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Glass blonde, beige blonde, mushroom blonde … What we like with blonde hair around here, right? They say that you have to be blonde at least once in your life, and the truth is that achieving it and maintaining it is almost a philosophy , and you have to put a good attitude. Unless genetics work in your favor, wanting to be (more) blonde entails a huge sacrifice, care and visits to the hairdresser . And it is that going from brown to blonde is a long and expensive process that when it is achieved you have to know (and be able) to maintain.
First, because the root effect must be avoided mainly and, later, because to drag dark pigments from the hair and bring it to lighter colors, bleaching must necessarily be used, which ends up damaging and dehydrating the hair.
I tell you all this because this article is not for brunette girls or with very dark hair who want to be blonde but for women with a more or less light color base who want to reduce their hair a couple of tones and give it a 'refresh' by lightening it. lightly and without having to resort to conventional dye. These are the ways, approved by hairdressers, to lighten hair naturally and keep it from losing its vitality .
Let's consider something. These home remedies for lightening hair obviously don't get the quick results of a dye. But, yes, we also make sure that we are not subjecting our hair to the aggressions of having to dye it again and again, and therefore it will not be so dehydrated or brittle. In addition, by not dyeing the hair so much, the care is greatly reduced and, of course, the visits to the hairdresser, which is not bad at all .
We have compiled 5 ways to naturally lighten hair without causing any damage and that you can tell your hairdresser without getting a fight. We started!
- Honey
Honey has been used for centuries to restore hydration to hair, but it also works as a lightener. That is why honey masks to lighten (and also to maintain) hair are so common and have been used since ancient times for their powerful lightening agents. The ideal is to put 4 parts of honey for 1 of water or apple cider vinegar (which gives a lot of shine to the hair and would act as a conditioner) and apply all over the hair. You can also put some spices like cinnamon that can boost its effects.
Without further ado, apply all the concoction through your hair, collect it in a bun and cover it with a shower cap. Let it act for a maximum of 4 hours (leaving it at least an hour), it depends on what you want to lighten the hair and to speed everything up, put a little heat with the dryer. Then, rinse with plenty of water.
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- Sea salt
Who doesn't like those reflections that the sun naturally leaves on our hair? In addition, there is nothing more relaxing and evocative than feeling our hair impregnated with saltpeter, even if it is dry. Yes, too much desire for summer … But it is also a natural 'dye' that leaves locks full of light and we love it. How do you get this all year round or if you don't live near the sea? Well simple. It is as easy as wetting your hair with a mixture of warm water and sea salt (a generous spoonful), putting it on damp hair and letting it dry for 20 minutes, if it can be better in the sun.
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- Sodium bicarbonate
One of the products in our pantry that we can make the most of, and also in matters of beauty to clarify the natural clear bases. Like sea salt, mix a tablespoon of baking soda with warm water until you have a paste that is not too runny or too thick. Apply by strands, as if you were putting highlights and wrap them in aluminum foil. Finally apply heat with the dryer. Avoid the roots.
- Lemon juice
It is the homemade trick to lighten the most subtle hair , but at the same time simple and it serves to give reflections to the lighter bases or to already blonde hair. Lemon juice is acidic and in contact with the sun can change hair color. Put lemon juice in a spray bottle and apply it through the hair like a typical leave-in conditioner. Let it dry in the sun. Highlighted locks will look very natural.
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- Vinegar
Vinegar acts as a powerful hair conditioner because it seals the cuticle, adds shine and strength . But not only that, it can also lighten the hair although in no case it dyes it, it only lowers its color. First of all, you must take two points into account. On the one hand, the vinegar will not change the color of the hair in a single application so do not despair (like the rest of the remedies in this article, being natural, you can use it as many times as you want).
On the other hand, keep in mind that if you have brown hair and you want to lighten and achieve warmer blonde highlights you will have to use apple cider vinegar and if your hair is darker and you want to achieve cooler brown highlights you should use white vinegar (and avoid thus orange tones).
