Peroxide hightlights

[deltadeliquent]

I bought some 40vol peroxide to use in de-staining some plastic that has yellowed.
I'm thinking I could use it also for highlights in my hair. However when I put some on a sample of my hair and let it sit for an hour, nothing changed. I must be missing something.
Can anyone tell me what I need to use with the peroxide to lighten a few strands of hair?
It worked great on the plastic by mixing it with oxy whitener from the laundry room...
Thanks

[Dovetail]

I wish I knew.
I used a peroxide based lightening spray, and it needed heat to react, but then the people who use honey say that heat will deactivate peroxide @.@
I'm interested to know too!

[justgreen]

my hairdresser mixes 30vol and/or 40vol with bleach powder. My advice to you is to not attempt to do this at home. Seek out a good hairdresser with excellent highlight references.

[deltadeliquent]

Ok, so I need some bleach to mix with it? Powdery stuff,right?
I plan on diluting the peroxide, 40 vol is too much...
Then that will take the colour out, and if I want to tone over it?
I'm only thinking about it at this point, mad scientist you see!

[deltadeliquent]

Oh and,
Are peroxide and developer the same thing?

[akilina]

Ok, so I need some bleach to mix with it? Powdery stuff,right?
I plan on diluting the peroxide, 40 vol is too much...
Then that will take the colour out, and if I want to tone over it?
I'm only thinking about it at this point, mad scientist you see!
I think you could? I would never do this. I would simply just go get a lower vol developer if I was worried, being that it is ridiculously cheap.
And yes, bleach powder, for your HAIR not bleach bleach :)
I hope this turns out well for you....hopefully your doubts still result in an okay looking out come >.< I am not trying to be rude here but if you aren't confident in doing a nice clean neat job, I wouldn't even try. I constantly see really bad-at-home-trying-to do-highlights jobs.
If you want to tone it you would then buy a tube of toner, and 10 vol developer and use that.

[lapushka]

These how-to videos might be helpful to you. And I agree with akilina, if you're not sure about what you're doing, don't do it!

Also, get informed, and get the right tools for what you need!

1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BEuXKa5iuM&feature=plcp
2A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLy2fFt7cf8&feature=plcp
2B: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Hs3OxBmIU&feature=plcp
3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18YC3f7z7fY&feature=plcp

[afu]

If you are set on doing it yourself I would recommend getting a lower vol developer specially for hair, you can get it really cheaply and it will take some of the risk out. I would recommend trying out the technique you are going to use first without any bleach and make sure you are confident with it. I decided at one point I wanted to do my highlights myself, practiced foils using youtube videos and then decided it wasn't worth the risk and went to a trainee hairdresser instead

[deltadeliquent]

Oh dear! I'll think I'll back off. It was just an idea anyway.
Thanks for the warnings!