With all due respect, I rather not see a professional and if I go into reasons why, I'll just come off as a nut. So far I did about 2.5 bleachings from level 6 hair. I used Ion Color Brilliance Powder Bleach, which is apparently the most gentle bleach as it's mixed with coconut oil with prevents ample moisture loss and prevents too much protein from leaving the hair. Considering this bleach has received a number of excellent reviews with people with my color hair going straight to platinum in one shot and was noted for its fast bleaching time, I only kept the bleach in 35 minutes the first time with a 30 developer when the directions said it was safe to leave it in until 50. (Now I realize I would have been better leaving it for 50) The next day, I bleached for only 20 minutes (another bad decision) with a 30 developer and it barely made a difference. Clearly I have alien hair or the reviewers super speedy results are questionable; perhaps my bleach may even be defective. A day after the next day, I use the 30 developer again and FINALLY bit the bullet and left it in for 50 minutes. At last, my hair was finally a light yellow, but not quite that pale pale inside of a banana yellow. That's when I bought a 20 developer the last time and left the bleach on for another 50 minutes on the mid and bottom parts of my hair and I barely noticed a change! The picture I provided was directly after that final bleaching. So far I don't even have as much as one split end in my hair and it feels just as healthy as my mother's virgin hair. What I'm asking at this point is if I need another bleach, if I need just minimal lightening with a peroxide based toner, OR if I can just put on the Shimmer Lights at this point if no other lightening is needed.
but definitely no more bleach x
