How to lighten dark hair?

Many women at least once in their life decide to change their image, experimenting with platinum shades of hair. However, initially, some ladies have a rather dark natural or dyed color of curls. Many believe that it is almost impossible to lighten such strands, but this is not at all true, because modern hairdressing products allow you to create a light color on any hair. It is only important to choose the right way to clarify and familiarize yourself with the recommendations for its implementation. All these nuances will be discussed in detail in this article.

The procedure for lightening dark strands has certain features.

• Successful color change to contrast requires taking into account the tone of the face and eyes. Not all brunettes, especially those that have a dark color of hair by nature, can go the opposite shades. To avoid failure, first try on a light wig and decide how much it is acceptable to lighten your hair in your case.
• The bleaching procedure, as a rule, is very harmful to the health of the strands. Since it is done in several stages on black or chestnut curls, it is important to give your hair a rest, taking breaks between procedures.
• Dark strands will need to be painted for a long time. In addition, they will be exposed to particularly strong effects of chemistry, so take care of the health of the hair, doing along with lightening procedures, healing and regenerating masks.If the hair is dyed, it is recommended that before giving it a light tone, get rid of split ends, otherwise by the end of lightening their appearance is likely to be even more damaged and not at all aesthetic.
• Creating a platinum color involves choosing different shades for the root zone and the rest of the hair. To avoid damage to the hair follicles with paint chemicals, you should choose a slightly darker shade of the blond for the area near the roots
• If you do not have experience in radically changing the color of curls, it is better to entrust this procedure to an experienced hairdresser. If you still decide to conduct it yourself, be sure to consider the recommendations given in the instructions and test the selected formulations for allergic reactions before applying to the hair and scalp.
• If a dark color was created using henna, lightening on such strands can be risky. Mixing with the components of henna, brightening pigments give in most cases not the result you were counting on. It turns rusty or yellow. Therefore, before lightening such hair, it is better to wait until henna remains on them.

If you want to get light curls that were previously treated with black or dark brown paint, it is recommended that you first wash the pigment. It is carried out in several stages, the amount of which depends on the dye used, the characteristics of the hair structure and the chosen means for the procedure. Take your time, because there must be a break between all the stages, during which it is necessary to carry out restorative procedures and use masks.

The use of light hair dye is supposed to be already after removing the dark pigment from dyed hair, that is, after giving it a natural shade, which is most often light brown. You can choose a clarifier from the following options.

• Powder based paint - the most aggressive product on the hair structure. With its help, strands are often given very light shades, and highlighting procedures are also carried out.

• Cream paint - a composition that is very convenient to use on your own. First of all, this is due to the fact that it does not spread.

• Mousse paint - A product popular in the last decade, since the container with the product is most often equipped with a special convenient dispenser. Paint can be applied by hand and distributed over the hair like a shampoo. But remember that not all such compounds are resistant.

• The least harmful to the hair are oil based paints. With proper use, they are most careful about the structure of the hair.

• If you want to give an additional shade to already dyed blonde hair or to experiment with a mixture of tones, you can use tonic. But carefully choose a shade, since 2 tones should harmoniously harmonize with each other, without creating an imbalance in the image.

In addition to choosing ready-made products for dyeing strands in blond, do not neglect the creation of natural brightening compounds at home. Despite the fact that with their help, the procedure for staining dark curls will not take place as fast as with the help of chemical products, the result can be quite successful if all proportions are correctly calculated and clarification is strictly carried out in stages. An additional bonus will be significantly less damage to the hair structure after dyeing.

The most popular and tested by modern ladies recipes for compositions that give dark curls light shades include the following options, which can be created at home with your own hands, even by beginners in the field of coloring.

• Honey mask - a natural lightening product that also gives healthy shine and beauty to hair. It is recommended to take natural honey as a basis. If the consistency is very thick, you can dilute it with water to the desired state. Honey is applied to a clean, slightly damp hair, and then put on a special hat, leaving the product on the hair for about 40 minutes. As additional components, you can add olive oil in equal proportions with honey, as well as 1⁄2 part banana. The composition is washed off with shampoo.

• Chamomile decoction - A good supplement to conditioner or shampoo for those ladies who want to become blondes. This broth is cooked over low heat for half an hour from water-filled chamomile. Before you time, bring the water in the tank to a boil. The finished broth must be filtered, cooled and added 2-3 tablespoons in a shampoo. But you can also rinse their hair two or three times after washing and dry the curls naturally.

• Lemon juice masks useful for dark hair in that the substance acts on curls, gradually freeing them from pigment. Juice is diluted with water in equal proportions, the resulting mixture is sprayed with hair, dried under sunlight, and then washed with locks to prevent further dullness. Applied three times a week, the mask requires the use of an air conditioner, since the acid makes the strands drier.

• If your strands were painted black, then at home you can get rid of a saturated dark shade with cinnamon. To do this, the conditioner, taken in the amount of four spoons, should be mixed with a couple of tablespoons of ground spices. After applying first to the roots, distribute the composition along the entire length of the strands, then cover the hair with a plastic bag and leave it on your head for at least four hours (you can also make a mask for the whole night). You may feel a slight burning sensation at first, but this effect usually disappears quickly. Rinse off the mask thoroughly.

• There are also more complex, multi-component cinnamon masks. One of them involves mixing 200 ml of hair conditioner, 1⁄2 cup of natural honey, as well as ground cinnamon. Apply this mixture to your hair for 90 minutes, avoiding the composition on the scalp. The more often this procedure will be carried out, the faster the hair will get a lighter shade. But the owners of black-colored hair should keep in mind that after applying cinnamon, the curls acquire a reddish tint.

• Not only a brightening, but also a healing mask will work out if 0.2 kg of honey add cinnamon in the amount of four tablespoons and olive oil in the amount of three tablespoons. Leaving this mixture for 4 hours, and then rinsing it thoroughly with shampoo, you will give your hair a lighter shade, a healthy shine and a pleasant aroma.

• Special attention deserves the five-component home-made mask, which includes a teaspoon of shampoo, a couple of tablespoons of brandy, kefir in the amount of 50 grams, half a lemon and one egg. Having mixed all these components and distributing them over the hair, cover your head with polyethylene, and then insulate with a towel. Rinse off the mask after 8 hours.

• A more radical folk method of lightening dark strands is to use hydrogen peroxide. A hydroperite tablet must be diluted with such an amount of water that the concentrate does not exceed 30% of the total mass. The exact concentration indicator also depends on the type and structure of the hair and is usually detected over time.

When the hair gets the desired tone, it is very important to carefully care for them after such a serious impact on their structure. The main recommendations should include the following.

• Use masks based on natural ingredients - food or herbal ingredients. It is better to do them at home, but you can purchase the appropriate cosmetic formulations. Masks should be applied at least a couple of times a week.
• During subsequent dyeing, do not paint the lower part of the hair, otherwise it will become even drier and look damaged. Limit yourself to giving color to the basal zone and wait a while for coloring for at least a month after lightening.
• Refrain from heat treatment of strands after giving them a light shade. Since their structure is already weakened, and they may lack moisture, treatment with a hairdryer, curling iron or hair curlers will take away precious water from the strands, depriving them of their luster and healthy appearance. Therefore, if you like to make curls, use other ways to create them - regular curlers, pigtails or bunches.

• Watch your body condition since the state of the hair after dyeing and the speed of the recovery process depend on whether the body receives enough necessary elements and fluids. Do not forget to drink more water, and you can also supplement the healing procedures with a vitamin complex.

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