How I saved my EXTREMELY damaged bleached hair - STAYING BLONDE ✨ fried + dead to thick + healthy 

Do you use heat on your hair? Let me know ☺⬇

1. Cold air / air dry 2. No heat 3. Heatless curls 4. Wear protective hairstyle to bed (e.g. loose bun, braid/plait) 5. Silk pillowcase 6. Wash hair twice a week 7. Hair mask / hair oil (alternate) 8. leave in conditioner / detangler / heat protectant 9. Brush hair from ends up

I love how she just gave us easy tips to prevent hair damage rather than bombing us with 20 high end products

That hairdresser sounds incredibly rude. Sorry for you experience

It is beyond painful when someone else destroys your hair. I had waist length thick vergin hair. I have red hair. And the lady suggested I have a Henna treatment. Long story short. It turned my hair green. She said no problem I'll just put a bleach pack on your hair and it will remove the green. Needless to say it fried my long hair into what looked like wet cotton. When she started blowing it out it snapped off. I walked out of that Salon with a short pixie cut. This happened to me when I was 18 years old. And it was so traumatic that I taught myself how to do everything related to my hair, myself. Now the only time I go into a Salon is to get a trim.

"A wee bit different" you are adorable.

I appreciate that you included methods/cost-free tips and not just a bunch of products to buy. Awesome video!

I got my hair ruined 2 years ago. I have been in a hair care journey ever since and my hair is almost fully healed . And yeah , I will never bleach my hair again

This transformation is WILD. 🙌🏼 Best tip was find someone who CARES FOR YOUR HAIR. That's so huge and makes all the difference. 🥰 Keep being awesome.

Loooove this video!!! We need more sit down content like this 👏🏻❤

This really inspires me. I've always had long thick hair all of my life. I've been blonde for around 7 years now and have been on the verge of a mental breakdown from my hair loss after getting my top roots done followed by the underneath a few weeks later.. I think it was a combination of that and one evening of using a hair dryer which certainly didn't help my already compromised hair. You're hair looks great I really hope I can formulate similar results by continuing to take the steps! I can't believe those hairstylists said that to you.. I swear, I fel like sometimes these people are out to get you & your hair 😭

Your hair is so gorgeous✨ and you're so well spoken and pretty

thank you for this! Its a relief that other women have had this same experience. My hair will be fine! so be it and so it is

Your blonde hair is beautiful and you've done a great job taking care of it.. your natural color is also stunning. Thanks for the advice 😃

Thanks for an encouraging video...I've been doing my best for nearly a year now to heal my damaged hair & i also do most of what you've done. My curls & volume are FINALLY coming back. Altho i do feel like my hair will never get long again , your video has helped me realize, i need to keep being patient & keep pampering it !! Thank you !!

I’ve been trying to grow my hair back for months now after a hairdresser at my fave salon gave me the WORST haircut I have ever had :( absolutely horrendous… never going back. I feel like my hair is screwed now so here I am looking for EVERY tip I can! Thank you for this video! It was extremely helpful and it’s relieving seeing your transformation to remind me that I am not completely screwed over😅

I went to Ulta to completely just chop my hair to a restarting point and I can tell you that my stylist was understanding. We both related to picking at the scalp and having issues with a bad scalp. She’s having me come in every six weeks to trim it so I can heal my hair.

this is such a good video, Im starting my journey to 're-health' this year! thanks Eireann

I am not blonde but I've been thinking about bleaching my hair for almost 2 years. Thank you for all yours tips and congrats on your healthy hair journey. Your hair looks absolutely stunning 💗💗

You’re so sweet thank you for this ❤ makes it feel like not the end of the world xx

Your humor and accent are mesmerizing. Thanks for sharing, I learned a lot and laughed a lot! Hope you get to 1Mil views! Cheers! TT

All excellent tips (guy who's super enthusiastic about his own long hair here) May I also recommend putting a cheap shower cap over the hair mask and either using a heated cap or a warm towel over the top. Helps it really, really work. I also use olaplex 3 maybe once or twice a month, just to keep everything in tip top shape.

