How to Bleach your Hair Platinum Blonde or White

I am in the process of getting my hair from my dyed black hair to light blonde/white.

Going from dark brown to blonde, first stage. 

It's not an easy process and I have been asking advice from silver haired ladies and searching the Internet for tips and tricks.

I am by no means a hair pro or hair dresser, this is just my own personal experience so what works for me might not work for you.

First of all, you need to get your hair down to a shade of pale yellow. If you do not have experience with bleaching or mixing bleach, please go to a professional or ask a friend who does know what he/she is doing. It's very dangerous to do it if you have no idea what you are doing and can damage not only your hair, but also your scalp.

Buying a packet of blonde hair dye at the drugstore will not turn your hair that gorgeous blonde that you so desire, it will only turn it orange if your hair is too dark!

After the first bleaching session. Orange and copper. Will have to re-bleach the ends in a few days to a week. 

 That means you did not bleach it enough and it will have copper tones that a purple or blue toner will not be able to remove. You will have to wait a week and re-bleach it again, and in the mean time use silver shampoo and A LOT of hair conditioner to keep it from going dry.


Also use hair masks and leave them in over night for a nice glossy feeling. It's very important to feed your hair and keep it soft or it will go to a straw like texture and that is not pretty or attractive.

So please do not try those over the counter blonde dyes.  Rather buy a hair lightener or go to the experts.

Once your hair is a pale yellow, you have a good base to work with. You will need to reduce the yellow colour first. It might take a few bleaches to get the desired colour, think vanilla custard or bananas (peeled!). When you finally have this colour, you can use a toner. Not before as it will have no effect.

Toners are usually a pale violet/purple or blue and it will neutralise your hair colour and remove the brighter yellow bits.

Once the hair is even in tone and as ligt as you can get it, start using the toners. 

These are some good toners. Apply them as soon as your hair is pale enough, on towel dried hair.

Directions SilverTone
This is good for getting rid of yellow tones that remain after you bleach your hair. Silver is great for making bleached hair a silvery grey or for enhancing a blue colour. The dye will have no effect on non bleached hair.

Manic Panic VIRGIN SNOW™
Virgin Snow is a white toner for bleached hair. It's designed for use on hair that is already bleached to the lightest possible shade. It will remove all yellow from your hair. If you use this, leave it in for at least 30 minutes and cover it with a shower cap or plastic to create some heat. It will speed up the process.




Goldwell Oxycur Platin-lighter Powder
This can lighten your hair up to 7 shades, so its a good product to use if you still have dark hair and need to get it to a more platinum shade. This gives the perfect blonde colour. If you want non of the straw like texture or blotchy coverage, then get this.

Roux Fanci Full Temporary Color Rinse
This is a light gel-like product that is easily applied to damp hair. Comb it through for an instant brightening effect. It does not damage your hair.

The lilac will give you a paler colour. 

If you find your hair to be turning blue or purple just get back in the shower and rinse and rinse. It will wash out, so don't worry or freak out. Now depending on your hair, you should see results such as these.

Or if you are very lucky, then you end up with this :

Buying a silver shampoo is a good idea. You want to keep using it to make sure you keep the yellow tones or copper colours from creeping back into your hair.

Schwarzkopf Reflex
L óreal Silver Shampoo
Indola Silver Shampoo



You will have to redo your roots every 4-6 weeks.

Or if none of the above works for you- then you can always try a wig, like me :-)

White wig, the altarnative