Is The Hair Bleach Used In Salons Different To The Bleach Used In Diy Hair Bleaching Kits?

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   lachatno on January 4, 2010 at 5:21 am

   please don’t listen to spirit-babe, us hairdressers DO NOT rely on hydrogen peroxide to lighten hair! hydrogen peroxide is just a carrier- it is “developer” it is used in conjunction with either bleach (to lighten hair) or colour (to either darken or tone hair) it basically just opens up the hairshaft to allow the bleach or colour to develop properly, without it then the bleach would just sit on the hair without penetrating and when washed would just wash straight off. ALL OTC bleaches and colours do contain hydrogen peroxide (hence why you have to mix either 2 bottles or a bottle and a tube together) ususally what is in the bottle is hydrogen peroxide, sachets are bleach and tubes are colour. OTC bleach is not any different to bleach used in salons. bleach is bleach and the only variations are the colours of bleach (some are left naturally white and some are tinted either blue or violet) and there are different levels of peroxide used, 20vol is sufficient for responsibility a whole head of lightening or colouring but then 40vol is used for highlights (this is because 40vol cannot touch the scalp else it would burn but it speeds up the lightening process so can be used all through highlighting as nothing touches the scalp- only the hair) but peroxide has no lightening ability whatsoever, it is just purely DEVELOPER.

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   marg_har on January 4, 2010 at 5:28 am

   No they use the same stuff!! People just recommend going to a professional because they know what they are responsibility!! But I say if you know how to get the mix right and feel competent enough to bleach your own hair then there is nothing incorrect with responsibility yourself!!

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   psych_78 on January 4, 2010 at 6:11 am

   If you’re talking highlights and solid bleaching, then it’s the same stuff. They recommend you go to a hairdresser because if you don’t know what you’re responsibility, you could burn your scalp, turn your hair orange or just make it fall out.

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   SundaeG1 on January 4, 2010 at 6:30 am

   After surveillance my friend “try out” so many ways of changing her hair colour with one hell of a lot of cock-ups I have gathered information off various friends who are hair technicians and hairdressers, etc.
   They say that hydrogen peroxide is the only thing that can reliably bleach your hair and you won’t find that in any of the boxed sets on the shelf – you’re more likely to see it on shelves in an hideous bottle with just Hydrogen Peroxide on it – its usually towards the bottom shelf and is dirt cheap, people are probably place off a small thinking that it’s cheap and nasty and it can be – it is this bog standard product, not the ones with the trilly bits addeds that is used in salons, but it is becoming increasingly hard to get hold of as recent legislation has led to it, supposedly, being taken off supermarket shelves due to the fact that it is an ingredient that can be used in the manufacture of bombs!?!
   The reason people advise others to go to a salon is they know exactly what they are responsibility and know how long to place product on for the best look, know where to place it for the best effects depending on hair type, length etc.
   If you want to bleach your hair hydrogen peroxide is going to do the trick – it will literally burn the natural colour/pigment from your hair and place it virtually white! People with fine hair could end up with their ends frazzling off!
   If you want to colour your hair a lighter colour then obviously the box sets are the way to go – but in my friend’s experience this is where all the problems occur!
   Excellent luck!

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   Banshee Babe on January 4, 2010 at 6:42 am

   They use privileged quality chemicals and they are trained to do things to peoples hair…..why go to them? They’re called Professional for a reason

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   Noelle on January 4, 2010 at 6:48 am

   Yes it’s different and hairdressers train for 2 years minimum so they should know what there responsibility, most people that diy there hair with bleach send it yellow

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