Q&A for How to Dye Your Hair from Brown to Blonde Without Bleach

Honey, lemon, and chamomile are all natural lighteners. Apply once or twice a week for gradual, natural lightening.

It may be possible to lighten your hair with permanent box dye. However, this will only be possible on hair that hasn't been previously colored.

You can dye hair that has not been previously colored without bleach, but you'll need to pick a color that is no more than 2 shades off from your natural color. Once you have colored your hair you can go the same level or darker without bleach, but not lighter.

If you have virgin hair you may be able to achieve blonde with a high-lift permanent color. These colors can lift 3-5 shades without bleach.

Yes, lemon juice will damage your hair because it's acidic. The acidity will cause your hair to feel dry and brittle. You can help keep you hair from drying out by using moisturizing shampoos, conditioners, and hair treatments.

Lime juice doesn't really lighten your hair the way lemon juice does, and in some cases it can even dry your hair out.

For the hair you applied it on, yes. The hair that grows out will be your natural color.

Yes. This will actually show better results rather than store-bought juice, which could contain harsh preservatives and chemicals.

No. Your hair can look just blonde without using bleach but using bleach is a more permanent way of dying your hair. It can be damaging on some hair types though.

No. It actually has conditioning properties and leaves you with softer hair after washing it out.

The first method is the best. It works really fast and using a hair dryer helps a lot.

No, though it should be freshly shampooed but not conditioned, this will make the process work faster.

You could, but lemon juice is a better option and can make your hair a dark blond.

It depends on how dark or light you want your hair (longer for lighter; shorter for darker).

No. Using a hair iron will permanently damage hair, even moreso if it is wet. Also, it would evade the purpose and evaporate the lemon.

Yes, at least until the roots grow out. You'll need to touch it up every so often.

Yes, but the results would probably be a brassy orange color. This can easily be corrected with a toner or Method 1 Step 7.

You could, but the results might not be as visible. You could keep it in your hair for a few hours each day for a few weeks and probably see the same results. But for the best results in the shortest time, just leave it overnight.

The affect is quite subtle, but the more you repeat this process, the more drastic it will become.

Yes. Because your hair is light already, you should have success with these lightening methods.

After your hair has been heated it should start to be noticeable.

It is permanent on the hair you lightened. When your roots grow out, they will be your natural color.

The lemon juice method will help you go from black to blonde, but it may take a little longer because of how dark your hair is.

You should ask your parents or an adult for help before you try these out.

Yes, lemon juice can definitely cause dryness and frizziness, especially if used excessively.

Probably not, but you could use henna to make it red.

Yes, but it will take multiple times to see noticeable results. Using the lemon juice method will probably leave you the best results.

You can't use any of these methods to make your hair platinum blonde. You need to dye your hair for that.

Not that many times, but this depends on which method you use. The fastest would be the lemon juice method, as lemon juice has acidic properties.

It's acid, so yes, it will dry out your hair, but real lemons work better than lemon juice.