Comments on How to Get Great Hair Highlights At Home

All products dry out your hair (if you are trying to bleach your hair). So, no matter what, you will need a good conditioner. Some people say that lemon juice doesn't work. That is either because they don't use enough, don't give it enough time, or they want instant results. Lemon juice does highlight your hair, but it is gradual. Over time you will see more blond, but it isn't instantly blond. I prefer Sun In. You aren't supposed to use it everyday. I use it about once every week to week and a half. After you get your hair as blond as you want, you only have to use it on your roots. You can use just a blow dryer when you use Sun In, so you can use it during the winter.

Don't use a highlighting do-it-yourself kit. I did it to my hair, and it looked terrible. The color didn't match and it parts of it look orange. It dosen't look natural at all. It looks so terrible I had to change my part so I wouldn't look like a zebra. Get a proffesional to do it. They can match the color and make it look natural! Plus they can give you better tips on how to take care of it.

I used this last week, and it really worked. Get your hair damp, then pour hydrogen peroxide on your hair. Do some gardening, or something in the sun, for about an hour or two for a couple of days (depending on how light you want you hair to be). This worked for me, but my hair was dirty blonde to start with.

hey,i had light brown hair with a blondey tint in it (natural) and i used sun in my hair went blonde and i put more in it was kind of an orangey colour and my hair condition was terrible.i will never use sun in again and i would never reccomend it dont go near it definitly get it done in a hair dressers.when using pure lemon it stings and itches it IS an acid so leave it in after washing your hair for a few mins then wash it out and put conditioner in.what i do is squeeze one whole lemon.put it in a bottle (any kind) and water it down and use it every day to style my hair. thank you:)

I used Sun-In this past summer (because my mom wouldn't let me get highlights), and now, 6 months later, I really regret it. I have the ugliest roots, and whenever I get pictures taken, there's a big dark streak at the top of my head from the roots! Trust me, it looks horrible!

Peroxide wasn't really effective on my light brown-blonde hair. It barely made my slightly blonde hair blonder. Don't look to this for large effects if your hair is a dirty blonde.

Several hair stylists have told me that lemon juice dries out your hair and increases the chances of getting split ends, and that Sun-In is more damaging to your hair than dyeing. If you want natural-looking highlights without frying your hair, talk to a professional.

I have light brown to dark blonde hair, naturally. My friend and I wanted our hair to be lighter, so we mixed lemon juice, peroxide, and conditioner together and streaked it through our hair with clean tooth brushes. We blow dried our hair and sat out in the sun for about 40 minutes. It worked great! Both of us have golden highlights through our hair. Doing this does dry out your hair a little, and makes it a little bit frizzy.

I use Sheer Blonde shampoo by John Frieda. I use the one for extra light blonde hair, because my hair is light blonde. I also use the conditioner. I recently dyed my hair to touch up my roots, and it was a bit orange tinted on the top (where my roots are) and some parts weren't as light as I wanted them. After not buying this shampoo for a while, I decided to get it again and I saw results instantly. This will really lighten up you hair and make it even blonder. It takes out all the residue that makes your hair dark!

Sun In does work, but someone said that you can't touch up durng the winter. On the bottle, it says that blowdryers do the same thing with Sun in, and it does. However, it is permanent, I used Loreal highlights, I have dark brown hair, and the bleach step hardly made a difference. So go get it done, or peroxide works, and henna does work also.

I was born with blonde hair, but as I got older it turned brown. During the summer I would get blonde highlights just from going to the pool, but it wasn't many at all. I wanted more blonde in my hair, so I mixed some peroxide with Sheer Blonde Conditioner and my mom put it in my hair with a paintbrush. I sat in the sun for only about 15 minutes and it had already started turning blonde! The conditioner really helped my hair (since peroxide can really dry it out). I love this mixture and I recommend it to any of you who want to go blonde!

I used lemon juice to highlight my hair and then the next night peroxide -it lightened up my hair beautifully. The (straight) lemon does hard highlights and the peroxide evens everything out and does simple large-based highlighting. I am Italian and have deep dark brown (almost black) hair and it worked great. It was such a nice, natural color and from being in the sun so much in Florida I was tan. People actually thought I was Hispanic. Unfortunately, I am 24 and showing gray right in the front of my hair, but with the highlighting it really hides them so you don't have to pluck them every week. No adverse affects and it doesn't look weird when it's growing out, either! So you can change back and forth if you like. But I did not mix them at all, I used lemon one day in the morning, left it in, came home, showered, and the next morning used peroxide and left it in all day, came home, showered, repeat as necessary. Once you reach your desired tone you can slow down and not do one every day, just eyeball it, you're in total subtle control so you won't look like a freak overnight before that dance or hot date! My husband loves it, he says it's very natural looking.

