Lighten hair with Turmeric: How to have golden highlights and avoid the yellow effect
Turmeric, an excellent spice in the kitchen but also a precious ally of beauty and health. It is possible to lighten the hair with turmeric but pays attention to the too yellow effect. Here are some useful tips to give golden highlights to your hair.
Lightening hair naturally is possible through the use of some remedies that come from nature. Among the various possibilities, using turmeric, a spice characterized by a very bright yellow-orange color and used for its characteristic tone also by the food and textile industry.
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Turmeric to lighten hair: to whom it is recommended
Of course, it is a natural remedy, and miracles should not be expected. You cannot lighten dark hair with turmeric but rather give beautiful blonde highlights or intensify an already light natural color. In this case, care must be taken to use the spice well to avoid a too yellow effect.
Usually, people with light blond hair are advised to avoid turmeric and opt for other products to lighten the hair or give light reflections. This spice risks intensifying the base color too much, making it turn towards a fluorescent or even greenish effect that would be unwelcome.
Turmeric: healthy scalp and brighter hair
An advantage of using turmeric on hair is also that of acting naturally against dandruff. After a few applications (in the mildest cases, it is enough even once), you could see the situation of your irritated skin improve considerably. Moreover, thanks to this natural remedy, the hair will tend to be more luminous and soft.
How to lighten hair with Turmeric: doses and instructions
Lightening hair with turmeric is effortless; only two ingredients are needed: water and turmeric powder. The doses vary according to the length of the hair and the more or less intense effect that is desired.
Ingredients – materials for 1 dose
- Powder turmeric 1 teaspoon
- Water 1 cup
Generally, it starts with a dose of a teaspoon of spice for each cup of water, but you can also get to use a whole spoon. Before proceeding with the treatment on all hair, it is important to test it on a hidden strand to avoid any nasty surprises.
Method
- The procedure is straightforward: you have to dissolve the turmeric in hot water, let it cool, let the powder settles on the bottom, and then apply only the water on the dry hair leaving it to act for a time-varying between 20 and 120 minutes (also in this case you have to see if you want to make a more or less strong and drastic intervention). To keep turmeric water on your hair for as long as necessary, use a cap.
- After the minutes or hours you have set, rinse thoroughly, and proceed with normal shampoo or use the conditioner directly.
- For longer-lasting results, the application should be repeated once a week for at least a month.
Useful tips: If you are afraid of this system of staining the skin, or if you want the effect only on the tips, you can put the infusion of turmeric in a spray and vaporize the solution only on the hair you want to lighten, to go down to the tips, avoiding the scalp.
The yellow effect will naturally drain in a few washing items, but be careful as soon as the treatment has been carried out: the still fresh turmeric tends to stain, and it could dirty yellow pillowcases and towels.