- 1. Homemade chamomile tea
- 2. Chamomile and milk tea
- 3. Herbal shampoo
- 4. Solution to enhance blonde hair
Chamomile is a fantastic homemade trick to lighten hair, leaving it with a lighter and golden tone. These home remedies are especially effective on naturally lighter hair, such as yellow-brown or brown-blond hair, for example, acting on hair pigments.
In addition, chamomile can also be used to lighten body hair, providing greater shine and vitality, without harming the hair or the skin. Discover more benefits of chamomile.
1. Homemade chamomile tea
Homemade chamomile tea is a way to use chamomile to lighten hair strands, and to prepare it you need:
Ingredients
- 1 cup of dried Chamomile flowers or 3 or 4 tea bags; 500 mL of boiling water.
Method of preparation
Add the dried chamomile flowers to the boiling water, cover and let stand until cool, for approximately 1 hour.
You should rinse all hair with this strong tea, letting it act for 20 to 25 minutes, so that it can take effect. After that time, you should wash your hair as usual, ensuring its hydration with a mask or conditioner at the end. This wash should be done regularly, once a week, to enhance and maintain the lightening of the hair strands.
2. Chamomile and milk tea
Chamomile tea made in milk, is another excellent option that helps to lighten hair strands naturally, and for its preparation it is necessary:
Ingredients
- 1 cup of dried Chamomile flowers or 3 or 4 tea bags; 1 or 2 glasses of whole milk.
Method of preparation
Boil the milk, remove from the heat and add the chamomile. Cover and allow to cool completely. This mixture can be placed in a spray bottle, which should be used to apply chamomile tea in milk on the strands of hair. After spraying all the hair, it should be combed carefully and left to act for about 20 minutes, using a thermal cap to enhance the effect of the mixture.
3. Herbal shampoo
To highlight light hair, you can prepare a shampoo with chamomile, marigold and lemon zest, which can be used daily.
Ingredients
- 125 mL of water; 1 teaspoon of dried chamomile; 1 teaspoon of dried marigold; 1 teaspoon of lemon zest; 2 tablespoons of odorless natural shampoo.
Method of preparation
Boil water and herbs in a covered container and then remove from the heat and leave to infuse for about 30 minutes. Then strain and pour into a clean bottle, add the odorless shampoo and shake well. Use within a week or for a month, if stored in the refrigerator.
4. Solution to enhance blonde hair
In addition to the previous shampoo, a solution prepared with the same herbs can also be used, which will further enhance blond hair.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons of dried chamomile, 3 tablespoons of dried marigold; 500 mL of water; 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
Method of preparation
Boil the water with the chamomile and the marigold in a covered container and then remove from the heat and leave to infuse until cool. Then strain and pour into a clean container and add the lemon juice and shake well. This solution should be used after washing with the herbal shampoo, pouring about 125 mL into the hair. What remains of this solution can be kept in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
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