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 

How to Grow your Hair

Carly Bybel has lovely hair

Since my 25th birthaday I have had terrible hair. It breaks and falls out constantly, and it's terribly thin and brittle. Also it just stays the same length no matter what I do. It won't grown past my shoulder blades.



I have take Vit B complex supplements and Biotine which seems to be the most recommended remedy but it made me feel terribly ill. I was dizzy and light headed all day so I quikly had to put an end to it. Stress also plays a big part in my own personal hairloss and I have tried to cut stress out of my life, it does seem to help a lot for the hair loss, but its not always easy to control stress levels in your life.



Over the last few weeks I have done some reading and research on How to Grow My HAIR!! and I am going to list all the tips and tricks right here for you. I am going to be trying them all religiously in the coming weeks and I will be reporting back on how it went. So here we go...





Tip #1 

Don't wash your hair every day! Your hair needs its natural oils to repair itself and by washing it to frequantly, you stip all the natural goodness. Wash it every 3 days. I know its difficult for some of you, but please bare with me. There are many hair styles for messy/oily hair that can hide oily roots, or you can always use dry shampoo if you have too, but try to go as long as possible with out washing it. Once a week is really the best option.



Tip #2

Avoid Ponytails. The elastics are very bad for your hair and will cause breakage. Not only that, but because your hair is pulled back there is less blood flow to your scalp, which mean, less growth. Wear a hair clip, it won't damage your hair and it is not as tight as a band.

Hair clips won't damage your hair

Tip #3

Eat Good fats. Fish, like salmon have the good kind of fatty oils that you need to grow your hair. Nuts and advocado's also contain these good fats that make your hair grow faster. It's also very good for your nails. An altarnative to this is to take fish oil capsules.

Tip#4

Use coconut oil and honey as a hair mask. Coco nut oil is full of nutrients that stimulate hair growth, it also makes hair appear thicker, help hair retain proteins and can help against scalp infections.  It helps build up of dry skin on the scalp which can cause your hair follicales to get blocked. Honey is a natural hair softner and hair conditioner. It prevents hair loss and is great for dry hair. Make a mixture of this :

1-2 teaspoons of coconut oil

1 tea spoon of honey

some lemon juice (make it smell nicer - optional)

Mix it all together untill you get a pasty consistency

Rub this all over hair and pay special attention to your scalp. Leave it in for 10-20 minutes.

Wash it out really well.

Tip #5

Avoid heat! Don't use curling irons or hair straightners while trying to grow your hair. Also if possible avoid the hair dryer too because the heat can damage your hair which will cause splt end and breaking. If you do want a slight curl, braid it while its wet and it will be curly when its dry.



Tip#6

Hair Dusting. This means trimming the end, ever, ever so slightly. You can basically do it yourself so you have control over how much you take off. Here is an explination on how to do it.

Art of Dusting your Hair.

Do this to get rid of split ends. When your hair is damaged at the ends it will actually be in distress and grow faster!



Tip#7

Don't brush wet hair. Hair is at its most fragile when its wet. Use a wide tooth comb.



Tip#8

Drink water! Everyone says this but its true. You need to keep your body hydrated and it will be good for your hair and skin.



Tip#9

Use a micro-fiber towel. To avoid breaking your hair while drying it, you could switch to a micro fiber towel for your hair because the fabric is more delicate and softer for your hair. It won't absorb all the natural oils out of your hair either. These towels are expensive so you can always use a normal t-shirt to do the trick.

Tip#10

Don't bleach your hair! Try to stick to your natural hair colour while you are growing out your hair. The Bleach will damage your hair and it will not be able to grow optimally.



Tip#11

The Inversion method. People swear by this and it can add about 3-4 inches. It basically involves leaning forward and massaging your scalp for 4 minutes, no more, no less for 7 days for every 30. I would recommend that you google this, or watch some youtube video's about it if you want to use this. I do not want to discuss it here because there are a lot of health warning when it comes to this method. For some reason the internet think its life threatening to bend over forward and have blood flow to your brain. Someone probably sued someone else for suggesting it, you know how it goes so basically the disclaimers on it are longer than the actual method itself. I do recommend reading up on it and see if it can work for you.

Here are some links to the Inversion method.



Grow your hair with the inversion method







Here is a youtube video explaining how it works.