overbleach
Use too much
To overbleach is to bleach something excessively, damaging it in the process.
Hair that's overbleached becomes brittle and straw-like; fabric loses structural integrity.
The term applies wherever bleaching occurs—laundry, hair coloring, photo editing, coral reefs: She overbleached her jeans and they fell apart.
The stylist overbleached my hair and now it's breaking off.
Excessive refinement beyond need
- overlappingCovering part of another
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
Prone to snapping
- breakageAct of shattering
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- porosityVoid space density
- thinningReducing density or number
frizz · dehydration · tangles · dullness · weakness · gummy · mushy · snapping
Gradual loss of intensity
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- thinningReducing density or number
- holesOpenings through material
- weakeningBecoming less strong
disintegration · worn · threadbare · deterioration · ruined · spotting · fraying
Becoming pale gold-brown
- brassinessHarsh boldness or tinny sound
- patchinessState of being uneven
- bandingAdding decorative strips
- splotchingMaking irregular marks
mottling · washout · ashy · translucent · see-through · ghostly · colorless
overprocessing
Excessive refinement beyond need
- overlappingCovering part of another
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
brittleness
Prone to snapping
thinning · frizz · dehydration · tangles · dullness · weakness · gummy · mushy · snapping · shedding
fading
Gradual loss of intensity
weakening · disintegration · worn · threadbare · deterioration · ruined · spotting · fraying
yellowing
Becoming pale gold-brown
- brassinessHarsh boldness or tinny sound
- patchinessState of being uneven
- bandingAdding decorative strips
splotching · mottling · washout · ashy · translucent · see-through · ghostly · colorless