After you color your hair, the hair needs more attention to care, so can stay its best looking for long time. here, we provide some tips about how to care your colored hair.
- Don’t shampoo the hair right away
When the hair is colored, the cuticles are open. If you shampoo your hair too soon after coloring, the cuticles are still open, so your color may easy to wash out. It is recommended that wash your hair at least 72 hours, after your color your hair.
- Use Sulphate-Free Products
The sulphate can take away your hair natural oil, moisture, and color. Using sulphate-free products will keep your hair colour from fading and drying out.
- Use cold water to rinse your hair
Hot water can open your hair cuticles, can let the color easy to wash out. So to prevent this happen, try using lukewarm water to shampoo and condition, then use cold water to rinse. The warm water can help to clean the hair, the cold water can keep the hair moisture.
- Don’t wash hair too often
Wash hair everyday, can wash out the hair oils and washes away hair dye every time. So wash hair no more than two to three times a week.
- Use dry shampoo
When you need to wash as its oil, you can try the colour safe dry shampoo. It can let your hair clean, no worry that color is lose.
- Don’t use too much heat
The heat will also damage the hair color, so it is better to use heat as less as possible. If it is necessary, use heat protectant. A few heat protectant spray will reduce moisture loss and help to maintain your hair colour.
- Prepare for coloring
When you prepare to color your hair, using a clarifying shampoo to clean your hair, can remove any blockages influence the color process. Also, dead ends can’t hold color well, so trim hair before next coloring or every six to eight weeks, to hold hair color.
- Avoid Chlorine
Chlorine can influence hair color, let darker hair turn to dull and dry out. If you want to swim, try applying conditioner.