How To Lighten Hair Naturally Without Dye

Chemical dyes are damaging to the hair follicles and many women are opting to lighten their hair naturally without using chemical dyes. Lightening dark colored hair can be a challenge compared to lighter colored hair. However, it is possible to lighten dark and lighter hair naturally without dye.

One of the best ways to lighten hair naturally without dye is to use lemon juice. It doesn’t matter if it is squeezed from a lemon or in a bottle it will yield the same results. Lemons have a natural lightening agent (acid) that lightens the pigment of the hair follicle but will not cause any toxic side effects.

Make a lightening hair rinse by adding one part lemon juice to 3 part spring water and set aside. Cleanse hair as normal with your favorite shampoo and pat dry with a towel. Rinse hair with the lemon juice mixture and message in hair covering all strands. Comb through hair to ensure full covered by hair rinse. If you desire a lighter effect, repeat the process but don’t wash mixture out. Let dry naturally in the sunlight. Be sure to use a good conditioner between applications because lemon juice can be drying to the hair.

Add lemon juice to your favorite conditioner to help lighten your hair naturally as well. Squeeze lemon juice and conditioner into the palm of your hands apply to dry hair. Make sure to cover the entire head and let set for one hour and rinse out. Women with a darker hair color hair have reported this technique to work the best for lightening their hair. They also reported a noticeable difference after the second attempt. By adding the lemon juice to conditioner takes care of the drying issue that lemons can cause to the hair.

Another way to lighten hair naturally is with chamomile flowers. Boil water and a cup of chamomile flowers. Reduce heat and let sit on low for one hour. Remove from heat and let cool overnight. Wash hair as normal and pat dry with towel. Rinse hair with chamomile tea and message through hair. Make sure you’re wearing gloves as the flowers can cause staining to your fingers. Wring out excess water from hair and dry naturally or blow dry. Repeat during each shampooing to achieve a gradual lightening of hair naturally.

Combine the two, lemon juice and chamomile tea in a spray bottle for a powerful natural hair lightener. Cover hair with plastic cap and sit in the sun for 30 minutes. Remember to be careful not to get solution in eyes as the acid with cause stinging. Don’t forget the gloves to avoid staining the fingers. Not only will your hair look great it will smell great too.