whats the best way to lighten hair without using bleach?

Question

i need to lighten my brunette hair before dying it the color i want..andything less damaging than bleach?

i'm not trying to go blonde...i need to lightent it before dying it...

how light does the sun in make your hair? i have dark brown hair...how much will it lighten?

Answer 1

Lemon juice actually does work. And believe it or not if you pour beer on your head then go out and sit it in the sun your hair will be lighter.

Answer 2

Non Bleach Hair Lightener

Answer 3

Go to a beauty supply store...such as SALLYS...or any other one that is open to the public, and ask one of the employees to help you find the "Clairol Professional Complements line" and look at the color swatches that they have and choose the color of blonde that your hair normally turns after you bleach it....(when you do color , do your 'root's' aka: "new growth" only.....then find a color swatch that's your natural brunette color.....for example...If the swatch shows that you are a level 5 medium to dark brown...and you want your new growth to be a 10 light light blonde, that means you need to lift your hair 5 shades....If you do have to lift 5 shades or more...you will need to purchase some 40 volume developer...the level of blonde you wish to be and color bottle ( your color bottle should have the ounces as your measuring guide on the side of the bottle) and some gloves, to lift your hair that much and as long as your only doing your new growth, try using half the tube of color which will be an ounce or ounce and a half....but before you put that into your color bottle...apply double the amount of 40 volume developer and the normal amount of color....This is called the "Double 40 process....any color...non bleach lightening only works on natural colored hair...that's why I say new growth only.. and you won't want a color line between the blonde and your existing color, so comb through the areas you've applied color to, it will blend better and guarantee coverage. .Make sure to read how long to keep color on....it's generally 30-45 minutes.If you don't want any color to stain you, you can put vaseline around your ears, forehead and neckline and if any color touches that ...it will wipe right off...and you have any color outside of those areas...use rubbing alcohol....Then...rinse out and dry you hair and apply your desired color.....I hope this works for you..

Answer 4

Believe it or not, comb lemon juice through it and set in the sun.
It will lighten your hair naturally.

But Katie M has a really good point!

Answer 5

Well my hair was as dark as mud,so i get Blonde streakes in my hair.It help alot now my hair dosent blend in with dirt.But dont ever try coloring ur hair yourself,i did that and i messed it up.Now my hair dosent look like crap.Its light,thin and straight!

Answer 6

to get your hair lighter you can either dye it a lighter color or yo0u can put sun in it which is somehting that makes it lighter, yo0u go0 in the sun and the sun makes it lighter or yoo0u can use a blow dryer after yo0u put the sun in and it can be lighter i think it gets lighter by heat.

Answer 7

jsut stay out in the sun alot nad it will lighten it unbelievably alot

Answer 8

go outside in the sun for a while.. that also gives me highlights a lot

Answer 9

Dye your hair a lighter color than it is.

Answer 10

My sisters swear by lemon juice.