Root Touch Up - Silver Hair

Here is just a quick post on root touch up. I dye my hair myself and doing my roots is never an easy task. Usually because I leave it too many weeks before I dye it because I know it takes so long.

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This is what I am usually working with. I think this is 8 weeks of growth or possibly 9. It doesn't show up too well on this picture but my natural colour is dark blonde so I don't need to lift it by too many levels. However, to get silver hair it needs to be bleached to a very pale yellow.

I am in no way a professional hairdresser! This is just what works for me.

My favourite bleach at the moment is the the Blondor Soft Blonde Lightening Cream from Wella. I use this with a 6% 20vol peroxide which is perfect for on scalp application. Other powder bleaches and peroxides I have used in the past have made my scalp so sore and even bleed sometimes so this is working great for me. 

I mix in a 1:1 ratio and apply it to my roots trying my best not to overlap on to previously lightened hair to avoid breakage. I leave it to develop for a maximum of 50 minutes and then head to the shower. It seems to take a long time to wash out the bleach because it is a thick cream but when my hair runs clear I take my Fudge Blonde Toning Shampoo and use it like a hair mask. I have found this to be the best way to start off the toning of my unflattering yellow roots. I put the shampoo on really thick and leave it for 5 minutes. 

Once I have rinsed this out and turned my shower purple I get out and towel dry my hair. In the past I have tried many professional toners but none of them have been significantly better than the Directions Silver Toner which I can get for around £4. I apply this to the roots of my towel dried hair and leave it on for 1 hour. This is a semi permanent conditioning colour so there is no extra damage after bleaching! 

After I wash this out I shampoo my hair again with Fudge but just as a normal shampoo, condition my hair and get out! I always use lots of oils on my hair because bleaching is very damaging but if you try to only get the bleach on your virgin hair you should be fine.

And that is my root touch up guide. Let me know if you have any favourite products for silver hair or bleaching.

Charley Rose x