How I Safely Bleached My Short Locs| Blonde Locs

BLEACHED With WellaT16: 6 MONTHS SHORT LOCS

Hi my name is Darlene and I manage "Get Dreadlocks". As someone that has done others hair for years I have no problem maintaining my own. I decided to go blond after growing more grey hair around my hairline. Until it grows throughout my hair I've decided to just go blond and maybe platinum in the future.

STEP 1.

PREP - How I Prepped My Natural Hair Before Bleaching

• 2 Weeks before I bleached my hair I used sulfate free shampoo and retwist my hair with Jamaican lock wax. 
•  Night before the bleaching I applied olive oil to my scalp and locs.
• Optional: I use rubber bands to separate my locs into 7 to 9 ponytails for touch ups. 

STEP 2.

 I mixed my blue bleach, 3 drops olive oil, 40 volume peroxide in a plastic color applicator bottle.

NOTE: Always wear gloves to protect your hands. This product activates once mixed and can cause a chemical burn.

Apply to roots and cover with plastic or foil for best results. I allowed mine to sit for 40 minutes.

Rinse this product very well from your hair. Rinse well and towel dry..Your hair may be very red and brassy. No worries.

STEP 3.

Tone Color (to get any red out) i use Wella T15 or T16 for a more platinum color

A toner will give you the desired blonde you want faster and more efficiently. However with T16, do not leave on too long or your hair will pass the desired blonde you want but the red will be out.

• One part color
• two part 20 vol pero
• Take T16 out by 15 to 20 minutes
• T15 can stay in longer

When you think you have it all out rinse it again. It WILL dry your hair out eventually if even a little is left in
SIDE NOTE: Chemicals should be done by a professional.
STEP 4.
Prep for Retwist. Remember that rice water from the prep? Well, after rinsing your hair well and using paraffin free shampoo or co-washing product. (I use a clear paraffin free shampoo without moisturizers that will prevent my hair from becoming too soft making my hair resistant to locking). Dredge your hair with the rice water and leave for 1/2 hour to 1 hour. (I add 2 drops of peppermint to my rice water)  You can rinse it out if you wish. (Refrigerate any remainer without the rice; it will go sour if you don't.
Here I am below two months later with a freshly cowashed hair which is soft, strong and healthy as you can see my hair is giving me a little "hang time". I loved it really short but now I have a little more confident with  more length. 

I twist my hair with a mix that sets my hair and keeps it from frizzing. I use clips if I want them thinner and tighter. Air dry or go under a medium dryer to dry well.

As you can see the top of my hair has not been retwist yet but the sides have. They will begin to fill back out as the week goes on. But not too much. By the way, I sleep with a satin bonnet. I'll show you how in another article. But here are the ingredients to my mix. I staturate my wet hair well until the end.

• Aloe Vera gel
• clear gel
• locs wax

In the "before" and "after" pictures my hair has become thicker and healthier even with bleaching with high volume peroxide. I only bleach every 2 -3 months or so
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1 YEAR OLD BLEACHED with newgrowth
 and toned with Wella T15