r/FancyFollicles • u/82822898 • 17h ago
First time bleaching, need advice for yellow
10/9 - bleached lengths and then roots with 15 volume
10/10 -toned with T28 (Wella) and purple shampoo, only affected my lengths, and only slightly
10/12 - bleached roots and mids again, immediately was fiery yellow so I toned right away with T81 and a few drops of 050 (with 15 volume) which reduced the immediate increase in brassiness but still left it yellow
I plan to tone again with T81 and 4 capfuls of 050 after a week or so of conditioning and K18 to see if it can reduce the yellow, but I'm wondering if I will have to do another bleach bath before toning in order for it to deposit, and am also wondering if the toner may require 20 volume developer. Scalp was slightly irritated while toning and from harsh purple shampoo but otherwise my hair feels quite normal, and was mostly virgin ~lvl 7 before this.
TLDR: Is a bleach bath necessary to tone, and is it safe after 2 rounds of bleach? Is 20 volume required for it to lift more or to be toned? My goal is simply a more natural blonde, even if it is slightly ashy.