20 Best Products For Bleaching Hair At Home (2023 Updated)

First off, let me start by saying I have Asian black/brown hair, which doesn’t take bleaching very well, and I don’t bleach or dye my hair that often either. I’ve never used boxed bleach kits before, but wanted to try this out after seeing it at Ulta.

2/3’s of my hair was previously bleached and dyed purple. This was about 2 months ago, the color had already faded. This time around I decided to color the other 1/3 of my hair. Packaging: The only issue I had was the tube for the bleach cream.

The tube with the cream was hard to get out, I had to cut the opposite end just to make sure I got all the product out. Product: Like I said, bleaching/dyeing my hair is not something I do often. This is just a review from my experience.

The bleach turned my pre-bleached hair pretty white after about 5 minutes. The rest of the hair that wasn’t previously bleached took about 40 minutes to lighten to a yellowish color. The bleach has a greasy feeling to it, which I’m guessing is a good thing to keep your hair healthy? I didn’t like that greasy feeling, but I can deal with it.

After bleaching I washed, shampooed and conditioned my hair, as well as using a hair mask. My hair doesn’t have that dry feeling like the other products I’ve used. I’m actually going to use it again tomorrow to go over the yellow parts of the hair before dyeing it red.

I’m not one to write reviews but I here I am at 2:30 in the morning, writing one after what just happened to me. I ran out of unicorn hair bleach for the right side of my head and applied Arctic fox (probably a terrible idea overall to mix two different brands but that’s beside the point) with Arctic fox, I went through the most painful experience I have ever been through which lasted over 2 hours.

I am a tough gal but I had to cut the development short by 10 min, my right side of my head is lumpy and swollen, I can’t even move my hair around, my scalp hurts so bad. When Paul Atreides stuck his hand inside of the box, i imagine this is the pain he had felt on his hand.

It was sooo painful to apply the hair color afterwards because of shifting of hair around that now my hair is 5 different shades from white to orange. The box says to not wash your hair for 2 days at minimum.

I hadn’t washed my hair for 3 days. I remember because I was trying to time the days along with my birthday and Thanksgiving day and it still burned the heck out of me. The unicorn worked beautifully no pain – felt really nice – this is the way.

I wish I had two boxes of Unicorn Hair Bleach Party to use. Never again.

I wish I would have read the reviews before I used this. I have really reached an amazing blonde and I got this for my roots! I must admit the name was super catchy and I liked it had everything included with the notion that it was healthier for your hair.

When I first started I should have known and stopped right away. The bleach was impossible to squeeze out and I never saw that before – there was a lot of mixture and it was runny. I read the instructions 3x before using to make sure this was right and no where did it warn of these things.

I feel like if I would have let it set for 10 min and it got thicker and mousse like it work: I left in full 45 min on virgin hair and I knew it was awful before I washed out – super brassy and yellow.

My hair doesn’t feel damaged or dried out but for something that advertises lift 8 levels – the full time and no where near lifted. It’s horrible and maybe a toner will help but – seriously disappointed.

Manic Panic is a pretty good brand of dye for fashion (un natural/ vibrant/ rainbow) colors. Personally. I recommend Arctic Fox. But Manic Panic is pretty good. The colors stay vibrant for about 2-3 weeks depending on how often you wash your hair and what shampoo you use.

But Arctic fox lasts longer. Manic panic are however, brighter colors they just fade faster. There are only two brands of dye I will use on my hair and this is one of them.

horrible. way less in the box than their other bleach and it dried on contact with my hair. it caused irritation and didnt lift my hair nearly as well aa their other flash lightening projects. it left a dust in my hair causing it to snow when i tried brushing my hair after the shower and damaged my hair.

it also locked up my hair and made it impossible to part or section my hair. was missing the gloves, hair cap, and mixing bowl.

Bought this because I wanted to temporarily change the colour of my hair and I wanted a colour that wouldn’t be faded too quickly or wouldn’t pop enough. I didn’t have to worry because when I tell you you needed sunglasses to look at my hair because of how bright this was- it was no exaggeration.

okay, maybe a little bit, but it was really good. plus it didn’t leave my hair grey and ashy like when the colour started fading as some other semi-permanent hair colours do. It also. didn’t transfer to my clothes or pillow, or leave my hair hard.

