Bleaching Hair | What Developer, Low And Slow Or Fast And Furious? |

[@arepurposedlifewithlaura1496]

Love the comparison and knowing this was Asian hair. Great experiment.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Great Laura, glad you enjoyed it 😁👍🏻

[@tata_krystal866]

The Life Of Hair does it matter what country your from or not?

[@natha3253]

Crystal Cruz not really just depends what hair type u have most eats asians just tend to have thicker straighter hair

[@natha3253]

Crystal Cruz east*

[@kocho07-s1o]

@@natha3253 and asian hair is really dark that's why it's harder to lighten just sharing. 😊

[@naomibaram3491]

The fact that this video is 11 minutes and 11 seconds is so satisfying

[@october49]

me watching this while getting ready to bleach my asian hair w 40 vol lol

[@iOmelettes]

How’d it go?

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Superb, iomelette that was my question to how did you get on? 👍🏻

[@october49]

well my hair didnt fall out in clumps or anything but i had my hair pink once then tried to cover it w black so i jus got to a light pink and my root grow out was blonde so i gave up and went for dark blue lol

[@33asmr]

HANNA go with 10 and do a slow process

[@Yourboyjaayy]

HANNA did u just the developer in your head without mixing with none ?

[@david19957]

A good experiment would be to compare the integrity of the hair when you use 40 vol vs 10 vol until you reach the same colour with both developers .

[@kapee4235]

Damaged cuticles. It would be better to do multiple bleachings with 20 vol spread out than to overprocess the hair like that.

[@CutieRingoJoy]

@@kapee4235 same i have black hair but in planning to buy 20vol and 10 vol and highlights , one to lift and one to mix with hair dye to deposit the dye to the hair

[@kimwold]

Exactly, that's what really would matter

[@charlielove1679]

Yes but it would be better on hair that's still attached to the head? Maybe the effect is different on hair that's been cut off but idk

[@mandyhartjes88]

@@charlielove1679 yeah it would because of the heat from your scalp that is also the reason why when you have previously dyed hair you should never start on the root area after processing you have almost white roots and a harsh orange rest of your hair I made that mistake the first time I bleached my own hair

[@realTLC]

Thanks for using Asian hair! Finally feeling represented LOL

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Fantastic glad I could be of assistance 😁👍🏻

[@ibelieve1674]

Now you should tone them all to see how much red will be removed at those orange levels so people can see nothing will happen when hair is not light enough.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Yes I believe I actually have a video in mind talking exactly about this particular subject, Thank you very much for the video suggestion.

[@ibelieve1674]

@Leely Moonster Do you mean as in going darker? Toning a brick manic panic red can be toned to brown but never in my life have I seen an orange toned to blonde. It has to be lifted to a shade light enough and be yellow. This dark orange that people with natural black hair will have to go yellow to tone to 10 blonde. If you know of a special brand and formula that can achieve lightening and toning on a glaze by all means please share! 😃🙌👍

[@ibelieve1674]

@@herdzale522 Yes i agree, exactly what you said. A lot of people get confused and hear "tone" and think it's magically going to then orange into platinum blonde.

[@xpndnglmts]

@@ibelieve1674 any permanent hair color can lighten and tone at the same time. Also, you can tone at whatever level you lift to with any hair color. You're welcome

[@ibelieve1674]

@@xpndnglmts Thanks but I wasn't talking about double processing or adding permanent hair color or high lift to lighten to the desired shade. I was referring to let's say Asian hair lifted from black to orange left in that state. No toner or shades eq will lift that and make it blonde. It's chemically impossible. Sure you can coat it to another tone but the results will not be Reese Witherspoon Legally blonde "blonde" . Hope that clears it up.

[@shockalockabocka]

I think rules like this from American and European stylists are good guidelines for their target market audience - Caucasian, normal to fine hair. But I do a lot of Asian hair with a tight, resistant cuticle and if I did low and slow I’d have a lot of unwanted redheads walking around or really long processing times. I think stylists need to use common sense and our knowledge of texture, porosity, density and starting level to determine formulas.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Absolutely well said Shockalockabocka that’s bang on the money it’s about hairdressers understanding what why are going and why 😁👌🏻

[@updosystem]

Yes!!

[@oAlexanderXavior]

I have this lady do my hair and it took 7 hours for a root touchups and she toned my hair 2 different times because it was SO orange at the root. She only uses 20 vol developer and now I think I know why!!!

[@Kubulek17]

shockalockabocka look at Zach mesquit on Instagram. He does a platinum education Snapchat. He always uses super low developers even on Hispanic and Asian hair

[@themotherspassport4458]

ugh my girlfriend is Asian, and wants a different Blondee every time, purple, icy, warm... ugh FM so is like how do you get her roots lifted while bumping up her ends to the blonde she wants without damaging her ends, or without her roots being orange? how many bowls of Lightner does one client take??

