Hair Coloring Guide: Bleaching Risks and Grey Coverage

Choosing the right shade of hair color involves matching your skin tone and understanding the differences between semi and demi-permanent dyes. Learn how to lighten hair naturally in the sun or darken grey hair with coffee and tea.

Is Bleaching Hair Harmful?

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Michelle Miley

Whether coloring your hair yourself or going to a salon, you absolutely must bleach your hair if you want to dye it a lighter color. Bleaching agents do cause hair damage, even when professionally applied. Professionals, however, know what bleaching agent to use, how best to use it and how to minimize the damage.

Writing professionally since 2008, Michelle Miley specializes in home and garden topics but frequently pens career, style and marketing pieces. Her essays have been used on college entrance exams and she has more than 4,000 publishing credits. She holds an Associate of Applied Science in accounting, having graduated summa cum laude.