Comments on How to Get Great Hair Highlights At Home

If you swim a lot, the chlorine gradually highlights your hair. It looks natural and makes great highlights (especially in the sun). One bad thing is that the chlorine can dry your hair badly, so you will have to use deep-conditioning products.

Plain lemon juice can really damage and dry-out your hair. I put some lemon juice and a little bit of conditioner in a spray bottle and shook it up. I sprayed the strands of hair I wanted highlighted and then combed it. Then I went out in the sun for about 3-4 hours and now my hair is brown with some blonde highlights and it's not dried out!

You can use olive oil to lighten your hair. Just comb it through as evenly as you can and stay out in the sun for a while (maybe a few hours). It's good for your hair and your skin, too. It takes a few washes to get it all out afterwards, but your hair will thank you.

I used Sun-In in the summer of 2004, and it was the worst thing I have ever done. My Mom wouldn't let me get highlights, and she was very nervous about letting me use the Sun-In (because of the damage it does to your hair). Well, I should have listened to her. My hair was a light brown, so I wanted to be a blonde. I put the Sun-In in my hair, following the instructions exactly, and in 5 minutes my hair wasn't blonde, but a coppery, orangish color. Now, it is June, and the top half of my hair is brown, and the bottom half is orange.

You can safely lighten your hair color by using rhubarb juice. Put approximately 1/4 cup into a spray bottle, apply it evenly to your hair, and spend 15 to 20 minutes in the sunlight. It enhances and speeds the effect of natural sun-bleaching.

I don't know if natural honey works to highlight blonde hair, but it certainly makes it brighter and adds more bounce. It takes me three shampoos to make sure that the honey is totally rinsed out. I use the Sheer Blonde shampoo and conditioner. I love the Sheer Blonde products. However, too much conditioner weighs my hair down. I condition my hair at night (it doesn't matter if my hair is weighted down while I sleep). I do use the lemon in a spray bottle to highlight my hair. I dilute it with a small amount of water. I also use the blow dryer, instead of the sun. I have used mayonnaise before washing my hair. I put a small amount of mayonnaise in my hair, and then wrap my hair in a towel. This last time I did this, I added honey along with the mayonnaise, and left them both on for 20 minutes. I love the VO5 hot oil treatments, it really adds a healthy shine to your hair.

I have light brown hair that has been highlighted. My roots were grown out about one inch and were very dark and noticeable, especially where my bangs had grown out. To avoid paying the salon 45 dollars for a touch-up, I used 3 parts hydrogen peroxide mixed with one part bleach in a bowl. I dabbed my finger tips in the bowl and brushed on with fingers the solution and sat in the sun and voilà, my dark roots were gone and I now have a streaky blonde look and it all blends. Wash it out after you get the results and you want and use a good conditioner.