[@lilatolouian]

Absolutely LOVE this!!! I have super dark, thick, hair, about a level 3 SUPER DARK, and my stylist ALWAYS starts my highlights at 30vol so by the time she's halfway done, it's already been awhile, and she moves up to the 40vol so that my highlights will be even. But even with 40vol dev, we leave the foils in for at LEAST 2 hours total (sometimes longer) and will still need to repeat the highlights after 2 weeks because they just don't lift high enough.. damage is pretty minimal, though I do trim my hair every 4-6 weeks a tiny bit, and only wash about twice a week, and don't use any heat for styling anymore, plus sleep with a silk pillowcase, use a silicone mix leave in treatment often, and argan oil on the ends regularly. But usually the second round of bleach w/ 40vol, the worst that happens is some hair breaks off the first couple weeks, since I have super thick hair, I don't mind it at all, plus it gives me a textured hair cut lol. But yeah, when I tell people I use 40 vol for my bleach, they are like, "NOOO do LOW AND SLOW!" I'm like, but duuuude, I use HIGH and slow, I'm not using the high volumes for faster lift... I'm doing it for a HIGHER lift, and still have to leave it on as long as others would with a 20 vol.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Wonderful comment thank you very much yes sometimes higher volumes are the answer glad that your stylist appreciate that

[@imzarxki]

me in quarantine trying to choose the right developer to bleach my hair :

[@TheLifeOfHair]

That is a very tricky one for me to help you with unfortunately but all the best of luck trying to find the right formulation

[@lexustn2733]

how do i get it to 20 volume i know nothing

[@guillerminasartorio5304]

same here!

[@guillerminasartorio5304]

@@lexustn2733 you have to buy it in a hairsaloon

[@mary.a8551]

@@TheLifeOfHair so what is he saying how long to leave it on the hair for to develop

[@musicrocksinaustin]

This is amazing! You’ve explained this so easily! Easier than some hair colorists I’ve seen on KZbin.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Oh that is very kind of you to say I do try my best to keep things as concise and simple as possible

[@NikiKL]

Interesting stuff! Thanks! ... Did you do elasticity tests on the pieces after? Honestly I expected the 30 and 40v to go a little lighter.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

No I didn’t doing the Elasticity test on them afterwards the hair was so strong Asian hair normally is, Yes one thing I will say though is that they were air processed so you would’ve got more lift had to have been covered by a foil so it’s a good gauge of what you might get from the scalp breach if you were going to do something like that with that type of hair but not a good gauge if you were looking to do highlights. Hope that makes sense 😁👍🏻

[@cicigig9]

they usually would lift lighter with the heat from your head , he didn’t close the foils or anything

[@0blivvy8]

So interesting! I love how informative your videos are. I watch a stylist who advocates for low and slow, but he does say to check frequently and don't leave on longer than the manufacturer's guidelines. He says it's better to do 2 rounds of low vol. rather than 1 round of high vol. left on too long. He's also said that the low vol. developers tend to cancel out more orange and yellow tones. Has anyone noticed this? The 10 vol. here came out beautiful without even toning!

[@trackfish7437]

The hydrogen gas is what makes the higher developer lighten the hair faster. It appears to be working faster as there is a fast paced lifting stage when it is lifting however it slows down not long after because the percentage is higher. This would absolutely work for an expert when they are relying on little time however it can be dangerous to strip colour out of the Cortex to a high level very quickly if the hair is in any way compromised or has limitations to begin with. I loved your analysis and I think your are very articulate within your narration when delivering video content. Great work! 🙂

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Wonderful stuff track fish thank you very much for your comment

[@immaculateumutoni786]

This was soooooooooooo educational and more insightful than any video of colouring I’ve ever watched! Thanks so much for your professionalism!! You rock💖👌🏾💕💕💕 you just gained a new subscriber!!

[@Zahra-gj3cz]

It was the best comparison of developers I've ever seen. Thank you so much❣

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Glad you appreciated it ✌🏻👍🏻

[@soupspiracy]

I bleached my hair today with the schwarzkopf blondme and 20 vol developer - the low and slow method is recomended on the packaging and it lifted beautifully

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Interesting Anni well the point of this video is that you should follow the Manufacturers guidelines so if they recommend it then super if something goes wrong you are covered 👍🏻 out of interest what does in say ???

[@matthewthatguy9567]

Anni baer can I see the outcome please? I’ve heard so many good things about blondme

[@soupspiracy]

@@matthewthatguy9567 its blue now sorry

[@Freesingskills19]

james, you are a real gift to us in this industry! thanks for doing the work for all of us!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Ah thank you Adrienne very kind of you to say 😁👍🏻

[@Rania-err3]

Was lazy about bleaching my dark roots then found an expert to encourage me with his charming presence. 😂

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Glad that I could assist you in seeing the differences Rania ✌🏻😁

[@celesteessel4500]

How’d it go

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

I used 30 volume in my bleaching mixture. I left the bleach on for 70 minutes. My hair turned almost white....and I had NO damage to my hair or scalp. I have dark brown/black hair. I only needed to process once to achieve almost white. Dark brown/black has should process for 60-70 minutes per manufacturers instructions, from the company. Medium to light blonde takes 20-25 minutes, light brown to dark blonde take 30-40 minutes, dark blonde to medium brown takes 45-60 minutes. And NEVER use hair dryers as a catalyst to bleach hair. Cover hair with cap, your head's natural heat is the perfect, consistent way to accelerate hair bleach. Never do more then 2-2 bleach processing of hair, as you will destroy your hair and scalp. Chemical hair processors...perms, dyes, bleaching absorbs into the scalp then into the blood stream...that is why you NEVER massage chemicals into the scalp. All hair stylists should be required to take a college cosmetology chemistry course to be certified to use chemicals on client's hair. I am an RN who took 4 chemistry courses in college and those course helped me to understand how "peroxide & bleach & perm solutions" work on our hair. You also, have to take in consideration a client's hair texture, skin tone & pigmentation, as those will tell you what volume of developer you should use and how to prevent dark hair from turning orange after bleaching.