These are other experiences I’ve had with other semi-permanent dyes.

I never want to use another brand of lightener for my hair at home besides GDY! It’s got the best consistency and is so easy to apply. It doesn’t drip, it doesn’t run, and if you pass the patch test, it doesn’t fry your scalp to bits of you accidentally get it too much of it on your skin for a few minutes.

Its developer is not too severe (25 vol. ), meaning you can take your time with application and not worry about the first sections you applied it to getting too light or becoming brittle and weak from the process of the formula.

I especially was grateful for this in my most recent bleach sesh, as I ran out of bleach mid-sesh and had to have my dad buy more! The first sections ended up enduring a few hours with the lightener on them, but they came out virtually unscathed in terms of texture and strength! Plus, they got SO LIGHT that even my new phone’s camera had real trouble capturing the result 😂 If you have hair like mine with low-porosity, a.

k. a. it takes forever to get wet and takes forever to dry, and you want a lightener that’ll take you up to level 9+ safely, this one is the holy grail. Just make sure to buy enough boxes of it ahead of time! 😉.

I did my research and saw the reviews and it seemed like a good product to lighten my hair without too much damage or irritation. Well I guess I was wrong because as soon as I got to my roots to start to finish the application it was burning.

My hair was really damaged afterwards. Luckily no hair fell out but still. Usually if I get bleach damage I can easily fix it but this time it’s being tricky. This stuff really messed up my hair. I have lightened my hair before with box stuff and it was much more pleasant.

There is so much brass too. That’s what I get for being lazy and not going to CosmoProf and enjoying free shipping at Sephora.

This is arguably one of the best lightening kits I’ve used. It lifts super fast even with a 25 vol developer and it’s one of the more even bleach jobs I’ve given myself. I have chin-length hair and I had to use two boxes, maybe a professional could have gotten away with using one, but I’m glad I had two on hand.

My hair was kind of cruncy and weird feeling but after a deep conditioning treatment, my hair feels great!.

I am one of those lucky ones (ahem. not. ) with fair skin, but nearly black hair. Of course this means my forearms (ugh and let’s face it, my upper lip too) have been the bane of my existence since I was in middle school and some girl that nobody much liked mentioned them, not once, but TWICE, while we were partnered for study time.

You know this is the kind of thing that scars a girl for life emotionally, especially at the tender pre-teen years. Enter my high school years, my license to drive, and my discovery of Sally’s Extra Strength Creme Bleach.

For the first time in my life I didn’t mind wearing short sleeves. I got my first boyfriend. Was this because of my nearly invisible and barely-noticeable-anymore arm hair? Who knows, but he did stick around for six more years and my arm hair never came up, so.

Anyway, my skin is super sensitive and most times the bleach mixture doesn’t bother me. Occasionally my arms burn a bit when using, so I just take it off and try again another day. Generally if I keep up with it I can go about 3-4 weeks between uses.

If I go too long I have to bleach my arms a couple times within a couple days to get the hair light enough. It does bleach my skin temporarily (like 15 minutes). Don’t put it on right after a hot shower, and use cold water to rinse the mixture away.

I always follow with a nice calming lotion.

I have naturally black hair. My first time using it took 3 applications. Not unusual for me having black hair. Takes a couple of applications of hair dye when I want to lighten my hair. The first use didn’t take as well, but there was a difference.

So much so that I thought the 2nd application would do, but it said. Perhaps I didn’t mix the mixture properly because the 3rd time I ended up with a strawberry blonde mustache It’s ok, we’re wearing masks, lol.

However, my mustache did darken back up. Could be a result of no sun exposure, because of the masks. I didn’t let it get back to normal, but it was noticable. This time it took only one application, and the color was perfect.

I would recommend. I had barely any irritation. Helpful hint, use the pre conditioner afterwards for any irritation. Goes away immediately.

