Many beauty wholesalers and suppliers allow individuals without beauty licenses to buy their products but it may cost slightly more for someone, from some wholesalers. I personally use a wholesalers that is a couple of hours from me, since I moved but they have a website and they also deliver orders. I also used to just walk into a beauty suppliers for years in the UK and was never asked once for a license.
Beauty suppliers are a better bet when you know how to dye or bleach your own hair because the products are much better quality compared to standard store brought products. Maybe you could look up beauty supplies or wholesalers on the web to see which ones are close to you and if they have a website then you may be able to order easily online.
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