I don’t think anyone has elaborated much on this process that whole much by the fact everyone’s hair is different. Make sure you write down what you have done with your hair past 6 months and ask for a professional consultation with your hair colorist/stylist at a local salon. While I’m going to focus on general steps and tips on preparing one’s hair for double process at home, which is known as bleaching/lightening and toning, I’m going to share my experience and steps that I undertook when I bleached and colored my hair. I don’t mean on the day you do your hair or at your appointment at the salon. But how to condition your hair prior to any double process or color treatment. This is only good for those who already have previously colored hair at least 3 months or longer (ideally, six months or longer). This is when things get a little tricky.

If you have colored your hair in any color but blonde past 3 to 6 months, then it is feasible to go blonde just after 6 months without new color job.

If you already have bleached or lightened your hair blonde between 3 to 6 months ago but performed a tintback with darker color (red, brown or black) during that time, it’s recommended you grow out your hair at least 6 months before undergoing another bleaching and toning plus trim off the ends to maintain the health of your hair.

Steps to take if your hair is ready to undergo another bleaching:

1. A week before your appointed day to bleach/lighten or color your hair: use a clarifying shampoo such as SUAVE SHAMPOO DAILY CLARIFYING to reduce previous tint as much as possible a few times (2 or 3 shampoo uses would be sufficient) during the week
2. Do not moisture too much with heavy conditioner or moisturizer or your hair shaft will be coated completely to prevent effective color removal and bleaching to achieve their job; use a light conditioner
3. Do not use any styling aids such as hair spray, mousse or gel nor leave-in conditioner of any kind at least a few days before; leave only freshly dried shampooed and lightly conditioned hair

Once you have follow the steps above, your hair is primed for color removal/stripping process (if you have a darker color left in your hair from previous color) or if your have since then chopped off your ends so it only leaves behind your virgin hair (never been colored since then), do proceed with the bleaching or double process.

Have fun with the process! It’s always exciting to go blonde after a long period of being in any other color but blonde.

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