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

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  • čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
  • This is a very interesting topic, A subject that I have read a lot about recently on social media and various other platforms, low and slow VS Fast and Furious for those of you that are not aware of the differences are low and slow process this is where you use a low-level peroxide and develop it for generally a lot longer than manufacturers guidelines, the premise is that you expose less undertone and you retain the condition where is Fast and Furious is following the manufacturers guidelines. I genuinely don’t have a specific preference for either technique I totally understand how they both work I have used them both many times I think it’s about understanding the difference hopefully in this video I will help explain the differences.
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  • @october49
    @october49 Před 4 lety +1626

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

    • @iOmelettes
      @iOmelettes Před 4 lety +28

      How’d it go?

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +61

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

    • @october49
      @october49 Před 4 lety +99

      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
      @33asmr Před 4 lety +9

      HANNA go with 10 and do a slow process

    • @Yourboyjaayy
      @Yourboyjaayy Před 4 lety +7

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

  • @arepurposedlifewithlaura1496

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

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +9

      Great Laura, glad you enjoyed it 😁👍🏻

    • @tata_krystal866
      @tata_krystal866 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @natha3253
      @natha3253 Před 4 lety +24

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

    • @natha3253
      @natha3253 Před 4 lety +1

      Crystal Cruz east*

    • @gesudenalec1303
      @gesudenalec1303 Před 4 lety +20

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

  • @naomibaram3491
    @naomibaram3491 Před 2 lety +28

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

  • @david19957
    @david19957 Před 4 lety +453

    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
      @kapee4235 Před 4 lety +22

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

    • @CutieRingoJoy
      @CutieRingoJoy Před 3 lety +6

      @@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
      @kimwold Před 2 lety +7

      Exactly, that's what really would matter

    • @charlielove1679
      @charlielove1679 Před 2 lety +5

      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
      @mandyhartjes88 Před 2 lety +4

      @@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

  • @ibelieve1674
    @ibelieve1674 Před 4 lety +516

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +108

      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
      @ibelieve1674 Před 4 lety +17

      @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
      @ibelieve1674 Před 4 lety +10

      @@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
      @xpndnglmts Před 4 lety +6

      @@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
      @ibelieve1674 Před 4 lety +7

      @@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.

  • @realTLC
    @realTLC Před 4 lety +131

    Thanks for using Asian hair! Finally feeling represented LOL

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +11

      Fantastic glad I could be of assistance 😁👍🏻

  • @imzarxki
    @imzarxki Před 4 lety +249

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

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +13

      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
      @lexustn2733 Před 3 lety

      how do i get it to 20 volume i know nothing

    • @guillerminasartorio5304
      @guillerminasartorio5304 Před 3 lety

      same here!

    • @guillerminasartorio5304
      @guillerminasartorio5304 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lexustn2733 you have to buy it in a hairsaloon

    • @mary.a8551
      @mary.a8551 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @shockalockabocka
    @shockalockabocka Před 5 lety +425

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 5 lety +61

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

    • @updosystem
      @updosystem Před 5 lety +1

      Yes!!

    • @oAlexanderXavior
      @oAlexanderXavior Před 4 lety +27

      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
      @Kubulek17 Před 4 lety +4

      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
      @themotherspassport4458 Před 4 lety +6

      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??

  • @immaculateumutoni786
    @immaculateumutoni786 Před 3 lety +10

    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!!

  • @musicrocksinaustin
    @musicrocksinaustin Před 4 lety +26

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

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @Freesingskills19
    @Freesingskills19 Před 5 lety +48

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

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @Zahra-gj3cz
    @Zahra-gj3cz Před 4 lety +11

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

  • @0blivvy8
    @0blivvy8 Před rokem +3

    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!

  • @charnith5017
    @charnith5017 Před 4 lety +9

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @lydvincecruz824
    @lydvincecruz824 Před 3 lety

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

  • @Linda-tm2im
    @Linda-tm2im Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @lilatolouian
    @lilatolouian Před 3 lety +27

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @cheekydrive
    @cheekydrive Před 4 lety +149

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

    • @bluebird1694
      @bluebird1694 Před 4 lety +16

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

    • @eboniccolors
      @eboniccolors Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @stephanieallen6406
      @stephanieallen6406 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @CutieRingoJoy
      @CutieRingoJoy Před 3 lety

      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
      @TalkingCheeseBurgerr Před 3 lety

      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.

