I have at the moment 2.5 inches of roots, then some pink for a few inches, then the rest is white down to the ends. My hair is pretty damaged from overprocessing in the past, so I've been growing it for a while - the roots and pink bits are fairly healthy, but the ends are quite damaged, dry, and haven't held onto the dye as well. It's a bit of a patchy mess.
What I want to do is fade out the pink as much as possible and then decide what to do - ideally I want to use an oxidative semi-permanent to go back to red, so that I get a more consistent base, and then top up with direct dyes if needed. Because of the white I'll need to pre-pig it in some way with a gold or orange, and the pink will not help with this at all!
Fading treatments aren't shifting the pink much now, and are still leaving my hair pretty dry and coarse (I'm using anti-dandruff shampoo plus baking soda, which has worked well in the past). The top layer looks more faded, but there's still a fair bit of brighter pink underneath the top layer. I have considered bleach bathing the roots and pink bits, but I've held off as I'm worried about the more damaged ends. Would this actually be better for my hair than repeated fading treatments?