[@bluebird1694]

If I remember correctly, Manic panic's bleach says it can process for 90 minutes maximum. I also agree that extra heat shouldn't be used because it opens the cuticle a bit too much while already having a strong chemical on it.

[@kemdepaz9736]

Diane Morgan Well-said👌

[@RobertoRiosbiz]

When I went to cosmetology school in NJ we learned chemistry,the circulatory system,the muscular system,the skeletal system,bacteriology,the structure of the hair, the structure of the skin,porosity of the skin and hair and nail bed and the and the structure of finger and toe nails. When my friends saw my textbooks they couldn’t believe that we had to learn so much to be able to do hair. Every state has different requirements there are some countries where you don’t even go to cosmetology school you do an internship for three or four years before you are allowed to cut hair. I went to cosmetology school plus I didn’t internship at a very high end salon in NYC. My internship required me to bring in models one or two times a week and to be instructed by by senior stylist on how to cut and color hair properly. All top salons in New York City that you read about in magazine require that you do an internship. I feel the hairdressing courses could be better they should add marketing,customer service, psychology and add a business course to the curriculum.Vidal Sassoon took acting courses to learn how to speak properly to be able to communicate with a high end clientele.

[@XXgenderloveXY]

Diane I am a dark blonde and used 40 volume for 60 minutes and it would not go past a level 8 lemon yellow

[@kapee4235]

@@XXgenderloveXY the kind of bleach you use is important. Some bleaches don't lift much.

[@Grace-ti5ul]

Boy do I have a story for you. I am getting ready to do a beautiful balayage on myself after going to a salon and wasting 700 dollars to be a weird ginger with a horizontal line across where my roots are and where the color begins Wanted a blonde balayage and got that instead Starting hair is level 2! Will let you know my results You are the best teacher

[@thomasjamesbennett]

This was really helpful. When I trained we were always told low and slow. Infact. I’ve never used 40vol in someone’s hair ever out of the pure fear that was drilled into me!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Great Tom glad you found this useful 40 V is not the enemy just got to use it with caution

[@hilarygarstang5066]

The side by side comparison is really helpful! I lean towards low and slow on new clients with fine or curly hair, but for the most part I stick with 30, sometimes with a splash of 40. Many of my lightening clients involve additional processes, so I don’t want to spend too much time waiting for lift. I like to get in and out with the bleach and move on. That being said, maintaining the integrity of the hair is always the top priority.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Hilary great comment my sentiments exactly 😁👍🏻

[@carikabester8335]

You just contradicted yourself twice

[@rose_of_venus]

Let's hope you are very good at your job because 40 vol is risky girl.

[@branimirmomcilov7575]

Tnx. for great video! High volume is fine for open air. In foils higher vol. generate higher temperature. I prefer low&slow in foils, strandlights, platinum card... Saturation is also very important part.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Absolutely saturation is king when it comes to bleaching you’re dead right and full techniques invariably always go over manufacturers guidelines for processing so low and it a great idea with foils 😁👍🏻

[@branimirmomcilov7575]

@@TheLifeOfHair, I have a lot of Caucasian hair type clients. Very hard to achieve clean lvl. 10. After many options, low&slow, thin sections and high saturation gives me best results. High vol. of peroxide and rich saturation in foils almost always cause bleeding. For open air and warm tone, high vol. of peroxide is ok. Sorry for my broken English! :)

[@jennifer4196]

I would never leave it on for more then 50 minutes. That is crazy. I always follow manufactures guide lines. That is very insightful full always want to know what different developers do. Thank you for showing me this.

[@cheekydrive]

when he says pale yellow and your 20/20 vision says "hell naw"

[@bluebird1694]

Yeah his colors and leveling was off. Those strands were levels 4-6

[@eboniccolors]

OMG!!!! I said the same thing! This video is fraud lol

[@stephanieallen6406]

Pale yellow is more like the color of a 🍌....that what he was showing was chicken fat yellow

[@CutieRingoJoy]

As if its our fault us Asian has red undertone lmao jokes on them in planning to go vevelt red , i want cat valentines hair

[@TalkingCheeseBurgerr]

Tbh the "Pale yellow" 40 v. looks like a level 8. The hair seems very resistant too. Asian hair tends to have thick individual strands (of course there are exceptions). Also there's other factors like is it porous, virgin hair, do they tend to use heat? etc. This is why a lot of hairstylist turn away bleach jobs especially if you had color of any kind previously. I personally got turned away by over 5 salons in my area and I had virgin hair. They just don't want to be set up for failure and it will make their reputation look bad.

[@shaunie57]

Hi James. Thank you for making this interesting video. I once worked in a salon where the owner and her junior stylists always used 60 vol YES 60vol! with bleach to lift her cap hi lights to pale yellow quickly, this method fitted in with her busy column. I was always terrified of the damage being caused, and the integrity of the hair after the colour service. I now only use 40 vol with high lift tints and use 30 vol max with bleach. The trouble is in a busy salon setting you don't have dream time to do the low and slow method then reapply another application after. I like how the Japanese and Korean salons have 2 stylists applying the product, which saves time and ensures of an even application. I used to work a lot with Scruples products which aren't well known here in the UK. They do an excellent hi lighting colour system called Blazing Hair. You only use 20 vol max even on very dark hair and you add the colour tone into the lightener so it lifts and tones all in one, a bit like Wella Magma but more of a true tone. I've always been scared of colour, when I was training you focused more on technique rather than the technical side. Salons need to ensure up and coming stylists understand the technical side of colour as well as the techniques used to get the desired results. Regards Shaun

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Ah Men’s Shaun, I have used Scruples I know exactly what you are talking about they have some very interesting products. Thanks for you comment 😁👍🏻

[@RaphaelaPareto]

I do have black asian hair and when I went to to my hair stylist (to get a purple hair), she used different volumes in different parts of my hair... but from what I heard her talking to the assistant, she used 10, 20 and 30v... It took more than two hours to lift until a pale yellow, but I felt basically no damage afterwards... I mean, really back in the past I did have a perm and the hair felt more dried on those days than recently, after bleaching... Olaplex miracles, maybe?

