India, Aug. 18 -- Trying to lighten your hair at home can be a mix of excitement and nerves. Honestly, it's empowering to take things into your own hands, but one wrong move and you might end up with dried-out, uneven hair that's hard to fix. These days, with endless tutorials and box dyes everywhere, many people skip the salon and try it themselves. But hair lightening isn't just another self-care routine; it's a chemical process, and even small mistakes can make a mess of things.

Chief Hairdressing Expert Samantha Kochhar, Managing Director of the Blossom Kochhar Group of Companies, shares some common slip-ups people make and what you can do instead:

People often forget where their hair journey actually begins. If you've got dark hair...