Chamomile is a fantastic homemade trick to lighten the hair, leaving them with a lighter, golden tone. These home remedies are especially effective on naturally lighter shades of hair, such as tan or brownish-brown for example, acting on hair pigments.
In addition, chamomile can also be used to brighten body hairs, providing greater shine and vitality, without harming the hair or the skin. Know more benefits of chamomile.
1. Homemade chamomile tea
Homemade chamomile tea is a way to use chamomile to whiten hair, and to prepare it you need to:
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried chamomile flowers or 3 or 4 tea sachets;
- 500 mL of boiling water.
Method of preparation
Add the dried chamomile flowers to the boiling water, cover and let stand until cool, for about 1 hour.
You should rinse all the hair with this strong tea, letting it act for 20 to 25 minutes, so that it can take effect. After this time, you should wash your hair as usual, ensuring your moisturizing mask or softener at the end. This washing should be done regularly, once a week, to enhance and maintain whitening of hair strands.
2. Chamomile tea and milk
Chamomile tea made in milk, is another excellent option that helps to naturally lighten the hair strands, and for its preparation it is necessary:
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried chamomile flowers or 3 or 4 tea sachets;
- 1 or 2 cups whole milk.
Method of preparation
Boil the milk, remove from the heat and add the chamomile. Cover and allow to cool until completely cool. This mixture can be placed in a spray bottle, which should be used to apply the chamomile tea in milk on the hair strands. After spraying all the hair, you should carefully comb the hair and let it act for about 20 minutes, using a thermal cap to enhance the effect of the mixture.
3. Herbal Shampoo
To emphasize 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 dried chamomile;
- 1 teaspoon dried marigold;
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest;
- 2 tablespoons of natural odorless 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. Next you should strain and pour into a clean bottle, add the odorless shampoo and shake well. Use within one week or for one month if stored in a 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 dried chamomile;
- 3 tablespoons dried marigold;
- 500 mL of water;
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Method of preparation
Boil water with chamomile and 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 stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks at most.
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