bleach damage
Lightener gone wrong
Bleach damage is the harm caused to hair, fabric, or other materials by chemical bleaching agents.
With hair, this typically means dryness, brittleness, and breakage from stripping natural pigment: Years of bleach damage left her hair feeling like straw.
With textiles, it shows as weakened fibers or unwanted discoloration.
- fadedLost original color
- discoloredChanged from original hue
- yellowedFaded to cream
- brittleLiable to shatter
- strawTube for sipping
fried · chemical · chlorine · chemical burn · breakage · split ends · orange · brassiness · color correction · overprocessed · dry · crispy · porous · stripped · harsh · burning · corroded · white spots
- hair disasterschoppy layers, breakage, split ends, color bleeding, chunky highlights
- hair issuesdandruff, split ends, hair loss, frizz, dry hair
- laundry problemsstains, fading, wrinkles, lint, holes
- hair dye failsbrassiness, green tint, tiger stripes, overprocessing, color bleeding
- hair problemsbreakage, split ends, frizz, dryness, tangles