Here comes the summers
frill when everyone wants to have lighter and brighter hair especially a shopaholic
like me. Well in that case I should thank God for giving me such bright hair
(grows out too fast as well). So you will find me experimenting with my hair
often since I don’t like to keep same boring hair styles. I love to indulge in
monthly trips to my colorist. During my visits I have seen girls applying
artificial or chemical based products to lighten their hair, of which I
sometime I feel little awkward as we have all natural ingredients at our home
which tend to make hair lighter naturally and do less damage to hair. 
Here’s how you can get sun-streaked locks
without spending hours or money in salon…
1. Lemon Juice
The first ingredient comes to my mind is Lemon since I am
using it from my childhood. I can remember very well when my mom used to apply
lemon juice on my hair. I can claim lemon juice to be a testimony to the fact
that it actually works. If we talk about scientifically when the lemon juice
heats up in Sun it certainly opens up the cuticles present in hair and lifts
out the pigment. So what you have to do is put some lemon juice in a spray
bottle, add little water to give it some consistency and spray it into your
hair when you head for outside.
If you still doubt the Lemon hair lightening properties try
to pour it on a cut apple you will yourself see the awesome bleaching
properties of lemon.
2. Honey
My all time favorite ingredient is Lemon so I rarely use
honey, but I am sure about its deep nurturing properties. Applying honey directly to hair can be a
trouble so rather than applying it directly you can use it with vinegar for a
smooth application. Though one of my friend who is a hair expert suggested to
apply Honey with vinegar, olive oil and little cardamom for the sooner results.
However, vinegar alone will also do.
3. Tea
Not every tea is actually a lightening agent. Specifically, chamomile tea is considered and applied as a hair lightening ingredient in most of the herbal saloons. Simply boil a tea bag with some water and once it gets cooled rinse your hair with it. Use it 2-3 times before using shampoo in your hair.
4. Beer
Honestly
speaking I have never tried Beer, but my colleagues use it more or less and
told me about its hair lightening properties. Bonus point is that Beer also has
B vitamins and proteins which help to repair damaged hair. If you are planning
to use it I would suggest to use a light beer otherwise you might land up with
smelling like a booze and people thinking you are doing heavy drinking these
days.
I
use Baking Soda as a chemical cleanser; it strips the harmful chemical from
hair and gives them a lighter texture. This may take a longer time then other
agents so you can use them on your hair about once each week at the same time tossing
out harmful chemicals from your hair.
Have
you ever tried any of these hair lighteners?
Do
share your experience with our birdies…
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