Q&A for How to Bleach Hair Blonde

No. You cannot and should not use laundry bleach on your hair. You need to use bleach that is specifically for hair, which you'll be able to find at local beauty supply stores.

You should be able to bleach it if your hair is naturally grey. Follow the steps outlined above to bleach and tone your hair blonde. You may still need to tone it afterwards, however.

You can't. When you bleach your hair, you remove all the pigments in bleached hair and you can't get the pigments back. You can either dye it back to your original color or wait until it grows out.

You will need multiple treatments, with at least 2 weeks between treatments to achieve a light blonde without issues.

Bleach your hair blonde first, then you can dye it to whatever color you would like.

If you oversaturate it, yes. Don't leave the bleach on for longer than 45 minutes to an hour (including application time). If you have any qualms, just have it done by a professional.

Bleach it like normal hair, but use a sensitive scalp developer so if it gets on his scalp, it will be OK.

No. You can use a plastic bag, instead.

Yes, you need a developer, but if you are putting another color in it, you can probably skip the toner.

There's no safe way to do this out of natural household items, unless you want to fry your hair and have it fall out in clumps. It would be better to go to a salon or to purchase a kit you can use at home.

To be on the total safe side, I would wait at least a year before bleaching or coloring.

Use a toner, developer, and a red-gold toner after you bleach. Apply the toner just as you did when you bleached it, and then rinse it out. Finish with shampoo and conditioner. Method 3 in this article talks more about toning.

Immediately after. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to get the yellow tones out.

Use coconut oil first. Apply melted coconut oil to your hair, leave it to sit overnight, then apply the bleach over the coconut oil. This will protect your hair strands and scalp.

It's not a good idea to let anyone under the age of 18 do this without parental supervision. It's a good idea to wait until someone is of a mature age (15) to start letting them play around with dyes, especially when it comes to bleach. Young teens are able to bleach their hair as any adult can, the hair will be strong enough; however, it's not wise for them to attempt it on their own. A salon is a great place to go for your hair to be bleached, (although costly) and far safer under the care of a professional. So, in summary, teens are certainly able to bleach their hair themselves with supervision or via professional stylist and with parental permission.

If your hair was recently dyed back, you need to wait 2 to 3 weeks to dye it again to prevent your hair from falling out. If you have waited that long, you can bleach it, but you'll likely end up with a brown or orange tone the first time you do so. You can bleach it multiple times (waiting two weeks in between treatments) to get a lighter color, but if this all sounds very daunting, just go to a professional stylist.

No. You have to use a developer because it has chemicals which activate the bleaching effect.

You can bleach without toner. What toner does is removes the excess orange shades from hair and creates a more platinum-blonde or white result.

Yes, after bleaching you can add any color on top. However, you may want to wait a day after bleaching to make sure your hair isn't too damaged.

No, developer contains chemicals which work with the powder to lighten hair. Water doesn't contain these chemicals therefore it won't work.

No. Bleaching your hair will not hurt as long as you just keep it on your head and use the bleach meant for hair.

Wait at least 48 hours to avoid frying your hair.

Bleach your hair a few times. It's nearly impossible to get a perfect blonde color if your natural hair color is black.

Do it in sections. Part in four sections and start there; avoid the roots until last to avoid hot roots.

Use bleach. Many drug stores sell highlight kits, which come with a developer cap that you pull hair strands through. These kits contain bleaching chemicals that lighten the hair strands.

No! Bleaching on dirty hair is best. If you shampoo your hair before bleaching, the natural oils won't be able to protect your scalp and may cause damage. Clean hair is also slippery, which may cause an uneven lightening result.

you should probably use a 40% bleach developer to dye it blonde. Using a 20% will cause less damage; however, it will take you longer to achieve blonde hair. 20% will make your hair a brown color with red pigments, but if you wait about 2 weeks after bleaching it with 20% and bleach it again with the 20%, you will finally achieve the blonde hair. Just remember to wait between each bleaching so your hair doesn't fall out and you don't give yourself a chemical burn.

You do not. However, toners help in excluding unwanted color tones in the hair, like orange, red, yellow, brassy and green. Plus, it fills where you removed all the pigment to enhance its color. Plain bleached hair looks drab and dull. Toning will lay the cuticle layers down and add shine.

It would be unwise. Mixing different products from different companies is not a good idea. You likely won’t have a satisfactory result. Hair on each person is so different and different products are made with different ingredients.

Dye it at least two weeks after you dyed your hair black. Then do bleach treatments every two weeks.