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How Does White Vinegar Lighten Hair?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Apple cider vinegar contains acetic acid obtained from fermented alcoholic liquids. Its main role is to clean up the hair including getting rid of dirt, bacteria, fungi, oil build-up, and more importantly, the metals and minerals that dull your hair hue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The effects of using vinegar to lighten the hair are not permanent, however with repeated use for a couple of weeks and your hair will be shinier and brighter than before. You can use vinegar to change the tone of your hair or to add DIY highlights to the ends of your hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is a detailed guide on how to can use vinegar to lighten your hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Begin by prepping your hair for the lightening process. There aren’t any problems with using vinegar on already dyed hair, but if you’re thinking of using this natural remedy, avoid applying any bleach or dye in the weeks prior to the process. Otherwise, you risk damaging your hair or worse, causing it to break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gather all the necessary materials you will need for this process. Lightening the hair isn’t a hard task and it’s easily fine at home, but its best to have all the supplies ready for when you want to lighten your hair. Include;<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wash and condition your hair to remove the oil buildup and dirt from the hair. Lightening the hair is among the roles of vinegar but if you apply the mix to dirt hair, it may be focused on cleaning the hair rather than lightening its color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thoroughly condition the hair so that it’s fully moisturized before adding vinegar. Apple cider vinegar has a drying effect, hence if the hair is dry during application, it could break the hair further, which is not healthy for the hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The effects of this process are not immediate. More so, they can only be seen for specific hair types; ginger\/ redheads, blondes, and those with brown hair. Black haired people won’t see much a difference but the hair could be shinier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can repeat the process as many times as you’d like but abstain from doing the procedure more than once a week. In about three weeks you should see changes to the hair as the tone will brighten by one to three times lighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re looking to switch things up from using pure vinegar, then you can choose to include honey as is also has excellent bleaching properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A cup of apple cider vinegar<\/p>\n\n\n\n Half a cup of honey<\/p>\n\n\n\n One tablespoon of a carrier oil – olive oil or coconut oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are four main possible risks everyone should be cautious about when using apple cider vinegar to lighten hair color. They include;<\/p>\n\n\n\n The possibility of allergic reactions is a common concern for many. From excessively itchy scalp, redness, multiple rashes, plus other severe symptoms, it’s often wise to conduct a patch test to evaluate if you are allergic to vinegar before proceeding to use the product completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The strong pungent scent in vinegar indicated the presence of sulfite compounds. These chemical compounds used to preserve its shelf life could cause reactions to your body and skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It could encourage and asthma attack for those with respiratory problems plus other health issues. Sulfuric acids are also not recommended for the aged<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just like any other natural lightening remedy, skin irritation is quite common. With the use of spices like cinnamon, hydrogen peroxide, and even vinegar; they have a warming effect on the scalp that could alleviate extreme scalp sensitivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a major issue if you have acne, cuts or scrapes on the head, or open wounds. The acid will cause immense pain to the affected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is not a major concern as apple cider vinegar has multiple benefits to the hair. However, excess use of it and you’ll be looking at dry and brittle hair, just to mention a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your hair will become less healthy and more likely to break causing mild to severe hair damage. Therefore, ensure to often moisture the hair after the procedure and repeat the process once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More on Bleaching and Hair lightening<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Vinegar, in general, is said to offer multiple benefits to your hair. From getting rid of dandruff to adding shine, detangling the hair, texturizing, and even lightening the hair. It can also increase the curls on your hair by removing dirt, grime and oil buildup that weighs down the hair. More importantly, the alcohol residues …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"DIY](\"http:\/\/hairsentry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/acv.jpg\")
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