How To Chelate Your Hair so it's Always Silky Soft and Beautiful

[@Ellebangs]

I recommend Chelating your hair once a month or whenever you feel a build up of products. personally I haven't actually done it since I started using the Monat products in my hair about 6 month ago because they're so natural and cleansing for the hair, there's no buildup of "gunk" which is what Chelating helps remove. if you want to learn more read my section on monat on my website: ellebangs.com/ellebang-monat/

[@HeartlyChase]

I am upset that you claim to be a professional hairstylist trying to sell people your monat products, when in fact you should know better!! And I'm angry. I'm angry that I have seen a lot of people selling Monat lately, and I've encountered it at work, with very bad results. Results that mean I have clients coming back in to get their colour redone because it won't stay in their hair. And there is NOTHING I CAN DO. There are up to FOURTEEN oils in Monat products. 14. Most of these are too heavy for the hair to absorb, so they sit on top of the hair, coating it in the same way Head & Shoulders or Pantene would coat the hair. It makes it very hard for us hairstylists to colour or lighten the hair, because we now have to somehow strip those oils off the hair. Meanwhile, the hair is getting so heavy that it will fall out. Remember Wen? People are suing Wen because their hair is falling out. Same thing with Monat. There are pages and pages of complaints with the Better Business Bureau about Monat. Please don't waste your money on something that could potentially ruin your hair. I don't care how soft and shiny it makes your hair. It is not a miracle product. It is a bunch of oils coating your hair and hiding the dryness and the damage. I don't care what your home-based rep tells you. I can't guarantee your colour will turn out, I can't guarantee anything once you use this garbage. If you want to spend 2-300 dollars on products, come see me and I'll recommend some really awesome, ethically sourced, naturally derived, plant based products. You'll get twice as many for your money, and you'll have peace of mind knowing that licensed hairstylists back these products, instead of your friend/coworker/random stranger who decided they'd like to get a piece of that pyramid scheme.

[@AnimatedBlast]

Heartly Chase you are being a hypocrite and are trying to advertise too

[@XOLorena]

Heartly Chase what hair products do you recommend? Any silicone free ones?

[@ceceliasheart]

Heartly Chase look at your behavior calling her out in a public forum. Proper chain of command is to consult with your colleague give her a chance to correct, if she agrees. If not then come out with your opinion. Your weak ethics and lack of loyalty is not someone I would trust to do business with nor my hair.

[@ceceliasheart]

Heartly Chase you mention law suits, pages and pages of complaints? This is how mass hysteria starts someone screams the sky is falling and everyone runs. First off do you know how many products you currently endorse that have lawsuits pending? Do you know how many complaints never see the "pages and pages" you mention? And of all the lawsuits how many were substantiated? And of those awarded what was the reason? Mislabeling, mishandling are common product suits that are won. Common in many products you currently use. Not the fault of the product. Oh well I should probably find a cave to live in considering ( insert heavy sigh and eye roll)

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

Step one: Wash hair throughly with Dawn scalp to ends. Leave in then rinse. Step two: Put in lemon juice starting at the scalp to ends don't touch hair too much once it's in. Leave in about a minute. Rinse. Step three: Use hair mask or deep conditioner or regular conditioner. Leave in hair about 5 mins. I wrote this out for myself. I don't remember to do it often enough to remember the directions.

[@marianadejesusgarcia6809]

And rinse with cold water! Makes hair so shiny closing the actual hair strands

[@rebekahahn3261]

Trin Murray use Apple Cider Vinegar works wonders

[@liu.u]

use lemon, apple cider smells AWFUL. it might be great but i rather have the lemon smell in my bathroom.

[@rebekahahn3261]

Yess but ACV is way better at chelating and the smell dissapates fast plus ACV rubbed in your scalp and laying up side down for 5 minutes promotes hair growth

[@liu.u]

Trin Murray why wait for the smell to go away. just avoid it.

[@kerrymuntz2763]

I cannot express how grateful I am, to have found your video! I am a naturally platinum blonde but wanted it whiter - then had an overtoning episode with some T18 and wound up purple. I did this exactly as you suggested and it is 100% fixed! Looks and feels healthy and bright platinum, all the lavender/grey is gone! So appreciate the great advice!

[@kerrymuntz2763]

PS - I put the juice of 3 lemons in a squirt bottle to apply, which was really helpful for even distribution.

[@sajaali8701]

@@kerrymuntz2763 How long did it take for you to notice the result, please tell me I need this

[@jessicadiffie3827]

About to try this iv overtoned the hair should be perfect white but turned purple, trying now pray for me

[@ciarankerrigan496]

@@jessicadiffie3827 I am having the same problem and would love to know how it worked for you!

[@jessicadiffie3827]

This saved my hair thank you thank you thank you Worked like a charm!!! 🥰😍😘

[@MSAbeautyx]

Omg... I did this last night. Oh my gosh. Freaking amazing!!! This totally transformed my hair!!!!! My hair is so soft, my ends no longer feel like hay. Wow, I recommend this to ANYONE & EVERYONE. Thank you so much for showing this!!! I'm having my mom do it tonight, she's amazed at how soft & shiny my hair looks. Everyone, please try this!! You won't regret it! My question is I wonder how often you can do this.. Wish I could do it every time I wash my hair 😄😄😄

[@lexiemontgomery973]

I’ve watched this probably 50 times throughout the last 8 years. Anytime I’m trying to chelate my hair I come straight here.

