When it comes to hair care, the humble lemon is a precious little miracle worker. If you want to ramp up your hair care routine without dropping a load of cash on high end products here’s how.
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1. Highlights
Instead of dyeing your hair, you can highlight those pretty strands in an easy way. Simply soak a cotton ball in the lemon juice, place it on the strands you want highlighted, and slide it down gently. Repeat it a few times to see effects. This can be one of the simplest ways to lighten your hair.
2. Scrub
Take advantage of a lemon scrub. It’s a great way to remove the build up and lingering residue of styling products. These materials can make your hair feel heavy. Get one-half of a fresh lemon and dip it into salt. Now, rub it very gently into your scalp to get rid of any buildup of harmful materials.
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3. Hair Growth
Are you always on the lookout for an effective way to grow your hair longer, more quickly? Go get a few lemons and some castor oil. Prepare a solution by mixing lemon juice and castor oil in equal quantities. Apply it directly into the roots of your hair to promote hair growth.
4. Dandruff
You may have already tried a number of ways to get rid of dandruff, but the chances are you're still looking for a better solution. Simply use lemon on your hair! Take a lemon and rub it over the scalp to get rid of dandruff. Doing this will also make the roots stronger. This will also prove beneficial as a way to treat itchy scalp. Be sure to repeat it only once a week to prevent breakage of your hair.
5. Stronger Hair
Are you concerned about hair loss? You can strengthen your hair by using a solution of henna, egg yolk, and lemon. Use it with your regular shampoo but be sure to apply towards the scalp to have stronger and shinier hair. Wash it off with lukewarm water.
6. Shiny Hair
Mix a tablespoon of lemon juice, a tablespoon of honey, and a couple of tablespoons of olive oil together to make your very own hair shine mask at home. This mixture will work better than most haircare products you find in the stores. Apply the mixture directly onto your scalp and massage for a few minutes. Then, soak the rest of your strands with the mixture and leave it there for half an hour. Now, rinse it off and use shampoo if you want.
7. Unclog Follicles
Dealing with oily hair can become quite annoying at times. No matter what you do, you cannot seem to get rid of that excess oil. You have oily hair because of your clogged hair follicles, so you have to do something to unclog them. Again, lemons will help! Simply make a mixture by adding a tablespoon of lemon juice to a tablespoon of egg white and apply it to your oily scalp. Leave it there for half an hour and wash it off with water.
Your hair will thank you and you will soon be singing the praises of lemons. These are jolly good reasons to always throw lemons in your shopping cart, don’t ya think?
Comments
Zanna: I used lemon on my naturally blonde hair in high school. It really lightened it a lot, but it also dried it up pretty bad. I never did it again because of that. Now the grey steaks look like highlights! Hehe!
Stace: @Amy N: lemons can highlight dark hair but turns the highlights an orange or reddish color as when dark hair lightens it will lift to orange first. So you may need to use a toner to remove the "brassiness" from your hair. Also lemons can make hair very dry, so it's best to follow up with a deep conditioner.
Alyx: Lemon is horrid for hair. It causes breakage, can cause burns to the scalp, and makes it impossible for your stylist to take care of it. If you have any hint of red tones in your hair it'll just turn orange, and it's likely not toneable without tons of developer and multiple times. Just bleach it. Any diy lightening with your hair will be uneven, and make your hair dry and unfixable. Just bleach it if you want it lighter. Go to a professional and it won't damage your hair more than a few deep conditioning treatments and a trim can't fix. If you want to deep clean, use a clarifying shampoo once a month. If you want your hair to grow, take care of it. Lemons nor oils will actually help it grow. Growth is based on genetics. There's nothing you can do to speed it up.
Cheye: But doesn't lemon also harm your hair 0.0
Amy: does highlighting with lemon work on dark hair?
Sana: @neecey thanx alot. But this link is not opening. M new here dnt know how to open it?
Alviya: Lemon and honey makes hair white i heard?isnt true
Ree: What blackstrap molasses??? Can I put henna on color treat it hair?
Sana: I have thin hair. Any tips plz?
Cindy: I still prefer lemons on fish , thank you. LOL, I use blackstrap molasses on my hair, its amazing to make hair stronger , thicker and let it grow faster! Must be all the concentrate of minerals. Try you will never look back
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