/hb/ - Health & Beauty

>>4948
I would dye my hair at home a lot in high school. The brand matters, make sure you do research into the dyes and just follow the directions well. Wash your hair and stuff before hand so it's not oily. It's mostly trial and error really but definitely do research

You can't put dye on dark hair to make it lighter. A lightening agent has to be used.

I'm betting they actually did use bleach

My mother dyed lighter steaks in my hair last year or maybe even 2 years ago I forgot, my hair is dark brown and the streaks were sort of gold. She didn't use any bleach, just dye, so I know it is possible, but it was an unnatural color like you said you don't want. But the color stayed on my hair for a long time, I think it's still a little visible.

>>4956
>I'm betting they actually did use bleach
Don’t talk about things you don’t know anything about, anon.

I have dark hair and have had it dyed lighter numerous times, everything from red to light brown. The first time I expressed concern to my stylist about damaging my hair from bleaching and he told me those colors didn’t need bleach.

You only need bleach if you’re going a drastically lighter shade.

Can you really recreate salon quality using things from the shop? I really can’t afford to get my hair done this semester, I have so much to pay for, so I’ve been considering DIYing. I always see hairdresser stacys posting memes about people using box dyes etc though so it makes me think like ehhhh… are they right that it’s shite or is it just to make them get more business?

I want to use a blonde shampoo to lighten my hair basically (I’m blonde but I never go outside so it’s more golden kind of darker blonde) because the bottom part is light blonde and the top is darker which looks cool until it grows out past a certain point and then I’m like nerhhhh?

>>4967
>>4969
NTA but those dyes have bleach already in them, there's no way to lighten hair without bleaching. Sorry. The only thing you're saving yourself is the extra step of bleaching first, then coloring.

>>5023
You can lighten it a few shades with honey and cinnamon powder but it takes a long ass time

>>5021
I think they're just taught that all box dyes are crap and parrot it. They genuinely believe it because in the West that's how the industry works.
In my home country (Eastern Europe) you go to a hairdresser for a haircut, highlights etc that you can't do by yourself or they come to your house if they're a friend. However, where I'm from you can find professional dyes in local drugstores and dye the hair yourself if you know how, hairdressers here use a mix of box dyes and pro dyes themselves and will even recommend good ones for your hair based on their experience. Basically they get business anyway because many people don't want to dye their own hair for fear of making it look patchy, they don't give a shit what dye you'll use since they know you'll bring it to them anyway and here anyone can buy "salon brands" so they don't bother shilling anything.
I've never heard any of them say box dyes are crap, just that certain ones are too harsh and poor quality.

>>5021
>Can you really recreate salon quality using things from the shop?
I’ve seen some amazing results from Lush’s henna blocks but they only come in red and brunette shades.

Try looking up tutorials for lightening hair with hydrogen peroxide or honey. Since you’re already blonde it should be really easy to get good results.