[@sharonmierau1979]

I cannot say enough about how this treatment has benefited my hair. I'm 65 and do not use anything but shampoo and conditioner on my hair. I have very thick and coarse hair. This treatment has given me soft, tangle free, shiny hair. Thanks so much for sharing. This treatment is inexpensive and works! Truly the "best hidden hair secret ever"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@coperniciaalba180]

wow, really? I didn´t think it would give that outcome... With same shampoo and cond as always?

[@sharonmierau1979]

I used Elle's treatment above. Dawn dish detergent and lemon juice followed by a moisturizing conditioner. I followed her directions and my hair feels like I have used very expensive products. Her timing is important on how long you leave in your hair. In one of the comments it writes out the directions or you can take the time and listen to her directions carefully. I did use a cheaper dish soap than dawn and a cheaper moisturizing conditioner - but it still works amazingly.

[@coperniciaalba180]

if I did this, it would be to get rid of silicone for example, and after that it would have to be 100% free silicone products 4ever

[@Ellebangs]

If you have Any doubt this actually works, just read the comments... and thanks to all of you who had the courage to try it out! it's really the best hidden hair secret ever :) if you tried it and loved it, Please take a second and share this video! xoxo

[@pnkbuttafly923]

Please please help Elle . I'm dying my hair tomorrow well actually bleaching then dying roots little darker. Should I do this dawn step before or after I dye or wait awhile in general @ellebangs

[@sugarmagnolia1506]

This works wonderfully! I'm going to share this on Facebook if that's alright?

[@Ellebangs]

Sugar Magnolia yes please do! Id be honored if you did!! xx

[@sugarmagnolia1506]

Thank you ellebangs!

[@Melissa-qu9qo]

ellebangs you mention not to do this on dyed red hair, I assume because it will strip the colour.... would this work as a less damaging way to start stripping red pigment out of the hair? (I'm tired of the red - it's about a 6RV right now). I was going to do a bleach wash but thought about trying this first to get rid of some of the pigment so that there's less to bleach? I watched your colour and toning videos and learned a lot (all of it came out great) when I was blonde. I know I'm going to have orange hair when I remove the red.. just hoping to find a way for it to be less orange lol. My plan right now is to either do a colour remover or bleach wash then do a demi dark ashy blonde to try to counter act the orange...

[@discod]

I just had to comment that I followed the directions exactly this morning and this works amazingly well! Dawn is less than $3 for a big bottle, and you only need a bit. After I put the lemon juice in, I thought it would feel awful and dry, but it immediately felt like silk. Then I followed with a deep conditioner from a hair color kit. My hair is very thick, color treated, and very wavy, so I usually have to add lots of products to tame it. After this, I only added argan oil to the ends and blew it dry. It even seemed like it took less time to dry and it looks beautiful and silky. Thank you!

[@evelynfigueredo3451]

Do you mix the lemon juice with the Dawn soap??

[@chrysophylax7199]

This WORKS. I've been doing this for half a year now and I LOVE IT. Thank you for this amazing secret

[@Ellebangs]

I know!! Isn't it great!! 😍

[@coperniciaalba180]

does it strip too much to leave you heavy conditioning dependent?

[@carminasantamaria4004]

Elle, you are indeed the best!!! I was hopeless for around 3 weeks with my hair that became dull and unattractive. Thank you so much!!

[@Ellebangs]

+Carmina Santamaria haha thank you so much :) this is probably my favorite little tip ever xx

[@pattigracewillman4932]

IF you use Dawn shampoo on your newly toned hair it will strip the new color right out of it.

[@ktgorman08]

MY GOD. For $3.00 I just chelated my hair. I cannot believe how INCREDIBLE this is!!! I had all but given up hope on my hair lately. This transformed my hair into the beautiful, soft, shiny hair it used to be. I can't quit touching it!

[@Catherine-111]

For folks on the UK/Ireland side of the world, I Googled Dawn & it's made by Procter & Gamble, they make Fairy Liquid over here & wikipedia said they are more or less the same product although I dont know which of the fairy liquids is mildest. Hope that helps & thanks Silvia, can't wait to try this, I've been using a lot of hair plumping products & oils so I could really use a treatment like this xxx

[@Ellebangs]

Catherine Neville yes it will feel like a fresh start! :)

[@ivoryvignettes]

thank your for mentioning it, I'm in the EU too and I already had a feeling that Fairy is the one we need to look for :D I already use it for cleaning my false lashes and it leaves them perfect.

[@Catherine-111]

ellebangs Hi Silivia, so I tried it today and I just had to let you know, yes my hair felt clean, yes it felt soft but OMG my hair smells soooo good!!! I use a curling iron almost every day and oils too, and my hair always smells sort of burnt, even though I use heat protectorant and coconut oil treatments & all that good stuff but I realised the smell is all all of the build up being cooking by the iron!!!! My hair smells just so good an clean. I will definitely be making this a part of my routine even if my husband thinks I've lost it!!!!

[@elledfwjoly8753]

Catherine.... My hair has been smelling burnt too lately after a keratin treatment and color - but it is not burnt - really good shape and condition .... Couldn't figure out where the smell was coming from! You were right - it was all the build up - I tried this last nite - SMELL ZgONE !!!! Amazing Elle DFW

[@jenidon218]

Catherine Neville Hi Catherine. Just wondering did you use the standard fairy? Or was it a certain one? Ty :)

[@veronicakrammes9058]

I'm a licensed cosmetologist, but I don't do hair, anymore. (due to a bad car accident which has left me w/ inability to stand, or use my hands for too long.....to explain- I usually just say my spine is messed up.) However, I still do my own hair......I have trust issues...every time I try to go to a salon, I honestly cry over the results! So, I do keep my license up, and have the ability to get the best in product. I must tell you, You, you Beautiful Lady, have taught me SO much since I've found you here on KZbin! For the first time in a long while, I am excited to try many of your tips.....especially the time saving, genius ones! You must understand it is a chore to do my own hair, and I have let it go, at times, because of extreme pain, etc. I am very excited to use your CLEAR, CONCISE, and EASY tips....thank you, sweetie! Finding you? ...has been my best Christmas Gift yet! God Bless You & Adam. I think I'll be looking much better in 2016-MERRRY MERRY & HAPPY HAPPY to All!

