What Does Bleaching Do To My Hair?

Bleach is a chemical used to lighten the pigment in the hair. To be effective, bleach needs a ready supply of oxygen. The most common source of this oxygen is hydrogen peroxide, a colourless, oily liquid. 

Bleaching the hair changes the colour through the colour spectrum, for example dark brown hair through to warm red to a very pale yellow. The shades and the final colour depend on the original colour of the hair.

 So very light brown and blonde hair easily reduces to a much lighter shade than dark brown shades without the need to use a colour toner, but with darker hair the final colour after bleaching may still be yellow and therefore require a toner. To make it white or platinum, it will need to be neutralized with a violet coloured toner.

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