Is It Possible To Lighten My Hair w/o Bleach??

I'm not looking to make my hair blond, I'm looking to make it blue. But because my hair is naturally a kind of bright orange, i won't be able to get the vibrant light blue color I'm hoping for unless i make my hair considerably lighter first.

I'm afraid of damaging my hair with peroxide, and/or losing my natural hair color entirely.

Essentially, I'm looking for a way to temporarily make my hair lighter, in order to apply a semi-permanent blue dye...

The real question here is this:

Is there a way for me to lighten my hair, and dye it, so that when the semi-permanent blue is finally all washed out ... my hair will return to its naturally red-orange tones?

Is It Possible To Lighten My Hair w/o Bleach??

You can lighten your hain w/ lemon.....run lemon in your hair %26amp; then hang out in the sun.

Is It Possible To Lighten My Hair w/o Bleach??

Stay out in the sun a lot, it will lighten your hair color for sure. :)

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Is It Possible To Lighten My Hair w/o Bleach??

if your hair is all natural (not colored at all) you can use haircolor to lighten it, no bleach necessary. that will only work if it is completely virgin hair. if that's the case, find the color you want to lighten it to at a local beauty supply store. i would go with something with a cool toned base since your goal is to color it blue anyway. good luck!

Is It Possible To Lighten My Hair w/o Bleach??

Squeeze the juice out of a lemon into a small container, and coat your hair with it.

When your hair is completly covered, expose it to sunlight and stay in the sun for a few hours. The acidity of the juice combined with the sun will temporerily lighten it, and cause no/minimal damage to your hair.

Another thing you can use is Sun-in, pretty much the same concept, like tanning oil for your hair. You can get it at drugstores/supermarkets

Hope that helps :)

Is It Possible To Lighten My Hair w/o Bleach??

Ok. Hairdresser talking here- yes, lemon juice will eventually lighten your hair. But I wouldn't use it. Same with Sun-In, stay away! ...it is a metallic-based product and will ruin your hair over time. It will also affect any chemical process you perform on your hair. Trust me on this.

Now-- there are now hair colors out on the market that have the ability to lighten hair by up to 5 shades. I believe they are made by Miss Clairol. Choose a color with a drab base (blue is most common). This will prevent your already red hair from pulling more red tones when it goes thru the lightening process. You want to get the hair you are going to dye blue as close to being white as you can. Then apply your blue color. It will fade, as bleaches hair has less ability to "hold" color.

Unfortunately, I have to warn you, this is more of a commitment than I think you want as you said that you wanted it to wash out and your original color to be there. It won't. You would need corrective coloring to return the hair section to its original color. I hope you find this advice to be informative and helpful.