DIY: Highlight Your Hair Like a Professional Stylist at Home

Make highlights yourself? No problem, you don’t always have to go to the hairdresser! With these techniques, it’s a sure thing.

Make highlights yourself with hood technique and comb

Technique is everything – especially when it comes to hair coloring. Because with the right technique, you can easily make your own highlights. At home and in peace. Still, there are a few essential things to consider before setting highlights.

When buying bleaching, it is essential to pay attention to the amount of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). This agent, which reacts with the air, is responsible for lightening the hair. Therefore, you should always pay close attention to the duration of the exposure time! Otherwise there may be nasty surprises. If you have dark hair, it is better to choose a warm, not too light shade of blonde for your strands.

DIY: Make highlights yourself with the hood technique

1. Comb through your hair. The hair should be exactly as you wear it in everyday life. So the top hair should be on top, the parting should sit where you always wear it.
2. Put on a rubber bathing cap or a special cap to do your own highlights.
3. Now pull individual strands through the hood with a thin crochet hook.
4. Thread the crochet hook through each hole until the needle touches the scalp.
5. Thread the strands of hair through the hood as you retract the needle.
6. Now distribute the bleaching cream on the hair strands. This coloration is particularly gentle.
7. Rinse the dye carefully after the specified exposure time.

If you want to re-dye if necessary, you can leave the hood on your head until the strands have dried.

A little tip: If you prick small holes in the desired places with a darning needle, it is much easier to pull through with the crochet needle.

Make blonde highlights yourself with the comb technique

When using the comb technique, you should be aware that it is hardly possible to dye the hair again afterwards. So test a strand beforehand to see how the lightening cream changes your hair.

1. Comb your hair as you normally would.
2. Spread the mixed dye on a wide-toothed comb and fill in the spaces completely. This comb is suitable for pleasant hair care.
3. Now run the comb through your hair immediately and very evenly. It is important that you press the comb deeper into your hair as you comb. This gives the highlights a very natural effect.
4. Remember to always fill in the gaps in the comb with color before working on another strand.
5. After the exposure time, wash your hair completely with a mild shampoo.

After coloring the highlights, it is important that you take care of your hair and take care of it in the best possible way. Special products for bleached or colored hair give your hair moisture, shine and lasting color intensity.