03/14/2005 Archived Entry: "bleached"

Some of you may remember the trouble I had trying to dye my hair a while back. I decided recently that I'd just bleach it. The results are much less than what I was expecting. At first, I was very confused by the warning labels. "apply 3 cms from scalp" but then, my hair's only 3 cms long. But whatever, after consulting some people, I decided to just do it anyways.

Here is what my hair normally looks like. The bleach is this really pasty stuff that totally molds your hair. It's actually what I wish my hair could look like all the time, except white and not that odd-blue. After a few minutes, some strands of orange were visible. I ended up leaving the bleach in for 90 minutes. I think the box recommends somewhere between 30 and 60.

The resulting hair is orangy. What I wasn't expecting is the really strange texture that my hair has now. It is now pretty much limp, lifeless, and straw-like; nothing like the full bodied hair I use to have. The hair's behaviour is totally different; it clumps together really easily, it doesn't move by itself, I can sleek it all back with nothing but water from the shower, and need only the smallest amount of gel to spike it. I also have to dry it now since water seems to stick to it like crazy. A good shake no longer does the job.

And just for melissa pi, a gratuitous pic.

Replies: 13 comments

You trying to be white?...:P!!

Jacko!

Posted by dAN @ 03/14/2005 10:40 PM EST

Are those muscles photoshopped?!1

hahaha ;)

Posted by Dave @ 03/15/2005 07:17 AM EST

awww, a picture just for me? i feel ever so special!

i'm even more flattered that you're trying to dye your hair blond ... just like me!

wait a minute ... you're not secretly obsessed with me, are you thai?

Posted by melpie @ 03/15/2005 10:18 AM EST

p.s. when you said you're going to post a gratuitous pic ... i was hoping it would be ever so much more gratuitous than that!

Posted by melpie @ 03/15/2005 10:18 AM EST

Do only white people have orange hair?

I'm too self-conscious to give you pictures that are more daring...you can ask over msn though!

Posted by Rayne @ 03/15/2005 10:21 PM EST

orange orange hair? yes, i think it's only we caucasions. however ... there are ppl with black hair that have definite red in it.

i still think that you need to dye your eyebrows though

Posted by melpie @ 03/15/2005 11:01 PM EST

You just need to leave the bleach in longer if you want blonde hair. Everyone (from my experience as a Beauty Advisor) freaks out when they see orange and take the bleach out right away, but you just need to wait it out. However, I do like the orange on you, Thai.

Posted by Jen Smuj @ 03/16/2005 06:10 PM EST

Ya know, you have orange hair just in time for St. Pat's Day...:P! A Chinese leprechaun...;).

Posted by dAN @ 03/17/2005 03:22 PM EST

Yes, asian hair rather difficult. I had to do 3 rounds of the strongest bleach paste stuff for about 40-50 mins each round to get it really white blonde. But turned out nicely, my hair didn't fall out, and I've done it a couple of times since.

Posted by Terry @ 03/17/2005 11:47 PM EST

Doesn't that much exposure to bleach completely kill your hair though?

And I agree with melpie on the gratuitous pic subject. :P

Posted by Arshwana @ 03/18/2005 03:58 PM EST

I think hair is already dead, so you can't really kill it =). However you can severely damage it, so that would be something to worry about.

Posted by Mike @ 03/19/2005 04:00 PM EST

Well, yes. I was speaking metaphorically. :P
Hair survives longer than bone.

Posted by Arshwana @ 03/20/2005 02:46 PM EST

I think exposing hair to bleach longer than I did doesn't seem like a good idea, I can't imagine how much more dead it'd feel.

Posted by Rayne @ 03/20/2005 03:35 PM EST