Brightening hair mask

Almost every woman once wanted to change something in herself, for example, her hair. Whatever she is by her nature, she constantly thinks about the beauty and color of her hair. Homemade masks for lightening curls will become an accessible analogue of the salon procedure, but even they can have a negative effect on the hair structure, despite the extremely natural components.

Bleaching mask will appeal to women who avoid salon care, but want to change something in their appearance, for example, to lighten curls by several tones. Such compositions have their advantages and disadvantages:

• Masks will not give the effect of 100% clarification, they usually lighten by 1-2 tones per procedure. The effect depends on the natural tint of the curls, their density, the active components of the mask, the procedure and especially the time of exposure, further care.
• Too dark curls and hair of deep saturated color is almost impossible to lighten with such masks from the first time. It will take a set of home procedures and a lot of patience, perhaps a little frustration and desire to achieve a result.
• It is much easier to lighten brown and light shades.However, the use of aggressive components is shown not more often than 1 time in 7-10 days.
• It is not recommended to use lightening masks on weak, brittle, split ends. It is better to pre-treat them and only after good nutrition try to lighten them with a couple of shades.
• Gray strands often defy lighttherefore, we recommend treating them with a special emollient cream for gray hair before home treatment.
• Lightening masks are often based on lemon, cinnamon, honey. More sparing can be called decoctions of chamomile and rhubarb, honey and vegetable oil. The latter, by the way, is often used in home care for food and few people know that it tends to brighten hair.
• Vegetable oil can give a yellow tint on pre-chemically clarified curls.

Brightening mask from John frieda - a real must-have in the market of hairdressing products. It is designed to lighten non-dark hair and care for blond hair: the composition removes yellowness, intensively restores hair, fights split ends and a porous layer of hair. Among the active ingredients of the John Frieda mask are proteins, wheat germ, soy and proteins. This product is unique in its composition and action - it allows you to lighten hair by 1-2 tones after the first use, and regular procedures promise an even more dizzying effect.

Dark hair has a dense texture and contains more eumelanin pigment, so masks for brightening them are often aggressive and have an active composition.

• With lemon

Mix the juice of half (or whole) lemon with the same amount of pure water, distribute the composition over the entire length of hair and leave the curls for an hour. Wash off the mask with warm water, rinse the hair with a decoction of green tea, chamomile or a concentrated solution of water with lemon - a few drops are enough.

• Cinnamon

Cinnamon has the ability to lighten curls and is often used for similar purposes.Take 3 teaspoons of spiced powder, add them to 100 grams of any conditioner balsam, additionally add pre-melted honey. A cinnamon mask brightens about 2 tones at once and is not as aggressive in its effects as citric or acetic acid.

• With glycerin

Mix a beaten egg and a tablespoon of glycerin powder together until a homogeneous mass is formed, add a spoonful of castor oil and no more than a teaspoon of vinegar. The exposure time of the composition of 30-40 minutes, it is washed off with warm water or a little cool.

• Honey Based

Honey perfectly nourishes hair and fights dark pigment in the hair structure. Take a small portion of liquid honey and coconut oil in equal quantities, mix thoroughly with each other, you can additionally add banana puree. Apply the mixture over the entire hair length and leave it under the plastic cap for about an hour, rinse with water.

• From rhubarb root

Brew rhubarb root (400 ml) and make a decoction of chamomile (250 ml), add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, lemon juice and vodka to the liquid, apply to hair for 15-20 minutes, rinse the curls with cool water.

• From decoctions of herbs

Pre-brew chamomile leaves and cool the composition to a comfortable temperature. Add two tablespoons of lemon and liquid honey to it, apply to hair and wrap with a plastic hat and a towel.

• From bow

Crush the onion head in a blender and squeeze the juice - it will serve as the basis for the lightening mask. Mix onion juice with two spoons of lemon juice and liquid honey, vinegar (no more than 1 teaspoon), if you wish, you can add a few drops of essential oil (lemon, orange, rose).

Proper use of homemade lightening mask will allow you to achieve the desired effect and get a new shade of curls, which would satisfy its owner. Positive reviews about this simple home procedure are often left by girls who followed the advice of experts, negative, respectively, by those who broke the rules.

