BEFORE & AFTER CARE
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BEFORE CARE
Prepping your hair to be coloured
About a week before your hair colour appointment, get rid of any build up from hair
Products and take some time to put a clarifying treatment on your hair. After your clarifying treatment, condition your hair like you would after any other shampoo.
If your hair has been previously over processed or is very dry it’s important to use a bond builder like olaplex to keep the hair strong.
A deep conditioning treatment is also essential for restoring moisture and balancing the pH of your hair. Making sure your ends are moisturised will help to make sure that your hair takes the colour evenly. Hair dye will be drying to your potentially already dry hair, and a good deep conditioning treatment can mean the difference between dull mousey looking colour, and beautiful shiny colour results. The better the condition of the hair the longer the colour will last.
This is ideal weeks leading up to your hair appointment.
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AFTER CARE
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After colouring, wait a full 72 hrs before shampooing
When colouring hair, your cuticle layer is opened, making it easy for colour to penetrate the hair shaft.
When you wash your hair too soon after your appointment,
the cuticle layer could still be open which then leads to your colour being washed down the drain.
It takes up to three days for the cuticle layer to fully close,
so the longer you wait to shampoo your hair after you color your hair,
the more time the color pigment will have to soak into the hair cuticle
which will help your color last longer in between salon visits.
Use sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner
Sodium laureth sulfate, is a type of anionic detergent that is found in many personal care products.
This ingredient is used to help produce a foaming effect to your shampoos and conditioners.
By using sulfates, you run the risk of stripping your hair of its natural oils and moisture,
which can then lead to stripping your beautiful colour treated hair.
Using a sulphate free shampoo and conditioner will keep the hair colour from fading.
Turn down water temperature when shampooing
When washing hair with hot water, your hair’s cuticle is opened, allowing your colour to wash out
while shampooing and conditioning.
To prevent seeing all of your colour go down the drain
try shampooing with slightly warm water and then rinse with cold water after conditioning.
The warm water will allow the shampoo and conditioner to penetrate and cleanse,
while the cold water will help seal in the moisture from your conditioner while preventing colour
from fading by sealing the hair’s cuticle.
Wash hair less often
Washing your hair every day is something you want to avoid if wanting your hair color to last longer.
Not only are you washing away the natural oils that moisturize
and keep your hair colour looking fresh, you also wash away a little bit of your hair dye
every time you wash your hair.
Try washing your hair every other day or even 2-3 times a week to keep your colour on lock.
For Pastel/vibrant colours wash maximum twice a week.
Use heat protectant spray before using hot tools
Heat will strip away colour or and hydration and lead to damaged hair.
To help prevent these problems from happening while using hot tools,
try using a heat protectant spray before blow drying or styling.
Heat protectant sprays will help reduce moisture loss from inside the hair,
smooth the outside of the hair, and protect your hair from humidity after heat styling which,
in all, will help maintain your color.
Avoid chlorine
Chlorine is a chemical bleaching agent that cleans pools
and will definitely strip colour from your hair when enjoying a sunny pool day.
Blonde hair is susceptible to turning a greenish tint,
while darker shades may become dull, dry out, and lose its shine.
So, if you find yourself wanting to go to the pool, try a swimmer’s cap!
Or, try getting your hair wet in the shower, use conditioner, and then don’t rinse it out.
This will create a barrier on the hair shaft so that the chlorine won’t penetrate.
Keep up with trims
Dead ends won’t hold colour and will fade even faster,
so make sure you are cutting off those dead ends every 8-10 weeks
so your colour looks fresh from root to tips!