Features of hair lightening with Blondex

Many brunettes want to turn into blondes, and Blondex lightening dye can come to their rescue. Like any hair coloring product, it has its own characteristics, contraindications and advantages.

The Blondex tool, created by a Ukrainian manufacturer, has been on the domestic market for more than 10 years and occupies not the last place. This is due to the strengths of the paint.

• Low cost. This tool is one of the budget in its segment. The average cost is from 70 to 120 rubles.
• Availability. You can buy paint in any store: both in the sale of cosmetics and perfumery, and in a regular household.
• The presence in the composition of substances, which help to additionally protect hair from negative chemical influences. They also nourish and moisturize them from the inside out.
• Versatility... Blondex is suitable for absolutely all hair types and lightening techniques. With its help, you can carry out highlighting and complete lightening of curls, as well as new-fashioned coloring in the style of balayage and ombre. This tool also perfectly brightens gray hair.

• Result. This paint has a strong degree of lightening (up to 7 tones), so the result is visible after the first application.
• Ease of use... The paint is easy to use on your own at home. The packaging contains clear instructions and all the necessary components.

Despite the strengths, the tool also has disadvantages.

• Aggressive composition, which contains many abrasive and chemical substances that sometimes have an inappropriate effect on the hair. They look drier, brittle and split. But it's worth noting that everything is individual and depends on many indicators, for example, hair color and its structure, naturalness.
• Possibility of an allergic reaction. Therefore, before use, it is worth conducting a sensitivity test. For this, the product is applied to the bend of the elbow, and waits up to 5 minutes. If after this time there is no redness, then the paint can be used.
• The presence of contraindications: pregnancy or lactation, recent perm, brittle or dry curls, wounds or abrasions on the head.

As mentioned above, this product is easy to use at home, since all the necessary ingredients are sold in one box. The set includes: disposable gloves for hands, a blue bleaching powder, an oxidizing agent and a caring balm after dyeing.

To get started, you only need to find a paint brush and a container for mixing paint components.

The process of lightening hair itself does not take much time and consists of 3 main stages.

• Preparatory. At this stage, it is necessary to mix the oxidizing agent with the powder until a homogeneous state is achieved, after wearing gloves. It is also worth taking care of the condition of the clothes, so you can wear an old robe or use a hairdresser's cape.
• Basic. The resulting mixture is distributed over dry and well-combed hair. The paint should be applied to individual strands from roots to ends. After dyeing the entire length, the head should be covered with a film or a cap and kept for a certain time. It depends on the desired effect, but should not exceed 50 minutes.
• Final. After the end of the time, the paint should be washed off first with cool water, then with warmer water. You can use your regular shampoo. Then you should apply a caring balm and wait up to 10-15 minutes. Then rinse it off your hair again.

Although the paint is easy to buy and use on your own, it is worth listening to some of the recommendations of the professionals.

• The dye holding time depends on the natural hair color. So, to lighten light brown strands, it takes 20 minutes. For brown hair, 30-40 minutes. For black curls, the exposure time will be 40-50 minutes.
• Always carry out a sensitivity test before each use.
• Before lightening, apply cream to the skin along the hair so that it does not stain. Gloves should also be worn for this purpose.
• In order to minimize the aggressive effect of the composition on the hair structure, you can add a protective mask, balm or hair oils to the diluted mixture.

According to expert reviews, this the product is practically hypoallergenic, which is rarely found in professional dyes. They also note that, despite the presence of aggressive substances in the composition, the paint also contains emollient components to maintain hair health.

User reviews are ambiguous: some note the excellent effect and condition of the hair after dyeing, others get a yellow tint after bleaching and dry, brittle hair.

Features of hair lightening with Blondex - in the video below.