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Very interesting well it sounds like you have a very conscientious hairstylist and yes Olaplex will go along way to stopping the hair feeling dry

[@jasonpinkerton8666]

Thank you so much you cleared my doubts.. I'm about to bleach my hair with 40 volume next time..

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Superb Jason quick heads up though be very cautious of using powerful 40 volume on your scalp Most manufacturers don’t recommend it so proceed with caution if you’re going to use 40 volume sometimes if you want to clean the slightest results it’s better to use a lower volume and beat your hair twice but again beating your head twice can be treacherous so always be careful 👍🏻

[@CS-yr5jr]

Your final results were 10 vol = 6, 20 vol = 7 and 6, 30 vol = true 7, and 40 vol = pretty close to 8. Check your redken color chart. It’s a lifesaver when it comes to lightening and toning. Good message about following manufacturers directions. Always a must. Period.

[@bperez8656]

Does 10 vol cause the least hair damage ?

[@charnith5017]

Thank you for this video! Very insightful and informative. Hard to find a video experimenting developers with Asian hair and this is so detailed! I agree with your point. Following the guidelines is safer since it is how the product is supposed to be used.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Fantastic Charlotte so pleased that you enjoyed the video and you got what it was all about ✌🏻

[@khriscornell8930]

Thanks for this video to be honest I didn’t know u could use 10 to bleach at all and I’ve always been on the fence about using 40 so worried of the Damage all this was very informational and I so appreciate the video and I still agree with you about manufacturers directions

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Glad you enjoyed the video Khris I am glad you got so new information from it 😃👌🏻

[@notanotheraaron]

I even use 1.9% as well 😊

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Aaron Pupuke 👍🏻😁

[@deanrobinson711]

It would of gone lighter if it was processing on a warm head.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Yes exactly 👍🏻

[@beautybybekka2278]

Or closed foil

[@pimpmyride7278]

Incubation added of course.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

All these are good factors to a extended lift however if you think about this is very similar to when you just do a scalp bleach 👍🏻😁

[@pimpmyride7278]

The Life Of Hair very true.. except for the heat. I think you said the scalp was like 35degrees or something before. Can’t remember exactly my dear friend. Thanks.

[@Knowmore007-u3j]

your such a hands on visual teacher and i love it!! thx

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Thank you Jenny 😁🙏🏻

[@donnabrown5348]

Your so right…it depends on your base but I’m a base 5 and bleach to platinum I used to do a 20 volume for 1hour with a bag my hair was broken I did 30 volume for 45 minutes with bag and toned after with both still didn’t give me a clean blonde 20 my hair pulled oranges and red and the 30 was a canary yellow…Iv now started 40 volume for 15-20 minutes without bag the last few times I rinse bleach and tone straight away to seal cuticle before I shampoo after my hair is white clean long and healthy no breakage…I don’t believe in low and slow it destroyed my hair and doesn’t get you bright enough…in and out with 40volume 20 minutes max for me the longer you leave it in your hair it’s gonna damage it…it’s taken me nearly 10 years to experimenting with bleach’s hi lifts and toners I was always terrified of 40volume and never touched it I’m so glad I did you leave it in less time blow the cuticle out and you get the cleaner lift quicker without damage 💗💗

[@sarahhernandez9650]

In a foil thin sections I start with 10 vol and as I move up I bump the developer . I will do a partial rinse out of the bottom sections because those sections will be done by the time I’ve finished the top .

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Fantastic Sarah that is exactly how it should be done ✅ 😁

[@maygreenzarri534]

Very useful and clear explanation i can see you got a big heart for people May God bless you more and more 💕💕💕

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Oh thank you very much very kind

[@venetiafillery394]

Very interesting! I've just recently discovered The Life of Hair & its really helped me understand some basic principles of colour which I feel they don't explain in depth at college. Thanks so much James, its very much appreciated! :)

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Great super pleased you like the videos

[@Linda-tm2im]

Wow this is super informative, I have asian hair and I cannot thank you enough for doing this video.

[@stacyyoung8713]

You get your lift from the bleach itself or the tube of color your using. The developer is like the gas pedal. It's how fast you want to get from point A to B. Your choice as a stylist what the clients hair can handle.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Stacy Young Exactly Stacey that is exactly how it works but my point is when people are using low and slow and misunderstanding what it is all about they are breaking the manufacturers guidelines I have read many an article on line people advocating to break manufacturers guidelines not necessarily even being aware that they are advocating such things but if you break the manufacturers guidelines and something as well the consequences can be devastating as I’m sure you’re aware 😁👍🏻

[@jayneweaver8695]

LOVE this experiment! Would have like to see thinner sections to see if that would help, talking out my ear don't know hairstyling. Definitely appreciate this presentation!!! THANK YOU!

[@JaneSmith0709]

You do the most interesting experiments. This was very enlightening for me. I do wish we could have done a damage assessment on each one after but I'm thinking that an Olaplex treatment afterwards along with good hair care could probably take care of any damage on typical hair. Thanks, James!

