How to Add Highlights to Your Hair Naturally

Highlighting your hair can be done very easily and with little cost just by using natural ingredients you find in your kitchen cupboards.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Lemon
• Honey
• Olive Oil
• Chamomile
• Shampoo

1. You can make a daily highlighting shampoo by simply adding 6 tablespoons of fresh squeezed Lemon Juice to 1 cup of your regular shampoo and mix well. Depending on the length of your hair and how much shampoo you use within a 2-3 day period, you may want to half this recipe. It also helps to extend the life of the shampoo to store it in the refrigerator.

2. Massage 1/4 to a 1/2 of a cup of Honey into your hair, depending on length, you may want to add more or less. You want to cover your hair completely, without having the Honey drip all over your face and neck. Cover with a plastic bag and leave on for 15 to 30 minutes. When you are done, it washes out easily. Follow up with your normal washing and conditioning routine. Honey is also a great conditioner and your hair will feel great after this treatment.

3. You can condition and highlight your hair at the same time with a few tablespoons of Olive Oil. Comb it though your hair and spend about 1/2 hour to an hour out in the sun. You can add Lemon Juice as well. Mix 2 tablespoons Olive Oil with 1 tablespoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice. Whisk the Olive Oil and Lemon Juice well and massage into your hair. Comb through your hair and head out into the sun.

4. Chamomile is a great rinse to add to the end of your shower routine. Before getting in the shower make a cup of Chamomile tea and let it steep while you are in the shower. After you have washed and conditioned your hair, pour the tea over your hair as a final rinse. Do not rinse out with water, you want the tea to stay on your hair all day.

5. I have used every one of these techniques and can tell you that every one of them works and looks great. You just have to spend a few weeks getting used to adding any of these steps to your routine.

Tips & Warnings

• Have patience, all of these techniques take a bit of time.
• Lemon juice will give you the fastest results.
• Olive oil takes the longest to see results, but is a great conditioner, so it is well worth it to add to your routine.
• These are great steps to add to your routine during the months you spend more time indoors, they help to keep the natural summer highlights.
• With both honey and olive oil, start by using less than you would think for your hair lenght, once they warm up from your natural body heat, they spread easily.
• Don't heat up the honey or olive oil before adding it to your hair, you could burn your hands or scalp...believe me on this one!

Resources

• eHow Going Green Guide

[CrystalZoom]

on 5/17/2009 I'm going to try this too. I wanted to use it.

[Arathi]

on 5/17/2009 Nice tips on adding highlights naturally.

[woodsusa]

on 5/17/2009 These are great, all natural tips! Awesome! Can't wait to try them!

[marielc]

on 5/17/2009 Those look like great ideas! I want to try them out and see if I can get anything!

[kristara]

on 5/14/2009 Great hair care tips! I have to try some of these. 5*