Thank you for making this video! It gives me hope

I over bleached my hair so much it literally started to just break off and I so appreciate your recommendations and I'm going to try it your hair is beautiful again thank you so much👍🤗🙂💖👑

never dyed or bleached my hair but i chopped it off 2 years ago at a bad hairdresser and ever since its been broken. im trying my best to heal it.. it's growing super slow and i miss my beautiful long hair:(

I've dyed my hair pink for over a year now, I love it. I always get compliments on it and it makes me feel pretty. I know you shouldn't attach value to hair, but I feel special with it. That being said the damage the bleach causes is starting to take its toll. I'm gonna give myself a year following your tips.

Taking biotin helps too 🥰 your hair is absolutely gorgeous!

Thank you for this video. Ive been upset for quite sometime about my chemical cut. Im happy I dont need to cut it all off ❤

Your blonde color looks really natural with your skin tone and eyes really pretty

I used to have super long hair (below my bum) and I made an impulsive decision to bleach it in quarantine. Then kept bleaching for a year. Half of my hair fell off one day after overlapping old bleached sections with new bleached sections. I completely stopped bleaching after that tragic incident and now it's been 1.5 years so I have shoulder length virgin hair again and whatever remains from the previous bleaching applications below that.. in comparison to the bleached parts, virgin hair feels soooo much softer and thicker and dries immediately after a shower when the bleached hair needs like 8 hours. I don't think I'll never bleach my hair again after this, it was super traumatising and for a whole year I was in fear that I'd lose my all of my hair... As whatever still remained was slowly falling off after every shower and brushing. I think this is something that people who bleach their hair (especially for the first time) should be aware of as hair loss is extremely common. And from my experience, you can't bring that back to life no matter what you do (I did everything you mentioned on the video). I've just waited until it grew out.

Cut heat Air dry Protective hairstyles Silk pillowcase Less poo Use shampoo tool Hair mask Leave in conditioner Brush from end

this was really helpful, thanks for all your tips!

Thank you for saying to cut down on bleach instead of completely cutting out bleach. So many RU-vid videos say to cut out color completely and while that may help more, some of us just love being blonde 🤣🙌🏼

Finally some light on bleached hair issues! Thank you sooo much :):) Would love to see a make up tutorial!

Right on! I never use heat and I have healthy long blonde & I pretty much follow the rest of your advice. Argon oil! 👍🏻

Thanks for your tips 🙏🏻 ur so beautiful 🧿 love your accent ❤️

I highly recommend investing in a good quality leave in conditioner too! R+Co has an amazing one called sun catcher. Mind you, this brand is pretty pricy. But they have a large variety of products (like over 200 products on their website). I don't use their most expensive line. But I love love love their products, and a little dime size is more than enough! I ended up getting a free sample size of Sun Catcher, which is about 1oz, and it's not even halfway gone, and I got it about three months ago. I pretty much use it every day.

I had a bad experience with a hair stylist. I asked for a dark brown and she gave me black. Like jet black hair. I was not happy and when I asked if we could go lighter she was rude and didn’t answer me for months. My now hair stylist is great and does a wonderful job of getting me back to dirty blonde. She walks me through everything and makes me feel comfortable.

Just bought: silky pillow, rosemary oil, it's 10 leave in, shampoo brush and added to my hair care routine! Thank you! Just love my gold blond and I hope this will also work fo me 🥹🥹❤️

I recently starting doing these things and started also go to a high end saloon. I get highlights about every 2.5-3.5 months, I went the last time end of august and got my next apppointmet 19.dec. Also started using all Olaplex and bought a silk pillowcase etc. Oh and yeh i do the same before bed, I put some olaplex oil in the ends and put it in a loos bun and secure it with a crocodile clip…huge difference.

I don’t used heat on my hair unless I dye my hair 3x a year only. So drying my hair is only air drying only. It’s saved my hair. Also, I braid my hair at night ( lower pony tail only ). If I do it higher it just going to annoy me and my scalp. Plus comb my hair with wide tooth comb from the bottom up so my hair is safe.

