Bleach bath or Olaplex?!

Ok, step back a second. 🙂 can we know some history before anything else. There's a damn good chance you don't need to bleach at all.

What was your hair like before it was dyed this time? Was it previously dyed? Was it all virgin hair? Just some of it virgin? If dyed, when was it last dyed and what colour?

Ok, step back a second. 🙂 can we know some history before anything else. There's a damn good chance you don't need to bleach at all.

What was your hair like before it was dyed this time? Was it previously dyed? Was it all virgin hair? Just some of it virgin? If dyed, when was it last dyed and what colour?

Yes! My hair has not been virgin for a long time. My hair has probably lots color in it but I've done some more natural color removals with vitamin c, and it worked really well for me. It was dyed black with ion semi permanent (with no developer) after a failed try to go red again. It just didn't lift. That was maybe around January and I didn't do much to it since then besides get haircuts until Friday. When I went to the salon (the woman is a family friend) she put the dye on my hair and it didn't lift anything but my roots. While I was in the chair she said my hair was particularly heathy and strong! I've been babying it for a while just so I could get it strong again! But my hair is super super dark and I'm trying to get it like in the oh the below. A few years ago i did successfully go that color but two months prior to that they did a bleach bath so it was significantly lighter than it is now.  I would say my hair is a level 2 with more of a reddish tint than usual.

Yeah, that's the problem. You really should try and remove as much dye as possible before trying one of the high lift dyes. They just aren't made to lift colour, only lift natural hair colour and add the red. Occasionally, people will be lucky and it'll lift dye, but it's just that, luck.

The fact it's been dyed black is also a huge red flag, even if it was a semi. They can stain really badly. You need to try and remove as much colour as possible before trying again and NOT with bleach. Bleach also isn't designed to remove dye, only natural colour. Again, sometimes you'll get lift, but again, it's luck. It's believed it can make things even worse by driving the colour in deeper making it even harder to remove.

So, try a colour remover and see what that does. Then we can assess the situation at that point. You can use them up to three times.

Also, hair can feel amazing but that doesn't mean it's not damaged. It can take several weeks for damage to show up fully.

Yeah, that's the problem. You really should try and remove as much dye as possible before trying one of the high lift dyes. They just aren't made to lift colour, only lift natural hair colour and add the red. Occasionally, people will be lucky and it'll lift dye, but it's just that, luck.

The fact it's been dyed black is also a huge red flag, even if it was a semi. They can stain really badly. You need to try and remove as much colour as possible before trying again and NOT with bleach. Bleach also isn't designed to remove dye, only natural colour. Again, sometimes you'll get lift, but again, it's luck. It's believed it can make things even worse by driving the colour in deeper making it even harder to remove.

So, try a colour remover and see what that does. Then we can assess the situation at that point. You can use them up to three times.

Also, hair can feel amazing but that doesn't mean it's not damaged. It can take several weeks for damage to show up fully.

What color remover do you recommend? I want to try to loreal color remover but it's for professionals only

I believe Color Fix is the best one in the US, assuming that's where you are. I'm only guessing by your use of color rather than colour 🙂

I believe Color Fix is the best one in the US, assuming that's where you are. I'm only guessing by your use of color rather than colour 🙂

Okay! I'll pick that up and try it tonight (I have a college visit in the afternoon) should o do a masque after using it?

It's quite drying, so yes. Something conditioning rather than protein.