Lemon juice to lighten hair?

i've heard and read online about how lemon juice can lighten your hair. my hair is a dirty golden blonde color, but when i was little, it was literally platinum blonde. i'm really considering doing this with my hair, except when i brought it up with my mom, she said she would absolutely not recommend it because when she tried it in college, her hair literally turned orange. now, her hair is darker than mine, but back then .. it was about the same color. i'd be sooo horrified if that happened to me! i want a very subtle lightening of my hair. do you suggest trying it? how should i apply the lemon juice, or what should i mix it with? share personal experiences!



here's my hair color now:



http://media.photobucket.com/image/dark%20blonde%20hair/hesjustaboyimjustagirl/for%20blog/aniston.jpg





here's what i want it to look like:



http://whoorl.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/britt_back.jpg



http://z.about.com/d/beauty/1/0/l/F/hilaryduff2.JPG



and just saying .. that's not me in any of the pictures, haha:P



thanks for the help!

peace and love,

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i always use lemon juice when i go to the beach!

for me, the lightening is never too noticeable. just a nice little reminder that i spent the day in the sun :)

i always put it in a spray bottle with a little bit of water. and just spray that in my hair throughout the day. it helps if your out in the sun(intensifies the lightening you'll get)

good luck!Lemon juice to lighten hair?
my hair is the same shade, only a bit lighter, and i think you should go for it!



i just did it today, but make sure to do it on a sunny day, because you need the sun to get it at it's lightest...



i'd also recommend peroxide, but i am still waiting for an answer to to my question:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ar9khQYC7rVdaOphsIKZZ8vsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090619180002AAM1Uw5
Since your hair is already almost blond it will probably work better than it did for your mom.

You're supposed to spread lemon juice (I'm not sure if you're supposed to add something else) through your hair, lather it in like it's shampoo, and sit in the sun for about an hour for a week. The lemon juice on its own doesn't change the color of your hair, it's being in the sun that bleaches it. Lemon juice, however is damaging to you hair. It wouldn't be anything long term, but it temporarily dries out your hair. I recommend washing your hair immediately after and using a deep conditioner or leave-in conditioner.

I tried this a few years back, so I'm speaking from experience. My hair was dark brown and after two weeks of doing that, my hair was really light brown.



Good Luck