How to Create Highlights on Hair

Brighten and enhance your face by creating highlights in your hair.

Highlights help create definition to hair and make it appear thicker and more voluminous than it actually is. The price of getting highlights at a professional salon can be quite expensive, and the cost goes up the longer your hair is. You can save money and create highlights on your hair yourself at home by following a few simple steps, either with a home highlighting kit or a home remedy using basic ingredients you probably already have at home.

Things You'll Need

• Towel
• Home highlighting kit
• Lemon juice
• Water

Instructions

Home Highlighting Kit

1. Wrap a towel around your shoulders to protect your clothing and skin in case you spill any dye.

2. Read over the instructions and prepare the hair dye as directed. Instructions can vary from one brand of highlighting kit to the next, so it is vital you take the time to read them over carefully before starting.

3. Put on a pair of latex gloves, which your highlighting kit should include.

4. Pull a small section of hair from the back of your head and apply dye to it, starting at the top of the section and working your way down to the bottom. Highlights look more natural when they are slightly lighter at the top, around the crown of your head.

5. Continue working in small sections around the sides and front of your hair. Do not worry about it being too perfect, as you want it to look natural and random. The more highlights you add, the lighter your hair looks overall.

6. Wait the length of time directed, then rinse the dye out.

Home Remedy

1. Mix 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice with 6 tbsp. water.

2. Apply the mixture onto your hair, starting at the roots and working your way down to the ends. Highlights look more natural when they are slightly lighter at the top, around the crown of your head.

3. Wait several hours to allow the mixture to soak into your hair before rinsing out.

4. Repeat this process for a week to see a noticeable difference in the lightness of your hair.

Tips & Warnings

• Sitting in the sun can also help to create highlights on your hair. It works well alongside the lemon juice technique but should not be tried if you dye your hair. Overexposure to sunlight can cause dye-highlighted hair to turn brassy.

References

• Bliss Plan: 6 Home Remedies to Lighten Hair Naturally