I have found that honey works great to bring out the natural shine in your hair and add natural highlights. Lemon juice works great, however it does not dye your hair blond, it brings out your natural highlights. Before I shower I always put together a little dye for my hair. I mix one lemon with about 2 tablespoons of honey and 1/2 cup of water. I put this in a spray bottle and use it in between my shampoo and conditioner. I use this same thing on my hair before I go out in the sun and it works so well. I have blonde and auburn highlights.

Do no use this unless you have light blonde hair that you would like to have streaked. I have medium brown hair and when I used this, my hair turned orange! The highlights came out uneven (since your using that comb). My friend used the kit at the same time I used mine. She has light blonde hair, and she wanted more streaks, it worked for her. I wouldn't use it again, unless I wanted orange streaks!

Lemon juice creates great highlights in your hair, but if you use too much your hair will get an orange tint.

It seems as though Sun-In works for some people and not for others. I used lemon juice in my hair. It gave me natural looking highlights, but made my hair dry and yucky. I used olive oil and it made my hair smoother, shinier and healthier.

Last summer I used Sun-in in my hair and it works wonders. Though my natural hair color is beginning to grow back after a year, my hair continued to stay healthy and and maintained a natural looking color.

I've read through the user tips and I find it bizarre that people are complaining about having roots. That is a given whenever you alter your haircolor. You are going to hurt your hair using peroxide and lemon juice or Sun-In (if you use it too often). Just like with any haircolor, you are always going to have roots or a line where people will notice something just isn't the same about the color of your hair (unless you do the upkeep and in turn damage your hair). I would recommend the color enhancing shampoos and conditioners (and nothing else) if you are looking to add some variation to the color of your hair. If you are going from medium brown or darker to blonde, take your head to a salon.

I use John Frieda's Beach Blonde Lemon Lights. It's like a gel and it's got real lemon (including little lemon bits). You smooth it over the surface of your hair and let it dry in the sun. Lemon won't overbleach your hair like other products. Lemon Lights lightens for subtle highlights. Plus, it doesn't smell as horrible as Sun In!

I'm warning you, never get anywhere near Sun-In or you'll totally regret it. It's made my pretty, Jennifer Aniston-ish colored hair an awful bleached-looking blonde. I got addicted and used it day after day. It was pretty at first, but now I have awful roots and I can barely get a comb through it. It's horribly fried. Sun-In is awful, and it is a painful way to try to dye your hair.

Although I have never tried this on my hair (as I am a very light natural blonde), my horse's coat has seemed to benefit significantly by washing it with Wisk. She's a sorrel (sort of a reddish-brown color), and the Wisk really brightens her color and gives her a gorgeous coppery shine. Her coat is not very coarse, so I'm guessing this might work on human hair as well!

I began to use John Freida's Sheer Blonde approximately 10 days ago, and it's really helped my natural highlights shine through to their full potential. These products are not for those with brown hair (John Freida's brunette products come in handy for this). You are to match your natural hair color with the description on the bottle. This product has not only improved my highlights but has done a wonderful job in making sure my hair is in great condition and minimizes breakage!

If you have blond hair, and are feeling like your color is getting a little dull, lighten your locks naturally! Brew up some chamomile tea, squeeze a few lemons into it, and when it's cooled, rinse your hair with the tangy tincture. It will make your light hair emerge from the deep dark, and give your head a really sweet scent, too! Not only is olive oil a great hair conditioner, but it's also a great hair lightener. Just comb it through and let the sun do the rest of the work for you. To give brown hair a warmer glow, brew one strong cup of espresso and let cool completely. Pour the coffee onto dry hair and leave it on for 20 minutes. Now rinse it out. Your hair should shine and glow like never before.

When using lime or lemon juice, make sure you rinse off your hands after applying the juice. I put lime juice in my hair and got huge painful blisters all over my hands - there is some chemical in citrus fruits that reacts with the sun to cause blisters!

Natural Color: Dark Brown Color Wanted: Medium-Light Brown Two things you most likely already have at home: Lemon Hydrogen Peroxide Combine 3/4 lemon juice and 1/4 hydrogen peroxide into 1/2 cup. Leave in hair for 30 minutes to 2 hours. If you have time, go in the sun. Wash it out.