Lightening at home: how to properly desaturate hair with hydrogen peroxide

In order to lighten hair, it is not necessary to resort to harmful chemical paints. At home, you can make discoloration an affordable and simple means - hydrogen peroxide. And peroxide can be clarified and natural hair, and previously colored curls, as well as make light strands or fashionable staining in ombre technique. About how to clarify hydrogen peroxide at home and will be discussed in our article.

Peroxide for staining: contraindications

Hydrogen peroxide, like any other bleaching agent, dries the hair. Therefore, if the locks were originally brittle, dry and damaged, then this procedure will only exacerbate the situation. That is why peroxide is recommended for use solely for dyeing healthy hair.

If you have dark natural hair, then clarification with hydrogen peroxide will take much longer and will require a large number of bleaching procedures. But if your hair is painted in a dark color, then, most likely, you will not be able to avoid the red podton after discoloration. By the way, the red locks of peroxide will lighten up to a maximum of a yellow blonde.

In addition, do not discolour peroxide if you often use a hairdryer, ironing and stowage. Since this method of dyeing additionally overdry the hair and they can begin to break.

Clarification with hydrogen peroxide at home

Carry out the procedure of decolouration with the help of hydrogen peroxide several times in 1-2 days until the desired color is obtained. However, that such clarification has passed without serious harm, the hair requires increased attention and care after the procedure:

• be sure to use air conditioners and masks, including by popular recipes
• Reduce the use of hair dryers, ironing, stowage to a minimum
• Do not stain and perming for 2 weeks
• Wash your head no more than 2-3 times a week

To lighten hair with peroxide at home, you will need:

• solution of hydrogen peroxide 3%
• spray
• hair clips
• comb-comb
• gloves
• cotton wheels

Stages of clarification:

1. Before the beginning of the procedure of discoloration, the hair should be washed with shampoo and dried with a towel. Then carefully comb the wet curls to make them evenly colored.

2. Pour the peroxide into a bottle with a nebulizer. For less aggressive lightening, water can be added to the peroxide (same amount).
3. If you lighten all the hair, then they need to be divided into segments, as with normal staining. In order to desaturate only the tips of peroxide should be diluted with water in a ratio of 70/30 and treat the resulting solution with the bottom third of the hair.
   
   

4. Spray the product on the hair gradually, evenly moisturizing the curl behind the curl. If you discolour individual strands, it is better to moisten a cotton swab in the liquid and wipe them with the necessary string.
   
   

The duration of the peroxide dyeing procedure directly depends on the initial color of the hair. For dark curls, the holding time is 50-60 minutes, for light curls it is about 40. Half an hour after the start, you can wash off the peroxide from a separate strand and check the color. If the shade does not suit, then reapply and stand for another 10-15 minutes. After the right time, wash the hair with warm water and apply a moisturizing mask for half an hour.

On a note! The thermal effect enhances the effect of peroxide, so if you have healthy hair, then you can, until the remedy on your hair, wrap your head with foil or polyethylene and warm with a hair dryer for 10 minutes.