well i was wondering if there was any way to make your hair lighter without dying/highlighting it and swimming a lot and i know there's this spray-in stuff called Sun In or something which is supposed to make your hair lighter and i was wondering if that works if anyone has used it before so yea..

i heard you could give yourself highlights with lemon juice or something.... but im not sure =]
staying out in the sun alot makes your hair lighter. thats why mine always gets super-blonde during the summer. lol =D

really? cuz i read in seventeen (the magazine) that staying out in the sun for too long will make ur hair darker...but before i read that i always thought it got lighter in the sun too so i'm confused right now..

yeah i read somewhere that lemons will make your hair lighther. i cant remember where i read it though.

for all over lighter hair, soak your hair in lemon juice and spend a lot of time outside. For streaks, well, rub it on your hair, and spend a lot of time outside. The acid and the heat lightens you hair color. Or just buy some sunin. But if you want it to get noticeably lighter, do it a few times, but try to give your hair a rest every other day. you dont want to damage it.

well, staying in the sun does make your hair lighter. i dunno how. but yeah, my hair always gets super blonde during the summer lol ^_^

put lemon juice in your hair

odd things these days that you put in ur hair to make things work.. lemon juice?

Well putting lemon juice in your hair works but it damages your scalp, the acid in the lemons cause the scalp to become irritated and may cause 1st degree burns [since your scalp is very sensitive] so before pouring lemon juice in your hair, try to dilute it and mix it with a small drop of conditioner.

Wow, everyone's saying lemon juice. I thought they only got rid of freckles. Who knew?!

thx for the tip! =D
wut kind of lemon juice though? squeezed from a lemon? or like...the kind u use for cooking?

=O Will lemon juice work on black hair?

yeah try lemon juice..

--i have sum sunin..it doesnt really work . X_X

yep, lemon juice and sun=highlights.

Also, if you squeeze lemon juice in your hair while you shower, it'll give you highlights too. I know someone who did that, and it worked for her.

Use beach blonde by john frieda. It works amazing

does it matter if my hair isn't blonde? will it work on brownish-red or even black?

umm peroxide lightens it

Head and Shoulder shampoo. i use it everyday and my hair got lighter and soft. =-] (it works for me)

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Kenny, you nerd.

Anyway, lemon juice should work. =]

OR!

hydrogen peroxide. weird i know. but it works.

SUN IN works on only light colored hair ..light brown and up. ..cause i used it back when i was in elemenatary school (on my natural black hair) ..and my friends cLAIMED that it got a little lighter , but i begged to differ.

..soooo YES it does work. .unless your hair is very dark or dyed ....and LEMON [juice] works just as same as sun-in.

my friend tried SUNiN and it turned her hair orange for about the whole year. she wouldnt show her hair ever lol. and LiTERALLY orange. like coppery orange.

hmm...interesting..where can i find hydrogen peroxide?

Staying out in the sun a lot lightens your hair. I used to swim a lot, so instead of the natural black my hair is, it turned a lighter brown.

peroxide or lemon juice, i think.
sun in kind of works. it smells horrible, though.

lemon juice gets rid of freckles? =O
i want lighter hair... but does lemon juice REALLY work?.

do you use squeezed lemon? or the ones from the bottles n stuff for you hair?
im thinking about doin this and i was wondering..

my friends's hair got lighter in one day w/o doing anything to it...she's doesn't even how it got lighter

anyway yeah lemon use can work but i don't know for how long

hydrogen peroxide, thats rubbing alchohol, but it could possibly dry out your hair.

well lemons kinda bad b/c my mom accidentally smeared lemon on her, then we walked outside for a few hours, and when we came back she had some serious burns O_o

aren't there a few brands that have a spray that lightens your hair? like john frida or something?

About a month ago, I was talking to my hairdresser about ways to lighten my hair without any chemicals or a trip back to the salon, and I asked if I should use lemon juice. She said thats the worst thing to do, because the acids in lemon juice cause significant drying to your hair.

I guess if you have super hydrated hair that wouldn't suffer much from the extreme loss of moisture, try it.

i only know to have sun on it a lot or highlight it

that will make ur hair nicely fried...and very very very blonde.

It works. It's called A Touch of Sun right? Thats what I first used. Then I stopped being lazy and bought the dye and did it myself. But it gets messy for me.

lemon juice - does the tricks, for blondes

lemon juice works but it's soooo bad for your hair. it damages the hair and dries it up like crazy.

sun in totally works. my friend used it and you can totally see the difference (because her roots grew back out). it went from like... a dark brown -nearly black- color to a reddish/brownish color.

hey all
I am a 17 year old boy with dark brown hair and i would like tips on how to get my hair lighter. I woke up this morning with my hair all parted to the left and i looked like a emo so i want to make my hair lighter. How long should i spend in the sun? Is there a limit before it will damage my hair. (My dad has bad hair genes so i don't want to do anything that might cause me to go bald!) Oh and is there any shampoos or conditioners i might be able to use? Thanks for the help.

I heard that vinegar works the same way as lemon juice.

Honestly, I don't see what the big deal with bleach is. I've used it hundreds of times. You just have to use it carefully and not abuse it (don't go over 30 mins per treatment, wait a day between treatments, and don't bleach more than 3x) AND take care of your hair (use good, strong conditioners, use hair strengthening therapies and heat protection therapy).

really? GO SWIMMING! chlorine lightens your hair.