[@kiwisalties6768]

Omgosh! I just did this today and I have dry damaged hair and it feels like silk!!!

[@klaimdiscounts6712]

I remember seeing this video a few years ago, but never got around trying it. Lately my hair was struggling and it made me think of this video. I had the products at home and tried it ……. And OMG!!!!!!!!! The results were unbelievable!!!!! Anyone who is a sceptic / try it!! Elle, girl !! You rock!!! So happy i found this video!! Thank you !! My hair looks and feels amazing!!!

[@Da.Official.sK1]

So I have been in a weird hair faze lately. I went from ombré blonde to red recently and decided just recently to go back to full blonde. Biggest mistake ever to do it on my own for the first time, but definitely a lesson learned! The blonde came out super yellow and burned my hair sooo bad! I had super damaged and dry hair. I was to the point where I wanted to cry! I ruined my hair! I ended up putting a toner in and hated it even more. The color wasn’t what I wanted. I’m very impatient and wanted to fix it ASAP but couldn’t find any videos on KZbin to tell me how, until I came across this video! Oh My God! People this feels like legit magic in a matter of minutes! I am a true testimony to this. I used Dawn, Lemmon and a hydrating conditioner mask. My hair feels super soft, shiny and the color even looks beautiful! Just the color I wanted! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! A million times! Try this people!!!

[@lucykatecrafts]

Dawn is made by Proctor & Gamble, their main brand in the UK is Fairy Liquid so I expect we brits can use that as a substitute for Dawn.

[@Izzywizzy74]

Can't beat Fairy Liquid... grew up with it...

[@jesusismygodsavioursoldier7719]

I love fairy. In Australia we are big fans and my mother in law in Lebanon loves fairy too. 👍

[@Boudicaisback]

Wow the uk is so cool you guys call your dish soap "fairy liquid "

[@Boudicaisback]

@@paintedlady6717 so COOL. I love english culture i am proud to have english heritage. Never forget your roots. You guys have some of the coolest mythical and pagan gods / stories connected to the land

[@cassiemilosevic1280]

Thank you! Your videos are so informative. I over toned my blonde and panicked a little, until you directed me here totally fixed my slate gray hair and brought it back to ashy blonde! Thank you so much

[@gloriachavez498]

Cassie Milosevic what color of dawn soap did you use? My hair also is over toned and the only dawn soap I have is blue 😅

[@Cara1902]

Amazing! Just tried this. I'm from England so I used the green Fairy Liquid which is same thing as dawn dish soap. For the hair mask after I used my Phillip Kingsley Elasticiser. I use quite a lot of deep conditioners/oils on my hair and recently hair felt so sticky and horrible when I washed it. I knew it was product build up and chelating has made me hair soft, shiny, no longer sticky, feels amazing!! 100% try!

[@uriahsoto9605]

Girlll thank you for this you saved my hair haha 😂 this totally works I went from a purple grey hair to a lighter shade of blonde. THANK YOU!!!

[@maggiesteen2049]

I love your videos! Since my amazing French hairdresser retired who I was with for 10 years I’ve had a hard time getting an appointment with highly reputable hairdressers in the south Florida area so I gave up and started doing my own cut and color. All was well until I decided to tone. My hairdresser always told me that ash was not good for my skin tone and OMG! He was so right.I followed this video, but decide to add conditioner to the lemon and I also kelp it away from my scalp because it can irritate the scalp. I left it on for a couple hours spaying water periodically to keep it activated and voila! My hair is back to a level 9 buttery blonde. I’m so grateful!!! Thank you so much for all you do to help us diy’ers get excellent results. 💖

[@meganolivia7825]

After my wavy/curly hair started to fall flat, feel heavy, and started feeling oily only a day after I washed it I started looking for solutions and found this video. I tried this treatment last night and I can say that it works pretty well for the limited amount of effort and money it takes! this morning my hair feels light, softer, and my scalp feels soooo clean! Thank you!

[@barbiedoll60s]

I just did this, I am a blonde. I used Fairy and lemon, and my hair looks more shiny and healthier. Thnx a lot! I subbed :*

[@AnimatedBlast]

I actually mix bottle lemon juice (about 3 tablespoons is equivalent to a lemon) and some fairy soap

[@TinyDancer01]

Zi Zi what is fairy soap?

[@barbiedoll60s]

Vanessa Daigle its the name of the brand

[@barbiedoll60s]

Kay F Haha thank you! I am not a native so I take it as a big compliment :*

[@AnimatedBlast]

Nekromancer98 and it is better because if you only put lemon juice on the top of your head, what about all of the hair underneath that cannot be reached? This way, all of the hair can be reached

[@AllStar323323]

I've been struggling so much going from dark brunette back to blonde and my hair has never been so stiff and lifeless. I watched this video after I got a third highlight done just yesterday and tried this the same day (my hair dresser had not washed out all of the bleach by accident); I was so amazed I literally was yelling "yes, yes, yes" and was finally smiling about my hair again into the mirror after months of continuous bleaching and hair treatments. It brought my hair back to its soft and silky self and I followed with a purple shampoo right after the lemon in the shower and I just can't thank you enough. Throughout this entire process of going back to blonde, you have been so encouraging to me. Thank you so much for taking the time to share the knowledge you know with all of us, I know that personally I wouldn't be this far without what I have learned from you! Thank you again!