I’ve been using this for YEARS after a friend told me she used it! Before this i would wax, used nair, even did laser hair removal on my entire body. I’m Hispanic. Light skin dark body hair so no blonde tiny peach fuzz exists on my body.

But when i use this, my confidence. i just feel so much better. I use this on my back, stomach, chest, face, upper arms. I wax my forearm but using this makes me feel just so much happier and i can wear shirts that show my skin without feeling self conscious of my dark body hair! I use it maybe once a month! I love this stuff sooooo much.

Just wish more product was in the box.

Clairol Basic White is a bleaching product for highlights, all over lightening or balayage. It must be closely timed or you can easily fry your hair, it’s great for lightening hair when you want add colors like Fuschia, Red or other funky colors desired.

It’s also great for summer highlights. I love working with Basic White, it’s makes applying certain colors easier by cutting the work in half. I recommend this if your looking to lightening your or your besties hair.

Just watch the timer or she may no longer be your bestie.

I don’t like this bleach to be honest. It does lighten. But for my hair that’s very dark, even using a 30-40 volume peroxide with the bleach it will maximum go 3 shades lighter. Unless you keep bleaching it 2-3x which I wouldn’t recommend because it will be very damaging.

Clairol does have another bleach that has blue powder and is Meant for darker hair. I would recommend that one if you have dark hair or are wanting to go over 3 shades lighter.

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Quick blue works great! It has worked better for me than any other lightning powder I’ve ever used. I am very satisfied with results. It worked very well with a 40 volume developer to get my hair light enough so Arctic Fox color would be extremely vibrant and fun! I often recommend quick blue to family and friends.

Will continue to buy at Sally’s and use this product. My hair is naturally dark brown/black. In the darker picture below I was lightened with a couple bleach baths and previously had Arctic fox colors Wrath and Purple af in it.

I had not used color remover before bleaching, mostly because I really dislike the smell. Also, I am definitely not a professional. I am just doing this for fun and because I like it. In my opinion, life is too short and its just hair, it grows back.

So have fun and do what you want. Cut it short, color it blue, pink, green, who cares. As long as you like it, it is your hair after all. Don’t let anyone or even yourself hold you back from doing what you want! I hope this review will help someone out there.

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I have bleached my hair before an the directions on this product not great 2 ozs is not enough developer it was like baking soda once it had mixed tried to get it in my hair in fpur sections like it says nope was like cement trying to put in my hair.

My husband ended up putting more developer in my hair to try an mix it in an for it to spread more thank god he did cause otherwise it qouldve been patches. Npte i ended up using 2 packets an still not enough I highly dont recommend using this product at all shimmerimg white an developer a lot better.

I couldnt remember what i used last time so igave this a try. It didnt work my hair is now orangish red lookimg an still can see brown to. Called the one I went to years ago they told me shimering white purple label an npw that I see it i can remember that was it an it will get it done first time make sure when you do this it is like a cake batter not a baking soda mixture wont work an it was burning me at the end to.

Not for use if you want platinum WHITE hair however, I do like this product line. The mixing bowl it comes with is VERY small which makes it hard to effectively mix the product well, so I’d make sure you have your own bowl.

Also, I like the brush, but if you have a lot of hair, I’d buy a bigger brush. Being 40Vol you need to work fast. I have long, thick, course, platinum hair. First application, I used 2 boxes on just my roots, let sit for 2 hours, and then washed out.

I would not recommend 2hrs but I do not have a sensitive scalp, kept it fully saturated, bag over my head, kept checking it. I then had to use 2 toning masks (1 blue & 1 purple) for several hours each in my hair, & then rebleached my roots with 20vol, higher quality bleach.

After that, I “Toned it” with a purple shampoo. & Now 2 weeks later I still have to buy toner for my roots. This is my first time using this bleach kit. Normally I only have to bleach & tone once within a week & I am done.

I’m a product junkie so I thought I’d give it a shot! I will admit that to “normal people” they say my hair is white, but anyone who is platinum and picky like me, all you see is yellow LOL I would recommend this product but for VERY small outgrowth, touch ups, for blonde hair results (not white), or use prior to then coloring your hair a fun color 🙂 I also would recommend this if you are someone who has hair that lifts fast (just careful with 40vol) or whose roots are lighter.

