Can L'Oreal Dialight be used without Diactivateur?

[Natsu]

Hi all
My hairdresser left the bleach on for too long so I'm deeply conditioning etc right now. However, the colour also bothers me as it's too light. I don't want to go to another hairdresser right now so I thought I'd buy a semi-perm just to get rid off the whitish overbleached colour
I really like the dialight milkshake shades but I'm a bit worried that they might compromise my hair a little bit further due to the peroxide in Diactivateur?
If I use it without Diactivateur, will it work at all, and e.g. just wash out quicker, or would that be a waste of money? No other direct dyes/semi perms offer the colours I like..
Any help greatly appreciated

 

[iamtina22]

Are you a qualified stylist as you've posted in the ask a pro section ? If not I wouldn't recommend you colouring your own hair . However, diactavateur is developer and so without it the colour will not develop. Condition wise I would recommend you have a few in salon olaplex treatments and purchase the at home bottle to use yourself .

 

[Natsu]

Are you a qualified stylist as you've posted in the ask a pro section ? If not I wouldn't recommend you colouring your own hair . However, diactavateur is developer and so without it the colour will not develop. Condition wise I would recommend you have a few in salon olaplex treatments and purchase the at home bottle to use yourself .

Thanks for clearing that up for me. Thought that might be the case but one of the websites confused me as it said '
For best results use with L'Oréal Professionnel Diactivateur.; So I assumed they either meant you can use it on its own, or with another developer.
No, I'm not a professional but isn't that the whole point of the ask a professional section? It says 'Not a salon professional but need some professional advice?'?
Oh trust me, if there was a good hair stylist in my town, I would do that. But there's none, I've tried quite a few. I was actually better off doing my hair on my own, it was always in a better condition than it is now. The joys of living in a small town..........
Ah I regularly do olaplex stand alone, I regularly buy the salon intro kits. It does make a big difference!

 

[AcidPerm]

No, it's standard wording for professional colour lines and means use the same brand of activator and not a competitor brand.

If your hair is already damaged from the bleaching, you mustn't use any products requiring an activator as it will cause even further damage at this stage.

A bit like burning your skin during sunbathing outdoors and then going on a sun bed afterwards...!

Keep using the deep conditioning treatments until you find a new hairdresser. A good one will give you honest advice about the state of your hair and what they can reasonably achieve, in terms of colour/condition.

 

[Natsu]

No, it's standard wording for professional colour lines and means use the same brand of activator and not a competitor brand.

If your hair is already damaged from the bleaching, you mustn't use any products requiring an activator as it will cause even further damage at this stage.

A bit like burning your skin during sunbathing outdoors and then going on a sun bed afterwards...!

Keep using the deep conditioning treatments until you find a new hairdresser. A good one will give you honest advice about the state of your hair and what they can reasonably achieve, in terms of colour/condition.

It's not awfully damaged I'd say a little bit, mostly the ends(I do know what my hair looks like when it's very damaged, happened to me a few years ago). Dialight claims to actually nourish the hair, and it says that Dialight is perfect for weakened hair so I'm a bit confused now...
I really need to darken it a shade or two but none of the direct dyes have any nice shades of blonde. Do you have any recommendations?
edit: nvm, ordered revlon nutricolor

 

[JJH93]

I don't think we're actually allowed to give advice to non professionals as these are the rules of this website

 

[Natsu]

I don't think we're actually allowed to give advice to non professionals as these are the rules of this website

What would be the point of ask a pro then? Either way, it's all sorted now

 

[iamtina22]

The point of ask a pro is to ask us advice.. we have given you advice. We cannot recommend that a non pro uses colours and products that are intended for professional use only.