[@iiloveyou1819]

Did you put the conditioner before the purple shampoo or did you do the shampoo right after the lemon!?

[@TheMorganAllen]

This worked so great for my hair! I over toned, and it took the purple out completely! I hardly ever comment on videos, but I had to share that! Thanks!

[@MPfem76]

Bless you. I box coloured my hair medium ash blonde without letting my hair recover long enough after stripping it. Because hair was still vulnerable it turned out dark grey and green... I watched your video and decided to do it the next morning so I put oils all through my hair and slept. The next morning I took the dish washing detergent (a mild one) and the lemon and off I went. It worked!!! Amazing , a little lighter but the colour is still ashy and I'm loving it. Thankyou. xx

[@mellejean1901]

Hi Elle. I just wanted to thank you so much for posting this video. I tried this on my hair three days ago and the results were beyond my expectations. My scalp & hair feel extremely clean (like never before in my entire life). Also, I have fine hair & always need to leave a little bit of conditioner in it or use a detangling spray to get my hair combed free of knots. I didn't need any conditioner or detangling spray to comb out my hair after I did this. This has made a world of difference! Thank you! :)

[@meganmalicki9857]

I just did this today and it helped me SO much. I have platinum blonde hair and accidentally over toned it so it looked a bit gray and this helped take away the extra toner. It also has made my hair so soft and fluffy I am in love 🥰💞💗💞

[@nattyfitty]

How long did you wait to do this, after the over toned hair happened? Just got my blonde hair done today & the lady over toned it so now it’s dark gray. Thanks!

[@cameliaarzola1681]

I did it and it works . . .It is amazing how healthy my hair looks now. Exactly what I needed after they put on my hair a toner that I didn't like. It leaves your hair very soft. Thank you so much for this beauty advice.

[@heidilasserra5371]

I added toner T18 and T11 to my hair to remove orange tones and it left my hair completely lavender. All I wanted was to remove brass and orange tones but it went really bad. I found Silvia's Chelate video and followed it to the letter and also used the recommended hydrating 10 conditioner today and all I can say is WOW!!!! My blonde hair came out amazing and the violet tones are gone. My hair has shine, volume and bounce. My blonde hair looks as blonde as Silvia's which was my goal. THANK YOU ELLE BANGS YOU ROCK!!!! HL

[@rockerbaby2003]

I keep a bottle under the bathroom sink of cheapo suave clarifying shampoo and mix some Dawn, apple cider vinegar and few drops of tea tree oil. I wash with it once every few weeks to once a month, basically as needed. I like doing a coconut oil mask alternative weeks overnight.

[@Lapreghiera]

Chelating is actually about removing hard water minerals that build up on our hair. Clarifying removes product build up. The difference is in the results - your hair will generally feel softer after chelating while clarifying tend to dry out your hair.

[@kenalexandremeridi]

Lapreghiera wait so chelating doesn't get rid of product buildup??

[@myozbubble]

It does.

[@aracelideanda7208]

I just did this and LOVED it. I live in Mexico so I just used regular dish soap (diluted with a little water) and lime juice (lemons are hard to find) but it worked great. My hair feels even better than when I do a clarifying shampoo then olaplex #3 then a moisturizing mask, and I only used a little bit of a purple deep conditioner afterwards. I think this is going to save me so much of my olaplex which I love but it's super expensive and hard to find where I live (I'm super blonde now, not like on my picture) so thanks for the tip :D

[@carolinelala9818]

+Araceli De Anda Thanks for sharing that.

[@elladiaries765]

Love your vid

[@evilcrumbs]

do you think you wouldnt condition if you were dying ur hair a fashion color

[@aracelideanda7208]

I do my hair fashion colors and do this before a retouch since the dish soap, the vitamin C in the lemons and the deep conditioning fade the colors quite a bit.

[@evilcrumbs]

so before a retouch, you would chelate but skip the conditioner? because conditoiner blocks the fashion color from penetrating the hair strand so i dont see why u would condition just before u wud do a color

[@lisaaragon]

I did this and my hair looks amazing! After I blow dried it, it had so much body and movement. The curl from my blow out lasted for 2 days!

[@scoopablecatlitter]

I wish people would read the previous comments before asking a question as 99% of those questions have already been answered.

[@brandybiscoff9685]

I tried this today for the first time ever, and it seriously was EXACTLY what my hair needed. I have highlighted and toned hair, and recently it became very dull and rough feeling. I tried to "fix" it with conditioning treatments, masks, oils, etc but nothing was helping. So I figured I would give this a shot. I was scared that it would make my hair even more "rough," but it did quite the opposite. So glad I found this video, and thanks for the great tip!

[@marilynray5797]

Thank you for posting this video! It's just what I needed to find. I'm battling thinner hair & at one point it was coming out by the hand fulls. I've spent loads of money trying different products to help. Happy you shared this secret!

[@cherylj7460]

Dawn is the best jewelry cleaner as well. And rinses so clean!