  • @jennifer4196
    @jennifer4196 Před 3 lety +1

    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.

  • @maygreenzarri534
    @maygreenzarri534 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @missangelsinner
    @missangelsinner Před 4 lety +10

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

  • @JaneSmith0709
    @JaneSmith0709 Před 2 lety +3

    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
      @Corrans Před rokem +2

      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.

  • @MS_Work10
    @MS_Work10 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @odalysruiz4
    @odalysruiz4 Před 4 lety +2

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @thomasjamesbennett
    @thomasjamesbennett Před 3 lety +15

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 3 lety +7

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

  • @venetiafillery394
    @venetiafillery394 Před 4 lety +3

    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! :)

  • @awaywithwinds6115
    @awaywithwinds6115 Před 2 lety

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

  • @blockcolormister
    @blockcolormister Před 4 lety +1

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @jasonpinkerton8666
    @jasonpinkerton8666 Před 4 lety +16

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

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +7

      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 👍🏻

  • @NikiKL
    @NikiKL Před 4 lety +95

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +23

      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
      @cicigig9 Před 4 lety +6

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

  • @alisonjetmar7437
    @alisonjetmar7437 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 3 lety

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

  • @jayneweaver8695
    @jayneweaver8695 Před rokem +1

    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!

  • @myranda0059
    @myranda0059 Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +1

      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

  • @trackfish7437
    @trackfish7437 Před 3 lety +9

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 3 lety

      Wonderful stuff track fish thank you very much for your comment

  • @valh8211
    @valh8211 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @farinawever3607
    @farinawever3607 Před 2 lety

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

  • @christinegarrity8939
    @christinegarrity8939 Před 4 lety +3

    I’m sharing this with my coworkers 👍🏻

  • @annibaer7785
    @annibaer7785 Před 4 lety +12

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +1

      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
      @matthewthatguy9567 Před 4 lety

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

    • @annibaer7785
      @annibaer7785 Před 4 lety

      @@matthewthatguy9567 its blue now sorry

  • @constancejenkins3867
    @constancejenkins3867 Před 2 lety

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

  • @navpreetkaur540
    @navpreetkaur540 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @Rania-err3
    @Rania-err3 Před 4 lety +14

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

  • @Mi.123mi
    @Mi.123mi Před 4 lety +6

    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?

  • @lynfrisby6537
    @lynfrisby6537 Před 3 lety

    great visual experiment that i am going to show my students

  • @StrengthFaith
    @StrengthFaith Před 2 lety +1

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 2 lety +1

      Wonderful Kerry pleased you got something from it

  • @milan8639
    @milan8639 Před 4 lety +3

    Very helpful thank you James!

  • @branimirmomcilov7575
    @branimirmomcilov7575 Před 4 lety +5

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +1

      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
      @branimirmomcilov7575 Před 4 lety +1

      @@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! :)

  • @melisakelly2375
    @melisakelly2375 Před 2 lety

    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 😆

  • @Grace-ti5ul
    @Grace-ti5ul Před rokem +1

    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

  • @MyHobbyNest
    @MyHobbyNest Před 5 lety +3

    Very informative! Thank you!

  • @khriscornell8930
    @khriscornell8930 Před 4 lety +47

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety

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

    • @notanotheraaron
      @notanotheraaron Před 4 lety +3

      I even use 1.9% as well 😊

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +1

      Aaron Pupuke 👍🏻😁

  • @tm5346
    @tm5346 Před 3 lety

    Thank you The only hairstyle that actually actually use some thing that people can go and purchase ASAP at the store without Mail order or risk if C19

  • @sharonlan8330
    @sharonlan8330 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 3 lety

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

  • @selenecorvinus2045
    @selenecorvinus2045 Před 4 lety +3

    Thanks for a guideline.

