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Posted 5 months ago

okay so im planning on bleaching my hair very soon to as white as my hair will let me get it. first im going to get a color stripper to get the black and green out. then i plan on bleaching it with as low of volume bleach as i can. my only problem is that i cant afford all of that and toner. i know you can make your own but i only have two dyes that i think will work, and a very small amount of both.(sfx blue haired freak and wildflower) does anybody know how much conditioner to dye i should try? would you need pictures of how yellow my hair was after bleaching?
any help would be appreciated:)


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    Posted 5 months ago

    Wildflower will make a good base for your toner. Don't use the blue haired freak though or it will go too pastel.

    Generally I'd go for about 1 part dye to about 10-12 parts conditioner. It really varies on how thick the conditioner is though. For thick conditioners use a little bit more dye.

    It's really hit and miss making your own toner so do strand tests before applying to all of your hair. Another point is that a toner can make a patchy bleach job look worse - the light parts look whiter and any under-bleached bits look darker. It's a balancing act.

    Toner can't fix yellow hair so you'll really need to get it pale blond. Mixing it darker is just going to give you a kind of dark ash blond if your hair isn't light enough.


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    Posted 5 months ago

    thanks!


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