[@amberkeller4170]

This totally worked! My hair is heavily processed with pastel dye. Stripped some color, of course, but not as much as I expected. Made my hair soft, and even helped my curls form really nicely. Thanks for sharing! I will be doing this periodically from now on :)

[@bobbijonestarot5751]

This has drastically improved my hair. Thank you so much for this video. A stylist put green toner all over my blonde and this worked to get it out and was more gentle than the clarifying shampoo I have. Thank you 💕

[@rebeccawhitney7795]

I got a greenish gray toner on my light blonde hair today. How do they not see it and why would they let me leave like that?!?! 😭 I'm going to try this. I pray it works!

[@shellbell8062]

The way I chelate is to put about 10 drops of essential oil in my shampoo (I usually use teatree) and let the shampoo sit for a couple of minutes. Then when I condition I put about 10 drops of lavender essential oil in the conditioner. It totally removes buildup and won't damage the hair at all.

[@mellonpatchmedia]

Shell Bell thanks so much for sharing! Can’t wait to try it!

[@yesiownfrodo]

This is not chelation. Chelation is the removal of heavy metals. Trust me, I taught science for 20 years. This is simply a way to remove build up on hair.

[@laurawilliams21]

If I could give this video a million thumbs up, I would!! I had done a high lift color on my hair and then toned after to neutralize my roots to match the rest of my hair and somehow all of my hair ended up a streaky lavender/violet. After frantically googling how to get rid of the lavender, I stumbled upon this video. IT WORKED AMAZINGLY!!! I color and tone my hair a lot and often over-tone, but this time it was just too much and hadn’t toned my roots at all. Chelating my hair removed ALL of the over-tone and left it silvery white and soft. (I still need to correct my orange roots with blue shampoo, but I’ll take what I can get.) Although it didn’t leave my hair as soft and frizz-free as I’d like, I was amazed at how well it corrected the color/over-tone. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@perlavanessa1]

Keep in mind that this is only going to work for certain types of hair, as a hispanic woman having more of a reddish hair pigmentation(as many other ethnic backgrounds do) it did quite a number on my hair! My hair turned orange and brittle. Almost two years later, I’m still working on getting rid of the orangie undertone. I really wish that there would have been a type of comment or disclaimer disclosing that this isn’t for all hair types.

[@sophisticated609]

I did this and OMG my hair feels amazing!! Afterwards I blow dried it and put coconut oil in all night and day. The results are seriously good. It even lightened my (blonde) hair! Thank you so much for your vid

[@AnnaEdgley]

I just tried this and my hair is sooo soft and pretty!

[@kraze4kaos]

I have done this method (I never knew it had a name!) before retouching my hair, so I could achieve even coloring. I will never forget how amazing it feels after this process!

[@jjaanneeyy11]

Hi! I just wanted to thank you for making this video! I just did this exactly as you instructed and I am so happy! I couldn't figure out why I was hating my hair so much lately and this fixed it! Please keep making hair and makeup videos, you have great advice!:) Thanks again! Janey

[@mariojon2914]

I tried it and the result is amazing! I had my hair coloured last year, have my own hair growing now so the dyed part has become dull and unmanageable. After chelating it's soft, manageable and shiny. Like the hair I had in childhood. Being in UK I used Fairy original the green one, lemon and after rinsing used conditioner for about 10 minutes. Will be applying this method whenever needed, to bring my hair back to life. Thanks, ellebangs!

[@elisabethschlarb4781]

For those in the UK, you can use Fairy which is the same as Dawn! I just did this yesterday and it was great! And my hair really did feel like butter when I put the hair mask on!

[@coperniciaalba180]

carefull to do this and then put a silicone product ...of course it wil feel that way...it is silicone! (dimethicone and other names)... it coats your hair, is water-resistant...in the lond run there is hair breakage cause hair can´t get hydrated, it is isolated because of the silicone... I only use silicone free conditioner, never going back... so then hair can get moisture :)

[@nowaiting2072]

Thank you! I did your baby lights tutorial a few weeks ago and today felt like "where'd my highlights go?" My hair just looked kinda...muddy. I did this and *pow*- highlights are popping again. I used apple cider vinegar instead of lemon because that's what I had. Worked great!

[@danainthevalley]

This is a great informative video, thank you! I'm gonna be toning my brassy hair with purple shampoo today and it looks like I'll be chelating my hair as well before I do. It's nice to be able to have all the products at home for once! Have an awesome July 4th, chica!

[@kimclarke2195]

Sorry I just read the comment below! I love your channel Elle! I have been watching and LEARNING so much from you for at least 4 years now! Thank you for all of your instruction and guiding thru your videos love you!

[@cutedevil786]

for those who don't want to use these you can use Redken Clarifying shampoo. i use it and its awesome!

[@Mikayla32888]

Clarifying and chelating are very different.

[@Nicole-ij4iw]

So before I went out and bought dawn, I did a little research on chelation. I looked at dawn's ingredients and while I see sodium lauryl sulfate, which is great if you want to clarify your hair (it will also strip all natural oils which is kind of a necessary evil if you want to strip all residue from your hair), it does not contain any cheating agents that will bind to minerals from hard water or swimming. If you truly want to chelate your hair, the most common chelating agents in cosmetics are disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, and trisodium citrate. While trisodium citrate and citric acid (found in lemon juice) are related, sodium citrate is the salt of citric acid and so it has different chemical properties. If you want to chelate your hair I would recommend a chelating shampoo such as pureology purify or a cheaper one that has good reviews. Please correct me if I messed up my research. I do appreciate you taking the time to do this video since I didn't even realize the reason my hair is so dull is from my hard water, thanks:)

[@nyxidreams1079]

Great Tips! I have used this method right before dying my hair bright red or dark brown and each time it comes out amazing.