[@Corrans]

Olaplex doesn't actually reverse damage, only "masks" it, in my humble opinion. I say that as someone who has bleached her hair many times and had a lot of damage. Once the hair is damaged, nothing truly fixes it.

[@alisonjetmar7437]

Excellent tutorial. I watched it all! Thank you for sharing your expert knowledge!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Wonderful Alison glad you appreciated it thank you very much for your comment

[@myranda0059]

Please make more videos, I’ve watched two so far, and have learned more than I do on others KZbin channels, and me and my niece do our own hair, so we need to see more videos like this.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Superb glad you enjoy the videos I definitely will be making more there is 150 on my channel so far and I have got hundreds more to make

[@MS_Work10]

Thank you so much for your valuable time to make this video and provided us knowledge. I hope you teach us more about colouing.

[@gloriamejia4308]

You should do a video of which causes the least damage on brassy hair

[@TheLifeOfHair]

I can sure add it to my list 👍🏻

[@odalysruiz4]

Thank you! I believe it's like medicine. Every client needs a different method. And definitely no drier! I watch so much unnecessary damage! Love your videos! ✌✨💜💙💛💚🌹

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Wonderful analogy absolutely love that glad you enjoyed the video thank you for your comment

[@updosystem]

Looked like my daughter's science fair project...lol. Love trying things out like this. Personally I like fast because I get so stuck in a strong gold stage. Green eyed girl here. Being a level 6 I still need two process to get to plae yellow and I like the texture it gives me. I remember when flat irons came out we were cooking the foils in the irons🙊🙄🤐 Thanks James!!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Cheers Gretchen yes it was a bit school science fair I’ve been thinking of other school science fair experiment so I can do. Wow cooking foils with flat iron interesting 😁👍🏻

[@minnabinna123]

Low and slow worked best for my light brown very long hair. It’s still silky healthy no breakage and no damage at all using 10 vol developer with bond protection bleach

[@DisbyComics]

Good experiment. I'd like to see one regarding activator lotion and liquid lighteners, on boxed dyed dark blind ash or black dye over blond. Cheers!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Hi Dawn thank you for the comment yes I will add it to my list of experiments I would like to do in the future

[@XXgenderloveXY]

Please please could you do a video on virgin hair that is light to begin with (like a dark blond/light brown), that does not lift easily? And the process one should do to get it to lift?

[@lydvincecruz824]

Amazing video.Gives people and hairstylist the knowledge on what volume developer to use. Thanks for sharing.❤❤❤

[@mcmax1128]

Thank you so much for this information! I'm about to bleach my friend's hair and I'm pretty excited, I hope it turns out well even though I have bleached my own hair before, new sub from Mexico 🇲🇽😉 One quick question, if his hair is a natural (virgin) level 4 and he wants bright neon pink hair, should I lift to a level 9/10 or can I work with a level 8 as well? Hope you have a lot of success, you really deserve a lot of subs

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Superb I hope it turned out well?! I Thanks for the Sub. For neon pink hair I would say we need to get it closer to 9/10 rather that 8 However you don’t really need it to be a 10, I recommend neutralising the hair with a violet colour before you apply the pink to have the most neutral platform to apply your pink too 👍🏻

[@StrengthFaith]

Thank you so much for sharing. I'm no professional but I colour my hair alot at home I never use box dyes/bleach etc. I always buy professional products but for a long time I always thought the lower developer % = less damage but now from watching this video I now know that is not true. Thank you I've been learning a lot from your videos 👍

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Wonderful Kerry pleased you got something from it

[@KittyQualtagh]

lmao, i used 40vol once on my naturally level 8 hair and it worked so fast i couldn’t get an even coverage. i swapped right back to my 20vol/30 minutes processing routine 😅

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Absolutely my friend that I didn’t say that one size fits all this is a you choose scenario you pick the best technique for your style of work you just need to bear in mind the manufacturers guidelines that is all I am trying to say in this particular video ✌🏻

[@Dumbpuppet101]

Super great video. Really interesting illustration and experiment ! Bleach formulation itself is so important. Wholesale beauty places in my community have really low cost but high quality developer and blue powder bleach. I've always had my best success with powder as it thickens with developer so that you can fully saturate the hair. With box bleach it was always too runny and they go with their own ratios that may not always give desired consistency. They also mix other chemicals for scent that really doesn't matter or contribute to colour at the end. Also wear gloves always lol I lifted my hair four times, the first two times I went in brave hand painting but then my skin started peeling quite bad and burned a lot. I'm basically saying I've learned to use gloves, they are great, don't be lazy like me.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Superb thank you very much for your comment glad you enjoy the video

[@Mi.123mi]

Nice video, so since the process time matters for the damage, what about those additional bonding substances like olaplex, matrix bond untim8, etc. Do they really help cut on the damage?

[@Doglovr_87]

My ADHD brain LOVES this way to learn!!!! Thanks a ton!!

[@katiemahonsky6492]

It probably would have lifted higher if it wasn’t Asian hair. 20 and 30 vol are what I use I’ve never used 40 vol.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Absolutely Katie Asian hair will always be difficult to lift, the point This video wasn’t to point out that Asian hair is difficult to lift, the point of this video is not break manufacturers guidelines or at least if you are understand that you are and that 10,20,30 & 40 volume all perform differently in the same amount of time some people believe that there is no difference between the pro oxide the difference is there if you follow the manufacturers guidelines. 😁👍🏻

[@Ohaigirr]

As an anonymous user, I dislike your comment about it being “Asian hair” that wouldn’t lift higher. As a professional, with the right technique, a better quality lightener, and patience, I could get someone with resistant hair really light. 🧐🧐

[@zofiajaneczek184]

@@Ohaigirr very true, I've seen it done on a video that I think was Korean? Don't really know for certain due to the video being really good but no English subtitles. The hair artist did a bleach ombre on dark Asain hair and later went over that with more bleach in a balayage type pattern. She went from a level 7 gold with the first go to a level 10+ light blonde with highlights all over. Very beautifully done and yes the hair looked very healthy, with no breakage or damage.

