what does lemon juice really do to your hair?

Question

i heard that he juice from lemons does something to your hair lik change the colour and make it lighter or something...like maybe if u wanted highlights or something...but does it really work and if not then what does it do to your hair?

Answer 1

Lemon Juice is an acidic liquid causing your hair to dry out ( over time ) from the inside out.

That's why people used to use it when they went to the beach, it would dry the hair out and compounded with the suns rays can but not always lighten, light fine hair, to lighter shades.

BUT the results are not predictable!

Answer 2

me a girlfriend did try that when we were in jr high and it worked. we had highlights and stood under the sun or used a hairdryer its the same idea with the SUN IN product. we put the lemon juice in a bottle and sprayed it. what it actually does is the acid in the lemon dissolves the melanin color in your hair and turns it light. we had a little bit of dry hair afterwards with it but we liked our highlights. we both have dark brown hair and it worked too but it took some time and every day during P.E we would use it because we were under the sun. the SUN IN product says you can blow dry your hair and will be able to see results quicker.

Answer 3

I used lemon juice on my hair once. After going out in the sun, my hair was a lighter blond then before,but it wasn't exactly even.

Answer 4

putting lemon juice on your hair does lighten it in the sun only thing is that say you did it on holiday then you went into the swimming pool the chemicals in the pool reacts with the lemon juice and leaves you with green bits in your hair were the lemon juice was my advice dont try it

Answer 5

Lemon juice can cause your hair to lighten in the sun but it also dries

Answer 6

depending on how dark your hair applying lemon juice to hair will lighten color slightly (dark hair will not have as great of results), however, going out into the sun for a few hours immediately following application will provide greater results.

Answer 7

If you put lemon juice on your hair before you get in the sun it causes it to get natural blonde high lights like the beach bunnies or surfers. It won't cause any drastic change in one day, though.

Answer 8

Check out this web sites about Lemon Juice & Hair:
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen01/gen01764.htm

Answer 9

lemon juice lightens blonde hair, but it only works if its exposed to the sun (and it does work - personal experience). Tip: if you have lemon juice in your hair and you expose your hair to chlorine then your hair will go green!

Answer 10

It will lighten your hair but it will also dry it out and cause breakage.If you want to lighten up get some streaks and use a good conditioner.You don't want to experiment,it could end badly!