Lightening hair with chamomile: features, recipes, procedure step by step

Chamomile is a very useful and well-known plant that is used for various purposes. Modern girls often use chamomile to lighten their hair, because with its help you can lighten your hair by 3-4 tones, as well as give the curls a golden hue. Usually, lightening with this flower is carried out by girls with blond or light brown hair, although it can also be used for brown-haired women and brunettes.

Sure, this plant will not be able to radically change the color of hair, but will allow it to lighten somewhat, as well as give hair shine and health. Our article is devoted to the features of lightening curls with chamomile, popular recipes and a step-by-step procedure for using the plant.

Chamomile hair lightens for a very long time. Today, many girls give up chemicals, preferring natural ones, often chamomile. To get the desired lightening result, you must adhere to certain rules. But the main thing is regular use of the plant in hair care. You can independently make shampoo, mask or rinse from chamomile.

Today it’s enough to purchase at the nearest pharmacy chamomile flowers, because it is this ingredient that allows you to lighten the hair, as well as improve it. Dried chamomile flowers include about 0.2 to 0.9% of the essential oil, which includes chamazulene. This substance gives the oil a dark blue color and makes it thick.After chamazulene reacts with oxygen, it acquires a green, and then brownish tint.

About 10% of chamazulene is concentrated in essential oil, which has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties, helps with wound healing and promotes the growth of connective tissue. Hamazulen today is quite often used in the manufacture of baby soaps, toothpastes and various cosmetics for skin care. It is the presence of chamazulene that gives the chamomile such properties as the fight against dandruff, the elimination of itching and the soothing of the scalp.

The advantages of the plant include soft effect on the hair structure. With regular use of chamomile, hair is gradually saturated with a natural dye, while acquiring shine and a golden hue.

Today, chamomile is a widely known plant in medicine. It has a positive effect on the hair - improves the structure, prevents hair loss and increases the density. Basically, choline, which is contained in chamomile, helps to achieve such results. But there is a slight nuance. Of course, this component prevents hair loss, but you should drink more broths and teas on a camomile, since with external use of chamomile, choline does not manifest itself in any way.

These wildflowers have diaphoretic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, sedative and choleretic properties. Regular use of chamomile when caring for hair can not only lighten it, but also forget about dandruff and peeling of the scalp.

As already mentioned, chamomile differs in slight coloring and brightening properties. Stylists advise applying it to those girls whose natural hair color is light blond or blond. It allows you to perfectly paint over gray hair, which is important for women in more mature age. The regular use of this plant contributes to the acquisition of a healthy shine and a uniform shade.

The course of use is approximately 1-2 months. If you use chamomile for light hair, then after 2 weeks the first effect will be noticeable. For dark and red curls it is worth showing more patience to see the first results of staining. Chamomile can be used by all women, regardless of hair type. It is suitable for dry, oily and normal hair.

And now let's take a closer look at the effect of using chamomile on hair of different shades:

• blondes note lightening in several tones after about 2 months of regular use;
• brown hair girls Do not expect noticeable lightening, but the hair will gain volume and shine;
• brunettes to get at least a small staining result, you should use chamomile in an ensemble with other means - cinnamon, vinegar, honey, lemon or hydrogen peroxide;
• for painting gray hair a strong broth will do; its constant use will allow you to get a honey shade;
• the plant can be used for coloring - painting individual strands, but in this case the chamomile should be strengthened with ginger root, turmeric, onion husk and lemon juice; the naturalness of the ingredients guarantees a smooth transition between shades.

On the basis of chamomile, you can create different products for hair care at home. This ingredient is often used to create shampoos, rinses and masks.To enhance the desired effect, other components are added. For use, you can take chamomile in different forms - collecting herbs from a pharmacy, tea bags, essential oil, or you can collect the flowers of the plant yourself. Consider several popular recipes for preparing hair products based on chamomile.

The following ingredients must be prepared:

• dry inflorescences - 3 tbsp. l .;
• baby soap - ¼ piece;
• boiling water - 400 ml.