[@cksport92]

Hey lady! I came here to find this video so I could comment on how amazing this tip is! I did it for the first time last night and my hair has never been softer and shinier! It feels softer than it does when I use coconut oil.. Crazy!! Thanks again!

[@sanazjunjun]

I did this today and omg my hair feels amazing!! I have soft hair to begin with but it felt so dull :( but now after this is so silkly and smooth! Thanks Elle :) how offer. Should I do this?

[@lorilobaido7751]

You are amazing 🤩 I haven't tried it yet. Lol But you can tell how knowledgeable you are about any topic you discuss.!!! And passionate I look forward to finding my best hair with you 😍

[@laurenford7440]

Did this last night after watching this and my hair felt so damn good today! I recently had my hair cut and didnt like how layered it was but this made everything sit so much looser and blend in better.

[@Ellebangs]

hahaha Right?!!? it's the worlds best hidden hair secret.. ;) I'm glad you liked it.. please take a sec to share the video so I can keep making more! thanks again for watching and commenting! :) xo

[@lindseywalters215]

❗️I just lightened my hair with dawn dish soap, honey, lemon juice, and conditioner and left in for a hour. Took all the black out my hair iv done this about 6 times over 2 months I believe and my hair is very light with blonde tint in my hair. The only thing it won’t change is basically your roots. My hair feels very healthy and so soft!! I recommend this!! 10/10❗️❗️❗️

[@CollinF2960]

Works so well! Thanks for the tip. Never thought I'd be so excited to use dish soap on my hair :) bonus: lemon scented hair!

[@courtneyfuller2755]

I have some extremely fried ends on my hair, like 2.5 inches did this tonight after a coconut oil treatment and I can run my fingers through it! thank you!

[@MelissaRaftery]

TIP: If you've just toned your hair chemically don't do this, or wait until before you're going to tone again. The dawn stripped out all of my toner and left it bright yellow. Also, keep the conditioner in long enough even if it feels soft

[@mscanuck1992]

+Melissa Raftery She basically said that at the end of the video.

[@pattigracewillman4932]

I was wondering that very thing. I thought "The dawn will strip your hair out like the old Prell shampoo did years ago. she didn't mention that this chelating can only be done just before you tone your hair.

[@jamieyarbrough2158]

Melissa R you really should only use this method if your blonde hair is dull or overly toned or you have natural color. For most people, it leaves the hair a brighter blonde but if your hair has underlying yellow or brass, it will expose it!

[@TheMiraclemaker-w7g]

Jamie Yarbrough my hair was bleached i have like a bayalage but i think the girl over toned my hair it was like a silver lavender color if i try this would it go back to how it was before the toner?

[@mrs.o7646]

I have lavender silver too. thinking about it

[@addiekimball4221]

I was skeptical, even with all the people who said it worked. The only difference is I used an actual hair mask, a trail sample, with argan in it. My hair was still semi frizzy after I blew it out. My hair is always like that though, even when a salon does it. It was noticeably softer though. But today is day two and just got up an hour ago. OMG ITS SOOOOOOOOO SMOOTH AND SOFT AND AMAZING! Its baby soft! I have two on girls, one with really thick and long hair, and am mm going to try it on them.

[@raleighnoel]

Hey Folks, natural bright blonde here. I went to a salon to get reverse balayage, I spent like 350$ buck to do it. My roots and low lights were GREY like solid grey. But the placement was so cute. I didn't want to remove everything I just needed to knock it down. I used this exact method, but with a lime and palmolive soap. It's what I had around. My hair looks amazing!!! Honestly should have looked and felt like this after $350. Glad I didn't have to use anything harmful to fix it

[@prestigeavery1636]

So can you do this if your hair has already been colored?

[@WolfriksRaven]

Thankyou gorgeous girl, Is that huge rock on your lefty, engagement? Love all your videos and have saved quite a few on a list to reference back and watch. I'm thankful for all your hair educate. Havn't been to the hairdresser for 7 yrs because of circumstances, so just greatful for all your honesty and straight forward information to help myself at home. Nahzdarovhyeh! ❤

[@MissJazzmineS]

Living in Australia, I don't have the dish soap you talked about. Really *nothing* else I can use instead?

[@MissJazzmineS]

+Jansen Wang oh wow, yeah I think I've seen it in stores here, thanks a lot!

[@MissJazzmineS]

+Evy Blair thanks hun, I'll keep that in mind if I ever need it. But for now I'd prefer to buy something in person. (sorry for the late reply btw)

[@h-l-l]

Fairy liquid

[@janetdungan2878]

Dawn in Australia is called Fairy. It is made by the same company.

[@paula45870]

Great tips! Another cheap easy method is to wet down a palmful of baking soda to get a paste, then distribute throughout the hair. Allow to sit for about a minute, then rinse. Shampoo and condition as usual. The baking soda is good for the drain, too!

[@aracelideanda7208]

+paula45870 The downside is the baking soda is really drying, at least on my hair.

[@Mikayla32888]

That's clarifying, not chelating. They're very different

[@jenniehsun]

lemon is acidic as in pH 1-3 ect ;) thanx For the vid!!!

[@Stellina]

Yup, I was wondering how it makes hair feeling "alkaline" when it's an acid...

[@MM-ue1th]

Lemon is acidic but turns alkaline when ingested or placed on skin :)

[@miaow3840]

the alkalinity of the dish soap (fatty acids in oils on the hair require an alkaline substance to break them down and "clean") overpowers the citric acid in the lemon

[@russianhotty88]

I just tried this , and I can't believe it actually worked . My hair has never had so much volume and I have spent hundreds of dollars on voluminous shampoos and hair masks and texturing sprays. I can't believe it could be as easy as, a lemon and dawn dish soap. SPEECHLESS!