The home lightening procedure should begin with preparing the hair, moisturizing and nourishing it, restoring it if necessary. The fact is that natural lightening ingredients have an aggressive effect on the structure of the hair, injure it (along with ordinary colors). In addition to lightening the tone, at the end of the procedure you can find overdried strands and tips, so it is better to sate them with store or homemade masks based on oils, keratin, eggs, herbal decoctions in advance.

Dense, coarse hair is difficult to lighten even in the salon, to make the procedure easy, carry out a complex of nourishing and softening masks in advance (5-6). This tip will help soften the hair cuticle and allow the lightening components to penetrate into its depth and act even on the strongest pigments.

It is not recommended to wash your hair before applying an aggressive mask. - lipid film on the hair protects them from exhaustion. Apply the mask only along the length of the hair, do not rub it into the scalp - this may cause irritation or cause allergies, itching.To make the composition work well, put a plastic cap on top and knit a warm towel. Heat exposure will reveal the components of the mask and they, in turn, will cope with their task better.

The exposure time of the mask varies from 15 minutes to 1 hour. It’s not worth retaining the mask, especially if there are mustard powder or lemon juice among its components. After washing it, be sure to use a restoring or deeply moisturizing balsam, conditioner or mask. Allow hair to dry naturally and do not blow-dry it at least on this day.

The lightening mask is usually washable, herbal teas (chamomile, green tea) or lemon water are often used to supplement it - the hair is rinsed with them after using the mask or for several days or even weeks for easy natural lightening. The frequency of its use is regulated: experts recommend a homemade procedure up to 1 time per week for brunettes (brown-haired women) and once every 2 weeks for girls with light brown and blond curls.

In order to create a mask yourself, you should choose the active lightening components in advance and be patient with time.

• Organic products can be taken as a basis. like eggs, onions, lemon, castor oil, mustard. It is important to mix them up to a homogeneous mass using a fork, a blender, a mixer - this allows you to evenly distribute the mask in your hair and wash it off without additional injury, it is known that lumps often confuse hair and do not wash well.
• Before using the mask on the hair do a preliminary test for allergies - apply a little compound on the elbow bend and evaluate the result after 10 minutes. If there is no irritation, the mask can be safely used on the head of hair.
• In order that the result pre-arranged you, We recommend experimenting with the future tint on a separate strand. - do not apply the brightening compound on all hair at once, use a small strand first. Do everything according to the instructions, create, apply, hold and wash the mask, evaluate the new shade and condition of the curl. If you like it, we recommend carrying out the procedure on the whole head of hair.

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After bleaching, the curls have a special need for extra care.. All sorts of masks, conditioners, hair creams, oils and derivatives are used for quality care of light and bleached hair. First of all, experts recommend to give up the hair dryer or reduce the drying time and temperature of curls to avoid overdrying and breakage of bleached hair.

After natural clarification, it is worthwhile to limit the contact of hair with chlorinated water - wear a protective cap when going to the pool or just postpone the visit there for a couple of weeks. Bleaching can give an unpleasant dirty shade on the newly highlighted curls. After the bleaching procedure, it is recommended to provide protection against UV radiation — use indelible formulations such as sprays to avoid brittle hairs.

Women often resort to homemade hair lightening due to its availability - not all of us are ready to give a round sum for a salon procedure. A good remedy for clarifying curls - citric acid, the majority of users of one of the forums think so. Some simply use lemon juice and water to rinse the hair, others create an aggressive mask and use it no more than 1 time per week.

Best in their healing properties - masks based on chamomile decoction. It is especially suitable for owners of fair-haired and light-colored hair, in addition, the components of the mask work well with yellowness and various kinds of pigmentation, even out the tone of the hair. The cinnamon mask has proven itself well - it is favored by an increasing number of women and especially those who have achieved the additional effect of its use - increased growth.

Oil masks are not always suitable for already bleached blond curls, because they leave an unpleasant rusty patina. And for brunettes, by the way, castor oil is suitable - it brightens, softens, and nourishes the curls well.