Have you ever wondered if you can lighten hair naturally? Do you ever want your hair color just a smidge lighter but don’t want to pay big bucks at the salon or absorb all those nasty chemicals?

Well look no further than your fridge or pantry!

Guess what, it’s a new year and often a good time for a change to your “classic look.” Lightening your hair can be a good yet subtle option for achieving this much-needed change.

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For example, try these easy-to-do hair lightening options using nothing but natural, organic ingredients straight from your pantry or refrigerator.

“Everything you need is in your pantry or fridge!”– LuvlyLongLocks Founder Avni Parekh

How To Lighten Hair Naturally?

FOR DARK-COLORED HAIR: Honey and Distilled Water

Honey naturally contains traces of hydrogen peroxide that will gently lighten your hair.

Then, when mixed with the distilled water, the honey undergoes a chemical process that helps to lighten your hair super fast.

Ingredients

• 1 to 2 tablespoons of raw honey
• 1 cup of distilled water

Directions

1. Stir one to two tablespoons of raw honey into a cup of distilled water, and then apply evenly to your hair.
2. Let it sit for 30 to 60 minutes or you can put on a shower cap and leave it on overnight, then rinse it out thoroughly.
3. If you are doing this on a sunny day, go out and catch some rays, the sun will help to lighten your hair quicker.

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FOR LIGHT-COLORED HAIR: Lemon Juice

In brief, lemon juice contains five percent citric acid.

Subsequently, the acid works in conjunction with the sunlight’s UV rays to activate and speed up the brightening process.

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 parts freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 part warm water

Directions

1. Mix two parts freshly squeezed lemon juice with one part warm water in a spray bottle.
2. If your hair is dry, then mix three parts lemon juice with one part leave-in conditioner.
3. Then sit out in the sun for an hour or two over the course of four different days. The change will be subtle but clearly brighter.

VIEW: Lemon-Lime Hair Inspiration Board

Unfortunately, the only drawback with using these natural hair lightening options too often is that they will most certainly dry out your hair or make it go orange.

To conclude, don’t forget to take before and after photos to mark your progress. Plus, if you have any other natural hair lightening tips or sprays you’ve had success with, let us know on Instagram @LuvlyLongLocks.