Bleach Powder + Shampoo and oils

Okay so tying into this thread:
http://www.hairdyeforum.com/index.php?topic=13752.msg154984#new
And @Swilks recommendation of adding some shampoo to the bleach powder + water technique, I used that as inspiration to try something different.

My hair was slathered in coconut oil, I didn't rinse it out or anything first. I used:
- 3-4 oz various sulfate based shampoos
- 1 scoop of bleach powder
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
-1 teaspoon coconut oil

So there's much less bleach powder going into it than the water paste technique. I applied it in the same general manner as I would bleach but I took bigger sections, painted some of the mix on and slathered it onto the rest of the section, so nothing precise or technical, it was pretty sloppy. Then I worked it through it all, making sure it was heavily covered and flipped each side of the hair on my head over the top, like 2 headbands. Make sure you are very, very liberal with it so it doesn't dry out, it should feel like a cross between having hair full of shampoo and conditioner, you don't want it to feel sparse or dry at all. Really put a bunch on and work it through + scrub it into your hair some to try and really get it in there. 

There didn't seem to be much color coming out + I was about to just rinse it out thinking it was a waste of time/product, but I put a cap on it and left it for about a half hour, smooshing the hair around periodically. It was hot outside and warm in the house so there was a lot more heat coming from my scalp than normal which I think was the key element. I mean, I was really hot during this! lol So I would either stay really active while it's on or keep it warm throughout it, periodically heating it up with a dryer and smooshing it around under the cap to make sure all the hairs are getting warmed up. Warming it up with a dryer may actually be better, because where I sweat more, in my nape area, I got really itchy afterwards after I shampooed. Anyway though, I kept mine on for bout a half hour, then I rinsed in warm/hot water and shampooed it once, deep conditioned, and holy cow I am impressed! 

For aftercare, you will want to deep condition/put some oils in your hair, and finish with a vinegar rinse.

For me, it was much less drying than using water alone with bleach powder, much less drying than doing a vitamin c treatment, and it pulled even more color out than any fading treatment I've ever tried. Though my hair looks crazy in the photo, it's half wet and half dry and looks a mess, it doesn't feel excessively dry at all, I don't have any splits starting from it like the last vitamin c treatment I did in the winter, my hair doesn't feel rough or tangley, it just feels dry, as if I used a really strong shampoo on it and left it for 45 minutes or something. It really does not feel bad at all. I will be keeping you all posted though, in case any damage pops up from it over the next month (which I'm really not expecting, but it could happen).

I have just over an inch of roots, which I tried to keep this mixture off of, then an inch or two of a pale pink/coral, then a duller, lighter version of my original color for a couple few inches, then I have places where I can see my blonde coming through (which I haven't seen since October, thanks Atomic Pink lol), a lot of coral and dusky pink and pastels of each allover the lengths.

The areas that it did get on my virgin hair, it revealed a little of the underlying pigment, so instead of a dark ash blonde, they have more of a light gingery/gold-ish tint to them.

I just HAD to share with all of you, and thank you to @Swilks for inspiring the shampoo idea 🙂 Finally something budged this Atomic Pink past that light/neon pink stage!

I would treat this as if it were a bleach bath though. So if you have bleached/dyed, wait at least a month to do this, and a week after this to do any other processing. If you've done a bleach bath, wait at least a week to do this and again, at least a week to do any other processing.

I went  from slightly lighter than the first photo, to the 2nd. The result photo my hair is in that weird half wet/half dry stage so it looks a mess, sorry lol.  And sorry for the poor phone camera quality. I just wanted to take a quick result photo and post it as soon as I could for you all to see. I will be posting proper, dried hair photos later today lol