I have BLACK hair! And I meant B L A C K!!! My hair dressers over the years, asian or not, all made comments about how black my hair is LOL I never have luck trying to lighten my hair! I’ve bleached it couple times in my life, and every single time it ended with my scalp hurts or burns or my eyes just waters because of the fume no matter how/where/what they do, I do have pretty sensitive skin in general.

But I was ok the whole process. Recently after the pandemic, I have no really color my hair for a year, I just feel like changing it up without going to salon, so I figured I’ll just try this. I have thick hair slightly longer than shoulder length so I bought two boxes, and it’s pretty good amount to cover everything.

20 minutes into it, my hair is already gotten so light I’m pleasantly surprised! But that also is kinda of a double edge sword cuz I have not done applying to my whole head which made it pretty uneven! But that’s something I kinda know would’ve happened since I’m not a pro anyway! I’m hoping in a month when I do this the second time, when it’s so light it’ll be more even since they should be almost white.

My hair is rather healthy when I started with this, I can feel my hair gotten flat and don’t have the bouncy-ness anymore after bleaching. Again, this is expected since no bleach is really good for any hair anyway.

There’s some breakage too but not too bad. I do prep my scalp with oil and protection treatment well before going in, and I suggest everybody to do so, it won’t hurt!.

It does its job. You will not have any pigment left in your hair. That said it is very harsh and not something I reccomend. I used it in high school once when I. got it in my head that I wanted pink hair.

Go to the hairdresser. I know this I have multiple in my family. I was being a teenager when I used this but I am encouraging teens and everyone else to leave it to the professionals. I had very short hair at the time so the damage went away quickly.

Golden rules. If you are going to bleach it then tone it. Leave it to the professionals they are trained ( they know the exact time to leave things on, what to do if ___ happens,etc etc)and practiced (daily ,at work, on all hair types) you do not know more than them.

You can spot a bottle job a mile a way. You do not possess the same skills as a hairdresser and what comes in those bottles is not quality. Also you can’t colour over colour. Sorry for rant. It works but is bad for you.

Don’t use it or do anything at home. Go to the salon.

I have bleached my hair before, 4 years ago to be exact so I knew what to do and what not to do this round. I recieved 3 boxes which was perfect because my hair is 1. Thick 2. Black 3. Loooonnnngggggg so for ultimate coverage 3 boxes was great.

I was weary at first as going from black to white isn’t a small step, definitely a dramatic change however I am 100% up for it because I don’t have any work or school codes that won’t allow me, I’m a stay at home mom so this if anything was fun to do so I can have a change of pace.

I have a big master bathroom, doors were opened and vents was on and the odor of the bleach was still strong!!! I highly recommend not having any pets, children, elderly near by because this stinks and burns!!! I wore a mask, I should have opened up the windows but I didn’t think.

I was disappointed becuase I assumed there would be a tint brush included like other dye boxes have but this did not so I ended up using a new toothbrush, hair brush and gloves to make sure everything was covered.

I was doing this by myself so it took a LONG time to get every single strand and made sure I got the back of my head too while angling with 3 different mirrors around, if possible I recommend having a friend to help.

Also reminder always wear clothes you don’t care about when dying hair * I wore baggy clothes. I didn’t want to do highlights, tips, half, as I’d look like a skunk so I did everything which means my scalp got the worst of it.

Of course bleach is bleach so I knew it would burn my scalp but I’m not too sensitive as others so it was bearable for me. After waiting and waiting to let the bleach sit, showered and waited 1 week to apply the white toner.

Before the toner my hair was 100% bronz-y but not as much as I predicted which made me happy. After the toner it did lift it a couple shades however I would not claim it as “white” hair, still bronze glaze to it and yellowish but not like a penny.

Maybe if I reapply every week for 2 weeks it will achieve the actual white color, if not this still eliminated the black to where I can choose another color like purple or red to my hair!.

I really struggled with using the Bleach London Total Bleach kits. My natural virgin hair is shoulder length, medium brown, and fairly straight and thin. First, I made sure to thoroughly read the instructions, about 8 times, watch online videos and tutorials, and complete my strand and skin tests.

