How to Bleach Your Hair Naturally

Natural remedy to lighten your hair colour..

I'm going to share with you on how to bleach your hair without using chemicals.Actually I never knew about this until one year ago when I was reading an enovel,titled Minx.The novel was written by Julia Quinn,one of the famous romance author.The main female character in the novel,Henrietta,frequently washes her hair together with lemon..so she always has a smell of lemons,and her hair has a blonde highlight in the sun.This is after she used the lemon.Since I’m a fan of natural remedies myself,I become curious so I checked on the internet about that.So,it’s true....

How lemon works?

Lemon contains citric acid that helps lighten the pigments in your hair.Just as simple as that!!

Instructions

Prepare about ½ cup of lemon juice,then mix with some water and salt.Since lemon juice is very acidic and can dry up your hair,water is used to dilute it and reduce that effect.Function of salt is for a better absorption of the juice into your hair.

Then,apply the mixture into your hair,until damp.You may use a spray bottle to apply it more evenly,or if you want to produce some blonde highlight on some parts of your hair,spray will do it nicely.Then,comb your hair and get rid of excessive juices.

After that,sit under the sun until your hair become dry.You may need 15,30 or 60 minutes.I think it is better if you do it on a sunny day,where the sun shine brightly,so your hair will dry faster.Wind also helps much,and reduce the time taken for your hair to dry.Combination of acid and UV-light will make the bleaching more effective.

But,some said that you may need not to expose yourselves under the sun because the acid itself has a bleaching effect that can lighten your hair.

Once your hair is dry,wash it thoroughly and apply some conditioner,or mosturizer like olive oil or honey tomosturize it.This is because,the acid inside the lemon can make your hair dry,rough or even brittle.

How often you should do this??

Probably once or a few times a week.Reduce the frequency once you get the desired hair colour.This natural remedy actually works well if you have a blonde,dirty blonde,or light brown hair,where you may want to further lighten the hair colour.It also helps  to produce some blonde highlight in your hair.It’s not really works for those with dark brown or black hair.However,you can have it blonde by using this method if you have chemically bleached-hair before.I’ve read somewhere said that if you try on black hair,it may not works easily or it may turns to orange colour!!Dare to try?? :-D

Since this is a natural method,so you have to be patient and repeat  a few times until you get the colour that you want. The amount of lemon juice depends on various factors.Longer or darker hair require more juices. How well this method works also depends on how much receptive your hair to lemon.Different people may have different results,as some hair may be more resistant for bleaching effect of lemon.

Good things using lemon is that you save money and reduce the use of chemical on your hair.

Reminder:Wear protective sunglasses and  sunscreen when exposing yourself under the sun.Do not apply the juices on the skin and and expose under the sun because it may bleach your skin too!!Since lemon is very acidic,it may cause some irritation to  the skin,so just be careful.