| Lightening your hair can be a great way to change our | | | | weave effect by mimicking the way a loom moves |
| look and reflect a different outlook. Or bring in the | | | | through a rug when it is made.Using the end of a long |
| summer, or herald a new job or period in your life. If | | | | comb or hair coloring brush, move it over and under a |
| you can't afford to go to a salon, try these tips on how | | | | section of hair, picking out the hair that is left on the top |
| to lighten your hair to avoid brassy and badly damaged | | | | of the handle. Then, with a piece of aluminum foil |
| hair.When doing regrowth, don't apply all the hair color | | | | handy, put the hair on the foil and apply the hair |
| to all of your head. Follow the instructions on the | | | | lightener. This is what hairdressers do to get a subtle |
| packet, which always say to apply color first to the | | | | and blended effect.If you want to go quite a lot lighter |
| roots, for a specified period of time. Then, apply the | | | | than your natural or base shade, you may need to do |
| lightener to the rest of your hair. If you don't do this, | | | | it gradually. Dark hair can be difficult to lighten, at least if |
| you will end up effectively dissolving the ends of your | | | | you want to keep any sort of condition and length to |
| hair. And even the parts of the hair shaft that don't | | | | your style. So you may need to compromise first and |
| quite get to that stage will be severely weakened and | | | | go for more of a caramel color, and then go through a |
| quite likely to break off very easily.You may need a | | | | process of using protein and moisture treatments |
| friend to help you lighten your hair, but at least the | | | | weekly for a month to strengthen your hair |
| extra effort will mean you have a better looking color, | | | | again.When applying lightener the first time, follow the |
| and better hair condition.Use a brush and section the | | | | instructions on the packet, and test your hair at regular |
| hair. Its much easier to apply the lightener evenly this | | | | intervals. You'll need to test both for color and |
| way. Use clips to keep the rest of your hair out of the | | | | condition. Rub the ends of part of your hair to see |
| way whilst you work on each section.Hair needs to be | | | | how light it is getting, and also to see whether it |
| in reasonably good condition to take peroxide based | | | | disintegrates at all. If it starts to disintegrate or break |
| lighteners, especially if you are going for a look that is a | | | | off, you'll need to wash out the hair lightener, no matter |
| lot lighter than your natural or base hair color. Use | | | | how many gold or orange tones are left. This is where |
| protein treatments to strengthen your hair first, if its not | | | | a semi permanent caramel color will come in. Apply |
| in good condition. Or go for a few highlights to | | | | this all over your hair once you've washed out the |
| complement your cut instead. And remember to use | | | | peroxide based lightener. Then use two treatments |
| intensive moisturizing treatments afterwards, as well. | | | | every week, a protein and a moisture treatment, for |
| You can alternate the two every week for a few | | | | about a month.Then you can try again. But be careful |
| weeks. Then, if your hair no longer needs | | | | when doing your regrowth. Follow the instructions for |
| strengthening, stop using the protein treatment. You will | | | | applying color to regrowth otherwise you will severely |
| most likely need to use the moisture treatment still, | | | | damage your hair.Don't sacrifice too much hair |
| though.If you want a sun kissed look - go for a color | | | | condition for lighter hair. Work with your hair so you |
| that is only 1 or 2 shades lighter than your natural hair | | | | end up looking a million dollars, instead of ten!If you're |
| color. Get a friend to help you, and 'weave' the | | | | concerned about hair loss, check out this article on |
| highlights through your hair. The trick is not to have the | | | | vitamins for hair loss. If you're interested in learning |
| color looking too chunky. You could try going for a | | | | about different hair loss treatments, see this article. |