All you need to know about hair lightening (47 photos)

Lightening hair is often confused with bleaching. When lightening from the hair shafts, the natural pigment, i.e. color, partially etched, somewhere in 4 tones. During the bleaching procedure, the hair is lightened by 6-7 tones, with almost complete destruction of the pigment. After bleaching, the hair must be dyed, and then damaged hair must be restored for a long time.

For home use, these procedures are quite troublesome. It is necessary to choose the right means, determine the concentration, apply it correctly to the hair so as not to damage it. You will receive the necessary advice on how to properly lighten your hair at home, without causing unnecessary damage to your hair.

Bleached hair - care

Problems with lightening results: unwanted yellowness, dry and brittle hair, dull color, loss of shine, split ends. All these negative results must be prevented to the maximum, for this you need:

• Strictly adhere to the clarification technology.
• Special paint is applied once every 2-3 months, not more often.
• Aggressive supra is used no more than 1 time in 3-4 months.
• The tonic is applied once every 2-3 weeks, not more often.
• After lightening procedures, you need to restore the hair structure.
• Hair needs moisturizing, nourishing with vitamin masks, balm.

Lightening by hair colors

There is no recipe that is universal in terms of quality and effectiveness to lighten hair. Owners of light brown hair and blondes are the most fortunate in terms of lightening. Although for them there are restrictions on the use of hard clarifiers.

Most unlucky for dark hair, especially black. To get the desired result, they will need to bleach their hair many more times. You can do without aggressive drugs, get a lighter shade using folk recipes without harming your hair.

There are also problems with lightening red hair. The desired effect will not work out overnight, the red pigment is poorly destroyed even with the use of professional means.

Lightening with folk remedies

Even with the use of gentle preparations, the structure of the hair is disturbed.

In this situation, it is better to use natural ingredients. Using cinnamon, lemon, honey, chamomile, kefir, various oils will help to gently change your color, they will also nourish your hair.

There will not be an instant result, the hair will become lighter gradually after each procedure. Natural ingredients can lighten hair 1-2 tones. For a more effective lightening, not the most useful drugs are needed: peroxide, soda or hydroperite, but they dry out the hair.

Lightening options

A light base will help to change the image. It is not necessary to lighten all hair, you can do partial lightening. Shatush and ombre dyeing techniques will help fade the ends of your hair. Highlighting and coloring will lighten only some strands, they can be of different widths, there can be few or many of them. Root bleaching will mask the growing roots. Whitewashed curls along your face will refresh the look and make you look younger. Highlighted bangs will add a spice to you. Partial brightening is considered gentle.

Yellow hair

You wanted a cool blonde, but you got a yellow shade. The reason may be a violation of technique, in the wrong choice of means. Cosmetic products or homemade masks will help to whiten yellowness on the hair. If the condition of the hair allows, the lightening procedure can be repeated.