[@ElleIsForLiving]

Interesting. I have never heard of the term chelated. What do you think of using baking soda? Good video as always. ♥ Elle

[@twominutetips]

I've used it, along with a number of other gray-haired beauties and it works great and eliminates any yellowing.

[@Ellebangs]

***** Yeah try it out! It leaves your hair with amazing volume too!

[@wendifrasier7262]

Ive done baking soda several times. After special occasions where hairspray is caked in my hair I do the Ole baking soda wash. Works great but I think this will work better!!!

[@skovmann86]

I went to my hairdresser because my hair was green from pool water.. Anyway, I told her that I wouldn't wanted brassy yellow hair.. she recommended a deep cleansing of the hair (stripping the hair) After about an hour of work she rinsed it out..... The green was gone but I was yellow and the hair was fried... it look like hay. And then she send me home. A long story short... I just wanna thank you for all your amazing advice and videos! You saved my hair and my life 😉❤️ Say hi to Adam from Denmark and " rød grød med fløde" 😁

[@beckym28]

I know I'm a little late to the party, but when you apply the conditioner, do you apply it root to tip? Or just to the tips? Sorry if you mentioned it and I just missed it.

[@katez3551]

I'd love to know this too

[@melissagail4490]

i think maybe not the scalp because hair would get oily quick, but close to the scalp to the tip because otherwise the hair close to scalp will be very dry

[@lcoop5497]

Well I tried this and she's right!!! My hair feels amazing!! So soft but still has body, ridiculous secret we should have been told a long time ago! Lol. Do it, you will be amazed!!

[@AmberBaerlin]

o my god I do this always have lol and I just seen your channel and loved your background and you are doing what I love to do .once a week do the blue original dawn soap but do not leave it on a long time if its your first time .because its a will lift crud or just dead skin caked up products that have been sitting their .and you will have flakes so scrub your heaf and hair good but do not leave on long the first time .but man your hair will feel so pretty and soft better than after you dye it and its always soft and bouncey from the leave in conditioner well girl try it .

[@peachyspalace]

Thank you so much! I had a bit of an over toning situation and this helped lighten it up. Also I cannot express how great my hair feels, it’s so smooth, light and bouncy, just like when I come out of the salon!! It was starting to feel like hay at the ends, I’m so shocked how dawn dish soap and lemons can do that much. You earned a new subscriber for life :)

[@DJ-ks1fc]

I've heard of using an apple cider vinegar rinse after using a clarifying shampoo; I'm assuming to get this same result. Would it be ok to substitute apple cider vinegar for the lemon? Also I use Neutrogena clarifying shampoo every now and then to remove build up. Which do you feel gives better results Dawn or Neutrogena clarifying shampoo?

[@missmanni3629]

Thank you so much 🤗This rescued my bleached hair. Now my deep Conditioner really does what it says on Package- my hair feels great and looks so amazing. Oh and it helps to fade the blue and green from Directions that stained my hair. Greetings from Germany

[@LouiseSara87]

lemon is acidic on the hair not alkaline, it is only alkaline when it is digested in the body. 😊

[@love4healthyhair103]

👍a lemon's ph is lower than hair, skin and nails which is acidic on the the ph scale. Louise you are right on the money.

[@jen17881]

+Louise Sara Yeah, I have actually heard to use baking soda mixed in with shampoo before in order to do this. That makes more sense to me.

[@Cegtalk2u]

jen Yes I do this and works very well!

[@pattigracewillman4932]

I heard that too on a youtube video . used to remove chlorine from your hair after swimming.

[@kristinahoerler]

It makes sense. Also they use Dawn on sea animals exsposed to oil spills, out of desperation, I can’t see how this would be good on your hair. Especially for those with bleach blonde hair, it’s super damaged already. Especially before processing? Yeah I’ll stick to the baking soda and condition with coconut oil, if you don’t put chemicals I. Your hair you don’t need to strip them out. Besides my hair dye all my other grooming products are natural .

[@amberoneil2688]

My hair dresser said my hair took the toner so harshly and now I’m dull and grey looking so I’m going to try this when I get home. Thank you!

[@cristyzc]

Is this better than just using a clarifying shampoo like Redken's Hair Cleansing Cream Shampoo? Thanks for the tip!

[@Ellebangs]

zelayafamilyemail yes! :)

[@traceyg.2486]

TRUST THIS PROCESS!! Thank youuuuuu for the save. I didn't want to be a purple princess today.

[@wonderlandsss]

I live in Italy and we dont have the dawn dish soap :( are there any other dish soaps maybe?

[@JANsFiltersAndFX]

Can't you buy it off of Amazon?

[@colouryourlife94]

i am looking for an alternative as well

[@cinziaurzo519]

Look for Fairy soap, it is Dawn soap. We have it here in Germany. ;-)

[@DietRookie]

planet dish soap maybe?

[@Ivana_1801]

JAR soap in Croatia, it's P&G.

[@mndldvs1]

Just done this today, you can literally feel your hair drinking in the moisture from the conditioner. It was lovely to have the scent of lemons in the shower too.. Just waiting for it to dry so I can see the full results!

[@Ellebangs]

mndldvs1 Glad you tried it out!! :) let me know how you like the final result! :) if you double love it, please share the video so I can keep makin' them xoxo

[@mndldvs1]

I triple love it! Because my hair is long and bleached I have to use a lot of heavy conditioners to get the moisture in, even after all the coconut oil my hair feels full of life. Super nourished but with lots of movement too. How do I share?

