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Here we are, deep in the heart of summer, and for lots of tweens and teens the clock is ticking towards the time the September bells ring. Natural thoughts of image change and reinvention may turn into less-than-natural thoughts of chemically induced hair color for the new year.
Knowing this (and I do know it--hey, I?m a mom of three girls) I asked the MASTER: my good friend the famous green hair guru John Masters for a more natural alternative.
Here?s his recipe for swanky, natural highlights, (and they really do work, my middle daughter, aka blondie, has tried it.)
"At my salon in downtown Manhattan we do no permanents no hair straightening. We're a clean air salon. For anyone, you want to choose a product in terms of color that has no or low PPDs. PPDs are the things related to cancer.
Besides our work in the salon, we don't market any color treatments, so I?m going to give you my recipe for the most natural highlights that you can make and use at home--and it's just the right time--because it takes a little sun."
Make Your Own Highlights:
1. Brew chamomile, strain and let cool down.
2. Squeeze in fresh lemon juice. Two lemons would be a typical amount, but use more if you have a lot of hair.
3. Pour chamomile/lemon mixture over clean hair & leave in.
Notes:
Sunlight will accelerate the lightning process.
With no sun it will still work to bring out highlights but it will take longer to see results.
For natural up-dos check out this cool sugar hair spray.
Lynda Fassa is Planet Green's babies and family expert. She's the founder of Green Babies organic cotton baby clothes and the author of Green Babies, Sage Moms: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Baby, and the forthcoming Green Kids, Sage Families: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Family, both from Penguin NAL. Read her previous posts here.
