How to Dye Hair Blonde from Black with Minimum Damage

Preparing Your Hair

Before dyeing your hair, apply conditioner to your hair three to four times on a weekly basis. Make sure you leave it in for at least two hours to be sure the moisture is locked into your roots. Continue this for two weeks to eliminate dry strands. Otherwise, your hair may snap off during the bleaching process. Choose the best brands to avoid cheap products. Remember that good quality will increase your chances of protecting your hair from damage. Protein/keratin based conditioners are recommended.

Decide on a temporary color. For less damage to your hair while dyeing it blonde, space out several bleaching sessions over a few weeks. If you have dark brown or black dye permanently layered on your hair, semi-permanent dyes are great for temporary use. Semi-permanent dyes gradually wash out, especially when the hair is patchy in color beneath the dye. For a more vibrant shade, leave it in for about an hour. Completing that step will also help the dye last longer with washes.

Choose your bleach. Purchase a good brand, making sure that it has plenty of good, helpful reviews. Keep in mind that some products - despite their popularity and excellent appearances - may not be the best choices for your hair. Purchase a bleach that has a reasonable price. Schwartzkopf Live XXL blonde dye in Max Blonde/Absolute Platinum is a good choice.

Start going blonde. Keep in mind that this process will take up the next three weeks. Be sure to set aside plenty of time to bleach your hair.

Bleaching Your Hair

Prepare your bleach mixture. If you bought a bleach kit, such as Schwartzkopf XXL, the instructions are on the bottle. Simply pour the bleach powder and lightening cream into the developer liquid. Then, shake the bottle before applying it to your hair. Once you've applied the bleach, gently pull at a small strand of hair. If you feel it stretching like elastic or snapping, wash the bleach out as soon as possible. Repeating the conditioning process before attempting to bleach your hair again.

Leave the bleach in for about forty minutes. Using a mirror, check on it every ten minutes to see if the lightening process is working.

Wash out the bleach after forty minutes have passed. Apply conditioner to your hair.

Using Semi-Permanent Dye

Be sure you're selecting a semi-permanent dye and not a permanent one. The best place to purchase good products is a salon shop. Whole boxes of hair dyes can also be purchased online. Hunt around for excellent brands, using the Internet and advice from friends. Crazy Hair Colour sells hair dyes online.

Once you're ready to dye your hair, put on gloves and an old t-shirt. Also, apply Vaseline to the back of your neck, your ears, forehead, and any exposed skin that the dye might come into contact with during application.

Apply the semi-permanent dye to freshly bleached hair (preferably damp, but not dripping). Leave it in for about an hour to make sure your hair receives its effects. Regularly check the dye to make sure it's staining the hair.

Wash and condition your hair once the dye has stained it. Be sure it's the vibrant shade that you want.

Maintaining Your Bleached Hair

Repeat the bleach process over the next few weeks. The least amount of time you should leave in between bleaching sessions should be around a week. This will allow your hair to recover. Between bleaching sessions, condition your hair as much as possible.

Top up your semi permanent color whenever it fades or gets bleached out. However, the dye will not prevent the effects of the bleach once your hair is bleached again.

Continue this process depending on how bright you want your blonde hair to be. When you get your desired shade, it will be slightly yellow or even a slight tint of orange. To fix this, apply blonde dye. If you have dyed your hair black and want to dye it a lighter shade like brown, do not do it at home. Coming from black is always a challenge. You can get your hair washed with a lightener depending on the build-up of black. Some companies make gentle lighteners that lift just one level to achieve a natural brown.