How to lighten black hair: it is not an impossible feat
To understand how to lighten black hair, we have collected a series of tips to follow to avoid riots. If, on the other hand, you do not want to lighten your hair, but prefer to illuminate it with splendid reflections able to satisfy your desire for novelty without distorting your style too much, find out how to give a touch of light to your hair by watching this video that you find below and that we have selected for you!
Lightening black hair: how to do it?
First of all it is good to study the best method to carry out this treatment to be sure not to take risks, not only for the hair, but also for the skin. Therefore always use quality products, bleaches and dyes with an excellent INCI, with natural components and not harmful to health.
But how do you want to lighten them? You can do this in many ways. And by how much do you want to lighten them? As much as possible? What color do you want to arrive at? Read and think about it.Hair lightening is not always an easy treatment.
Much depends on the base color and whether the hair is natural or dyed. If you have never dyed your hair, especially if it is light in color, they lighten much more easily, using a lighter color or with natural remedies, but for dyed hair you need a bleaching or special lightening techniques with chemicals. The black color is the most difficult to lighten, even with natural hair, but especially if it is dyed. In black or very dark hair, melanin reaches the medulla, in light hair only in the cuticles.
In fact, the latter are easily enslaved. If the base color is light brown, you can easily get to blond. Pickling is one of the best lightening techniques: it chemically removes the artificial color pigment from the hair, without changing the natural color. It can also lighten an artificial color by up to three tones. You can make it light, medium or stronger, if you want to definitely change the color. It all depends on the quality, health and problems of your hair. In this way you will gradually arrive at the desired color, without compromising the softness, resistance and health of your hair.
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Do you want to do it yourself? It is possible, but with great caution and no rash decisions.
If you have decided to lighten your hair, you can choose whether to contact your trusted hairdresser or try the DIY. If you want to do it yourself, it is not impossible, as there are good products on sale both in perfumery and in the supermarket, equipped with everything you need and with very easy to follow instructions.
Before proceeding to dye your hair to lighten your hair, if you have it natural, take care of your hair at least a week before giving it the color. Both dye and bleaching are always aggressive hair treatments with chemicals, which can stress and wear out your hair. Used in the previous shampoos dyes, conditioners and nourishing masks for delicate hair. Also make compresses with natural ingredients and essential oils for at least half an hour. Particularly fabulous are those with Argan oil and coconut or olive oil. Leave on for about 30 minutes before shampooing.
In fact, you can use foods that you already have at home, such as avocado, yogurt, ginger, apples, sweet almond oil and aloe vera juice. Consider that if you want to bleach your hair personally you have to resort to substances that oxidize melanin and, therefore, first of all protect your hair.
If your hair is black, you must use 40-volume hydrogen peroxide with a bleach. Spread the mixture on the hair, trying not to touch the scalp too much, as the scalp could be affected. Leave on for about 20 minutes, rinse and then apply a nourishing mask. If the color does not convince you, do the dye, even if it would be better for the well-being of the skin of your scalp to allow a few days to pass before proceeding with the color. This is perhaps too aggressive a treatment for your hair. There are others that are more gradual and healthier. You can try, even if a more expert hand would be needed to lighten black hair, especially if dyed. So, if you have more confidence in your hairdresser's experience and skill, rely on him, especially if you need to do a more complicated bleach. lightly your color, without having to do a real bleaching and not to run the risk of finding yourself with a straw-blond hair.
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Streaks and other lightening techniques, more whimsical and less harmful to the skin
Pickling is one of the best lightening techniques: it chemically removes the artificial color pigment from the hair, without changing the natural color. It can also lighten an artificial color by up to three tones.
It should be done by the hairdresser and choose between light, medium or stronger if you want to definitely change the color.
It all depends on the quality, health and problems of your hair. In this way you will gradually arrive at the desired color, without compromising the softness, resistance and health of your hair.
A valid and even less exhausting method for the hair is to add streaks or highlights of mahogany color on black and blond hair on dark brown hair, only on some strands, and then periodically continue on different strands, in order to gradually lighten more and more, without stressing the hair and without damaging the scalp. Hair can also be lightened with shatush and balayage. The shatush focuses on the tips and also lightens by two tones, the streaks go from the roots to the tips and give volume, the balayage illuminates the base color, but without changing it totally, with the highlights it illuminates the face with shades and reflections particular, with the bronzing hair the hair is lightened in a natural way and with the balayage beautiful luminous tones are added even to the darkest hair.
