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Hair lightener. Make your own hair lightener

Submitted by Kate

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2 cups chamomile tea
• 1 tablespoon of parsley
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

Visitors comments

Great tip! Comments By: Joanne Wow Kate this really works! My hair got a lot lighter! I was surprised. I got a little parsley in my hair but it came out when i rinsed it! Thanks for this awesome tip, i'll be doing it again!   Hair lightener Comments By: Elizabeth Bondatti This is nice for dark blond hair. It gives nice highlights and smells nice in the kitchen when preparing! I store it in a spray bottle and use while sitting in the sun!   What about pre-colored hair? Comments By: Color Queen Has anyone tried it on hair that has been dyed or treated? I have been coloring my hair for years, but since my natural color is very dark, I don't always get the desired effect. I would love to try this, but don't want to expand my color range to greens or oranges just yet!   haven't tried it yet Comments By: need a lift for winter What does the chamomile do? How much lighter does it make your hair? Is it a daily thing or weekly? TipKing says: Try it once and see how long it lasts   another question about the chamomile tea Comments By: need a lift in winter Is that two cups tea leaves or two cups prepared tea? TipKing Says: I would say that it is 2 cups of prepared tea.   Does it dry out your hair? Comments By: Julie I was wondering. . . does the lemon juice dry our your hair or cause dandruff? TipKing says: Might do   this hair recipe Comments By: milli jacobs oh my gosh- i tried this and my hair turned blonde- just like i wanted it to thank you so much!!!!!!   All Exited, What a Let Down Comments By: Carol Looking at all the other comments I was so excited about this natural lightening recipe for my graying and darkening blond hair - cooked it up, put it on, lay in the sun and voila', NOTHING. Too good to be true - at least I tried   question Comments By: Allison is this recipe permanent or will it fade like semi-permanent hair colour? because i hate grow out lines. (by the way the rating isn't true that i did, i haven't tried it) TipKing says: You will just have to try it and see how long it lasts...   parsley Comments By: s.allen what if i have no parsley-willit still work slightly? TipKing says: Give it a try.   shampoo! Comments By: Sandy Does washing one's hair soon after application of this brew counteract its effects? TipKing says: It is just something that you may have to try.   Good idea!!! Comments By: n/a I think that this is a great idea Kate! Thanks alot!   Question!!!!!!!!!!!!! Comments By: deena How long do you leave it in your hair? What color does it turn medium brown hair??? TipKing says: You are just going to have to try it. Start with a short time and then increase the time for different results   colored hair Comments By: jennie i have natural blonde hair, but i dyed it dark brown and want it lighter. will this work on already colored hair, mad will it turn an odd color.   parsley? Comments By: ariel what does the parsley do? Will it work without? I didnt use the parsley just the lemon and tea, but i didnt work.   dark hair Comments By: kim does this tip make dark brown hair slightly lighter or completely blonde ? TipKing says: It is just something that you need to try. All har types are different   smells great and works great! Comments By: Karin Use hot but not boiling water to brew your tea. It steeps better.Add the lemon juice afterwords. You can skip the parsley, but it acts as a natural toner to remove brassy highlights. Just run your mix through a strainer to remove the parsley. Put in a mister bottle, spray on, let sit for 20 minutes. Rinse, shampoo, condition and go. Can use everyday or once a week, but will need to continue to use to get the nicest results. Sitting in the sun isn't necessary.   Havent tried yet Comments By: Ressha Hey does any1 know what store can i go to find PARSELY. TipKing Says: Any place that sells herbs.   lightening queen Comments By: anon you dont have to use the parsely but this does work very well and gently lightens the hair   hair disaster Comments By: dee so will this work on dyed black hair has anyone tried it   smoke stain Comments By: Nancy I'm wondering if this will take the stain out of gray hair turned sort of a blond due to nicotine staining the hair? TIpKing says: You may have to try it to see!   question!?? Comments By: Krista Will it turn dyed hair funny colors? TipKing says: You may have to try by testing it on a small amount of hair. That you can hide if it goes wrong.   Just a Question... Comments By: Jessica Well, my mixture is simmering right now, but I was wondering, do you just wash it out after it has gone through your hair a couple times? Or do you sit out in the sun? If you do sit in the sun, how long in the sun? Until your hair is dry? TipKing saya: I have not tried this tip, but it says nothing about sitting in the sun!   going to try it out! Comments By: emma i am simmering it all in one pan now. how long shall i wait till it wil be cool enough to put on my hair? and do u jst pour it over ur hair once?will it highlight instantly?i am not using parsley, will it stil work?do i need to sit out in sun at all?   