  • @karmasystem3625
    @karmasystem3625 Před 5 lety +6

    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

  • @colettegrant918
    @colettegrant918 Před 3 lety

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

  • @frankr337
    @frankr337 Před 4 lety +2

    This is great!!!!!! So helpful and informative!

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety

      Thank you enjoyed it! happy to help 😁👍🏻

  • @hilarygarstang5066
    @hilarygarstang5066 Před 4 lety +37

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +3

      Hilary great comment my sentiments exactly 😁👍🏻

    • @carikabester8335
      @carikabester8335 Před 2 lety +5

      You just contradicted yourself twice

    • @rose_of_venus
      @rose_of_venus Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @shaunie57
    @shaunie57 Před 5 lety +13

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 5 lety

      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 😁👍🏻

  • @kookyrt
    @kookyrt Před 4 lety

    Cool experiment! Thanks for this!

  • @DisbyComics
    @DisbyComics Před 4 lety +7

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety

      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
      @XXgenderloveXY Před 3 lety

      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?

  • @Bmwbaybe
    @Bmwbaybe Před 4 lety +7

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety

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

  • @Em-yo6by
    @Em-yo6by Před 4 lety

    Your visuals were very helpful thank you for the tips

  • @bellakwt1
    @bellakwt1 Před 2 lety

    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 ☺️

  • @sarahhernandez9650
    @sarahhernandez9650 Před 5 lety +28

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 5 lety +6

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

  • @gloriamejia4308
    @gloriamejia4308 Před 4 lety +9

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

  • @Akashablud1984
    @Akashablud1984 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much for making this video. I have very similar hair to the tested strand. It was very nice to see a visual representation of the different volumes and the speed at which they effect the same hair sample. I want to achieve silver hair but after using 40 volume on my hair I don't know what process to use after. If I need to use a toner or if I need to use purple shampoo/conditioner or if I need to bleach my hair twice. I have much more research to do before I attempt this on my hair.

  • @KateKatekerpahairstyle
    @KateKatekerpahairstyle Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks, James. Great video!

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 5 lety +1

      Kate Katekerpa my pleasure Kate 👍🏻😁

  • @deanrobinson711
    @deanrobinson711 Před 4 lety +119

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

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +16

      Yes exactly 👍🏻

    • @beautybybekka2278
      @beautybybekka2278 Před 4 lety +12

      Or closed foil

    • @pimpmyride7278
      @pimpmyride7278 Před 4 lety +3

      Incubation added of course.

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +7

      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
      @pimpmyride7278 Před 4 lety +1

      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.

  • @DianeHasHopeInChrist
    @DianeHasHopeInChrist Před 4 lety +46

    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
      @bluebird1694 Před 4 lety +3

      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
      @kemdepaz9736 Před 4 lety

      Diane Morgan Well-said👌

    • @RobertoRiosbiz
      @RobertoRiosbiz Před 3 lety

      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
      @XXgenderloveXY Před 3 lety

      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
      @kapee4235 Před 3 lety

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

  • @MarieChristina695080
    @MarieChristina695080 Před 4 lety

    This was very useful! Thank you!!

  • @Sandisue
    @Sandisue Před 4 lety +2

    Awesome explanation! Thank you!

  • @taytaynikki93
    @taytaynikki93 Před 5 lety +5

    Thank you for this!

  • @mcmax1128
    @mcmax1128 Před 4 lety +4

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +3

      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 👍🏻

  • @siobhanmorrison3561
    @siobhanmorrison3561 Před rokem

    Taking a look at the condition and stretch of each hair sample would be interesting as well.

  • @Dumbpuppet101
    @Dumbpuppet101 Před 4 lety +2

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety

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

  • @bluebird1694
    @bluebird1694 Před 4 lety +5

    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?

  • @spookyhuman666
    @spookyhuman666 Před 4 lety +9

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +3

      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

  • @MissP3224
    @MissP3224 Před 10 dny

    This helped. Very insightful

  • @nusratnisha3212
    @nusratnisha3212 Před 3 lety

    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..

