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Dark brown to ash blonde in a week- little damage because I used Olaplex in all my processing solutions! I have also added some of Olaplex 1 to my conditioner and my hair is in excellent shape. If you search the internet and watch youtube video's you will see that the professionals swear by it. There is science behind it. Get the Olaplex App and understand how it affects your developer strength. Not sure if I am brave or a fool for dying my hair myself. All colorist I consulted said it couldn’t be done for the summer and would fry my hair. This is how I did it and the products I used and the knowledge I gained. How I did it: 1. Day 1:Started with dark hair, natural color but used boxed dye every month to cover a few grays( color a 2 on the color scale) 2. Day 1: 30 min Bleach bath- lightened 1 to 2 shades( resulting color 3) 3. Day 1:Foils with L’Oreal Quick Blue, 30 developer, Oleplex 1- lightened 3 shades, left on for 45 min( results 6 on the color scale) 4. Day 2: 30 min Bleach bath- lightened 1 to 2 shades (resulting color 8) 5. Day 3: Foils with L’Oréal Quick Blue, 30 developer, Oleplex 1, left on for 45 min- lightened 3 shades( results 10 on the color scale) 6. Day 4: color correction(reds and yellows) with a homemade color correction concoction created by mixing Olaplex 2, Color filler and Ardle red and gold corrector drops( they are purple). Put this mixture on and left it on for 3 hours. Results: Ash color. Then toned it with Wella T-18 left on for 20 minutes. Very happy with the results. I have no hair loss or damage Products: 1. Neutral Color Filler 16oz 2. Olaplex 1, 2 and 3 3. Aquaphor 4. L’Oréal quick Blue Powder 5. Ardel Color correcting drops red gold corrector 6. Wella Color Charm Liquid Toner T-18 7. L’Oréal 30 Volume developer 8. Pure organic Coconut Oil 9. DIY Hair Dye kit Knowledge needed: 1. Know the hair color wheel a. You can only lift hair about 3 to 4 shades in one bleaching session b. Know the opposite colors to tone out unwanted shades 2. Understand the components of damaged hair and how to correct it a. Is your hair dry or devoid of fillers( protein and Keratin) This is vital to the treatments you will make to the damage you do. Too much protein, your hair will break 3. Know how to test your hair for damage before you begin and test it after every process 4. Understand “hot roots” and avoid them 5. Know the difference between Toner and dye 6. Understand that you can further damage your hair with protein fillers as they can make the hair brittle which will cause breakage, however protein filler can be a miracle cure for hair that won’t take color, or grabs color unevenly. Balance with moisture treatments . 7. Know which oils can penetrate the hair shaft and add moisture and know which ones add moisture and deposits proteins. Coconut oil is awesome for hair but also deposits proteins so be careful if your hair is brittle and breaking. Good moisture adding/non-protein depositing oils are Caster, Jojoba, Moroccan, argon 8. Know how to do a ‘bleach bath’ ( equal parts shampoo, bleach, developer and 1/8th oz. of Olapex 1 per 3 OZ of bleach bath) 9. Bleach on Oily hair. Don’t wash your hair, alternatively sleep in a coconut mask and then bleach your hair with the coconut oil on. It protects your scalp and the oil and protein from the oil fortifies hair during bleaching. The oil will not affect the bleaching process 10. Use a protein filler after you have bleached out your color, before you tone or dye. It helps the color pick up evenly and leaves hair shinny 11. Use Aquaphor on all exposed skin including forearms *****If you find this review helpful please indicate on the review so I know all this detail helps people.