I was irritated to find out that the kits do not come with an application brush and I had to visit a few stores to try to find one to purchase for use with the kits. As much as I was confident in the memorization of instructions and how to use the product, there was absolutely no way that I would be able to use this on my own head with my own hands and lack of vision in the back of my head.

I scored amazing help for applying the product with my directions. I quartered my hair, set timers, did thin slices, and used two boxes of Total Bleach to cover my hair and roots. After the final rinse, double shampoos and the reincarnation mask, I found my hair to be less than expected.

It felt very harsh and parched. “Tiger stripes” was a term thrown around to describe the missing patches or streaks. All the ends were lighter, but still brown. I set the timers to the upper limits recommended in the instructions which really helped in lifting my original color to a lighter version (one of 6 shades of orange).

I do have to say, point blank, this is not an easy process. It is very difficult to make sure that all strands are well coated, evenly coated, from top to bottom, inside and out. It is hard to correctly time the quarters, time the application of the roots, time when to rinse without rinsing other sections.

There are so many variables that come into play. Start to finish, the bleaching process alone took a solid 3 hours from the start of brushing and parting my hair to the final rinse of the hair mask. I am pleased that the final result has showed lightening of my hair.

It isn’t even, but the Total Bleach did what it was supposed to do. Much of the other failures result from user error and lack of experience. I would like to see Bleach London show additional support with online video content and updated instruction manuals (how often bleach can be reapplied to receive desired lightness and maximum time bleach can be left on mid/ends plus roots).

I was suprised that the bleach didn’t irritate my scalp or skin in any way! I wouldn’t purchase this product in the future as I don’t appreciate the feel of my hair afterwards and because it is extremely hard (almost impossible) for me to apply by myself.

A little more expensive than the average bleach kit but is absolutely worth every extra cent! Before trying Bleach London, I would have to buy two boxes of one of L’Oreal’s supposedly strongest color lifting kits or of Garnier’s PL1 or PL2.

I bought two not because of hair length or volume, although you should consider that whenever you are trying to decide how many boxes you should buy, bcs trust me it’s better to have bought too much than to have only bought one and have to go back to the store with a bad dye jobğŸ˜ğŸ¥¸ Anyway, I would always use the 1st box to touch up my roots, which not even gonna lie would have grown well past the ½ an inch touch up rule😬 Yeahhh.

so the 2nd box, that obviously had to be used to fix banding and attempt to fix uneven spots. unfortunately I was still always left with uneven and less than platinum hair. Then I tried This bleach kit, I had been wanting to try Bleach London for awhile but buying it online was not an option bcs of how expensive it would always end up being with shipping.

But, then my local Walmart actually started to carry it! I couldn’t believe it! All of their products sold out immediately, which left me having to wait until they restocked again, but as promised, they alerted me 1st thing when that next shipment came in! I ended up buying the total bleach kit + toning kit , and I was beyond happy with the results, no banding, no uneven color, just the shade of platinum that I had previously attempted to achieve but to no avail.

So please if you also have a history of using other popular bleach kits and always getting a less than satisfying result, consider trying this one! It might just save you hours of time, and the costs of buying a “second box”🤷🠼†♀ï¸.

I have been using this hair color for about 10 years. I have dark brown hair and I leave it on roots for 50 minutes, use purple shampoo for toner and the color is exactly like the picture on the box.

Only use 1/2 box a month. Mix it in a bowl and apply with a brush. Not a week goes by that someone doesn’t stop me and ask where I get my hair colored. And the funniest thing is that I work at a salon!.

Hello ladies, This will be the 2nd time I have written a review on this said product. I have used thia multiple times but this will be the second review because sometimes results change. Product can be the same without the identical finished product.

Upon using this with lighter roots as before i had light to medium brown roots. My hair came out amazing. No toner needed. No purple shampooing in the shower for weeks. Absolutely perfect color. Now ladies I am a firm believer on off scalp lightening I do not take it to the root on my scalp i leave about 1/4 inch gap.