The cooking process is as follows:

1. chamomile inflorescences need to be placed in a container and pour boiling water; leave to infuse for 30 minutes and strain;
2. grate baby soap; for ease of rubbing it can be held a little in the freezer;
3. pour the grated soap with boiling water and mix well until a homogeneous mass is formed;
4. wait for the cooling of both the soap base and the infusion of chamomile, after which they must be mixed.

To make a brightening mask often, in addition to chamomile, lemon juice is used, because it is rich in acid with a brightening effect. This mask is suitable for both normal and oily hair. The following ingredients should be prepared:

• chamomile inflorescences - 25 grams;
• fresh lemon - half;
• boiling water - 200 ml.

The cooking process includes the following steps:

1. first you need to pour chamomile flowers with boiling water and let it brew for about 1 hour, after which the mass should be filtered;
2. lemon juice can be squeezed directly into strained chamomile infusion; if desired, the juice of one lemon can be replaced with 1 teaspoon of citric acid; some girls use apple cider vinegar as an alternative;
3. the finished mask is applied to the hair and wrapped with cellophane, and then with a towel, left for 30 minutes;
4. After that, the mask should be washed off with shampoo.

For a slight brightening effect, a mask with glycerin is suitable, which allows you to maintain a new shade longer and gently envelops your hair. It is the presence of glycerin that guarantees the acceleration of the staining process. This mask is suitable for oily hair, as glycerin slightly dries the scalp. But with a dry hair type, you should be extremely careful.

The following components must be prepared:

• chamomile flowers - 100 grams;
• glycerin - 50 grams;
• boiling water - 200 ml.

To prepare the mask, the following steps are performed:

1. chamomile flowers need to be poured with boiling water and wait half an hour;
2. after this, the infusion should be filtered, add glycerin to the resulting liquid;
3. the mask must be applied to slightly moistened or dry hair;
4. then the hair should be wrapped with a film and a towel;
5. leave the mask for 1 hour, then rinse with warm water.

This recipe is perfect for painting gray hair. Regular use of the tincture guarantees a beautiful golden hue. To prepare the tincture, it is worth preparing such components as:

• chamomile flowers - 150 grams;
• vodka - 500 ml;
• hydrogen peroxide - 50 ml.

The cooking process includes the following steps:

1. pour chamomile with vodka and leave for 2 weeks, while it is worth choosing a dark and cool place;
2. if desired, you can replace vodka with 70% alcohol, but then the proportions of the ingredients change - the ratio of alcohol to flowers should be 1: 1, and the capacity in which the chamomile will be infused should be made of dark glass;
3. the container should always be tightly closed with a lid to prevent the evaporation of alcohol or vodka;
4. after 14 days, the tincture should be filtered;
5. then peroxide is added to it;
6. tincture is used for dry or slightly moistened hair; it is applied for about 1 hour;
7. After that, they are washed off with shampoo, so that the smell of alcohol can be eliminated.

It is known that cinnamon and honey are natural dyes that allow you to give curls a golden hue, so it is quite natural that chamomile is combined with these ingredients for a better staining effect. So, for the preparation of the mask, it is worth preparing such components as:

• chamomile - 50 grams;
• liquid honey - 3 tbsp. l .;
• cinnamon - 1/8 tsp;
• water - 400 ml.

Step-by-step instructions for using the mask are as follows:

1. you need to fill in chamomile flowers with plain water;
2. put the container on a small fire;
3. bring to a boil, and then remove from heat and put in a dark place for about half an hour;
4. after cooling, the broth should be filtered;
5. it is necessary to add cinnamon and honey, mix thoroughly;
6. the resulting mask should be applied to the hair, which can be either dry or slightly wet;
7. after 1-1.5 hours, you need to thoroughly wash off the mask with ordinary water.

The basic steps for using shampoos and hair masks based on chamomile flowers have been described above. It is worth paying attention that only their regular use will achieve the desired staining result. Rinses, shampoos and masks should be used 4 times a week. Rinsing deserves special attention, since the product should be thoroughly washed off after use.

If you use compositions with chamomile for fair hair, the effect will be noticeable in about 10-14 days, but owners of dark hair will have to be patient, because the result can only appear after a month. To change your natural shade to 3-4 tones, you need to do approximately regular hair treatment with chamomile for two months.

You can learn even more recipes for brightening agents with chamomile from the next video.