I went from brunette to blond and I looove the color but hate the damage. I used to just use shampoo and conditioner, then brush my hair, blow dry it and I’m done. Now I use, normal shampoo, purple shampoo, purple conditioner, hydrating mask, smoothing cream, leave in conditioner and detangler and i still can’t brush it. I lost a lot of hair too from trying to brush through it and now it feels like I have half my hair left. It’s so frustrating! Anyway. I think I didn’t leave the mask on for long enough (just 15mins) so I’ll try to leave it on for longer. And will try some of the other techniques.

Great tips.... I HAD beautiful healthy hair then got cool blonde highlights and it's so dry and damaged now. Idk if I'll ever mess w/bonde again. Your hair is looking quite beautiful now.

This is good advice ☺️

That’s crazy she was that arrogant, props to you for how you handled the situation I feel like I’d be in jail. I’m glad you got your hair back 🖤

Dark hair would look so good on you!

Excellent suggestions!

Regular trim and olpaex and k18 are my life saver

Just use 3% volume, slow and easy , use foil, don't ever get Toner it goes dark, hairdressers ruined my hair so gone back to doing it. My self again thanks for the tips 😇

Your hair looks INCREDIBLE now!!! I have hope for myself now lol. One question- after that pic from before where it was super damaged, did you have to cut all the damaged/split ends off? Or did you just start healing it as best you could and maybe give little trims along the way? Asking because I have hair down to my mid-back that a hair salon recently fried- the popular consensus is if I want it healthy I have to cut all the damage off or it'll just keep splitting and getting worse, which is horrifying to me because I'd have to cut an entire foot off up to my shoulders then, and I've tried to get it that long for years.

I have been exact same situation and I also stop using the heat, stop bleaching (only 2 times a years was bleaching) using Rosmarry oil and also I bought and was doing myself hair BOTOX and in six month people have noticed how my hair started to shine and it stated to grow as well. ❤❤❤

I got the osmo mask after watching this and it's great 👍 thanks Eireann ☺️

Girl we share the same experience, I cried hysterically because my hair was falling out like on chemo after a bleaching in a salon😩😩My hair was thin but I had a lot of it and it was all my pride before this accident😩7 years later they are finally saved and regrowed but this experience learned me a sad lesson😞

I Can relate. My Hair was Absolutely Horrible. Beauticians Do not care. And they was absolutely Rude to you. I’m sorry. You had to go through that. I Used Moroccan Oil No Heat No Color. Washed my hair every 8 Days. My Hair is so Healthy now.

Such an informative video and I love your accents 🤍

My hair was really fried, all the products I used ment more washing which made the problem worse. I got kinami7 hair butter which kept my hair soft and the ends didn't frizz or get crunchy. I just reapplied each night to my ends and by morning they didn't get crunchy or tangled. No silk pillow case, cool air to dry because when it was wet it was stringy, no braids because that pulls the hair that is weak.

Hi one thing to say has been amazing is solgar skin hair and nails vitamins. I noticed a difference big time! I'm in process of sorting my frazzled hair.. I thought it was falling out but now I realise how the bleach has ruined it even though I've only bleached it once last year and had braids before that. Thanks for the tips I am determined to get my hair healthy again! 🥰

Love the video!

I am going through the devastated stage right now 😞 I’ve had long hair all my life and never dyed it. It was down to my bum my whole life . Then one day I picked up hair dye . Dyed it a couple times tops in a year and put heat and it ruined the shit out of it . I wished I never messed with it 🥺

Your hair is gorgeous! I'm curious to know you do your heatless curls. I've tried a couple different ones with lousy results. Also I'm not a fan of the time it takes but I remain open minded.

If my hair air dried as nice as yours, I wouldn’t use heat either. Mine takes hours to dry naturally and then is totally unruly. I blow dry on low heat and that works for me really well. And YES to silk pillowcase. I tried a satin one at first to save money, but my face stuck to it all night. Switched to silk and no problem now.

