Lighten Your Hair Using Hydrogen Peroxide

 Do you want to lighten your hair color? Many people want to give their locks a lift but worry about the chemicals in dye. Coloring roots every couple of weeks can be expensive and visiting a salon or coloring your hair at home can take up valuable time.

There’s a easier way. You can to lighten your hair using 3% hydrogen peroxide.

Peroxide is simply hydrogen and oxygen or H202 (a water molecule with an extra oxygen atom). When used in a weaker solution, peroxide can be used to lighten hair. Peroxide is used in hair lightening formulas but it can be used on its own to achieve lighter colored hair.

• If you are a blond and want to lighten your hair color, you can use hydrogen peroxide to do so. Dirty blonds can lighten their hair color and it will look natural.
• If you are a brunette and want some lighter highlights, you can achieve these using peroxide. Because of possible red undertones, a test piece should be done first to estimate how your hair will react to peroxide and the resultant color.
• If you are a redhead and want a strawberry blond look, peroxide may provide just the right amount of lightening.