Oddly enough, but at the present time, when shops offer us the widest range of various coloring and bleaching agents, including professional ones, bleaching hair with honey remains a popular and popular way to lighten hair. What is the reason? First of all, it is widely known that bleaching hair with chemical compounds is a rather harmful procedure, especially if the hair is already thick, shiny and has healthy tips. Most hair brightening agents contain hydrogen peroxide, which only exacerbates the situation, making the hair much thinner and brittle. Instead of exposing your hair to the negative effects of paint, you can lighten your hair with honey. However, it should be noted that this procedure, as a rule, does not give radical results. That is, lightening hair with honey is not able to turn a burning brunette into a blonde. We also say that none of the safe folk remedies is capable of this. Nevertheless, you can lighten your hair by one or two tones and at the same time strengthen them, and this will help lighten hair with honey. The reviews of many women who have tried this method confirm this.
As you know, honey is a useful product containing B vitamins that promote hair growth, ascorbic acid, which strengthens the immune system, vitamin K, which provides blood coagulation and the development of the skeletal system, vitamin E is necessary for beautiful skin, as well as carotenes, folic acid and many other useful trace elements. Honey is widely used not only in traditional medicine and cooking, but also in cosmetology. Honey massage, various honey masks for hair, face and body give excellent results.
Mask recipes
There are several basic recipes for making honey-based brightening masks. All of them are able to even out and refresh the color of the hair, give them a beautiful golden hue, and with a fairly long exposure lighten the hair by an average of 1 tone. Also, masks with honey help get rid of the coloring pigments that have accumulated in the hair as a result of exposure to paints, prevent dandruff, cross-section of the tips, make hair smooth, shiny and obedient.
Recipe 1
This is the easiest, albeit rather lengthy, way. Before applying the mask, you need to wash your hair with shampoo appropriate for the type of hair, adding a quarter teaspoon of soda to it, and if desired, a little salt as a peeling. Then pat your hair with a towel and apply natural honey along the entire length. Since it is quite sticky, you can lightly dilute honey with water or heat it in a water bath. Lightening hair with honey is a slow process, so the mask must be kept for 7-9 hours, the more time passes, the better. You can wash off the mask with ordinary warm water, as a rule, there are no difficulties with this.
Recipe 2
This is a mask based on honey with the addition of cognac, which is also an excellent tool for hair growth and strengthening. For her you will need: honey - 1 tablespoon, cognac - 1 tablespoon (for long hair - more). Leave the mask on your hair for a long time, best at night.
Recipe 3
Mask with a more complex composition: natural liquid honey (preferably linden) - 100 ml, lemon juice - 2 tablespoons, pharmacy chamomile infusion - 2 teaspoons. Mix all components, apply over the entire length of the hair and keep for about 3-4 hours. This mask can be done once every two weeks or more often, but without lemon juice, which can cause irritation on the scalp.
There is no doubt that from other methods, lightening hair with honey is distinguished by many advantages. However, it must be borne in mind that this method is not suitable for everyone. It is better to abandon the use of honey masks for people who are allergic to bee products, with any inflammatory processes on the scalp. In addition, the use of honey is contraindicated in diabetes.