As i said before I love this product. Ni Sally beauty supply run and very cheap. Kit comes with instructions, gloves, bleach, developer, cream lightener, toner, after care wash and applicator tips.

my hair color is super flat and boring with absolutely no highlights whatsoever. I started using the Loreal super blonde number 200 and it works well. My fiance then found number 205 and it makes my hair look beautiful like one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends! I have amazing highlights and it does not make my hair look flat or boring whatsoever! I love this and I will never use any other dye! The scary saying is my hair is super thin but this has never cause serious irreparable damage.

Whenever I am done my hair is always super soft! So soft as a matter of fact it is difficult to put up the next morning because it is like silk and slips between my fingers. I would recommend this product to absolutely anybody that wants to go a natural looking pretty blonde.

If I knew this product was from your store (bought online), I would have bought it from somewhere else. The 2 snarky ladies that quipped that I had to wear a mask or could not shop there (in store) should have been the last time I attempted to shop from you.

This mistake of buying from you won’t happen again. I can get the products from other stores that respect peoples right to chose. I wonder if this will get deleted like all the other things being censored?.

This is the best Ive ever used! Ive seen some reviews complaining about the product leaving yellow, orange or brassy undertones. After you dye your hair, youre supposed to use toner afterwards. For orange undertones, you use a blue toner.

For yellow undertones you use a purple toner. Blue is the opposite on the color wheel from Orange, so blue cancels out orange tones. Same with purple. You have to purchase a toner, AND 20-30 volume developer separately.

Mix 1 part toner to 2 parts developer.

It definitely lightened my hair! I really should have used 2 boxes bc I ran out. If your hair is past your shoulders definitely buy 2 boxes. Id never ran out of any kinda of color or bleach before until now.

Very good product but not a lot to do a whole lot of hair.

This is an excellent & amazing product. This was my 1st time using it- I have dark hair and this is the 1st bleaching product that I have found that lifted the color out of my hair lightening quick & for the most part evenly.

The kit came with gloves & a cap- the shipping was extremely fast. I will definitely be buying this product again & i recommend anyone trying to lift the color out of your hair to dye it a different color- this is definitely the product to use.

Ty.

I received a bleach London total bleach kit from influenster in exchange for an honest review. The “total bleach” say it can lighten up to 7 levels, but i started with level 5 hair and only got to level 8 after bleaching for a full 45min and maybe not quite a level 8 but more like 7.

5. However, i was trying to do a highlighted balayage kind of look so i did not fully saturate my hair so that may have affected the results. I would not recommend this for balayage, but it could maybe work for foil highlighting.

Although i was trying to not saturate all of the hair, i did end up accidentally bleaching basically my whole head because the bleach is liquidy. I think that is probably good if you are trying to get a uniform blond however.

But even the parts of my hair that were fully saturated with. bleach did not reach a level 10, and if this could lift 7 levels as advertised i should have easily been able to go from 5 to 10. The picture on the side of the box showing the lift, however, is accurate and shows about what my hair reached, which is about 3 levels of lift in one application.

This is comparable to other company’s bleach kits i have tried, its just not as good as advertised. However, this bleach actually smells much better than other ones! Like it atil smells bad and makes my eyes water, but its a lot more tolerable than i am used to.

Also the included reincarnation mask was fantastic. My hair also is a bit dry, but is still shiny and seems to be in good shape after bleaching.

We started this bleach process on very dark hair to begin with. (Also this was the desired style my Son wanted to be different. ) We essentially were trying to lift a dark brown to almost black color to a blonde.

For the first use I found the instructions very easy to understand and the formula super easy to mix. The consistency while applying was a medium thicker texture which held to the hair very well. I started to notice lifting almost immediately which was a shock.

I also want to note the chemical smell of this kit is not as overwhelming as some others. Following the instructions and timing listed I feel the lift was decent. We achieved an golden yellow with some orange hints still undertoned.

I was overall impressed with the lift achieved on such dark hair base. I highly recommend anyone wanting a fast, nice, light lift to invest in and try these kits. I will be purchasing again to repeat for my desired lift and tones wanted.

