Make curls lighter can not only with the help of artificial colors. To help beauties who want to have blond hair, comes a regular lemon. We will tell you more about how to make hair lightening with this citrus.
Benefit and harm
Natural ways to change hair color, of course, have several advantages. So, lemon juice, which is used to make hair bleaching products, is a natural product. This component does not have an aggressive effect on curls, such as paints with chemical dyes.
Specialists in the use of natural remedies say that such products are rather gentle on hair. So, after applying chemical paints, curls, as a rule, begin to shine less. There may also be such a problem as a strong section of the tips. When using natural lemon-based products, there are practically no such negative manifestations.. Lemon juice, on the contrary, helps to create a beautiful natural shine on the curls.
Among the recipes for homemade lemon-based hair clarification are those that use honey. This beekeeping product has a beneficial effect on curls. After the use of folk remedies containing honey, the appearance of the hair improves - they become much softer to the touch, and also beautifully shimmer in the light.
Means made from lemon juice and honey contribute to the saturation of hair with various vitamins and minerals. This effect contributes to the fact that the curls look beautiful and well-groomed.
Natural remedies made of honey and lemon can even be used to brighten hair, even for women with thin hair. Well suited this method of home coloring for blond girls.
Interestingly, the clarification of the curls with the help of natural juice even used beauties many centuries ago. This method was quite popular among the southerners. At the same time, lemon juice was used not only for coloring, but also in the care after such coloring. So, on its basis it is possible to prepare various means for rinsing. Their use will help to ensure that the hair after washing will be soft and docile.
Lemon juice is a fairly safe product for lightening hair at home. However, this method, unfortunately, is not possible for everyone. In some girls, remedies based on this citrus can provoke discomforting allergy symptoms.
If there are irritations or any wounds on the scalp, then this method is also not worth it. Lemon juice contains natural acids. These substances can get into the wound, which will lead to pain.
Training
When carrying out clarification of hair by means of a lemon it is necessary to remember that this method will not allow to achieve a crystal-white shade of hair. Predict the resulting shade of curls also will not work. For example, in girls with blond-colored hair, using lemon juice to lighten helps to make the hair a little lighter, and will also help reduce the yellowness that appears after bleaching.
The use of lemon means to lighten hair helps to achieve a change in the original color of the curls at least one tone. Worse, as a rule, lightened hard hair. Owners of the same thin on the nature of hair, this method allows you to change the color by 1-2 tones.
Before lightening dark curls with lemon juice, girls with hard hair can be made a softening mask. In this case, further use of lemon-based products will help to achieve the desired result much easier.
Lemon juice made from fresh quality lemons brightens hair well. In order to prepare the most natural means, you need fresh fruit. They contain many natural acids, which have an effect on curls.
However, if you wish, you can replace the freshly prepared lemon juice with the concentrated one.
An important step in preparing to lighten hair with a lemon is an individual sensitivity test. To do this, a few drops of lemon juice should be applied to the skin of the forearm and should be assessed in an hour. If the skin does not appear allergic rash, then such a natural "dye" can be used.
It is important to remember that rinse lemon juice from hair should be carefully. This should be done with the help of running water. If the lemon juice is not carefully washed off, it will help to make the hair look like “icicles”. Also on unwashed hair may remain whitish plaque. If this effect remains, then in this case, the curls should be well washed again.
Ways of clarification
Options for recipes based on lemon, allowing to make hair lighter, several. So, for clarification, you can use directly lemon juice, and other products (soda, kefir, honey, cinnamon). One of the most frequently used methods is to use lemon juice directly. For medium-length hair, 4-5 lemons are required. Citrus fruits should be washed well and then squeezed out of them juice. For owners of dry curls, it is recommended to add 20-30 ml of hair balm to lemon juice.
Apply citrus juice is recommended for dry hair. It is not necessary to wash the head before such coloring. The most convenient option of drawing - a spray. To do this, cooked lemon juice must be poured into this device, and then evenly distributed through the hair. If balm was added to lemon juice, then in this case it is more convenient to apply the prepared product with a brush. In this case, you need to process one order after another.
Many methods of hair coloring involve the use of plastic caps and insulation. When using lemon juice, this is not necessary. Citrus juice should dry naturally. Use a hair dryer for quick drying curls also should not be.