[@sxyblndeflirt]

Hi, Which "It's a 10" conditioner do you show in this video? Thanks for the great video :D

[@Izzywizzy74]

That is what I am searching thru the comments for too lol.... I know she uses Monat products???

[@thingsmadenew8352]

Silk express, miracle silk conditioner @5:29

[@jamiesculley]

did this yesterday and it worked really well! my hair feels so soft! the lemon juice was a little tricky to apply because I juiced a lemon into a cup and poured it on my hair. next time I think that using a small spray bottle might work better and help with even distribution without the risk of getting it in my eyes. thanks for this tutorial!

[@radwa1879]

Alkalin?? 😕 isn't lemon acidic?

[@connamick]

yes, shampoo is alkaline and lemon and conditioner are acidic

[@makeupbritty]

I tried this today because I'm getting my hair color done tomorrow and let me tell you I had an AMAZING hair day today my hair felt so soft and had so much volume. I loved it I'm totally hooked I will be doing this at least once a month

[@Ellebangs]

makeupbritty yay my first testimony!! thank you for sharing!! xx

[@KrystinMyrieXo]

How often would you recommend doing this? Gonna try it tomorrow :D Hope it works!

[@Ellebangs]

KrystinMyrieXo I recommend doing it at least once a month. I do it about every two weeks!

[@crystalbradford1323]

Girrrrrlllll..... why am I just seeing this????? I did it exactly the way you explained and it worked so so well!

[@lisac4225]

Hi great videos, Sounds great but .... I have that very dry curly hair and a scalp with no oil. I am interested but worried most shampoos make my hair feel like what you described. my hair is the dry frizzy cannot live without leave in moisture and styling cream. would you still recommend?

[@MsLaRachelle]

I wouldn't recommend this for dry curly hair, Mama. I tried it and my hair acted as if it wanted to lock up (with very little manipulation while "shampooing"), and it was so terribly tangled. Took an entire jar of deep hydrating hair mask and almost two hours to very carefully detangle my ends. My hair felt nice and soft afterward, but my hair usually feels about the same way after a wash and deep condition. I definitely don't think this is meant for dry curly hair.

[@The26sugar]

Hi, can I use Ajax dish soap? thanks :)

[@Mal-bp2sp]

+y ? No, she said in the beginning you have to use dawn because it's extremely gentle. I feel like anything else would be too harsh for the hair.

[@The26sugar]

Mallory Cicon I already did it with Ajax and lemon. It stripped off my toner :/ My hair is softer and it styles really well, and it's shiny, but the toner I used to cover the red/orange-ish tone of my hair that isn't highlighted. is gone. My highlights are more vibrant, though. Next time, I'll use Dawn for sure.

[@kristinahoerler]

I agree! I cannot even use clarifying shampoo on my dry bleached curly/kinky hair. I’m going to try the baking soda and apple cider vinegar. ( Shea Moisture has been a life saver for me but my scalp doesn’t always feel clean enough, I think the baking soda with do wonders.

[@samantarizzi248]

I seriously can’t thank you enough for everything I’ve learned from you! Honestly. And I know you’re probably sick and tired of seeing my name popping up all the time but I just want you to know that you are amazing at what you do, and I will never forget you and what you taught me. Besides all that, you seem like a genuine and kind person. Love this channel. ❤️

[@Ellebangs]

Thank you for this lovely message! 🤍🤍 my subscribers are truly the best! Thanks for making my day 🤩

[@samantarizzi248]

@@Ellebangs yay! :D you made so many of my days better so it's really nice to hear that

[@liarluis]

Lemon/lime is acidic though? I use vinegar to wash my hair and hear lemon has a similar result. It does clean your hair from excessive oil and also closes the cuticle -which is good for bleached/porous hair in order to get a more even color and smother bar shaft. Is that what the method in this video is trying to explain?

[@krystlejanuary-beatcancern3885]

Woah! It worked! I've been having so much trouble with my hair looking dull, lifeless and damaged. I still have more work to do on it but I can see already this was a great first step

[@fashionbyally]

Wow very interesting!

[@Ellebangs]

***** aw thanks for watching! x

[@Ellebangs]

***** make sure you give it a try.. it's actual magic lol.

[@Cypresssina]

Another person who tried it saying. ..wow. I did this on second day hair. My hair is very fine. This made my hair super soft and shiny and so clean feeling. I cleaned my brush right after because I didn't want to ruin the moment. It didn't strip off my color just left it brighter. My hair had been looking so blah lately. This is exactly what it needed. I think I'll be doing this monthly.

[@Ellebangs]

Yay! :)

[@Tashah-kt5wx]

Can I use bottled lemon juice?

[@AnimatedBlast]

T S I do + it works fine ☺️

[@alissaspafford8846]

Thanks for asking this, I was wondering the same thing

[@NS-tz3nt]

This is amazing ! Thank you !! Had a horrible hair experience recently and trying this in the morning to get rid of my ugly brown toner over level 9 hair .

[@alishavial1684]

Will this strip out my toner though?

[@hannahnoel2031]

Dadadadumdeda yes!

[@hannahnoel2031]

Dadadadumdeda my hair was grey before using this

[@dumbwiseblonde]

So happy to stumble across your videos today. I have actually used dawn for years as a ‘clarifying shampoo’ after first using it to get some nastiness out of my dog’s coat. Next time I’ll have to add the lemon!