Natural Ways to Lighten Your Dark Hair!

It seems like being blonde is an obsession today. The hair color has been popularized by Hollywood legends like Marilyn Monroe among others. In the past people went through some extraordinary measures to turn their hair blonde. Even today, many of the hair bleaches and dyes that are sold can be harsh and damage your hair. It would be nice if there was a more natural approach to achieving golden tresses. Fortunately there is!

Lemon juice and Sitting in the Sun:

• Take a spray bottle and fill it with water. Add some lemon juice. Start with about an ounce or so. You can always add more for a second treatment.
• Spray your hair where you want it to be lightened. You can do your whole head or spray selected strands for highlights. Be careful not to get the spray in your eyes or on your clothes.
• Relax in the sun until your hair is dry, usually about a half hour. In colder weather a hair dryer can be used, usually about 10 or 15 minutes.
• If you’re looking for blonde highlights, but don’t want to bother with complicated mixtures and smelling like a lemon, consider the most natural way to lighter hair: sitting out in the sun. Of course, protect your skin with sunscreen and place a towel over exposed parts of the body. Simply lie face down and spread out your hair to greet the sun.

Lemon Juice and Chamomile Tea: To enjoy a mild bleaching effect, mix chamomile tea with lemon juice and use as a rinse.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil: Add nutrients and shine to your lightened hair by adding olive oil to lemon juice, which helps to fight hair damage.

Honey: Honey contains natural Hydrogen peroxide. Iron in honey oxidizes the oxygen free radicals released by the hydrogen peroxide.

Method for lightening hair color with Honey:
Mix 3/4 cup honey with 1/12 cups regular hair conditioner
Apply to damped hair. Wrap hair in saran wrap or a plastic shower cap.
Let sit for up to 8 hours, then rinse.

Warnings

• Start out with a smaller amount of lemon juice or chamomile If it doesn't lighten your hair enough add more and do a second treatment.
• Don't get into your eyes or use if you are allergic to lemons.
• This only works on blonde and light brown hair.
• On red hair, if you tried these remedies the result with be orange instead of blonde.So Don't use them!

Using these home remedies to lighten hair naturally before you resort to the bottle of chemicals. Your body and your hair will thank you.

Note:
Henna Is Great for Your Hair...
In a way, any mention of henna is inappropriate in this post, because it will not lighten hair. Yet good-quality henna will safely allow dramatic color changes. A blonde can quickly become an enticing brunette or red head and brunettes can either become and a total redhead or add gorgeous red highlights to her hair. However, there is no way to bleach hair with henna ...in other words, a brunette will not become a blonde with henna.The really great news about henna is that it is wonderful for your hair, as long as as you are using good-quality henna. In fact, colorless henna is recommended for the health of your hair and the resulting ‘henna hair’ is stronger and more beautiful than it was before. How cool!