Take into account this was after 1 kit only and look how dark the original hair was I was lifting. Not to bad for round 1 honestly. Will repeat and post updated photos as well. Stay tuned.

I’m so happy with my order. I used the at home bleach kit, which actually worked to take my hair from dark brown to light blonde. I washed able to go bright pink 🙂 I love their products, very well priced and easy to use, with great results.

Their customer service is amazing too. I had a question and emailed them, and they replied quickly, answered my question and also gave me some great tips!.

I have hair below my shoulders. Mixed Caribbean and European hair. Very dark ash brown (almost black) and the bottom half had been bleached previously and died dark blue. My hair is thick, naturally frizzy, in pretty good condition although it’s naturally dry so I often have to use a good moisturiser conditioner.

I had put coconut oil on my hair the day before I used this bleach as I thought I might have to leave the bleach on for longer then recommended and apply heat in order to get my dark hair past that brassy yellow stage.

HOWEVER I DIDN’T HAVE TO DO EITHER OF THOSE THINGS. I had brought 3 packets as so many customers complained of running out, however I was almost able to do all my hair with just 1 pack. I used the second pack to slather it on really thick just to make sure I had even coverage.

(So now I have a spare pack that will do 2 lots of roots as the powder comes in 2 sachets and the developer is in a closable bottle) When I mixed the power and liquid i didn’t have any problem with clumping like some people had complained.

I put in the developer a little at a time mixing as I went. (Also used my own bowl as the one they give u is a bit small and has corners which I think makes stirring a little harder). The mixture did thicken over time so I was sure to use it as soon as it was mixed.

(But I could have always water it down with conditioner if i need to). But it was still useable 20mins later when I was finishing – just a lot more like a moose. Once I had covered my hair (did the roots last as they always take quicker) I put a plastic shower cap on my head and wrapped in a towel to keep the heat in (but I didn’t add any extra heat – although if I had fragile or light hair i probably wouldn’t have wrapped my hair) The box says 20-90 mins.

I was expecting to need the full 90 and to whack a hairdryer on it for the last 10mins (which is very bad for my hair) – but when I checked after 50 mins it was almost there and by 60 mins I had it rinsed out.

My hair wasn’t at all dry or weakened or that matted tangle that i sometimes get. (Although the coconut oil may have helped a bit there) BUT the colour was amazing: it was almost platinum white with only a hint of pale yellow in the mid lengths.

The ends that had been dark blue were white with a hint of grey. If I had a toner I would haven been tempted just to keep the platinum blond!! That’s how good it was. But I had emerald green to put on (also by Crazy Color – I used 2 bottles of that).

And the emerald green took brilliantly on top with even cover, even over where the white had been different tints. I did finish with a long condition with Aussie Moisturiser Conditioner. Then I towel dried and used straighteners to straighten my hair.

So now in 1 go, I have gone from very dark down with electric blue ends, to a brilliant vivid emerald green and it cost me about 20 altogether. And my hair is smooth, silky and shiny and a brilliant strong colour.

So the 2 things I took away from this – I will always use coconut oil (this was the first time I tried it and it definitely helps) and – for great quality at a really good price I am sticking with Crazy Color.

Loved this bleaching kit. It’s so simple to mix and apply, the colour came out really well. The whole kit was brilliant with the hat, gloves and applicator brush which are all reusable. I’ve kept them and use them every time I dye my hair.

I’d definitely buy it again if I needed the whole kit.

Great kit, lightening my hair was really easy and worked really well for my balyage. You don’t get alot of bleach but it does work really well and I have had no snapping or thinning of hair, would recommend to anyone wanting to take atleast 4 shades lighter from a strong dark brown.

Bought two i have medium length hair and brown and i tried applied two other all the hair but didnt bleach well as it was too little. It is really a waste of money. I spoke to a professional who told me i needed 5 pack to be able to bleach them well.

I dont recommend this except for only roots.

I was literally terrified while trying this product because I’m very fond of my hair lol but it surprisingly worked great! It did not damage my hair much at all, if any. I would just like to add that you might need 2 packs depending on your hair, if I were to bleach my hair to the roots then I’d need 2 packs but my hair is down to my waist.

