Friday, November 12, 2010

Natural Lemon Juice Hair Lightener?

Ok. I want to lighten my hair with lemon juice. I have a medium blonde hair colour - kinda caramel blonde. I need info like

*How many lemons?

*Wet or dry hair?

*It's winter and i cant use the sun - what can i substitute sunlight for?

*How long do i leave it in for?

*Will it damage my hair?



PLEASE! I need all the FULL steps. Have googled - have failed.

HELP APPRECIATED. xx.Natural Lemon Juice Hair Lightener?
Lemon juice is probably the most well known lightener that is both natural and effective, but the acid in lemon juice (if used undiluted or too frequently) can be drying. Another downside to lemon juice is that you have to use it a few times to get noticeable results.



Here's a lemon recipe for hair lightening:

Lemon Juice Lightener

1 part lemon juice

4 parts distilled water

Mix together and rinse your hair with it you shampoo and condition. If you want, you can do the final rinse several times - all you have to do is catch the lemon juice rinse off with a basin. Towel-dry your hair, and you're done. Going out in the sun afterward helps the process along.



If I were you, I'd consider using something less harsh like the options below:



- Steeping certain herbs and rinsing your hair with them can also lighten your natural color and enhance highlights. Just about any yellow-blossomed flower or herb can be used on blond hair, including calendula (pot marigold), chamomile, mullein blooms and leaves, yellow broom flowers, saffron, turmeric, and quassia chips.



- Honey really works well too. It conditions your hair and releases a mild amount of hydrogen peroxide when diluted to lighten your hair without damaging it.



- Rhubarb root gives a honey-colored hue to blond and light-brown hair.



If those ingredients sound more appealing to you, try one of these recipes:

Dilute Honey Lightener

1 part honey

2 Parts conditioner (V05 SKR reportedly works well)

Mix the honey and conditioner and apply to hair. Wrap head with saran wrap and a warm hat. Let sit for 8 hours and rinse.



Natural Blonde Dye

2 whole uncut fresh lemons (squeezed %26amp; strained for juice)

2/3 ounces or 20 grams of marigold flowers (you can buy at health food store)

2/3 ounces or 20 grams of chamomile flowers (buy at health food store)

1 - 1 录 ounces or 30 grams of finely chopped or powdered rhubarb root (grocery store or heath food store)

2 ounces or 50 grams of acacia honey (health food store)

1 pint or 陆 liter cider vinegar

2 ounces or 50 grams of 95% proof alcohol (liquor store).



Put the vinegar and rhubarb into a stainless steel saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer very gently for 10 minutes. Be sure to make it exactly 10 minutes. Less or more may cause problems. Add the chamomile and marigold flowers and juice of the two lemons. Cover the pan and simmer for another 5 minutes. Remove completely from the heat. Let the mixture stand covered with the lid until the liquid is tepid. Filter the concoction through a fine sieve into a bottle. Make sure you squeeze out any liquid in the herbs left in the sieve. Remember to be careful since the liquid may still be warm or even a tiny bit hot. Add the honey, alcohol and squeezed and strained lemon juice from the 2 lemons. Put a tight cap on the bottle and store for your next shampoo.



Apply the mixture directly to your hair and leave on for at least 30 minutes. Be sure to cover your head with a shower cap or the drippage can stain. If you'd like it to drip less, add some conditioner or deep conditioner to the mix for a thicker consistency.



Chamomile Tea Rinse

Chamomile is probably the most popular herbal hair colorant among blonds. A weekly rinse with this herb tea will also remedy the brown streaking that results from overexposure to the sun, and brighten ';dishwater blond'; hair.

陆 C chamomile flowers

1 quart boiling water

To prepare a chamomile rinse, steep half a cup of the flowers in a quart of boiling water for half an hour. Then strain the mixture, and let it cool while you shampoo. Now, pour the brew through your towel-dried hair at least 15 times (catching it in a basin each time, in order to use it again). Wring the excess moisture out and leave the solution in your hair for a half an hour before rinsing it out with clear water.



More information can be found in the links I included below.Natural Lemon Juice Hair Lightener?
This isn't a very successful way to lighten your hair.



First of all, you can use the Real Lemon, which is lemon juice in a bottle. I already have blonde hair and I actually tried this once because I wanted it to be a shade or so lighter. It's actually the same thing as ';Sun In';. Which by the way doesn't work either.



You can get the Real Lemon and fill a spray bottle with it. A spray bottle maybe the size of a hair spray bottle. Shampoo your hair first and leave it wet then fully saturate your hair with the lemon juice. You actually need the sunlight because it's the UV rays that are affecting the color of your hair. So, I'm not sure it will work for you any other way. You may want to try a hair dryer. Leave the lemon juice in and dry your hair. It won't hurt to leave it in and will give your hair a nice lemony scent. It will damage your hair if done often as the lemon juice dries it out quite a bit. All in all sweetie, unless you are against hair colors, I would purchase the blonde hair color you want in the store. You will be much more satisfied with the results. Be sure to look for one that doesn't cause brassiness. Since you stated you have some caramel color in your blonde, lightening it may bring out some of the ';brassiness'; or orange which I'm sure you don't want. I hope this helps sweetie. Good luck :) The lemon juice isn't going to give you the effect you're looking for. :)
The only way straight will work well is if you apply it when you are going to be exposed to a lot of sunlight.

Use peroxide and lemon juice to get the strongest effect. Hydrogen peroxide will work just fine.

Just run it through your hair and go someplace you can get exposure to bright light, if you can't get real sunlight since you mentioned it being winter. Find someplace.... anyplace....

Should work though. and won't be fake. I've used formulas you can buy at stores. These work well too, but because most don't have peroxide, they require LOTS of sun to work at all.

Yes using peroxide as a mild natural bleach will make it easier to lighten your hair naturally without finding a lot of light.
lol i have thought about doing this myself. I would probs use as much lemon juice as possible to cover all your hair, or just the bits you want lightened. Probably leave it in as long as possible. When you go out in the sun though make sure u use sunscreen, even if its winter. It wont damage your hair cos its natural.
heyy,



heres a thing about it on a site i found:

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and:

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and:

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good luck! it genuinely DOES work - i tried it out on my hair, and it really worked.



answer mine please?

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I used to just pour real lemon juice in a botle in my hair then let it air dry outside in the sun - pour it in wet or dry hair



You have got me stumped about what to do in the winter - I guess that is when I would go get my hair highlighted professionally

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