[Sticky] Bleach Bath tutorial - with pictures!

wow! thanks sins and needles that's a really good tutorial! seriously thank you for that!

Seriously good guide - step by step info and photos are a brilliant help for people. So good I have stickied this in the bleaching section and I have added a link to this guide from the faq & guide section as well as from the bleach bath faq.

To anyone thinking of making a how to guide or tutorial etc with or without photos please feel free to add them to the forum or to PM them to me and I can add them in the guide section.  Things like this are invaluable to members and people new to bleach baths etc - thank you so much sins_n_needles.

would this work as a fix to get out blue hair dye? i've had blue forever an shampoos was it out then it stops coming out  i've tried everything,it's been washing out like crazy but i want it out sooner because i've had blue since may

It's definitely worth a try, I used it to get stubborn bits of pink and lilac out when nothing was washing out with shampoo any more. In the last photo you can see the lightest parts are a very very pale pinky colour, they were purpley grey before, and my dark blonde roots went that yellow colour. So if your blue is at the stage where no colour washes out any more, then go for it because the damage is minimal, my hair was still soft and shiney after doing it.

Hi, I just came across this awesome tutorial and have a couple of questions. I've been dying my hair black for the last 5 years and now I want to go bright red. I'm planning to bleach bath it, because although there is a lot of colour build up, my hair doesn't seem to retain the black very well. Once I hit the 6 week since dye mark, it's already fading into a reddish brown colour. It's now been at least 2 months since I last dyed it and I'm thinking that I should be able to bleach bath it once or twice to get it to a dark orangey colour that I can go over with the red. Is this feasible?

Also, is it better to apply the bleach bath to damp or dry hair? And does it help to wash the hair with a 'stripping' shampoo, like Head & Shoulders, before bleach bathing to remove more of the previous colour? Any help very much appreciated!  😉

I did it on dry slightly dirty hair, if you wash your hair with shampoo beforehand the oils on your scalp will not be there to protect your skin from the bleach and you'll burn your scalp. Use your stripping shampoo in the bleach bath mixture instead. Whether you do it on dry or damp hair is up to you, they say dry gives better results because the hair just sucks up all the bleach, but damp hair would be easier to apply to I imagine, it's up to you. Let us know how you get on!

Please let me know how you get on because I'm currently trying to figure out how to get rid of the black and go red!!  =]

Hi, I just came across this awesome tutorial and have a couple of questions. I've been dying my hair black for the last 5 years and now I want to go bright red. I'm planning to bleach bath it, because although there is a lot of colour build up, my hair doesn't seem to retain the black very well. Once I hit the 6 week since dye mark, it's already fading into a reddish brown colour. It's now been at least 2 months since I last dyed it and I'm thinking that I should be able to bleach bath it once or twice to get it to a dark orangey colour that I can go over with the red. Is this feasible?

Also, is it better to apply the bleach bath to damp or dry hair? And does it help to wash the hair with a 'stripping' shampoo, like Head & Shoulders, before bleach bathing to remove more of the previous colour? Any help very much appreciated!  😉

Some questions about the things you need:

Powder bleach - is this the same stuff you get in a home bleaching kit?
Peroxide developer (of appropriate strength for your hair) - is this the same stuff you get in a home bleaching kit?

Shampoo (clarifying is best) - where can you get this?  Can you suggest any particular makes?

ta =]

Some questions about the things you need:

Powder bleach - is this the same stuff you get in a home bleaching kit?
Peroxide developer (of appropriate strength for your hair) - is this the same stuff you get in a home bleaching kit?

Shampoo (clarifying is best) - where can you get this?  Can you suggest any particular makes?

ta =]

I'm not sure about the home bleach kits, some of them have like 4 different parts to mix together, not a straightforward powder + developer situation, lol. To be honest, the professionals stuff like what I got is pretty cheap, less than £5 for the litre bottle of developer which will last ages, 50g packet of powder (will do 2-3 applications) was £1.99. Cheaper in the long run than buying a £4-5 box bleach every time you need to lighten.

As for the shampoo, the one I use is Pantene Pro-v clarifying, you can get it anywhere, Boots, Superdrug, Semi-chem, Tesco etc. It's the one in the picture up there.

just re read this, as am gonna have a go tomorrow =) am excited, you've made it look dead simple though! also i love the candle holders (i think thats what they are) in pic 3 =) pwetty

Hi first post here and am looking to do this, but where do i get the products from, i.e. the powder an the bleach? Im looking for hairdresser suppliers near me and cant find any.. And also as the other poster mentioned, i've got dark black dyed hair on the bottom and was letting this grow out so have quite natural hair on top, mousey brown, but looking to get an even tone before adding red to it. any ideas on getting that even tone. Or will this bleach bath do it

you could try using colour b4 to get rid of the black

http://www.hairdyeforum.com/index.php?topic=893.0

then when you do bleach bath, as sins said to the roots last, maybe waiting till the black (or what's left of it) is nearly the same colour as your roots then add it to your roots.

you can get all the bleach stuff from your local sallys

http://www.sallyexpress.com/index.aspx

OK, so i'm about to attempt the bleach bath method! My hair is naturally fine so i think it'll be a gentler option, im taking pictures of each stage of my colouring process an di'll post it on the 'show off your hair' section.
Here we go!!!

How damaged was your hair after the bleach bath?
Brittle at all? I hear bleach and shampoo is a lot more gentle on your hair.
I hope so cause I'm doing this as soon as my special effects dye is in my mail box lol.

Never mind.. just seen you said your hair was silky soft lol I dunno how to delete this message bahah.