Miscellaneous: Today, I decided I wanted to bleach my hair, so I asked my mother...

By notquitejuliet - 04/07/2015 00:54 - United States - Gibsonia

Today, I decided I wanted to bleach my hair, so I asked my mother for help. Apparently, something went wrong, because clumps of my hair started falling out. Now I'm half blonde and half bald, and my mom is just laughing at me. FML

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By goodlord12 - 17/01/2013 07:53 - United States - Branson

Today, I let my friend bleach my hair, which resulted in it falling out in clumps. I spent $150 at the beauty salon fixing it and cutting most of it off. I sent the pictures of my new hair to my friends, and I got the same reply from each and every one of them: "That better be a wig." FML

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Haircut, haircuuuut

By Anonymous - 07/09/2020 05:32 - India - Mumbai

Today, I came to the decision that I needed some variety in my life, so I decided to get a haircut. My mom insisted that she could do it and that she had experience because she cuts my dad's short hair. I had thick, long hair. Now, my hair is uneven, ugly and short. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/03/2016 14:52 - United States - Dallas

Today, I made the decision to lighten my hair from dark brown to blonde. I thought the stylist knew what she was doing, but I ended up with my hair fried off and orange. FML

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By shitberries - 25/12/2015 16:00 - United States - Jefferson City

Today, I tried dying my hair blonde. I put my hair in a bun and waited for it to dye. I guess I did something wrong, because my hair is now 4 different shades of blonde/orange, along with patches of my natural black hair. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/12/2011 17:47 - United States

Today, my mom was feeling down because of her gray hairs. In an attempt to cheer her up, I suggested that she dye them. Her hair turned orange. FML

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Good one, mom

By hairdresser - 18/10/2009 15:27 - Thailand

Today, my mum started yelling at me for leaving scissors on my desk, which my five year-old sister found and chopped all her hair off. She had a lump of hair as proof. After three minutes of her yelling, me crying and apologizing, she laughed and said she was joking. She'd just given my sister a haircut. FML

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By InnocenceBlue - 01/08/2019 12:00

Today, as always, my mother hates my life choices. Particularly my hair for some reason. As she's always whinging about it being dyed blonde, I dyed it back to my natural colour again to appease her, and stop the constant bullying. She hates it. FML

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By stumpy - 31/07/2019 18:00

Today, we were running late because my hair got tangled in the curtains. My mother-in-law got so angry, she hacked at it, leaving me with a bald patch, then went and sat in the car as though we were still going anywhere with her. FML

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By Hair Fail - 22/10/2011 15:32 - United States

Today, I decided I wanted to dye my hair a medium brown. Little did I know, some jerk switched the hair dye boxes. My hair is now bright orange. FML

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By xXRowynXx - 05/09/2010 19:20 - Canada

Today, I bleached my hair for the new school year. Instead of blonde, it came out orange, making my hair look like a bloated pumpkin. FML

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larrena2377 26

Saturday 4 July 2015 15:32

Sounds like it's time to shave your head and start over

DocBastard 38

Saturday 4 July 2015 15:34

Worst. Mullet. Ever.

Comments

JustMyLuck6666 13

Saturday 4 July 2015 17:35

oh my. Maybe a little research on the product next time. I've dyed my hair a couple times and even bleached it but never had fall-out! I'd avoid any harsh products for a while. Good luck op!

carebear111 9

Saturday 4 July 2015 17:37

Hope you used peroxide and not actual bleach!

nymerian 13

Saturday 4 July 2015 17:44

You're not supposed to leave it for longer than a certain time, usually 30 minutes I think. Also you're not supposed to apply heat to it either. It probably is written on the box of the product or you could have asked someone who used it before. Lots of tutorials on the internet too. I've been bleaching my hair on my own for almost three years now, it never got damaged to the degree of falling off.

Nemesiss13 3

Sunday 5 July 2015 8:58

you can leave in bleach easily for more then 30 mimutes. and guess what when it hasn't done it's work, you can apply heat to make it work harder.

nymerian 13

Sunday 5 July 2015 10:05

I suppose it depends on the brand and how strong the product is. I have seen some horrific videos of people who apply heat to hair bleach and loose their hair then on youtube though, that's sorta why I wouldn't try it. In my case, it is best to bleach in two sessions apart a week or so from each other and apply a lot of conditioner on the days in between so it doesn't get papery, if is not as bleached as I want in the first session. But mostly bleaching once is enough for me.

nymerian 13

Sunday 5 July 2015 10:13

*lose, sorry. not "loose".

isabelc 19

Saturday 4 July 2015 17:45

ydi because bleaching your hair at home is never a good idea. it's a very strong chemical. there's a reason hairdressers like me have a job :-). sorry op

Ichiya 29

Saturday 4 July 2015 21:09

Bleaching your hair doesn't require a degree just some common sense and a little time reading the directions.

oyevey45 12

Saturday 4 July 2015 22:32

do you wanna tell that to the financial services I'm paying my student loans to? or the board of licensing and regulations? I'll let them know I just use "common sense" when I'm doing my job.

isabelc 19

Saturday 4 July 2015 22:38

it takes a lot to get a license for cosmetology. its way more than common sense and reading a box. if it was that easy and didn't require knowing th e chemistry of the hair and the chemicals involved there wouldn't have been an issue then would there

MandieL 27

Sunday 5 July 2015 7:54

Many people do not use common sense, which would include reading directions or doing research. Yes, there is a lot that cosmetologists learn at school, but that doesn't mean that people can't bleach/dye/perm/cut their own hair at home without getting a good result. If that was the case there wouldn't be boxed kits. Some people can't afford the outrageous prices some salons charge.

nymerian 13

Sunday 5 July 2015 10:09

Also some hairdressers may just lose track of time and leave it for too long, causing the hair to get damaged. At least some of them are quite careless like that in my country but maybe in where OP lives, it requires a stricter education to get a hairdressing licence.

Enkeria 30

Saturday 4 July 2015 18:14

This is why I go to the salon to do that kind of stuff. Sorry OP. Hope it gets better.

ChloeRattlehead 22

Saturday 4 July 2015 18:32

Leave it on for as short as possible. Sorry you have to shave your head, but if none of you have bleached hair before, YDI for not going to a professional.

GeorgiaBea 28

Saturday 4 July 2015 20:40

Never, ever, bleach your hair at home. Took me 300 dollars to fix what I did to mine, so I feel ya... But damn, that sucks.

Summaria 10

Saturday 4 July 2015 21:31

You need Jesus.

sassypenguinxox 15

Saturday 4 July 2015 22:15

They have lightening kits to help out with that instead of just using bleach. I just lightened my own hair 4 the first time last night so I could dye it a lighter color. Def wanted to use a pre packaged kit 4 that job.