Q&A for How to Make a Hair Lightening Spray

You can try doing a rinse with apple cider vinegar to help enhance your hair's natural shine. After the vinegar rinse, use a sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner to protect your hair more.

You will notice subtle results even after the first use. The more you use the sprays, the more noticeable the results will be.

The sprays that include lemon juice and hydrogen peroxide will be drying on your hair. If you are using one of those sprays, be sure to condition your hair well. You may want to consider leave-in conditioners and/or deep conditioning, depending on how your hair reacts to those ingredients.

It depends on how dark your hair is and how light you want it to be. The lighter you want your hair to be, the longer you'll need to sit in the sun.

Yes, you can. These ingredients will brighten up grey hair. If you have medium gray hair, it will lighten over time with these sprays.

The color of the highlights depends on the natural color of your hair, not the ingredients used. People with blonde, red and light brown hair will normally have golden highlights. Darker brunettes generally see auburn highlights in their hair.

Since it doesn't use hydrogen peroxide or lemon juice, you can leave it in for as long as desired since it will not cause damage to your hair if you leave it in for too long.

Yes. For lighter hair, you should leave the hydrogen peroxide in your hair for about 15-30 minutes, then wash it out with cold water. For darker hair, you could leave it in for up to an hour if you really want substantial results. After you leave it in your hair for 30-60 minutes, wash it out with cold water.

Regular 3% peroxide, as any more would put you at a risk of damaging your hair.