Bleached Hair That Won't Hold Color.

Jul 25, 2013

Brittany H.

My eye brows are filled in here obviously haha.

Jul 25, 2013

Jacob C.

Try useing redken extreme shampoo and contitioner for a while them use a protine filler on freshley washed hair go to sallys and get your dye and use a 10 vol devoloper and leave it on about 10 mins longer you probally need a doubble pigminted color since you have so much damage a good color to use is age beauteiful and go one shade darker than you really want I bleached my hair from black to white then brown and redken extreme saved my hair and helped my color stick and actually repaired my hair with 3 washes becauae of the protine in it it will help make your color stick.

Jul 25, 2013

Jacob C.

And go with a warmer or neutral color because your hair can turn green

Jul 25, 2013

Taylor B.

As a professional with just this picture you need a professional, you need to fill with pigments or no color will hold and/or look like muck. Be careful with protein treatments because too much is actually a bad thing.

Jul 25, 2013

Jacob C.

Or you could get stick tip extention lowlight (have a professional) put them in an have then take you to an ombre look to give your hair time to rest

Jul 25, 2013

Brittany H.

I don't have enough money to go to a professional.
I guess I'll have to dye it again all over my whole head instead of just trying to do low lights. I only did the filler before I dyed it the first time. I haven't since. that's just what the lady at sallys told me. I did the warmer color too and it turned out ash colored which I was happy with but then it came out. Blah. I'm being as nice as I can be too my hair and its been a few weeks since I tried to dye it so I thought I would try again after oil treatments and better shampoo and conditioner.

Jul 25, 2013

Taylor B.

Good luck to you. But you may end up going to a professional cause the color turned out horrible. Keep in mind Sally employees aren't hairdressers they're sales associates.

Jul 25, 2013

Brittany H.

I was happy with the color. but it's been this way for too long.
since you're a professional what would you do with it? instead of being condescending put some input in please?

Jul 25, 2013

Brittany H.

I'll try those redken products. I need something lol

Jul 25, 2013

Amber C.

With your skin tone I'd suggest a light brown instead of blonde you'd look so pretty like that :) & @Taylor B. Around here where I'm from our Sally's mostly only hire professional cosmetologist. Maybe it's not like that everywhere though.?

Jul 25, 2013

Taylor B.

I can't really give you advice cause there's a whole understanding pigments and how color works and reacts. And its not as easy as buy this and this and put it on. If you don't have much money I'd get a couple consultations on partial lowlights and just continue to add as you can save.

Jul 25, 2013

Taylor B.

@amber no it's not like that everywhere with Sally's.

Jul 25, 2013

Megan S.

Stick with either a 9N or 9G it will still be a light blonde just not so blonde and do a demi-permanent color because it will do less damage! and I'm not sure if you use box bleach, get bleach from sallys or go to a salon but go to sallys for color!

Jul 25, 2013

Megan S.

I worked at sallys for two years and sallys prefers if you have cosmetology experience but its not required. and there was monthly quizzes on hair color that we had to take, so even if an associate isn't licensed they should have somewhat of an idea.

Jul 25, 2013

Taylor B.

They should but there's still at least two clients a month coming in about how the girl at Sally's told her to use this this and this.

Jul 25, 2013

Megan S.

And there has been customers at sallys who can't afford going to a salon and have had some jacked up hair right after being in a salon! So it goes both ways!

Jul 25, 2013

Jacob C.

The redken product alone saved my hair and if you would use that for a few weeks it should help a lot so your hair can take color and if you do go to sallys I'd suggest only going one or two shades darker and I've managed to cover bleached hair like yours with a client of mine with age beauteiful when she only wanted a few hilights and it turned into a nightmare and she came out wirh white bleached hair with a inch of roots because her stylist that is a careless "professional" used a cap and I would suggest useing a 9n or a 8n when your ready to color

Jul 25, 2013

Amber C.

Oh okay lol I didn't know :)

Jul 25, 2013

Danielle B.

Protein fillers do wonders, so I'm surprised it didn't work for you. Try it again. Put it on your hair before coloring and also mix a small amount in with your color. Also, only wash your hair with cool water afterward.

Jul 25, 2013

Sydneydale A.

I would do a protein filler, & dye it your preferred color. Then don't wash your hair as long as you can stand it, use dry shampoo, I love batiste, and when you do wash, do it in cold water.

Your hair is completely lacking melanin, which leaves the "pores" of your hair wide open. Nothing will stay in, until you grow and cut it off. But if you don't mind babying it, and dying often, you can do by yourself if you're just wanting a single process.

Jul 25, 2013

Brittany H.

Thank you guys so much!

Jul 25, 2013

Dina U.

Youve been given some sound advise from pros (Taylor B.) and as another cosmetologist I am also STRONGLY advising to see a pro about it. Platinum blondes like your self are always "2 minutes too long" away from chemical hair cuts or fried hair. Talk to your stylist about your money situation and they will work with you- we understand that not everyone has the $250 per visit budget so they might suggest what colors to do at home first or tell you which one to finish with.

Jul 26, 2013

Dina U.

In no was was I try to discount your advive danielle, but as a pro wouldnt you rather have your client come to you to have this fixed than risk things going wrong at home? neither of us really know the condition of her hair and maybe shes worse off or better off tha either of us think. I was mearly pointing out the person whos advice I most agreed with.
if you feel your education is so much better that you can accuratly diagnose hair conditions and prescribe the best treatments online then by all means do so. I, however confident I may be with my skills and education, feel the best advice comes from some one who can actually get their hands on her hair.