  • @mohamedbousliba9667
    @mohamedbousliba9667 Před 4 lety +5

    Omg thanks u so much I has helped me a lot ❤️

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +1

      MœHæ LôõkWœòds you are very welcome 👍🏻😁

  • @theresanelson9666
    @theresanelson9666 Před 3 lety +3

    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

  • @Danielle-eu3li
    @Danielle-eu3li Před 4 lety +1

    This video is so helpful thank you so much!

  • @hinamalik6416
    @hinamalik6416 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you nice information about volumes and bleach 👍❤

  • @moon-tf6si
    @moon-tf6si Před 4 lety +3

    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

  • @updosystem
    @updosystem Před 5 lety +8

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 5 lety +1

      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 😁👍🏻

  • @taslimsalman3647
    @taslimsalman3647 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 3 lety

      Wonderful glad you appreciated it thank you for your comment

  • @mishonkid
    @mishonkid Před 3 lety +1

    Really good information!

  • @DwellonJen
    @DwellonJen Před 4 lety +5

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +4

      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
      @SalmaHatab Před 4 lety +1

      You can use olaplex treatment to revive the hair

  • @RaphaelaPareto
    @RaphaelaPareto Před 3 lety +8

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 3 lety +2

      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

  • @jeorgettegarrote6366
    @jeorgettegarrote6366 Před 3 lety +1

    wow just wow i'm really happy because of this interesting facts, do's and dont's we wanted to know thank you for your knowledgeable videos godbless
    NEW SUBCRIBER HERE

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 3 lety +1

      Wonderful glad you appreciated the video thank you for your comment and your sub

  • @tishgoldberg3386
    @tishgoldberg3386 Před 4 lety +1

    Brilliant demonstration

  • @jenniferhill7002
    @jenniferhill7002 Před 4 lety +5

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +2

      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 😁👍🏻

  • @kristenelizabeth4509
    @kristenelizabeth4509 Před 4 lety +4

    part of my hair is already bleached, around a level 7, but there are some parts at the roots that are level 5 or 6. i want to get both sections to a level 8. how should i do that?

    • @katiemahonsky6492
      @katiemahonsky6492 Před 4 lety +1

      You could do 2 separate formulas or do your roots and then bring the bleach through the ends. I wouldn’t do more than 20 vol. your roots will lift fast due to the heat from your scalp. Make sure you do a lot of research if you’re going to do this at home. If you can afford it I would go to a salon it is very easy to over process your hair if you don’t know what you’re doing

  • @chloedensham4809
    @chloedensham4809 Před 7 měsíci

    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.

  • @srishtibawankar9486
    @srishtibawankar9486 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much for the comparison 🤗🤗🤗🤗

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 3 lety

      You are very very welcome glad you enjoyed it

  • @stacyyoung8713
    @stacyyoung8713 Před 5 lety +4

    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
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 5 lety +3

      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 😁👍🏻

  • @angeline4378
    @angeline4378 Před 4 lety +3

    Hello! I'm fairly new to these hair products and processes and I was just wondering how did the mixtures get really thick? I know that the volume developers have more of a shampoo consistency, so I was wondering if he added something to them? and if he did, what is it?

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 4 lety +1

      So this product was Redken the flash lift mixed and a 1 to1.5 ratio no additives applied so ratio example would be 35 g of powder to 45 g of pro oxide 😁👍🏻

  • @rosavalencia9814
    @rosavalencia9814 Před 2 lety

    Wow as a starting student I thank you..

  • @lrissa6577
    @lrissa6577 Před 4 lety +1

    Love love love your videos!💕

  • @daisymonaghan9714
    @daisymonaghan9714 Před 5 lety +5

    When would you start the timer, on your first section that you bleach or last

    • @TheLifeOfHair
      @TheLifeOfHair  Před 5 lety +4

      Rosie Bates I start time in each section separately so for instance if I have four quadrants the first one I start timing once I’ve finished applying section 1 Usually the back left quadrant don’t know why I do that I just do in the back right front left front right within reason I don’t always process it for 50 minutes but I always try and avoid going over 50 if I can 👍🏻😁