Do you want to glide the sun into your hair and lighten your hair naturally? Far from hydrogen peroxide and other harsh products, there are many tips to lighten your hair naturally, whether you have light or dark hair, thin or thick.

Whether you are blonde, brunette, redhead or chestnut, lightening your hair can add light and revive your natural color. However, when you bleach your hair at the hairdresser, in highlights or coloring, the hairdresser uses products very aggressive for the hair, often based on hydrogen peroxide.

To lighten your hair naturally and avoid damaging the hair, especially if it is already thin or fragile, you can opt for homemade treatments based on lemon, honey, chamomile or even cinnamon. With these homemade treatments your hair will be gently lightened, however, do not expect to lose 3 shades. You will obtain luminous reflections, see one shade less, for a natural rendering and a sun effect.

Lemon is a beauty ally of choice, with a variety of uses, on the skin and on the hair. Lemon has antioxidant properties and helps restore shine to hair, above all, it is an excellent natural bleach. To admire the benefits, mix two squeezed lemons and 25 cl of water, before applying the mixture to your hair. The ideal is to place the mixture in a spray, otherwise you can apply it strand by strand by hand or with a brush.

After this lemon water is applied, expose yourself to the sun for at least an hour. You can repeat this gesture once a day, without exceeding a week of treatment so as not to damage the hair. Indeed, if you have long hair, lemon may dry out the ends, so do not overdo this homemade lightening spray. With each wash, apply a conditioner or a mask to moisturize your hair after having exposed it!

Chamomile is well known for revealing the radiance of your color, especially if you are blonde. It lightens the hair to create light lighter reflections for a sun effect. To lighten your hair naturally using chamomile, you can infuse chamomile in hot water before using it as a rinse water, then go out in the sun for an hour.

You can also use chamomile as a night mask: mix 15 drops of chamomile essential oil with 2 tablespoons of sweet almond oil and leave it on overnight under cling film. Wash your hair well the next morning. You can repeat the operation until you get the desired result.

To lighten your hair naturally, homemade conditioner is a great tip. To make a honey-chamomile conditioner, nothing could be simpler: mix 2 tablespoons of honey with 2 tablespoons of chamomile conditioner (or a neutral conditioner to which you add chamomile essential oil). Leave on overnight before washing your hair the next morning.

Chamomile is a very good lightener, just like honey, which in addition to lightening the hair deeply hydrates it. With this mask, you get a 2 in 1 action: in addition to lightening your hair naturally, you nourish your hair to make it soft and shiny.

All of these tips for natural hair lightening aren’t just for blondes. The effects will be more noticeable if you have fair hair, but it is quite possible to lighten your hair naturally even if you are brunette.

Cinnamon is then a very good lightening agent, which will allow you to obtain copper and luminous reflections. Mix cinnamon powder and water to create a fluid paste, making sure you make enough paste to cover your entire hair. Apply the mixture from roots to lengths, gently massaging the hair to make the product penetrate. Leave on overnight for visible results, before washing your hair to remove residue.