If you recently dyed your hair and want to maintain that beautiful color for a long time, this post is for you! Hair, We have collected a few tricks and tips on how to keep your hair color looking healthy!
After you color your hair, there are a few steps you have to follow in order to keep your hair looking healthy. Hair dyes penetrate the cuticle which is the hair’s protection barrier, in order to remove your natural color and set the new one. After all of this processing, your hair gets weak and if you dye it too often, it can result in breakage. Knowing how to keep your coloring looks healthy so you don’t have to color too often, is crucial!
10 Tricks and Tips To Keep Your Hair Color Looking Healthy
Whether you dye your hair at home or you go to a salon, the following tips are excellent when it comes to keeping your color looking healthy and shiny.
Tip #1: Change your Shampoo and Conditioner
Just like you use skincare products for your specific skin type, when you color your hair you will have to get hair products for newly dyed locks.
Lots of cheap shampoos and conditioners contain detergents, salts, and sulfates. These ingredients tend to strip hair color out which will help fade out your color even faster. Instead, look for products that are for dyed hair and alcohol and sulfate-free. These types of shampoos and conditioners will help your hair hold onto its color.
Tip #2. Wash Less
If you wash your hair daily, stop this. As you wash your hair, your color also washes out. Try to wash your hair 2-3 times a week. This will help you preserve natural oils that help nourish your hair and make and color last.
As an alternative, you can use dry shampoo during the week to keep your hair clean. Purchase a good dry shampoo according to your hair or make your own dry shampoo at home.
Tip #3. Rinse with Cold Water
Everyone loves a long hot shower, especially now during winter, but washing your hair with hot water is so bad for your newly colored hair. Hot water makes your dye hair fade out faster, stripping the color.
Tip #4. Stop Using Clarifying Shampoo
If you use clarifying shampoos, that’s another thing you need to stop. Clarifying shampoos contain a high level of detergent that strips your hair of its color. Avoid using this type of shampoo after you have dyed your hair.
Tip #5. Nourish your Hair with Natural Proteins
After coloring your hair, the proteins that help protect your hair, disappear. If your hair starts to snap off, gets brittle and dry, this means it’s lacking protein.
We are all about natural products here and when it comes to protein, eggs, and mayonnaise are the ultimate ingredients. Mayonnaise smooths hair out, while eggs are full of protein that nourish your hair. These two ingredients together will help repair protein damage, leaving your hair healthy. Check out the DIY hair mask recipe below and give your hair the boost of protein it needs.
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 egg
Directions:
- Mix the ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth.
- Gently start applying the mixture to your hair concentrating on the tips.
- After your whole hair is saturated, cover with a shower cap and leave on for 40 minutes.
- After 40 minutes, wash off with cold water and sulfate and alcohol-free shampoo.
- Use this DIY hair mask once a week. Read more
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