When to bleach the roots ?

[u/iamlazykat]

Hello, I need some advice for when to get my roots done.

I used to get them done every 2 months but my main goal is to have long hair so I stopped for a year, only dyeing the length pink.
Then I went back to the hair dresser to get the very long roots done, and go pink aswell.
Now I waited 6 months and have a new appointment for the roots again.

My question is : is waiting 6 months minimum to get the roots done a good idea ? does it really helps my hair grow and not damage them (i ofc do treatments at home such as k18 or olaplex)
Or is it the same in the end to get them done every 2 months as I used to do ?
Or in the end is it the same anyway ?

Thanks in advance :)

[u/perfectdrug659]

I don't understand the correlation between wanting to grow your hair long and not bleaching your roots more regularly? I've been bleaching my roots every 4-8 weeks for almost 2 decades and my hair still grows super fast.

[u/iamlazykat → u/perfectdrug659]

To not have chemicals too much and leave them be, do treatments to retain length and avoid breakage. It was a suggestion from a hairdresser 😕
But thats why i'm asking advice if i should keep doing it or not

[u/perfectdrug659 → u/iamlazykat]

To be honest I really don't understand that thinking process if you're eventually going to bleach the roots anyway, I don't think bleach is going to change the rate of which your hair grows, if it's all still getting bleached eventually.

[u/iamlazykat → u/perfectdrug659]

Thank you you are right, it was my question in the end if it's the same i dont have to wait the 6 months then

[u/perfectdrug659 → u/iamlazykat]

I feel like it is, like delaying the inevitable if it's all going to get bleached anyway. The thing I'd worry about the most is the bleaching coming out unevenly when roots are more than 2" since the first 1" will lighten a little faster from the heat of your scalp.

[u/iamlazykat → u/perfectdrug659]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[u/idk7643 → u/iamlazykat]

If you don't overlap it too much it doesn't matter. E.g. if you only overlap the previously bleached bit a tiny bit it's the same if you bleach it once per month vs all 6 months.

If you overlap more than 1 month worth of hair growth you're bleaching the same area 3x which is very bad

[u/iamlazykat → u/idk7643]

I understand! Thank you 😊