All your face expressions are so beautiful and graceful wow that make you even more beautiful

Flona reconstructing mask is really good and olaplex is really good as well

My hair density was very lower as compared to previous year due to smoothening. To get back my hair I started applying coccoonion anti hair fall kit by littleeextra and it worked in enhancing hair thickness and hair growth. I would advise if you apply it then always wash your hair by mixing shampoo with a little water before applying as it works better in that way. When you apply hair oil then heat it a bit and then apply. Apply it a minimum of once or twice a week. Use wooden neem comb while brushing your hair and use scalp massager while shampooing to get remove dirt, sebum etc and it gives even improved result.

I normally never react to RU-vid video's, but thanks so much for your tips and this amazing video! The Osmo Hair Mask saved my hair (together with Olaplex 1&2). I'm so happy I bought it. It's by far the best hair mask out there

And for the rosemarry oil it's concetrate for hair and it cause white hair, so we have to put five drops on a spoon of an elevator oil

Great tips . Love osmo moisture mask great value and totally works .

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You are beautiful and so is you accent!

What you did is actually smart. A lot of professionals recommend the same steps

I mix the Jamaican black castor oil and mix in drops of jojoba, marula and argan oil and leave it in over night on a Friday or Saturday and my hair is so soft and shiny. My hair is almost platinum and this concoction has saved my hair. Then leave in conditioners.

An excellent line of products are made by John Friedas, my own head is shaved, but I used the sealing and anti frizz on my super white dog and even wool sweaters. It gives an excellent texture and in Montréal during winter it protected my dog from that toxic gray slush and salt...which can actually cause them cancer...Easily. Hoping your latest video is good news, I'm actually a scaredy cat 🙀 There are also excellent products for grooming horses... Honest! Your mane will be show quality 😁

I’m honestly so mentally connected with my hair. My hair before is my hair in my pfp. Went to a salon yesterday and now my hair are fried, white and my bangs are yellow and i was so sad and desperate that icutted it off to my shoulders and all day i felt like vomiting from sadness. Now i will have to deal with it somehow until i change colour

This was very helpful! I have very thick curly hair that is damaged and breaking from straightening it all the time! I am going to try some of your tips! What did you mean about not using argon oil with heat? I use argon oil all the time but maybe I'm using it wrong! Thanks for the info!💜

hi! i recommend you use a leave in conditioner where it says on the bottle that it is only a leave in conditioner

Thank you ❤ great video !!

I bleach my outgrowth every 6 months. I cut one inch every 6 months. I wash once a week or once every other week. I try not to oil too much as it can weigh down your hair and make it fall out. Do cowashes and hair treatments involving apple cidar vinegar with eggs, honey, bananas etc.

My long-time stylist damaged my hair in July 2023. She has been my stylist since I was in 10th grade and I have always had the same thing done every 4 months a relaxer touch up and trim, and I would trim my own hair in between usually 8 weeks after each visit. Now back in July I went in for my regular relaxer touch-up and trim, and for some reason, she pulled the relaxer through the full length of my hair, and when she was done she had cut my hair about 4-5 inches instead of the normal half-inch trim. I didn't notice until I got home that my hair was damaged and thin. I went in with thick healthy waist-length hair and left with it mid-back and damaged, fast forward to today and my hair is now shoulder length and damaged, I cut as much as I could myself without sacrificing all of my length. I have done weekly protein using Aphoghee and Olaplex followed by a moisturizing deep conditioner. How long did it take you to recover from the damage? I am 7 months post damage, and I the only time I use heat is every four months at the salon. It was so heartbreaking, as I have trusted this woman for years, and she has always been honest and helpful when it came to my hair. I have canceled all my future appointments and will never set foot in a salon even for a trim. Please ladies tell me how long did it take to get back to healthy hair? I really do not want to cut my hair into a bob, it took 3-4 years to grow my hair out from my last short cut, and I loved my long hair. Why would my stylist do this to me? I am still pissed over it and it will be a year in July 2024.

