Leave damage control to the professionals. If you don't like how your peroxide-treated hair looks or feels, don't reach for a fresh bottle of dye or the scissors. A hair specialist is better equipped for disaster management when things come to a head with your bleach experiments. "A professional has the education, experience and knowledge about hair texture and hair types and what will work best for your specific needs," colorist Georges Rues rightly advises (per Vegamour). Whether it's recommending a bond repair treatment or a keratin procedure to restore hair health, a salon specialist will heal your tresses better than any DIY quick fix ever will. That said, it's equally important that you do some groundwork before giving your hair to any hairstylist's hand.
"The biggest, most unfortunate mistake I see with my guests when they sit in my chair, is a previous colorist overlapping damaged lightened hair," pro stylist Hannah Nishimoto reveals (via Hair.com). Sure, consulting a good colorist might have you burning a few extra bucks. But for the sake of your burned hair ... Be sure that the salon you visit ensures safe color practices, avoids train-wreck methods like double bleaching and uses the right products. There, that's half your battle won. The other half depends on you, as The New Yorker puts it. Be thorough with haircare at home — eat, condition, and destress well. Oh, and rock your locks like the bleached bombshell you are!
