{"id":2017,"date":"2020-02-29T00:42:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T00:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boldbarber.com\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2020-02-26T01:14:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T01:14:10","slug":"lighten-hair-with-developer-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boldbarber.com\/lighten-hair-with-developer-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Possible to Lighten Hair With Developer Alone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What does hair developer<\/a> do by itself? If you\u2019ve scrolled through our site before or you simply know a thing or two about hair dyes and hair bleach, you\u2019re most probably aware of the role hair developers play \u2013 they are what opens the hair cuticles so that the bleach or hair dye can have a stronger effect.<\/p>\n

What if you use a hair developer alone, however? Can it lighten your hair to a noticeable degree by itself or is it going to be more or less pointless?<\/p>\n

Will developer lighten hair without bleach?<\/h3>\n

So, can 20 volume developer lighten hair by itself? Or maybe volume 30 or 40? The simpler answer you\u2019ll hear from most people is that hair developer doesn\u2019t lighten your hair by itself as it\u2019s just a \u201cvehicle\u201d for hair dyes and bleach into the hair.<\/p>\n

And while that\u2019s technically true, the simple act of opening your hair\u2019s cuticles can have a slight lightening effect even by itself, especially if you apply some light heat from a hair drier or simple sunlight.<\/p>\n

However, we must stress that you should NOT go overboard with either the hair drier or the developer itself! Keep the hair drier on a light setting, don\u2019t spend too much time in the sun, use a volume 20 hair developer t least at first as volumes 30 and 40 can be too damaging, and don’t apply too much of it either. It\u2019s an understandable impulse to use some extra product to \u201cstrengthen\u201d its effect but that\u2019s not how hair developer works \u2013 putting too much of it will only burn your hair and scalp but it won\u2019t open or lighten your hair any further.<\/p>\n

How to lighten hair with developer and shampoo?<\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s a trick that\u2019s much more effective than using only developer and not nearly as damaging as combining the developer with bleach \u2013 mix shampoo and developer. This combination is perfectly capable of removing permanent hair dyes<\/a> or safely lightening hair by about a tone.<\/p>\n

\"\"All you need to do is mix two tablespoons of volume 10 or 20 hair developer with a daily dose of shampoo. Then, wet your hair in the shower and towel dry it so that it remains slightly damp. Then, using plastic gloves and a brush, start applying the mixture to your hair, strand by strand. Start from the middle and go down to the ends, then return to cover the hair near the roots.<\/p>\n

After that, simply cover your hair with a shower cap and wait somewhere between 10 and 30 minutes, while checking your hair\u2019s color every 5 minutes. Then, just rinse your hair with warm water.<\/p>\n

Can you lighten hair with developer and baking soda?<\/h3>\n

You may have heard that baking soda can help lighten your hair when used together with a hair developer. That\u2019s technically true as the baking soda will alkaline the hair developer and make it more effective. However, we absolutely do NOT recommend trying this comb as baking soda is very damaging to hair<\/a>, especially with the developer opening its cuticles. Either try the shampoo method above or go with the more standard hair dye or bleach methods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What does hair developer do by itself? If you\u2019ve scrolled through our site before or you simply know a thing or two about hair dyes and hair bleach, you\u2019re most probably aware of the role hair developers play \u2013 they are what opens the hair cuticles so that the bleach or hair dye can have a stronger effect. What if you use a hair developer alone, however? Can it lighten your hair to a noticeable degree by itself or is it going to be more or less pointless? Will developer lighten hair without bleach? So, can 20 volume developer lighten…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n