to postpone the dyeing for some time and, of course, intensively care with the help of professional tools.
Choosing a bleaching method
It is better to choose materials of the same brand. In composition, they are ideally combined and will make the process of clarification and care the most balanced and effective. Undoubtedly, dyed and natural hair require a different approach to changing shade. Let's talk about this in more detail.
Lightening dyed hair
Of course, the easiest way to change the color is to turn to professionals. This is especially appropriate if your hair has already been dyed. But if you decide to try to cope with such a difficult task yourself at home, our article will help you with this.
If staining is a single failed experiment that has been done recently, tools such as deep cleansing shampoo (it will open the scales, and most of the paint will wash off a couple of times). Assistant can also be ordinary burdock oil. It needs to be applied to the hair, and after a few applications you will return to the original shade.
But we must bear in mind that to keep the oil on the hair should be at least a few hours. A huge advantage of this procedure will be not only changing the shade of the hair, but also improving their condition. Hair literally within a week will change and become healthy and shiny.
Stages of clarification
Brighten dyed black hair is not so easy. This is due to the fact that the dark dye penetrates deep into the hair structure, especially when using household non-professional dyes or natural henna. Few people think that the high content of oxide in the dye gives the effect of resistant color for a reason. The color pigments of dark and, especially, black shades are incredibly resistant. But let's try to figure out how to give the hair the necessary tone, minimally damaging their structure.
Wash
The so-called wash is special chemical composition that breaks down the dye molecules and removes them from the hair. It may take more than one stage and take a lot of time. But a preliminary wash for previously dyed hair is a must. It will help remove the remnants of previous staining, maximally preserving the quality of the hair, and save you from the effect of uneven color, which may appear due to the layering of different compositions.
Specialized stores offer a huge selection of similar formulations that are fairly simple to use.
But note: the wash only removes the paint, and does not make you blonde. Immediately after the procedure, the shade of hair may seem fairly light, but over time the hair darkens slightly.
Bleaching
For blonding, a special powder is used - a professional tool that will quickly lighten the hair by about 3 tones. This tool, produced by various companies, is represented in professional stores. To select the composition that is most suitable for your hair, consult with the master.
Powder mixed with an oxidizing agent and, usually, applied for 20-30 minutes, depending on the desired degree of clarification. Do not be surprised if the shade of hair turns out to be not quite the same as you expected (shades can vary from golden to auburn, and sometimes reddish).
As an alternative to bleaching, you can use a procedure such as decapsing. When carrying out decapsing, it is necessary to mix hair balm, lightening powder, oxidizer (1.5 or 3%) and plain water in equal proportions. The composition should be applied to the hair, approximately fifteen minutes, and pull off with a towel. If necessary, the procedure can be repeated in several stages to achieve the desired result. Decoupling can be attributed to relatively gentle methods of lightening - causes minimal damage to the hair, and at the same time is very effective.
It happens that lightening alone is not enough (the color is still too dark or uneven). In this case, you will have to resort to re-lightening, but the break between staining should be at least a week.
It should also be remembered that clarification is only a preparatory stage for subsequent toning.
Toning
After the intermediate stages of becoming a blonde comes the final - toning. Usually for this procedure are used careful dyes with a low percentage of oxidizing agent (1.5-3%, depending on the desired result). Toning can correct unwanted yellowness (purple undertone) and red (blue undertone). If you are not strong in color, We strongly recommend that you consult with a hairdresser so that the result of the effort pleases you.
Also, if you really want to get a platinum blonde, the percentage of oxidizer during toning can be selected higher (6-9%). This will help lighten the hair by another 2 tones. At all stages of hair color change, we recommend to carefully care for them using special masks and sprays.
For natural brunettes
To lighten the natural hair remover just do not need. Modifying and maintaining the tint will be much easier. If the plans - dramatically change the black color on the blonde, you can follow the recommendations from the previous paragraph.
Discoloration (blonding)
When lightening natural black curls, it is recommended to use an oxidizing agent not higher than 6%.
Better to hold the composition a little longer. Carefully consider the choice of dyes, so as not to damage the hairstyle.
Toning
The choice of shades of a color palette can be wider than when toning dyed hair, since the tone after clarification will be much cleaner. If you only want to refresh the shade by adding light glare, or make the hair lighter for a couple of tones, folk remedies are perfect. With the help of such recipes, the condition of the hair will be preserved, or maybe a little
Folk methods
Sometimes you can refresh your hair without resorting to funds from professional stores. Often, everything you need for easy clarification can be found in our home.
Lemon Juice and Chamomile
A strong chamomile decoction with lemon juice is not a quick way to brighten, and it is more suitable for imparting a reddish hue. It is possible to use this structure after each washing of hair. But do not forget to use moisturizing masks, as the lemon is sufficiently dry hair.
Kefir
With the help of kefir masks, it is easy to wash away recent staining. The fermented milk product opens the hair flakes and washes out the chemical composition. To lighten the strands, this method is also ineffective.
Hydrogen peroxide
Even if the most famous blonde Marilyn Monroe used this method, we still put peroxide brightening on the last place among popular recipes, since this type of dyeing can significantly dry hair.
From this we can make a logical conclusion: folk recipes will not turn you into a blonde (for this it is better to use professional tools), but they will help to lighten the shade a little.
In our article, we looked at various ways of reincarnation. The result of coloring depends on the structure of the hair, your efforts and patience. Hopefully, our advice turned out to be useful, and the new image will turn out exactly as it was intended.
How to lighten black hair, see the next video.
