You can remove hair highlights using various methods, including professional treatments or certain home remedies designed to fade the color. One common home method involves utilizing the abrasive properties of baking soda.
Using Baking Soda to Fade Highlights
Baking soda is known for its abrasive qualities, which can help lift and fade artificial hair color, including highlights. According to one method, baking soda can seep deep into your hair strands to help make the highlights fade away more easily.
Here’s how you can use baking soda as a homemade color removal method based on this approach:
- Prepare the paste: To make this method, you have to mix a few drops of baking soda with water. The goal is to create a paste-like consistency.
- Apply the mask: Once your paste is ready, apply the paste to your hair as a hair mask, focusing on the highlighted areas you wish to fade. Ensure the paste is evenly distributed over these sections.
- Let it work: Leave the baking soda mask on your hair for a period of time, typically 15-30 minutes, to allow the baking soda to begin working on fading the color.
- Rinse thoroughly: After the desired time, rinse your hair completely with warm water to remove all traces of the baking soda paste.
- Condition: Baking soda can be drying. Follow up with a good conditioner to restore moisture to your hair.
This process may need to be repeated over several washes to see noticeable fading, as it's a gradual method rather than instant color removal.
Important Considerations
- Baking soda can be harsh and drying on the hair and scalp.
- Results vary depending on your hair type, the type of dye used for highlights, and how long the highlights have been in your hair.
- For significant color changes or if you're unsure, consulting a professional hairstylist is always recommended.