Hope this helps! =).

Favorite Brand Ever. I love Punky so much. It never goes bad. It is so easy to use. I smells nice. It does exactly what it says it will, so it’s reliable. The color is always off the charts with vibrancy! I will always buy this Brand.

My hair is never harsh or dried out after either. Highly recommend.

This product is extremely high quality and the packaging is also really nice. I have been using this for a while now and don’t have any issue or complaints. I would highly recommend this product to anyone!.

I absolutely loved this product, I have never bleached my hair and well, it wasn’t as bad as people make it seem, as long as you do it right. It didn’t dry out or fry my hair and I have curly hair so that would have been terrible.

Overall 5/5 on this product. And even after bleaching my hair I like how the color came out for me. :).

This worked fantastic! Not only that, it smelled nice, and had GREAT directions! That’s super important when it comes to bleaching hair. I was able to lighten my daughters hair at least 7 shades for her to do her purple streak.

I left it only a half hour because I didn’t want to break her hair off, so just imagine if I left it 15 more minutes for the total time?! I’m just so totally pleased with this user/beginner friendly bleach.

Totally recommend. In fact, I’ve already purchased another box for my kids next round. One thing I will note, is not a lot comes in it, I would’ve needed maybe 2-3 boxes for her whole head, but it’s great for doing a couple streaks on short hair or one on long.

I have used creme oil lighteners in the past when I needed a gentle lift and ive never had problems with any so far. I decided to try this one in particular because it was also a tonal lightener and I knew the hair i was going to use it on likes to hold orange undertones.

I started my stopwatch and began in the back. When i finished the back, I checked my time and my starting point. 15 minutes had passed and i could see that the hair was already lifting quite well so i continued with my application.

When I had finished, the first sections were ready to be rinsed. I rinsed what needed rinsing with perfect results, but, noticed that the hair that still had the lightener looked much darker than I was expecting based on what I had just finished.

I left it on slighlty longer than the sections that were now complete, however at every check of the progress, the hair still looked exactly as it had before I applied so I rinses it out and the hair had not even lifted a full level.

I have never encountered a lightener that stops lifting at 15 minutes. Most ligteners do most of the lift in the first 30 minutes and then another level or two in the remaining time. This was mixed and applied immediatly and was on all of the hair within 20-30 minutes.

Maybe if you have a buzzcut and you’re able to slap this on your head in 5 minutes you’ll have ok results.

I was not fond of the L’Oreal Paris Super Blue Creme Oil Lightener at all. Being that I am a professional Hair Artist I may seem to have a little prejudiced against brands that aren’t “professional” brands, but that is not that case.

One of the major things it boasts about is “leaving hair shiny and silky” well, OFCOURSE IT DOES, ITS OIL BASED. Which, does nothing but mask the damage this particular lightening product does to the hair, which in turn makes the user think their hair is healthy and silky – leading them to believe it is okay to continue to use hars chemicals and extreme heat on their hair.

Once the oils are washed from the hair the user will see the actual damage done to the hair, thus attributing it to some other product and continue to damage their hair with this product. I feel that it is misleading and dangerous.

Let me start of by saying I love wella product. I’ve been dying my hair for years I know what I’m doing. This stuff was just not it it did not mix well at all. And after leaving on my hair for almost 50 min it was orange and I had blonde hair already so it not like I was starting out with a level 3 or something I was probably at an 8 and it just didn’t get the job done.

So I had to wait 4 weeks to get my hair healthy enough to do it again. That sucked. Sorry wella.

This clay lightener is one of the best around. Wella has lifting power and speed in this department that other lines just do not have! It’s so powerful that I actually have to use soft blonde instead of blondor or free lights on my super fine haired blondes.

I noticed breakage in my own hair from this. Or you can drop the developer to 6 volume or 10 volume. But those with normal to coarse hair I don’t usually have to worry about breakage.

Love my wella products. I bought this at Sally’s at an affordable price. I was very pleased with the outcome of my hair and it’s likely that I’ll buy this product again. I was overall satisfied!!!!!!!