5.2 how can I dye my dark hair white?

From: Tracy
I did the platinum blonde thing about 12 years ago and did it at a salon. I have medium reddish-brown hair, and they had to double bleach it. The first bleaching brought it down to an apricot/peachy color (that was pretty cool in itself), and the second bleaching made it pretty much platinum...

They put a toner in it to give it some depth of color and it turned out the color of corn silk. A Nordic blonde they called it. Anyway, it felt like straw for a LONG time, and I had to deep condition it every other day and use a lot of leave-in conditioner to keep it remotely feeling like hair.

I had it to about my shoulders at the time and still had some breakage. Definitely a shorter hair treatment. And FORGET things like crimping irons and heat stylers! It is too fragile for that.

Be gentle with it, it will be FRAGILE.

From: Dita
I keep my hair white and have a few tips from a hairdresser. After bleaching (Born Blonde is great stuff), deep conditioning, and drying, use a Clairol color with a violet base and 20 volume peroxide ( I have naturally dark brown hair and use 40 volume myself). This really takes out the yellow since violet is yellow's direct opposite on the color scale. Also, Clairol Shimmer Lights shampoo can be applied to dry hair to be even more effective. Leave on no more that 15 minutes and check a few strands every five minutes to see the effect. Be careful, if left on too long it will turn your hair lavender. Also, the ends of your hair tend to be more porous than the roots, and they will absorb the shampoo/color faster than the roots. In order to keep from frying your hair, don't re-bleach the ends -- just keep bleaching the roots as needed.

From: Wozzeck
I have been dyeing my hair white (from dark brown) for almost two years. Last time I went into the beauty supply store, the girl working there asked my advice on what to use, so I thought I'd share the method I use.

Needed:
Rubber Gloves
Cheap Towel
Wooden Stirrer
Paul Mitchell Conditioner (leave-in style)
Clairol 20 Volume Ultra Blue Creme Developer
Clairol Tint and Tone Applicator
Clairol Born Blonde
Clairol Lightening Activators (3)
TreSemme 4+4 Hot Oil
TreSemme 4+4 Hot Oil Shampoo
TreSemme 4+4 Hot Oil Conditioner
Shimmer Lights Original Shampoo (Purple)
Shimmer Lights Original Conditioner (Purple)
Beautique Anti-Static brush
Clairol Toner 5 Levels Lift Violet (Platinum Blonde)

Take the leave-in conditioner and put it on the ends of your hair. This minimizes hair frying. Put on rubber gloves, have cheap towel nearby, and then pour all three Lightening Activators into the Applicator, 4 oz. of the Creme Developer and 2 oz. of Born Blonde. Stir with the wooden stirrer. Apply to hair: be sure to cover all of your hair. If you have really long hair, you might need to double up on the ingredients: better safe than sorry.

When applying, try to keep off of scalp as much as possible. Use the towel to wipe off any that gets on your skin, ears, etc. 20 volume is the weakest developer, thus safest for your skin and hair.

Leave in for 45-60 min. Continue to reapply or add developer as necessary (when your hair stars drying, keep it wet with or if one area isn't lightening as fast as the surrounding area, hit it). If your scalp starts to really burn or hurt (a very mild discomfort is OK): STOP IMMEDIATELY!

Wash out the mixture. Apply heated hot oil treatment (leave in a minute) and rinse.

Now the shampoos: 4+4 shampoo is great because it is thick and heavy and protective of your hair. Purple shampoo will wash out yellows and get that white look. I use about a 50-50 to 75-25 of 4+4 to Shimmering Lights. Condition with a similar mixture and then apply more leave-in conditioner. Conditioner is your friend. Anti-static brushes are the least likely to tear brittle, tangled hair, so use them.

At this point, if you have brown or lighter hair, you should have yellow gold hair. If you have dark hair, you might need to repeat the above: wait at least a week. To get yellow gold hair to the platinum white, use the Clairol Toner and Creme Developer. I would wait about week after doing the Born Blonde routine.

Continue to use the 4+4 as your shampoo/conditioner and end with leave-in conditioner. Use a hot oil treatment once a week or as needed. Paul Mitchell makes an excellent "Super Charged" conditioner you might want, if needed.

What do I mean by if needed? Your hair should always feel soft, heavy and oily. It won't look greasy, because it will be white, so don't worry. Use the purple shampoo as needed. Continue to use it until your hair takes a faint purplish tint (very faint) and then hold off until a yellow tint returns, etc.

I would never do this to permed or other damaged hair. Colored hair might take longer to strip (Effasol strips dye out of hair, and leaves hair a bozo orange).

I am not, was not, and never will be a hairdresser: I am only conveying what I do to myself and what works on friends. Do this at your own risk and don't sue me if you fuck up.

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