Oops, above question is for Alison, or anyone who cares to answer...
Posted by Jane on March 13, 2004 at 19:07:17:
In reply to: Faery, Does lemon juice bleach hair without the sun? posted by Jane on March 13, 2004 at 19:02:02:
: Faery,: So do I understand you correctly in that you think lemon juice can
: bleach hair, even without the aid of the sun?
: Jane
: : : I have been using a lot of citric acid in my henna mix and it
: : doesn’t
: : : do a thing to fade my mom’s pitch-black hair. Normal skin and
: hair
: : : pH is slightly acidic so I wouldn’t worry about the amount of
: lemon
: : : juice in the henna paste affecting your hair that much.
: : :
: : : I have heard of the lemon juice and sunlight idea to bleach or
: : : lighten hair color but I suspect it is really just the sunlight
: : that
: : : is doing the work. Has anyone tried soaking some hair in lemon
: : juice
: : : and comparing the hair color?
: :
: :
: : Yep. The lemon really does help lighten, but not when I mix it
: with
: : stuff, like henna.
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