The exposure time of lemon juice on the hair depends on the initial thickness of the hair. So, for thin curls just 2-2.5 hours is enough. It is recommended that owners of thick hair leave lemon juice for several hours or even overnight. After that, the curls must be thoroughly rinsed. During washing you can use your favorite shampoo. After its application it is necessary to use conditioner balsam.
To resort to this method of lightening curls should be no more than 2-3 times a month.
To lighten hair at home, you can also use products made from citric acid. You can make them quite easily, since this product can be purchased in almost any store. Citric acid is a fairly concentrated product. This should be remembered for girls with dry hair. Use these tools infrequently.
For the preparation of means for clarifying curls, it is necessary to dissolve 1.5 tbsp. l citric acid in two liters of water. It is also recommended to lighten unwashed hair in this way. Leave the applied agent should be for 2-3 hours. After that, the curls must also be washed with shampoo, and then apply on them balsam-rinse, selected according to the type of hair.
For clarification, you can use and essential lemon oil. The advantage of this method is that this product not only helps to make the curls lighter, but also get rid of seborrhea of the scalp.
When using such citrus oil, it should be remembered that it is capable of fairly easily penetrating into the structure of the hair. And this can lead to dryness. That is why to resort to this method of clarification is often not worth it.
Lightening curls with his help is quite simple. To do this, you need to apply 4-6 drops of this product on your head. Before applying citrus oil curls should be washed. After that they need to be combed well. After that, wash your head again is not worth it.
There is another method of using lemon oil. So, 4-5 drops of this product should be added to 10 ml of shampoo. This amount is quite enough to handle curls of short and medium length. For longer ones, more shampoo and essential oil will be needed. At the same time it is necessary to keep the specified proportion. Further, the essential oil can be used when washing hair. It is recommended to do this no more than once every 8-10 days. This will help reduce the risk of drying the curls.
A brightening mask is also suitable for brightening curls. For its preparation should be mixed in equal proportions of lemon juice, olive oil and honey. For shoulder-length hair, approximately 40-60 ml of each ingredient is required. It is not necessary to heat this mask. Apply this clarifier more conveniently with a brush. After applying the curls need to cover (you can shower cap), and then insulate. Keep a lemon brightening mask should be within 2-2.5 hours. After that, you need to rinse the head with shampoo.
To lighten the curls of the house, you can use kefir mask. To prepare this tool you need to mix:
- one chicken egg;
- 50 ml of kefir;
- juice of one lemon;
- 30 ml of vodka;
- 15 ml of shampoo.
The prepared means further needs to be distributed on hair. Next, you need to warm the head. Keep such a mask on the curls should be within 8-8.5 hours. After that, they need to be thoroughly rinsed with shampoo.
You can lighten the curls with the help of chamomile decoction. For its manufacture it is necessary to pour two tablespoons of crushed flowers with a glass of boiling water, and then insist for 30-40 minutes. After this, the broth must be cooled, and then mixed with the juice of one lemon. It is more convenient to put the prepared means by means of a spray. It is not necessary to warm the head. It is better to treat curls with such a natural remedy at bedtime, and in the morning they should be washed with shampoo and conditioner balsam.
Aftercare
Too often, use lemon juice to lighten hair is not worth it. If you carry out such a procedure regularly, then you can ensure that the curls will become very dry and brittle. In order to avoid such undesirable consequences, owners of thin curls, prone to dryness, after lemon brightening hair, it is recommended to use nourishing masks and balms.
In order for the hairstyle to remain beautiful for a long time, it is recommended to use soft shampoos during the care. Such tools do not contain aggressive components. Wash curls are also recommended shampoos, in which there is no sulfates. This will keep the achieved effect longer.
Reviews
Opinions about lightening hair with lemon juice are different. So, some girls say that citrus products helped them to make curls lighter. They note that they managed to change their color by just one tone. It is easier, in the opinion of many girls, to lighten natural hair, which has not been previously colored with any chemical dyes.
You can meet and negative reviews. Some regret to note that they failed to achieve the desired result with the help of lemons. There are also reviews in which women talk about the fact that after using lemon remedies they had to deal with severe dryness of curls.
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