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Using peroxide for hair dye

I want to die my hair with the peroxide you buy from the store. The one that bubbles when you put it on cuts. I want to dye the tips of my hair. My hair is naturally a light brown. I already have aubern highlights in my hair. If I do dye the tips of my hair with peroxide, what color will it turn? Will it damage my hair severely? I was looking for a whitish totally bleached color. Any suggestions/advice?

DO NOT DO IT!!
That will kill your hair in about three seconds.
Your hair won't turn a white blonde color either, Your hair will end up being the completely wrong color and fired beyond belief.
If you want to get your hair a white-blonde color do it professionally, even then it is horrible for your hair, but it is better than a bottle of peroxide.

I agree with pointtrevolt. Bleaching can damage your hair and burn your scalp. If you are thinking of doing a double process, bleaching and toning, please let a professional do it for you.

How do you dye your hair wiyh the peroxide? Oh and proffesionals hair dye last long.

I have used peroxide to dye my hair twice.

I didn't dye my whole head... just my bangs. It didn't ruin/burn my hair at all. I'm sure if it was used in excess it would damage your hair though.

All I did was take an old toothbrush and dip it into some peroxide then brush it through my hair. It took a good amount of times doing that to get it light, but it does work.

When I was in middle school a girl came to school one day with her bangs all straw looking (texture & color) and they said it was from peroxide.
You can try Sun In (Clariol) but I don't know that that would give it a whitish look any more than the peroxide but it would look more natural.

Is that peroxide 100% which u dilute with water?the one that damages?

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Is that peroxide 100% which you dilute with water? The one that damages?

Since this thread is over 11 months old, I doubt that you'll get a response.

However, the answer to your question is, "no".

Peroxide used for cuts is 3% hydrogen peroxide (10-volume). Most haircoloring uses 6% Hydrogen peroxide (20-volume). You can buy peroxide up to 40-volume commonly in beauty supply houses.

Hydrogen peroxide isn't a very good lightening agent as it comes in the bottle. It requires a chemical base (as opposed to an acid) in order to make it work properly. The pH must be above 8 or 9 or the lightening action will be minimal. Commercial (i.e. "boxed") color kits have the base (ammonia or some other base) in it. You'll be much better-served using a commercial product. It's more predictable.

My hair is naturally black.if I want to put in dark red highlights and say I buy 30volume develpoer and a box colour what I have to do to get those highlights?

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Originally Posted by eternal18bliss

My hair is naturally black. If I want to put in dark red highlights and say I buy 30 volume developer and a box color what I have to do to get those highlights?

You should probably start your own thread instead of piggy-backing on someone else's thread.

However, let me answer your question this way. Hydrogen peroxide is limited in its ability to lighten hair. Regardless of the shade you select, your undertones will turn red. The shade merely "tones" those red shades. You can probably pick *any* color from level 5 (medium brown) or lighter and get the same result.

Take a small tupper-wear bowl, mix the peroxide with baking soda (half and half) this should look more like a paste when finished mixing, add honey to make the color stick and it adds the nutrients that the peroxide takes away. Mix it and apply to the area of your hair that you want to change the color and wait a half hour and the you will see the color changing right before your eyes! When you see the hair is the blonde color that you want, wash it out and wash and condition all of your hair and apply a leave in conditioner to restore the vitamins to your hair at least twice a week. I just did this to my hair and it turned out great! Good luck! :)

Ohh crap I put peroxide in my hair before I read this will I die?

I used peroxide for the tips of my hair and it worked perfectly. I love it! You might have to do it multiple times a day. But I mean 99 cents a bottle then 75 dollars. Great Deal! Just make sure you condition your hair when you are all done!

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Originally Posted by andipandi

I have used peroxide to dye my hair twice.

I didn't dye my whole head...just my bangs. It didn't ruin/burn my hair at all. I'm sure if it was used in excess it would damage your hair though.

All I did was take an old toothbrush and dip it into some peroxide then brush it through my hair. It took a good amount of times doing that to get it light, but it does work.

What color did it turn?

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Originally Posted by lauren1285

I used peroxide for the tips of my hair and it worked perfectly. I love it! You might have to do it multiple times a day. But I mean 99 cents a bottle then 75 dollars. Great Deal! Just make sure you condition your hair when you are all done!

What color did it turn?

This is not true I did it and my hair is fine and if it does damage your hair which is very unlikely. It will take a LONG time of doing it. It doesn't bleach your hair but I have dark brown hair and I dyed the half of my hair down(underneath) and it turned a orangey rusty color which looks so pretty in the sun and I love it!