Let's rely on nature: your home remedies!
For a natural lightening there are also natural remedies instead of chemicals, harmless and not risky for your hair. If you like to change the color and gain light on your face, use them, so you certainly don't risk finding yourself with platinum blonde hair or standing upright like a broom. They are milder remedies perhaps than chemical bleaches, slower in their effect, but more beneficial and healthy for the fibers of your hair and also for the scalp. Their use can also be periodic, in order to increase the lightening effect and make it last longer. These are plant-based ingredients at hand, non-industrial substances, but created by nature. You can choose between various products according to your preferences or attempts made. Just open your fridge or your kitchen pantry. We are talking about honey, cinnamon and lemon, but this time you will not use them for the breakfast donut. They will be of use to you, for your hair, which deserves some special care every now and then. Lemon juice has exceptional properties. Its benefits derive above all from vitamin C and citric acid: it has antioxidant properties, promotes digestion (remember the famous "canary") lowers uric acid and cholesterol. Truly a prodigious fruit. But this time the lemon will give you its Contribution also as a hair lightener. After mixing its juice with a glass of warm water, spray it with a spray container on the hair. Leave it on for about an hour and it will lighten visibly. If your hair with this technique natural lemon juice will become a little dry, you can apply a good conditioner or a moisturizing mask before rinsing them. Honey is also suitable for lightening hair and unlike lemon does not have a dehydrating effect, on the contrary it moisturizes and softens the skin and hair. Yes, maybe it is a bit thick and sticky to spread it easily in this way. If necessary, you can mix it with water and vinegar to dissolve it and, after an hour of i pose, you can check its lightening effect. You can also use it mixed with the conditioner after shampooing, as it is beneficial for softening the hair, but also for the dryness of the scalp skin. Cinnamon, then, is an ingredient with an inviting and wonderful scent, and is very suitable for lightening black or dark brown hair. If cinnamon is used periodically, consistently and in the appropriate way, it will give your hair magnificent coppery red reflections. It should be mixed with the conditioner and left on the hair for about 4 hours. Cover your hair with a shower cap while laying and then don't just rinse, but make a complete shampoo. Repeat the same operation after a few days.
Using chamomile to lighten hair is truly grandma's remedy. In fact, so many years ago they lightened their hair in this way: with the infusion of chamomile. However, the base must also be taken into account in this case. If the base color is too dark it will take several treatments. So, to lighten your hair with chamomile infusion, you can use 5 sachets from the package on the market or a handful of chamomile flowers. Leave them in hot water for about 30 minutes and then pour the liquid on your wet hair after shampooing. After a few minutes you can dry them, without rinsing. By drying them in the sun, the effect will be greater. If your hair is dark brown you will have a coppery effect, if it is light brown it will acquire beautiful warm blond reflections, quite light and bright. Black, dyed hair is more difficult to discolor because it is loaded with pigments that are difficult to remove. For this reason it is better to apply the lightening products on very thin strands of a few hairs. Black hair can also be lightened with chopped rhubarb mixed with water and boiled. Apply the solution before applying the conditioner or buy a ready-made natural blend that is also sold in beauty salons. Beer is also a great lightener for your hair. Furthermore, beer strengthens the hair, making it soft, shiny and voluminous. You can apply it on your hair and massage it, then leave it on for about 20 minutes. In addition to strengthening your hair, it will lighten them considerably. With beer you can also make an effective cream to give well-being to your hair. By mixing it with a mask, you will have a very soft creamy mixture that serves to make the styling last longer. If you add apple cider vinegar to the beer and apply the solution to freshly washed hair, it will be very useful especially for frizzy hair. Combined with lemon, however, it will give a beautiful shine to your hair, after leaving it on your hair for only about 10 minutes.
So, now don't think about it anymore, and finish reading, choose the color and technique you prefer and get to work.
Changing and renewing your appearance is always beautiful and adds a smile to your day!
