How I bleached under my bangs

So yesterday I decided to bleach under my bangs.
Before you decide to bleach any part of your hair there are a few things you need to consider.
- what shade of blonde do I want?
- am I willing to damage my hair?
- will I be able to properly care for it afterwards?
- do I know what I'm doing at all?!
Well for me. I wanted as light as my hair could go in two days. Yes, I've bleached my hair before so I know what to expect as far as damage is concerned & yes I can condition it so its not disgusting.
First things first. Deciding what you are bleaching. For me it was just a small layer under my bangs. I seperate that and pull back all the hair I don't want bleached.
Second. You mix your bleach. This can be tricky for first timers. There are lots of options depending on your hair type and color. If you have extremely dark hair. (Like mine) I recommend a 30 or 40 developer. If its your first time definitely go with the 30. I used a 40 because it works fast and I still had a little red dye in my hair. If your hair is light or medium use a 20 developer. The powders also come with different strengths and undertones. I use the blue powder.
-mix one part powder bleach with one part developer
- apply to sectioned hair.
- wrap sectioned hair in foil and apply heat.
- wait 30-40 mins. (If your hair is lighter or thin only wait 20)
- thoroughly rinse out bleach
Your hair should be yellow or orange. Depending on how dark your hair is. Mine was orange.
Now, because I'm going white.. I bleached it again.. And again.. Yes.. THREE times. And no. My hair didn't fall out. But the second and third time I did use a 20 developer. And I deep conditioned inbetween each bleaching. This is to help prevent terrible damage. I would say don't bleach more than three times.
Anyways. After the third bleaching my hair was pretty yellow, and this is when we use a toner. A toner will balance out any brassy-ness. I used WELLA COLOR CHARM T14. A.k.a Silver Lady. It is a blue based toner.
-mix one part toner with 2 parts 20 developer.
- saturate sectioned hair with it.
- wait 30-40 mins
- rinse out thoroughly.

By then.. My hair was pretty light. Not quite white, but it will be the next time I work on it. It usually takes two sessions. The first session is the hardest though. Stripping your hair!

AFTERCARE
-invest in a good conditioner. I use an argan oil hydrating mask.
- after your shower apply a little bit of the conditioner to the bleached part and just leave it. Don't rinse it out.
- use a sulfate free shampoo. This will help prevent any more drying out. Sodium laurel sulfate is a detergent that will strip your hair of natural oils
-use a purple conditioner. (A.k.a silver conditioner) this is a conditioner that will help keep your luscious silver locks well.. Silver. It has a purple base in it that also counters brassy-ness.
- leave the purple conditioner in for 5 mins. If you leave it longer will get a purple tint. ( which I actually like.. So I leave it for 15)

Fighting the brassy color is the hardest part about getting white hair. GOODLICK! And I hoped this helped.

Experiment #2. Kojic acid

So for my second experiment post I will talk about using kojic acid to lighten skin and get rid of acne scars.
This is probably one of my biggest secrets. I have never told anyone I try to lighten my skin until now. Once again, do not judge, skin lightening is done all over the world. It's just reverse tanning.
History on my skin: I have normal tan skin, I am Mexican and Irish but definitely look more Mexican. I get acne scars really easily and they appear as little dark brown spots that take weeks to go away. I've tried lemon juice on my skin before and felt it didn't work. I've used kojic soap on my face before and it definitely helped with the scars, & helped to lighten my skin. So I decided to try it again.
What I do: first, I wash my face and arms with the kojic soap. The thing about the soap is you have to let it set for 2-5 minutes for best results. And I do this twice a day; in the morning and evening. After I wash my face and arms, I apply the extra strength kojic cream I bought from WHITE LILY BEAUTY on eBay. I apply the cream to my face. Then I apply the kojic acid extra strength lotion to my arms. I do this twice a day as well. Both times after I wash my face.
My results: it was hard to find a before picture because I didn't take one, I had to find one in my pictures. I didn't plan on writing this blog but thought it might be helpful. The first picture is the after picture. It's taken in different lighting. The second picture is before with the acne scars, taken in daylight.

Drawing wood woman

I saw this idea somewhere and thought I'd try it myself.

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