How To Get Hair Lighter Without Using Hair Dye?

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Jan 23, 2013

Keri T.

I don't want to use hair dye because it'll damage my hair, I'm growing my dark brown hair out. how can I get it lighter to match my roots?!:)

Jan 23, 2013

Kara J.

how light are your roots?

Jan 23, 2013

Sophie A.

idk i've heard lemon juice works

Jan 23, 2013

Julia K.

john frieda sheer blonde has a spray which makes the hair lighter :) 

Jan 23, 2013

Whitney A.

The only lifter without product is the sun. That's why a lot of people's hair lightens so much in the summer. If you want to match your roots you're better off coloring just once as close to your natural as possible so you don't have such obvious roots. 

Jan 23, 2013

Whitney A.

Oh your natural is lighter. Got it. Highlights are all you can do I'm afraid. Nothing lifts color but bleach.

Jan 23, 2013

Ash L.

use sun in!! :) I use it during the summer but since I recently went blonde, I put it in. it works with heat, so hair dryer or straighteners should work on it.

Jan 23, 2013

Ashle H.

Goldwell color remover" it will lift out any dies in the hair without removing your nautural pigments, im a hairstylist and its worked lovely for my clients who refuse to bleach out there hair. good luck

Jan 23, 2013

Veronika B.

lemon juice and honey works well .

Jan 23, 2013

Nadine J.

natural sun light or lemon juice

Jan 23, 2013

Emily L.

Search on youtube for a natural hair lightener by andreaschoice. I think she uses honey and coconut oil (it makes your hair look amazing, its non damaging, super cheap, and the honey contains small amounts of natural bleach so itll slowly lighten your hair if you use it twice a week)

Jan 23, 2013

Lisa J.

Warm up some honey and lemon juice and put it on your hair 30 min before you wash it. It also makes it really soft!

Jan 23, 2013

Valerie B.

Lemon juice is VERY drying on the hair...I've used it before but not enough to lighten my hair. My best bet would be to mix lemon juice and chamomile tea together (because it also lightens hair but will tone down the dryness of the lemon juice), put it on your hair, and sit out in the sun until it dries. Then, of course, wash it off unless sticky, tangled hair is your thing. :)

Jan 23, 2013

Tiffany M.

Sun in will not work on dyed hair

Jan 23, 2013

Amani R.

But be careful! The lemon lighteners can produce results that are lighter than what you expect, so take care when using it

Jan 23, 2013

Brittney V.

My cousin tried lemon juice but that takes a while /:

Jan 24, 2013

Amanda C.

Sun

Jan 24, 2013

Lilly B.

I use sun in. Here's a pic of my hair... (I did it like a year ago so it's a bit darker now lol)

Jan 24, 2013

Caren M.

sun, lemon juice I use this stuff from walmart called tio nacho chamomille shampoo it works sooo well! its a Mexican brand but it smells like honey and helps lighten it gradually 

Jan 24, 2013

Keri T.

my natural hair is like a light brown like in Lilly.B's photo, the rest is almost black:/ thanks everyone:) I don't get on well with chamomille, I get a terrible rash from washing powder with it in! so how light will my hair go with lemon juice?

Jan 24, 2013

Keri T.

and does the sun in have any bleachin agents in? how does it work?:) thankyouuu

Jan 24, 2013

Cher W.

I would try the John Frieda stuff lightening spray. I used sun in when I was about 10 because my cousin used it. My hair was very brassy. I swear I looked like an orangutan!!! Lol. The same thing happened to my mom and my cousin. All of us had black virgin hair at the time that we used it. I tried using lemon juice, and it didnt work. So I ended up buying blonde hair dye which turned my hair brown lighter than Eva Mendez's hair in the new pantene commercial. Hair dye does damage hair, but any time hair is lightened, it gets slightly weaker since pigment is getting stripped. I dye my hair every 4-5 Weeks, I deep condition and minimize heat styling. I have healthy hair.

Jan 24, 2013

Lehi I.

I've hear that using peroxide is good but beware it may damage your hair!

Jan 24, 2013

Keri T.

I won't try lemon then, does stripping damage hair because I've had it done twice and don't want to have it done again incase it damages my hair:/ peroxide good?

Jan 24, 2013

Ashle H.

The goldwell color remover doesnt damage the hair it only pulls out the pigments that u put in there"the die u put on your hair will be the only color that comes out" it leaves behind your natural pigments/color have a stylist use it. It takes a few applications but will work just fine