[@nublessed8993]

Is south Asian (Indian, Pakistani etc) included in this?

[@blockcolormister]

Great Information and I really love your videos 👍. I’ve been in the game 30 years and knowing these kind of details sets you apart - I use volume and lift to my advantage when mixing - use the lower volumes as lowlights and higher as high . Etc etc - Knowledge is power! Keep sharing !

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Fantastic Christopher glad you’re enjoying the videos thanks for your comment 😁👍🏻

[@TNAOD]

As someone with dark Indian hair, this was honestly so insightful, I think the 30 volume developer would be good for me, but would you recommend i bleach my hair twice to lift it to an extent where it could hold a darkish grey colour, or would once be enough as i would like to keep it more mellow than vibrant

[@TheLifeOfHair]

It would very much depend on how you go about it yes you will probably need to beach twice I would imagine, but that will depend on whether there is any colour in your hair at the moment hope that helps best J

[@TNAOD]

@@TheLifeOfHair thank you so much!!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

You are very welcome

[@awaywithwinds6115]

Very interesting theory, I've never heard of this 'being in alkaline state' thing. This was very well edited video. Thank you :)

[@DwellonJen]

Hello! The video was very informative thank you! I have one question though, I just bleached my hair with a 40 developer, and after seeing this video I'm very concerned about my scalp and hair :'( while rinsing after bleach, there were no clumps of hair that fell out or anything, then would that mean it wasn't too much damage?? Also, what would you recommend to do after bleaching to keep the hair healthy?? Thank you so much for the video!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

You should be fine Jennifer, I probably would keep bleach you hair with 40V, and most manufacturers do not recommend 40V on scalp if you are just be extremely careful, if you are using foil 30V or 20V will get the job done, If you doing an off scalp technique like Balyage 40V or 30V depending on the hair quality and if you aren’t going to cover it or not. don’t worry to much about your hair at the moment make sure you are using a good protein treatment to keep you hair strong. 😁👍🏻

[@SalmaHatab]

You can use olaplex treatment to revive the hair

[@sharonlan8330]

thank you for doing this video! was always curious which level of developer to use! 5 stars!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

You are very welcome Sharon glad you appreciate it all the best James

[@karmasystem3625]

James thanks this is great ! Our karma System has turned this on its head With our intelligent developers we can lift 3 to 4 shades in 12 to 15 mins without compromising the hair in any way. We have no fears of damaging the hair whatsoever. Yes ... it sounds hard to believe!!! Great video

[@TheLifeOfHair]

sounds amazing i would love to trial it .

[@valh8211]

This is the most useful video that I've seen so far 🙂 thanks for the advice

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Wonderful Val great to hear

[@ngjequier]

I ALWAYS bleach with 7V or 10V and I take the hair to white with no significant damage (Latina’s, asian, doesn’t matter). I have never used 20 without really drying the hair like crazy and 30 or 40 are even out of the question

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Super sounds like you have you technique down 👍🏻😁

[@krislupi66]

I do the same, I start with 7 vol for 15 min and then go back in with 10. It always comes beautifully out

[@inertmatter1945]

@@krislupi66 even with dark hair??

[@Oyuki-Mayonesa]

How many trys does it take to get to dark blond?

[@Veroniquekky]

How many rounds do you have to do? I’m about to do the same, glad to know it works.😊

[@r_l_o6324]

Thank you 🙏. I colored my hair one time= brass😞. I will follow your directions on the second.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Wonderful Rebecca I hope it goes well

[@christinegarrity8939]

I’m sharing this with my coworkers 👍🏻

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Absolutely pristine share away

[@kalimatayyeba7746]

I would like to say that the alkaline mixture may have the same pH but the strength of pushing through the keratin layers depends on the peroxide vol. pushing quickly though keratin bonds of hair causes damage or breakage to hair strands. After 50_60 minutes we can wash hair to complete bleaching the next visit. or we can remove the mixture between fingers and put a new mixture on the same visit according to the state

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Thank you for your comment all the best James

[@matthias5232]

Well you should pay attention to an even application and distribution of the product. Comparing the 10 vol strand to the 40 vol strand there is less product on the 10 vol strand than the 40 vol. For an even lift the hair should 'swim' in the product. Despite that a level 8 is reached when you have yellow, if orange is visible it is max a level 7. There is definitely no level 8 visible.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

All good stuff Mattias, thank you for your observations. 👍🏻

[@farinawever3607]

Thanks for the video! It helped me a lot. Now I know which one to use. Greetings from Walsall West Midlands🇬🇧

[@sharonrose2751]

Results will vary depending on your hair. My hair is as dark but it’s fine so both the 30 and 40 volume would leave my hair platinum blonde by 50 minutes.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Yes absolutely Sharon results will vary depending on the hair density 😁👍🏻 50 minutes is the maximum development time. You can most definitely take it off for that time Science has proven the last time the hair has lighting on it or is in a alkaline state the less damage you will create 😁👍🏻

[@VeronicaHernandez-gl4kb]

did u only use 40 vol. by its self ? or did u put stuff in the vol. ? did it burn your scalp ?

