Comments on: Home Remedies to Lighten Hair

By: Eva

Eva — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:15:43 +0000

okay so the lemon thing about one tbalesoon to one gallon of water doesn’t work. But i had dark brown hair and I used this other trick and now i have natrual golden colored and some bleech blond highlights. Squeeze out a fresh lemon, mix it with a tablespoon of salt and use a cottan ball or cloth to apply to your hair. Then go out and sit in the sun for about an hour with the BACK OF YOUR HEAD facing the sun. It really works!

By: AlwaysSMARTneverDUMB

AlwaysSMARTneverDUMB — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:45:27 +0000

I tried using a paint brush on a few strands to highlight and add depth. I tried lemon juice..one cup without water and it barely showed. Does anyone have other ideas. I am starting to wonder if the hairdressers are keeping it a secret so they don’t lose clients!

By: michaela

michaela — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:24:34 +0000

if you mix baking soda into your shampoo (about 60% shampoo, 40% baking soda) over about 2 months, it will noticably lighten your hair, i fist used it to help with my oily hair but it worked great for making it look like i just had highlights, i don’t know what will happen if you have normal/dry hair or if you have medium/dark hair, cause i have light,light,light brown hair naturally but good luck!!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:50:59 +0000

Go to the beach and take a dip. dont dry your hair. Then lay on a chair or the in sand with your hair(back)positioned towards the sun.(I repeat not you but the back of your head)Sit for at least 30 minutes. i have tried the lemon thing and it made my hair really dry and stringy.Good luck with your new color and remember its whats on the inside that counts.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:45:36 +0000

Also, using a cinnamon paste will lighten your hair. Mixing cinnamon (powder or boiled sticks) and water and letting it sit in your hair for an hour will add a carmelish color to your hair. I have medium brown hair and i dont know what will happen for other colors.

-i’ve tried the lemon trick, on my hair it doesnt work well.

good luck

By: Lura

Lura — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:05:57 +0000

1st you will want to sleep with wet hair, with conditoner or lotion on it, (make SURE to put a whole lot of conditoner in it :] )
sleep with your head covered, use a shower cap, or like i do just tie a grocery bag snug around your hairline;
then when you wake up in the morning mix equal parts shampoo, peroxide, and conditioner.
then jump in the shwer and rinse off your hair, wash normally until all the lotion/conditioner is gone and the water runs clear.
then you will use that mixture of shampoo/peroxide/conditioner as your shampoo. ( lather, rinse, repeat.)then condition, and style as normal :] don’t do it for more than 4 days a week.