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?
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Sana: @neecey thanx alot. But this link is not opening. M new here dnt know how to open it?
Georgina: I used lemons to lighten my hair and it worked amazing, i was already a dark blonde but it hightlighted my hair really well, the colour is still here two years later. My hair didnt get damaged at all either
Misty: @Alyx I have to disagree on the oils not making your hair grow. Essential oil work wonders on hair growth. I know first hand from experience. As far as lemons, I personally wouldn't put it in my own hair because it's naturally curly and I don't need anything drying it out . :)
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!
Amy: does highlighting with lemon work on dark hair?
Lily: You know what's funny? I've actually bought lemon juice and started making my own highlighting spray with water, lemon juice, honey, cinnamon and conditioner. Mix these together and you have the perfect highlighting formula
ThatBritishGirlBelle: Can I just say that lemon is REALLY bad to put in your hair because it dries it out too much and it ends up damaged, I was going to try this for highlights but my hairdresser told me that it would be a very bad idea!
Samira_Habibity: I squeezed a lemon to make lemon juice, and dipped my hair in it and scrubbed my hair with it. I have some lighter shades :) it works so great!
Amz: DONT PUT LEMON IN YOUR HAIR IT DRIES IT OUT SO BAD AND I HAD TO GET 3 INCHES CUT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS SO DRY AT LEAST IF YOU ARE GONNA DO IT LEAVE OUT THE ENDS. I DO NOT RECCOMENT
Kailee: Tried Viviscal hair supplements and they worked on my hair length, grew faster, hair lashes and brows were thicker as for a thicker head of hair, ah, NOPE. I used these supplements for 10 months, holy expensive, yes hair grew faster (everywhere) but I also reacted with cysts acne and stopped Viviscal. Weighing the pros and cons, I wouldn't recommend these hair supplements. I guess why I posted this is to say that there ARE ways to make your hair grow faster but would you be willing to suffer the side effects?
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