Bleaching your hair

Bleaching:

I went to my Local Sally's store and picked up the following items....

Salon Care 30 Vol. Creme Developer which was around $4.00 without a sally's card

L'oreal Quick Blue Bleach Powder, on sale for $14.99 without sally's card

A mixing bowl, $1.49 without Sally's card

An Applicator Brush on sale for .79 cents without Sally's card

Then onto a local department store I purchased a 50 pack of gloves for $5.99 and a small off brand version of Vaseline for $1.49

Following the directions on the backs of the bleaching products I mixed the developer and bleaching powder together,
mixed until it was a creamy consistency, rubbed Vaseline onto my face neck and upper back, and had my husband help with the bleaching process ( What a Guy!!!)

How we did it:

We separated my hair into three large sections, one on each side, and one section in the back.

Starting with the back of my hair (for this is where your hair is the thickest and thus takes the longest to bleach)
we separated my hair into smaller sections, and from about an inch away form my roots applied the product

(your roots will change the quickest so do them last, the heat from your head will cause the bleach to react rapidly, we waited until the last 15 minutes and applied the bleach, I think we should have waited til the last 5)

Working from the bottom to the top we did this all over my head.

I covered my head with a plastic grocery bag when the product had been applied to the majority of my hair,

then went into the bathroom and applied heat with a blow dryer for about 3 minutes (for my head was on fire!)

I waited about 40 minutes and then decided to apply the rest of the bleach to my roots (they changed quickly!)

I then rinsed out the bleach from my hair, and shampooed with Ion for colored hair from Sally's Beauty Supply.

I blow dried my hair, brushed through thoroughly, and applied my color!!

Hope this was a helpful post!!

Remember to wear old clothing, try not to get the bleach on your skin, do not apply heat directly to hair with product on it, brush hair thoroughly before bleaching, and of course avoid contact with eyes!

Happy Coloring!!!