Does bleaching your hair for the first time damage it?

Any time you wish to make your hair a lighter shade, you will need to use a bleaching agent. You have probably heard that bleaching and highlighting your hair can damage it. This is true, bleaching agents are hard on your strands. They can make your hair dry, brittle, frizzy-looking and prone to breakage.

Is bleaching virgin hair bad?

Because bleach works best on virgin, or unprocessed, hair, experts recommend not processing your hair for at least three months before bleaching it. Your hair is more susceptible to damage if you dye it and undergo intense hair treatments, like straightening treatments, then immediately bleach it.

How many times do I have to bleach my hair to get it white?

Step 2: The Process Through this transitional period, you may have to foil the entire head two or three times to get the color as white as you want. Once the bleaching process is complete, the hair is toned to remove any brassy hues and brighten it to the desired white color.

What will happen if I bleach my dark brown hair?

Brown hair will first turn orange, then yellow, then pale blond when it’s bleached. If your hair is very dark brown to begin with, it may take longer to turn pale blonde than medium to lighter browns.

Can bleached hair be healthy?

Bleach can definitely be damaging for your hair, which is why you need to make sure you have a good haircare routine to balance out the damage and keep your hair in the healthiest possible condition.

What happens if you bleach your white hair?

When bleach is applied here it will lift the hair with some residual warmth remaining. Meaning you will achieve a warm light brown-blonde depending on how much you lighten the hair. White hair however lacks all pigment, since there is no pigment in the hair, there’s no color to make lighter in the hair so the hair will stay white.

What happens to grey hair when bleached?

Grey hair has only lost the yellow pigment in the hair. That means blue and red are left. When bleach is applied here it will lift the hair with some residual warmth remaining. Meaning you will achieve a warm light brown-blonde depending on how much you lighten the hair.

Is your hair ready to be bleached?

As you know from reading above, getting your hair ready to be bleached is a process; however, the work doesn’t stop once your hair is lightened. Just as it’s important to get your hair in the right condition for bleach, it’s also important to keep your hair healthy after bleaching.

Does your hair texture change after Bleach?

Your texture doesn’t just slightly change—it becomes a strange beast. Hair responds differently to bleach, but anytime you are open up the pores of your strands to let chemicals oxidize the color that’s in there, you can be sure whatever texture you once had will be no more.