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I've been putting conditioners in it daily, for good restoritive properties.
Well....to say the least. It doesn't look like you just got fryed anymore. Congrats. 1 small step for the use of conditioners, 1 big step in the world of long hair.
Yep, it's on the road to recovery. Thanks!
Yes - It Looks Much better!
It appears soft & shiney, looks like you've made a good recovery. How does it feel to touch?
I'd keep it well moisturised with plenty of conditioner over the coming weeks. In fact with bleached hair like yours I'd do that anyway. :-)
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It looks much better than before. You should avoid bleaching/dyeing it alltogether.
If I was in the same situation I would keep it at the present length (or perhaps shoulder length) with regular trims until the damaged portion is gone - that would take one year to one year and a half. Then you can go for longer hair if you wish.
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Yes, it actually looks so well it is as if nothing ever happened! Whew, what a relief for yourself. Whatever you are doing, I would continue.
Yes, looking much better!!!
Keep praying though! :P
Hell yes it looks better! It looks as though in about 2 days your hair will be back at its natural state. And you don't have to look so down, cheer up!
Sorry to pee in your Wheaties but it looks like sh*t. The picture cuts off most of the unbleached part, but you've got a very bad case of two-tone hair. Were I in your situation I'd color the lengths back to the color of your untreated hair (your natural color) and wait for the damage to grow out.
Every time you use hydrogen peroxide on your hair you damage it. The more you use it the more damaged it gets. The damage is irreparable. All you can do is wait for it to grow out and cut it off. You should be able to find a non-peroxide-based hair coloring to get your hair back to a uniform color. They are usually advertised as "covers gray" and they are not permanent -- they wash out after a while. That they do not penetrate the hair cuticle is what makes them non-damaging and non-permanent.
Live and learn. Your local library likely has a textbook or two on cosmetology. The section on hair coloring makes for good reading.
Even though the above poster didn't have the have the courtesy to post their name, I do agree with the general opinion.
You should have it "professionally" colored back to your original color. Do you plan on growing it longer? You can't continue to bleach it. Bleach = damaged hair. Long bleached hair = YUCK!
Leave the dark roots thing in the 70's. This is the new mellenium. Taking care of your hair is the "in" thing today ;-)
Well...lol. That's almost all I can say. I think you guys are right, but I'll miss my blonde color a lot. =( I kind of took offense you know.
The other guys have already given useful comments, be they positive or negative (I'd take all into account to whatever degree you feel like), but what made you want to bleach it so badly in the first place when it's so damaging? Did your natural hair colour look so bad? I've never even seen someone with their natural hair colour looking bad (excluding grey/white, which looks fine on some, but perhaps not all).
It does look better. Now what you need to do is grow it out. You may want to dye it back to its original color. It would be best to have a cosmetologist do this to prevent any further damage to your hair. As it gets long (maybe 12 inches or so) you will probably want to start gradually trimmming off the damage (unless the conditioner fixes the problem) a little bit at a time, maybe 1 inch of damage for every 2 to 3 inches of growth. This will still allow for your hair to grow longer, albeit slowly, (about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch per month) while getting rid of the damage too. Absalom
