Anyone have any success using a rinse to get their hair a tad lighter?

[*ElleB]

Just wondering because I want my hair a little bit lighter, but I am not willing to dye it. (I'm relaxed)

 

[Solitude]

I got a rinse today at the salon on my black hair. I got a light brown rinse and now my hair is chocolate brown, not really much lighter. They use some random brand. I'm going to try again in a month with one of my two favs: Clairol Beautiful Collections or Color Showers

 

[Reecie]

Bumping

 

[hypek]

ive had mild success with using a lighter colored rinse on my hair to bring out my own natural highlights, but not for overall lightening.

hth!

 

[discodumpling]

Although not a rinse I have used a mixture of honey & cinnamon to 1. lighten my henna & 2. enhance my natural highlights. I'm not sure how this would play out on relaxed hair. HTH

 

[flowinlocks]

Unfortunately since the rinse does not contain peroxide, it will deposit color only, not lighten.

 

[Avyn]

I stumbled on this by accident bc I had been reading several websites about the benefits of peroxide. I thought it couldn't hurt my scalp if I oxygenated it with a little peroxide hair treatment. I knew that peroxide could lighten my hair, but I figured it wouldn't do much because I used the regular drug store brand and not the more concentrated stuff. I knew it might dry my hair so here's what I did:

I mixed my favorite moisturizing conditioner, Nexxus Humectante, and 3% peroxide (normal hair dyes use 35%, i think) and left it on my hair for about 2 hours. Rinsed, deep conditioned with the Humectante, Cholesterol Conditioner and coconut oil. I didn't measure, but I used 1/2 a bowl (a small ceramic cereal/salad bowl) of peroxide and used enough conditioner to make a thick pancake batter-like consistency and put it all on my head. I followed the next day with a protien conditioner, then another moisturizing conditioner just to be on the safe side since I didn't know what the outcome would be. I did this a couple of months ago and I haven't had any dryness except in the area where I'd dyed previously, and the dye is still hanging on for dear life. But this area has been splitting and chipping off for a while anyway. I just don't want to cut any more yet.
I also noticed right after I put the mixture in my 3Cish/4Aish curls were extremely defined and bouncy. I was extremely happy about that, but it only lasted until I rinsed, then my hair went back to normal.
My hair was lightened, which I liked bc I really want to dye my hair but my hair does not do well with dyes at all. This was a really good middle ground for me.

I plan on doing it regularly bc of the benefits of peroxide, but maybe not leave it on for quite as long so as not to get the dye results.
HTH

 

[Barbie83]

bumping!!!!

 

[hothair]

3 parts honey and 1 part distilled water, do a moisturising DC afterwards.

Marbel (?) I think is relaxed and uses Clairol Luminize to lighten.

I've used both and seen results over time, I'm more comfortable with the honey but I'm considering proper blonde highlights, but I'm BKT natural.

 

[BlackMasterPiece]

I stumbled on this by accident bc I had been reading several websites about the benefits of peroxide. I thought it couldn't hurt my scalp if I oxygenated it with a little peroxide hair treatment. I knew that peroxide could lighten my hair, but I figured it wouldn't do much because I used the regular drug store brand and not the more concentrated stuff. I knew it might dry my hair so here's what I did:

I mixed my favorite moisturizing conditioner, Nexxus Humectante, and 3% peroxide (normal hair dyes use 35%, i think) and left it on my hair for about 2 hours. Rinsed, deep conditioned with the Humectante, Cholesterol Conditioner and coconut oil. I didn't measure, but I used 1/2 a bowl (a small ceramic cereal/salad bowl) of peroxide and used enough conditioner to make a thick pancake batter-like consistency and put it all on my head. I followed the next day with a protien conditioner, then another moisturizing conditioner just to be on the safe side since I didn't know what the outcome would be. I did this a couple of months ago and I haven't had any dryness except in the area where I'd dyed previously, and the dye is still hanging on for dear life. But this area has been splitting and chipping off for a while anyway. I just don't want to cut any more yet.
I also noticed right after I put the mixture in my 3Cish/4Aish curls were extremely defined and bouncy. I was extremely happy about that, but it only lasted until I rinsed, then my hair went back to normal.
My hair was lightened, which I liked bc I really want to dye my hair but my hair does not do well with dyes at all. This was a really good middle ground for me.

I plan on doing it regularly bc of the benefits of peroxide, but maybe not leave it on for quite as long so as not to get the dye results.
HTH

Could you please post some before & afters? I think I might wanna try this:scratchch....