DAMAGE HAIR? Comments By: IVETH DOES IT DAMAGE UR HAIR??? TipKing says: Having read through the whole page I would say no!   that is supeeeeeeeeeer Comments By: amanda i have light brown hair and after 30min it was blond   does the hair have to be wet or dry? Comments By: Jillian does the hair have to be wet or dry. or towel dryed. or what?   Didn't work for me :-( Comments By: Me This one didn't work for me. Perhaps I did it wrong? I don't know, but all I know is my hair looks the same. But on the up side, it smells wonderful. Lol.   Soft highlights Comments By: vanessa I tried it with chamomile flowers instead of tea bags so I had to guess the ratio with the parsley. However, it's hard to go wrong as my hair came out really soft and shiny. Not an easy feat since I swim in chlorinated water at least once a day. My hair is light brown and yes, I got some some very gentle highlights. I saved some for next time as it needs to be done a few times to be the the shade I want. Oh, and if you let it simmer without the lemon juice as someone suggested, you can even save enough for a soothing cup of tea!   Haven't Tried it yet. Comments By: Anon. Do you need to use the Parsly or does it work better with it? and do you strain the mixture after its boiled and then apply to hair?   Good, but I made a few changes to it.. Comments By: Jessie I used the recipe (minus the parsley because I didnt have any) and I didnt rinse it off, I just poured it on my hair. Then I went outside in the sun for a couple hours and it worked! But if you dont want to have to sit in the sun, you can also try pouring the mixture in your hair without rinsing it, then leave it sit for about an hour, then blow dry it and let it sit overnight and you'll get subtle highlights, and if you continue to do it, they'll get even lighter!   good deal! Comments By: ml amazing stuff! thanks :)   Boo hoo Comments By: Purple Muscles I tried it once but I saw no difference in my hair. Am I supposed to do it more than once?   ? Comments By: anon will this work on my hair if it is already fairly light blonde? i think it is getting darker and i want it to be lgighter. should i just try it and see what happens?   U dont know how to use it correctly Comments By: Krystalynn I have lightened my hair at home and it went from dark brown to dirty blonde in 2 months. Ur ingredients are fine but u dont need the extra two cups of water. and it wont work if u just put it on ur hair. U have to either blowdry or go in the sun for a few hours because the way it works is that it opens up the hair folicle to let the heat in so the HEAT can lighten ur hair. This is the only way it works. & yes, It does also work without the parsley. I never used parsley.   black hair? Comments By: naturalblack does this also work on black hair? my hair does shine a little brown when it reflects sunlight...but i was wondering if it would work on my hair because my hair is black.   used on color treated hair Comments By: stephaniemarie so a few months ago i had my hair bleached and colored from a dark brown to a really light caramel brown, but i wanted it a bit lighter. so i just tried this out and it actually did work. i now have some blondish highlights and my hair overall lighter. i used a blow dryer because i think the heat is the only way to really make this work. and i didnt use parsely. i think my hair will get lighter with more use of this tip, so im going to try it out a few more times and see what happens. this will probably not do much for really dark hair, and is more effective on lighter shades of brown and more pale colored hair. the results are subtle , but it is definitely is worth trying.   CHAMOMILE Comments By: NADA THE BEST THING FOR LIGHTING UP LIGHT/DARK/BLONDE HAIR IS THE CHAMOMILE HERBAL ESSENCES CONDITIONER, I TRIED IT AND AFTER I TOOK A SHOWER I FOUND LOTS AND LOTS OF LIGHT BLONDE HIGHLIGHTS THAT WERE VERY NOTICEABLE AND GORGOUS ALSON APART FROM THIS IT MADE MY HAIR VERY SMOOTH AND SHINY!   my daughter will try it this week Comments By: rebecca My daughter not long had her hair coloured by a hair dressers...they were suppose to get it to a dark/auburn brown which is her own natural colout - but unfortunately it's gone kinda black! It makes her look rather hard faced, as her hair is quite long. If you have short sharp hair or you naturally are black haired it's ok, but my daughter really does not suit it at all. I will try this formula on her this week, and see what happens?!   eyebrows Comments By: emily When your hair gets lighter your eyebrows will stay darker, i was wondering if it works on your eyebrows?   Disasterous Blakness :O Comments By: Black Haired Freek :(( A Havee Joost Gt Myy Haiir Dun Iht Was Supposed To Bee Brown and Sadlyy Turned Black :( Wood This Formula Lighten Iht ? :P   any tea Comments By: bob will normal tea work if i have the rest of the ingredients?   Chickens Comments By: Boo Do you have to wash your hair first??   