Hi, I’m Jasen James, a professional hair colorist and your HairColorHelper. I’m here to answer your questions about coloring your hair at home. So many of you are dying to be blonde (get it?) that even I can’t believe it sometimes. It seems everyone wants to know how to lighten their hair. So, what’s the best hair dye to lighten your hair?

The truth is most products on the market won’t get you very light. They’re designed to take you to a maximum of two levels lighter or darker than your natural hair color. You can’t just put a blond hair color on top of what you have and expect results like the photo on the box.

You might have luck with a high-lift blond product if you’re light enough to begin with, but if you’re very dark it won’t take you very far. You’re probably going to be stuck with a tragic orange shade at worst, or with brassy hair at best. If you’re that dark, consider highlights instead of allover lightening. Explore the home highlighting kits that would work best on your natural hair color.

If your heart is set on going allover blonde, you’re going to have to use bleaching products. They will remove your color and then you’ll have to use a new, lighter hair color on top of it. Choose a cool tone so you can minimize the overly golden tones you can sometimes end up with. There are many shades of blonde hair. Be very careful with bleach — you can’t use it very often in the same place because it weakens the hair structure. TLC is the order of the day.

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