[@87Marilia]

That happened with me .. if with volume 10 my hair bleach very fast I don’t why ? My hairdresser have a lot afraid .. if during application.. after 5 minute already blonde yellow

[@cindypowell6358]

Me too Sharon. I have dark roots about a level 3 or 4, but have fine textured hair & a lot of it. I get mine highlighted with foils, LOTS & LOTS of baby lights foils. My stylist’s have only used 20 volume on me & for the maximum time every time & tones it afterwards. My highlights are platinum but sometimes 15-20 minutes of low heat ( heat lamp that rotates ) is necessary to get me there. I have really long hair & no extensions needed either. I wonder if 30 volume would work better & then no heat at all would be needed? I get nervous as 20 volume is all anyone has ever used on me & my hair is so fine I don’t want any breakage. Any recommendations James? I forgot to mention a bond builder “B3” has always been added to my process as well or Olaplex for added protection. But I’m curious your opinion James on which you think might be best for my hair since it’s fine. 30 volume with no heat, or 20 volume with some heat near the end of processing?

[@navpreetkaur540]

Great, you cleared my dilemma by showing this experiment ..

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Fantastic glad it helped you

[@mycloudsecurityjourney]

I have Asian deep black hair, and I bleached with 40 volume and the results was very good, I left the bleach for 40 minutes, and after 2 weeks I bleach again with 40 volume but for 30 minutes, now I have nice ashy blonde after put the toner on.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Super I am very pleased it worked out for you 😁👍🏻

[@constancejenkins3867]

Thank you for the content 🙏🏽 it was very helpful since I'm very New to the hair colour game 😊

[@KristinaSandnes]

One of the hair dressers I went to a while back had the bleach in for at least 3 hours. My hair started breaking and flying off when they started combing my COMPLETELY wet, not dried at all, hair... with a small comb. It was true pain, and they did not stop when I wanted to do it myself. True nightmare.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Oh crumbs I am sorry you had that experience

[@is0l4ti0n]

3 hours?? They trying to wreck your hair?

[@KristinaSandnes]

Tiffany Layman Apparently... 😳 My hair is thankfully fine now, but it broke off for a year after.

[@melisakelly2375]

I love this video really helped me understand more things but idk why but it freaked me out when you touched the bleach with your bare fingers 😆

[@spookyhuman666]

I found this video, as someone who has processed hair I'm looking to trying to lighten my hair as much as possible to have a more vibrant color than what I have now. A friend of mine had told me a 20 vol would be safer for me because my hair is fine and also has been processed before but still strong. I've been botched by my own stylist where she didn't seem to really care about the unevenness of the bleaching process and she didn't even tone my hair. So I'm attempting to do it myself. My hair is at a level 3-4 with silvery blue ends. Any advice I'd appreciate!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Hi spooki, As you can imagine it’s incredibly difficult for me to help you without seeing your hair but the premise of this video is that bleaching your hair for long times than the Manufacture recommend is not necessarily a good thing 20 volume yes is less damaging than 40 volume and if your hair is already been bleached I don’t recommend you going with any higher than 20 volume also most manufacturers only recommend bleaching hair for a maximum of 20 minutes it has previously been bleached if you are bleaching your hair yourself at home and please make sure that you are following the manufacturers guidelines so that you do not further damage your hair beyond repair making sure that he is a good protein treatment will be very important in the future to try and stem some of the damage that you have created from bleaching your hair I hope this helps Best James

[@alanareebee]

I hate waiting for it to lift also low and slow is bad for my hair since it change the texture and feel...bleach is corrosive get it on carefully and properly wash it out! 20-30 is my go to with bond builder :) nice vid. I love doing hair as well as learning especially from pros! TY!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Yes no and slow is a potentially more damaging option due to the nature of the corrosive cleats you’re absolutely rite 🙌🏻

[@moon-tf6si]

Hi that was informative video just wanna share with you that our Asian hairs r so tough they hv so much red pigments in that case what should we do during streaks or color change seeking professional advice

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Thanks moon45🙏🏻

[@bellakwt1]

Ok this time, you said leave a comment! Umm my comment is I love you and I love your vids, and next time am in UK I will definitly come to you to do my so Arab dark hair ☺️

[@heatherg2083]

Thank you for this James. I have done both, but it's either in foils or with plastic. I would think that would make the difference in end result with head heat, etc?

[@TheLifeOfHair]

You are very welcome, I didn’t show in the video but actually when I was processing them I covered each section with another piece of foil as if it was a highlight yes of course when you have open air exposed bleach it will always dry out faster and give you a different result so I kept it as Realistic to real life uses possible by covering it I realise it’s not exactly experiment but it just gives you the idea. 😀👍🏻

[@heatherg2083]

@@TheLifeOfHair thanks for the added info James 👍

[@seemakhalid4466]

It's a very great experience for those who apply the colour but I like 10 vol it's mild and looking good it's easy to the hair colour

[@seemakhalid4466]

Thank you I follow yours rules

[@bluebird1694]

Could you repeat this experiment but in reverse, using a dark permanent hair color on the bleached strands and compare how fast the different developers activate/oxidize the color at each level?

[@nusratnisha3212]

This is the video I was looking for.. it was extremely helpful as my hair is black and I am bleaching it for the first time by myself, and I was really worried which developer I must choose .. but this video really helped me .. thankyou so much..

