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    Default Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    I posted about my hair disaster before: https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sh...55#post2761855

    While it is a lot better from doing Aphogee treatments, etc and leaving it alone for some months, I am nervous of dying over it. I just want to dye over it in a dark brown hair color once, so when that hair dye fades a bunch, it might still be kind of close to my natural hair color of light brown.

    I am just letting 100% of my natural hair color grow out.

    I just do not want my hair to turn extra gooey and unimaginable again. My hair *looks* normal dry finally, but it is still very damaged. It is always tangled and pretty difficult to brush through. It gets tangled right away again from all the damage. I just can't deal with like 2 inches of roots showing now, but I do not dare to bleach my hair again, nor do I want to use a blonde dye on my roots when I am just trying to let all my natural hair color come back.

    Would dying over it be a bad idea? Is there a type of hair dye that is safer than others?

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    Default Re: Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    You will only create more damage which will result in your hair instantly breaking off. It's best to leave it alone and as it grows out, just cut off the bleached hair because it will only get brittle or thin and eventually break off anyways.
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    Default Re: Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    I've done this before and my hair looked healthier. Bleach opens the cuticle and putting a colour over it closes it again. (according to what I've read, I'm not a hair dresser) dark hair also seems to look less damaged than it is for some reason.

    When I'm blonde, I often go brunette when I need a "break". Just use an ammonia free colour so it will be as gentle as possible. I like Garnier.

    Good luck.

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    Default Re: Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    you can do henna or vegetable dyes. be warned that henna is pretty permanent though, but it makes your hair feel AMAZING. if your hair is really badly bleached you may need to do a protein treatment or "filler" so the color has something to grab onto. do a demi-permanent though since its easier on your hair than permanent.

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    If she just slaps brown color on it, it will be a muddy, splotchy, greenish not to mention completely break off. To get from blonde to brunette you need to "fill" the hair, to add back the warmth. This will need to be done by a VERY good professional, and I'm not sure anyone would take your $ now with the condition your hair is in.

    Just baby your hair and treat it like the most expensive silk. This is gonna be a process and it's gonna take a while but unless you want a pixie, stick it out.

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    Default Re: Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    the semi perm dyes require @ least a low volume of peroxide, & some have ammonia, neither of which would be good in your [email protected] Sally's there's Roux brand dye, it's a water-based dye w/neither, I believe, check w/a knowledgeable store person to be sure. They usually have a hair dresser working to advise you.
    I would also get a professional consult too.
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    Default Re: Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    Quote Originally Posted by Raven88 View Post
    I've done this before and my hair looked healthier. Bleach opens the cuticle and putting a colour over it closes it again. (according to what I've read, I'm not a hair dresser) dark hair also seems to look less damaged than it is for some reason.

    When I'm blonde, I often go brunette when I need a "break". Just use an ammonia free colour so it will be as gentle as possible. I like Garnier.

    Good luck.
    Your hair only "looks healthier" but it's actually damaged. My sister is a licensed cosmetologist and we've been in the hair and beauty industry all our lives and have studied the science of hair. Because my business revolves around hair and it's formality. Once you put bleach on your hair, the chemicals penetrate your cuticle and alters your natural hair which causes permanent damage. When you put dye on top of other chemicals, you're further destroying your hair, causing it to further dry out, lack luster and eventually break. No matter how healthy you think your hair looks, it's not and time will eventually show you that. It's just how products with silicone makes your hair "appear" silky, smooth and soft, when in reality it's masking your hairs real look and also suffocating your hair leaving moisture no ability to get in.
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    Default Re: Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    Ive seen good things online about Olaplex but haven't tried it personally

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    Default Re: Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    Get a wig in the meantime. See a professional if you want to add more dye. Earlier this year I was standing in the shower with handfuls of my hair coming out after a overdye job- its terrifying and its not worth it!
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    Default Re: Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    ^ Yes to all the warnings. My triple processed hair resulted in 2 years of dry hair that broke off during brushing & felt like crap.

    Wig for the win here.

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    Default Re: Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    Quote Originally Posted by HoolaTwister View Post
    If she just slaps brown color on it, it will be a muddy, splotchy, greenish not to mention completely break off.
    A few years back I had to fix a friend's hair because she tried to dye her VERY damaged hair back from blonde to a mix of dark blonde and brown... and it came out literally a splotchy muddy mess of green and straight up grey.
    I'm normally ALL FOR hair DIY, but very damaged hair doesn't hold color well at all... so unless you're VERY skilled with coloring hair... leave it alone because there's VERY little chance you're going to get the color you're trying for.
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    Default Re: Is there a way to safely dye over-bleached, over processed hair?

    You can dye over bleached hair without causing additional damage by using semi-permanent dye. This is also known as demi-permanent, deposit-only or temporary dye. It is purely a pigment and a carrier, and has no processing whatsoever. Almost all unnatural colors are of this type; if you've ever used Manic Panic, Special FX, etc, that's semi-permanent, deposit-only dye. Technically it's a sort of stain; permanent colors use chemical processes to open (damage) your cuticle to deposit the color, semipermanents are ONLY the pigment itself, no processes.

    Normally a semipermanent color will come out in a few shampoos, but you really shouldn't be using detergent-based shampoos on damaged hair anyway, nor should you be shampooing much in the first place. Semiperms will stick around as long as you dont use detergent on them, and occasionally refresh the color. An easy way to do this is to mix some of the leftover color into your conditioner and/or shampoo.

    Semipermanent browns are available in glamour stores. Getting a natural looking, neutral brown might be tricky, as all neutrals are tricky, but it's not impossible. One n Only, Beyond the Zone, Jazzing, Adore, and Bigen are some brands to look for.

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