Hi everyone *waves* I registered to ask a question so I don't mess up again.
My scalp is pretty sensitive and I have bad flaking/dandruff unless I use Head & Shoulders daily. In the past I used drugstore peroxide @ 3% in a spray bottle with 50/50 lemon juice to lighten my hair and brows. I'd avoid washing my hair the day before and apply about 1 hour 1-2x weekly and immediately wash it out after. I loved the color but the smell was terrible so I added a few drops of scent oil to the mix. My hair is pretty thin but the mix seemed to thicken (maybe just stiffen!) the strands. Over time though my hair got very crispy and my scalp/brows were a flake factory.
Now it's a year later and I bought this lightening spray. My hair is very short so it's all virgin. Reviews on Amazon and at the John Frieda site say that you have to be very careful with this stuff. It's also peroxide but unknown concentration. I'm hoping all the additives will make it gentler. The lightening spray doesn't even say to wash it out so I think at least some of the horror stories might be from people who just left it in. The package says not to apply on a sensitive scalp, short hair, or brows ... 🙁 but I wanna! It also says apply wet and blow dry but I think that'll only make the damage worse even if it speeds lightening.
Here's my plan:
- 2 days no wash
- Coconut oil 1 hour
- Go Blonder 1 hour
- Wash out with Clairol Shimmer Lights
- Daily H&S until next week
- Repeat x15
- Then monthly for maintenance
Should there be a protein pack or deep conditioner in here? I'm really new to this!
TL;DR Does this plan look OK for lightening dark ash blonde hair safely for someone with a sensitive scalp?
Posted : July 17, 2015 3:02 am
Honestly? No. I'd never recommend the spray lighteners, ever.
And definitely not for brows. It's about the skin and eyes. You do not want to be getting that stuff in your eyes!
You'd be a lot better off using a mild bleach bath on your hair and a lightener designed for use on facial hair on your brows.
Also, I really wonder about the reason for your dandruff. Having to use a dandruff shampoo daily seems excessive to me. It doesn't sound like a sensitive scalp, but maybe something else. Have you been to the doctor about it? A specialist would be even better. There could be a cause for it that dandruff shampoo isn't solving.
Posted : July 17, 2015 5:45 am
Hi Janineb and thanks for your input!
Dang, are spray lighteners really that bad? 🙁 I saw posts here with people using so many products but wanted to avoid anything complicated/expensive if I could since I only need to lighten a bit. Just really new to this so maybe it's not as hard as it sounds. And I guess I assumed peroxide was less harsh than bleach. I'll look into how to make a mild bleach bath and get brow-specific lightener *thx*
I say sensitive scalp since it really got red and splotchy with my homemade peroxide spray. It broke out in pimples and got scaly in addition to the flaking. I haven't been to a doctor about it and I don't know what a head and hair specialist is called. You're right that maybe I should go, since it didn't use to be this way.
Posted : July 17, 2015 6:44 am
Peroxide is bleach; they're the same thing.
If your scalp reacts like that to your spray it will react like that to bleach as well. You'll need to apply it very very carefully, or better yet get someone else to do it: apply with a brush, avoiding the very bottom roots of the hair, and make sure you don't get it on your scalp.
Posted : July 17, 2015 7:53 am
Ahhhhh OK I didn't know the right terms :laugh: Thanks for your comment TabithaBlue!
Does anybody think the coconut oil would make a difference, or any other product to help protect my hair or skin? And I guess - even though I don't know the concentration in this product compared to drugstore H2O2 - diluting this spray would be the same as "mild bleach"? If so, would I then double the number of weekly treatments or something else? Thanks everyone for your patience I obviously have no idea what I'm doing ???
Posted : July 17, 2015 8:56 am
Peroxide is not bleach.
Peroxide is H2O2 and bleach is a chlorine based chemical.( all different so cant give an exact formula) they both lighten hair and are mixed as the bleach requires oxygenation to activate the process.
Peroxide can lighten hair on its own, where as the bleach powder cannot.
Your scalp might be sensitive to the peroxide as it is not designed to be sprayed on to skin ( thats why it says not to use on short hair and brows) as for the flakiness, you probably suffer from seborrheic dermatitis which causes white flakes to appear on the scalp or areas with hair. ( dandruff produces yellowish-grey flakes) and using anti dandruff shampoo will not help you in the long run. Washing your hair daily also strips your hair from its natural oils and will also cause dryness of the scalp. A dermatologist can help you get the right shampoo or scalp treatment.
A mild bleach bath will be better for your scalp than the lightening sprays as the concentration of peroxide is lower.
Posted : July 17, 2015 2:32 pm
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