[@mochiw2505]

Which one do u use ?

[@nusratnisha3212]

@@mochiw2505 I went with the 30 vol..

[@migwigpee0796]

Pale golden yellow when it’s full on brown orange 💀💀

[@chloedensham4809]

Can you talk through when you would use vol10,20,30 & 40. What types of hair would lean you towards with what vol and why? That would be interesting to know as someone who isn’t in the industry.

[@selenecorvinus2045]

Thanks for a guideline.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

My pleasure glad you liked it 😁👍🏻

[@lynfrisby6537]

great visual experiment that i am going to show my students

[@ranrae3712]

I have really dark black hair i’m just hoping 40 volume will lighten my hair that much 😫

[@minnabinna123]

My stylist highlights my hair using 10 volume developer to do my highlights. I would’ve liked to have nice platinum highlights. However, she refuses to let me go 2 1/2 shades lighter than my own hair. I do sit with my foils for 2 hrs however the results are just enough to brighten my hair overall with skinny portions of highlights vs thick or even chunky. I definitely notice overall brightness as well brightness up my complexion as well. So I understand why she steered me away from lifting it more than 2.5 shades. I have very long (past my waist) light brown hair and it remains super silky and healthy. I don’t think i’d get the same result going to a hairdresser who agrees to use 40 volume developer with bleach to get max lift plus cut down on time. I appreciate my stylist patience letting me sit UP to 2hrs with my foils without heat/lamps without ANY damage to my hair.

[@milan8639]

Very helpful thank you James!

[@TheLifeOfHair]

You are very welcome Lyana 😁👍🏻

[@cherylbglover]

10 V isn't meant to lift so much, because it can't lift the cuticle fully. No matter how long you leave it on. That's why its used for deposits

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Hi Cheryl yes you are totally correct when we talking about 10 volume in terms of using it alongside tint because tint is not as alkaline as bleach for instance when 10 volume is mixed with bleach it will lift to the same level as 40 volume for instance providing it’s left on for a longer time this video is not about breaking manufacturers guidelines we see a lot of people advocating leading on bleach with low volumes for very long periods of time this contravenes manufacturers guidelines in terms of how long we should leave our bleach on the hair so I wanted to make people aware that 40 volume will lift lighter than 10 volume providing we are sticking to the manufacturers guidelines your insurance is not valid if you surpass the lifting limits of the manufacturers recommendations

[@peggykirby2377]

I have always thought the longer it was on the hair the more damage it may do. Not that I'm advocating fast and furious. I have always preferred to work on one client at a time and get it done faster in stead of doing two or three clients and stretching out each ones processing time. I feel it's disrespectful to my clients. I understand that we all work however it's best for us.

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Fantastic comment Peggy it’s wonderful when you get the opportunity to work on one client at a time and you can give them all your attention the point I was trying to making in this video was low and slow or fast and furious neither were perfect but following the manufacturers guidelines to ensure best practices in accordance with the manufacturer So you have the best possible protection from your manufacturer in case something goes wrong 😁👍🏻

[@hinamalik6416]

Thank you nice information about volumes and bleach 👍❤

[@TheLifeOfHair]

You are very welcome

[@jenniferhill7002]

I bleached my dark brown hair twice in one day I used 30 vol and left it on for 40 mins and did it again. My hair is significantly lighter with no damage its like a bright orange/peach colour. It actually looks good however I am wanting to go blonde. Would you suggest doing it one more time with 30 volume for another 40 mins or should I leave it on for less time or use a lower vol with my hair already being very light already? Thanks

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Great Question Jennifer I would go with Manufacturers recommendations on this one and use 30vol for 20mins on any previously bleached hair and and 40mins on and unbleached parts 😁👍🏻

[@colettegrant918]

good points made here, just find low and slow good when doing full head highlighting so can allow for longer application process

[@ATERUTHLESS]

Can you make a video doing the same test on dark hair mix with grey hair using brown dye. 🤔 What level of peroxide is to be use when i want a darker shades?

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Yes what a fantastic idea, I will do it. *tip I always use 10vol when covering grey hair* 😁👍🏻

[@rachelhelman2098]

@@TheLifeOfHair do you pre soften before a 10 vol grey cover colour?

[@taslimsalman3647]

Thank you for sharing your experience..that will help 8n future..

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Wonderful glad you appreciated it thank you for your comment

[@theresanelson9666]

Enjoy watching your videos and have learned quite a bit. I would still much rather have my hairdresser do this than myself, but since the Covid has put a limit on getting our hair done I’m almost forced to try this myself. Now I am not a hairdresser by no means, but I’m getting older my hair is naturally auburn and the older I get the lighter it gets, and of course getting gray. so I would like to get ahead of this and put some highlights in my hair. I am scared to death so I have been looking at professional hair videos to get an idea on how to do this, kind of like buying a car! get the facts before you take it out. So my question is... hair dyes and highlights that you get from a store are definitely not equivalent to the ones that you purchase online from professionals. What would be their ratio per box high or low the 10% that you showed in this video? And in order to lighten my hair without getting a orange or brassy look what would I use? Thanks again for the video and I understand if you cannot comment on this. But a thumbs up at least if you read it would be nice thanks again

[@Bmwbaybe]

Oh and I’m doing baby lights for lightening and in between my foils low lighting with 6gn and 6t equal parts for that ugly underline pigment w/o diluting. Would you suggest that or something else?

[@TheLifeOfHair]

Yes providing that your undertone is orange on the colour that you are trying to cover with the 6GN and 6T combo 😁👍🏻