Thank you so much! I'm gonna do what you said! Feel relieved it's savable! My mum told me to brush from the bottom! So true! Also, what do you think about coconut oil? My sisters swears by it. You know you said about letting it dry naturally, mine was only bleached the other day, and when I've washed it, the most fragile bit (at the back) feels so weak and soft and sticky almost that I want to hair dry it just so it isn't so vulnerable, and when I've left it to air dry it just seems to stay wet 😢 do I just wait longer? I've gone from really long thick black hair (box dyed for years) to my natural auburn colour, bleaching was the only way, and I just, like you, don't want to lose the lovely long shiny hair!! I'll defo get the hair mask, it's a 10 and a shampoo brush when I get paid! 🥰

Hey, you're Irish? Love the accent!! And thanks for the video, I can relate to it xx

Thanks for the tips

I have different colors so I am blonde get thin color of my natural base, different color blondes looks more natural and less upkeep and damage

Thank you for this… loved it💗💗💗 Only thing is the silk pillow case, just in case you didn’t know… please use a vegan silk/satin pillowcase because the way they boil those beautiful silkworms alive so that they are forced to open their cocoons (where they get the silk) is so horrendous and such an immense amount of suffering until they die, is really not worth it. I certainly could not contribute to that after I saw it. They are so sensitive and close their cocoons when frightened. Just wanted you to know in case you didn’t 🥲

Hey! I would like to know if you did not have a big haircut after the bleaching fail? I think it might be impossible to grow hair without a haircut or bigger trim at this stage? And how often do you trim your ends now?

You never did say how long your hair restoration journey took? I, like you, brushed my hair straight back, causing a lot of breakage around the crown and sides. My hair is about as long as yours was in the damaged photo, and I really don't want to start over. Your hair no longer looks thin and damaged from breakage and any help would be appreciated! 😊

There is something I wonder. Did you cut your hair after bleach fail? How long did it take you to fix your hair? Recently, I had a similar experience and feel terrible about it. Thanks for the advices.

As a guy, I’d rather GET HAIR growing AGAIN.... Got the Top front thinning and the Back missing the The heir to Britain’s royal kingdom... Missing the Back! Great video production! You have Such beautiful hair!

thank you a lot!!🙏🏼

Silk is brilliant

My hair is half a thick as it used to be and I've only been blonde 2 years I invested in fanola fiber fix bonder mask and the botugen mask aphogee two step protein treatment also biotin supplements my hair is starting to look better I've been trimming it every time I do my roots and I'm ahead of the breakage but think all of products have helped me stay blonde thanks for your suggestions on hair care products think I'll get its a 10 leave in

That recently happened to my last week, they fried my blonde hair, I lost a bunch hair and its also gummy, I really devastated 😭

My hair is a bit longer than yours. I never use hair driers period.Only schampoo without sulphates. Of course brush from ends, otherwise you compact any tangles. Washing twice a week is enough for long hair.Also use John Frida silicone drops for ends after every wash, hair doesn't tangle as bad if you do. And cut ends often to prevent split ends.

My hair looks like your after 😢 I decided a month ago that I’m done with bleach because the last time I bleached it, about 6 weeks ago, they made me sign a piece of paper saying I won’t come after them if my hair breaks. I SHOULD HAVE WALKED THEN but I didn’t and they broke the hell out of my hair. Starting my journey now.

People can have healthy hair even if it’s bleached blonde. They need to use hair masks, leave in conditioner spray, k18 and/or Olaplex. Always use heat protection spray when using heat tools. Use sulfate free shampoo and conditioner. Use a microfiber towel, sleep on a silk or satin pillow case. Only use cloth scrunchies and not the tight hair ties. Use swim shampoo to remove chlorine. Regular shampoo doesn’t remove it from hair. Get routine hair cuts. I’m a licensed cosmetologist. Also her hair is gorgeous!!! 😍

Good stuff thanks

thank you girl, did you get a haircut before starting the process? my hair was fried and extremely damage due to a keratin done wrong. i was sad because i like my long hair but now im starting to take care of my short hair and i also decided to stop doing keratins.

Thank you so much 💘

I wish I didn’t need heat on my hair 😭 I have curly thin hair so if I want it down and nice I have to blow dry it & straighten the baby hairs 😢

Hey, thank you for the useful video! I really appreciate that. How often do you rebleach it? My roots are way too dark to be left out for a long time lol, maybe just a toner on the roots once in a while?

Do you recommend cutting of the damage?😊