G.enerally prepared with ingredients found in the kitchenthe blends that allow you to lighten hair naturally they actually manage to bleach the lengths because they exploit certain substances that lift the cuticles, eroding the melanin. But what are they? And do they really work?
Lighten your hair naturally: what you need to know
Before attempting to use homemade substances that allow you to lighten your hair in a natural way, Marco Rizzi, hairstylist Namu Hair from Milan, suggests taking into consideration an aspect related to their use. «The final result is not controllable and it is not It is possible to establish with certainty the point of lightening that you can get “.
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«It must be clear that none of the next remedies is equivalent to doing a professional bleaching in the salon, where the expert is able to dose the pigments until the right shade is obtained », underlines Rizzi.
“Realistically, with do-it-yourself products, a light brunette can actually get blonde locks while a head raven manages to accomplish just a dark brown“.
Furthermore, “there is no scientific evidence that the most common do-it-yourself lightening remedies are harmful for the barrel, but it is good to be aware of the fact that they affect a precious element, the most superficial and protective layer of the hair. As a consequence we can find ourselves with lighter but dry and brittle lengths, with an opaque appearance ».
Chamomile is the superstar lightening ingredient
It gives golden glows to light, dark and super-dark browns and red hair, and it’s an old grandma’s remedy that’s always good. To obtain the lightening, a large cup of boiling water is filled and a bag of chamomile tea is left to infuse for 10 minutes.
Once cooled, the herbal tea obtained does apply on the lengths, all over the head or strand by strand to obtain a shine that gives movement to the hair.
He lets himself dry and goes to sleep. The next day you rinse your hair and you will notice the first golden, shiny and reflective glows for the rich in nourishing essential oils of this ingredient. For more intense bleaching, the procedure is repeated until the desired result is achieved.
Lighten your hair naturally with lemon
It is a hybrid citrus fruit, derived from the cross between bitter orange and cedar, and represents a universal lightening remedy. Lemon juice it should not be used all over the hair because it could give unwanted reflections.
Its wedges are used to massage thin or thick strands of hair on the sides of the face. Alternatively, you can mix two tablespoons of lemon juice in a cup of warm water and apply the liquid obtained on the strands using a brush.
When finished, the hair is left to dry in the sun: citric acid contained in citrus intensifies the chemical process that occurs during exposure (photo-oxidation) that destroy the melanin contained in the stem, causing it to fade. A very powerful combined action is achieved that greatly weakens and dries up the stem: therefore it is mandatory moisturize it using a hyaluronic acid maskfor example, after each shampoo.
Sodium bicarbonate: with caution
It has the appearance of a simple white powder with crystalline and odorless granules. Baking soda is a alkaline element which lifts the cuticles of the stem, favoring the elimination of both natural and dyed pigments. It has a strong drying action and therefore it is not recommended in case of dry and fragile lengths.
If it is mix a tablespoon with your usual conditioner, is applied to the hair and then rinsed, or to obtain a light shine the same amount is dissolved in the water for rinsing the shampoo. IS always not recommended to apply it pure. And, even if these are mild remedies, caution with each method just mentionedespecially on a freshly done color, or on weakened, brittle hair.
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