does it really Comments By: valeria i have dark brown hair and everyone is saying that it dies blonde??? i only want it a bit lighter like golden brown what do i have to do? or will it work?   does it work for color treated hair? Comments By: socal girl I colored at home and it came out way too dark will this work right after coloring without damaging it or turning it a funny color?   i'm so excited , where to get parsley Comments By: anon i'm soooo excited , i've been trying to brighten my hair for as long as i can remember. Where i come from parsley is sold in the supermarket. is it rear in america? TipKing says: Yes Parsley will be available in most large food stores   Lemon juce problem Comments By: Anna So I dont have any lemon juice or any thing close to it. I s it a really big problem and is there anything i can substitute in?   Coloured Hair Comments By: Kim My hair is coloured dark. Does this work on coloured hair? I dont want to have to go out to the local shop and get the ingredients only for it to not work. Any advice would be grand!   Doesn't Work!! Comments By: anon Heyy this doesn't work its rubbish i had my hopes up and it just let me down thanks a lot.!   does it make it lighter? Comments By: anon i havent tried it yet. what has happend to my hair is in the winter it goes a ugly blonde/brunnette colour and i hate it so i am trying to make it lighter without dying and highliting it   Eyebrows Comments By: Anon Does this work on dark eyebrows? (haven't tried it so there should be no rating)   I have a question Comments By: rebekah i have dark brown hair junk like that so do i dye just a lil strand at first to see if it works, cuz yeah i want to lighten it soon so i can dye my hair cotton candy pink   This doesn't work on brunettes!!!! Comments By: P This will not work on color treated hair for dark brown to black. It is too black and will just give you orange highlights that aren't attractive.   havnt tried it yet Comments By: anon but does it HAVE to be chamomile tea? or can it be like....regular tea? does that changce anything?   Hmmmmm Comments By: Matylda Smells delicious... i am a very light brown and saw a difference... but my hair is still wet hopefully it worked!!!   Amazing Comments By: Lauren It really works its amazing... left it for 40 min and got lighter.... next time i will go in the sun with the product in the hair to have even more effect...   how do u get rid of it?? Comments By: Anon i havent tried it yet but i was wondering if it got too blonde how do u get it out? would u just wash it a couple times??   help Comments By: grace do you need to leave it in until your hair dries?? or do u just wash it out straight away?? help!   questions about the recipe Comments By: anon does yor hair turn green if u use this and are exposed to chlorine?   does not work Comments By: anna this does not work it you have medium brown hair   wondering about my hair Comments By: megan what color does this turn dark brown hair that is almoat black?   i havent tried it yet Comments By: alice i used to have naturally very light blonde now it is a medium blonde with bits of light blonde but at the top its gone brown! it looks so strange is a way this recipe can just lighten the top without changing the rest to much   i havent tryed yet Comments By: rita i used to have light blonde hair but now it is a medium blonde with bits of light blonde. but at the top it is a light brown colour which looks really strange and unnatural even tho it is natural! will this work to make the top the same colour as the rest without changing the rest to much. and does it work the first time you use it or does it take a few times?   tea Comments By: Chrissy NO normal tea won't work! It has to be chamomile tea.   dont bother Comments By: tor waste of money and doesnt work   PLEASE ANSWER Comments By: hannah i just got a short hair cut a little longer than my shoulders&i want it to grown out soooo bad! My hair is dirty blonde and will this do damage to the point were it wont grow as fast and long???   nice Comments By: k wow it worked great andit didnt even damage my hair   What type of Parsley???? Comments By: Aubrey I wanted to know if you have to use dryed of fresh parsley? (I havent used the product yet so my rating is inaccurate!)   time Comments By: Arianne Lacaille I haven't tried it yet, but do you leave the stuff in your hair and how long?   havent tried it yet, will post results Comments By: Holly here's my story. I have shoulder lenght hair which i abuse with hair color. one day is black, the next is blonde, red, brown so on and so forth. i'm doing this because i just recently made the switch from black back to blonde and of course, low and behold we have orangey-copper hi lights. I'm a natural blonde so this is SO not the look for me. I'm waiting for my mixture to reach room temperature and I will let ya'll know how it turns out :)   what is chamoline tea and where do you get it from Comments By: lauren hi i was wondering do u get a lemon and like use the juice from the lemon oh yeah and where do you get chamoline tea from and by the way does the sun lighten your hair thankyou please write back   Tea and Afterwards Comments By: Meghan Should you wash your hair before or after you do this? Do you put tea bags in with the 2 cups of water? I am confused about t hat one part.I havn't done it yet!