Making Your New Hair Color Look Vibrant Longer
August 5, 2009 by Suzan K Bishop
Filed under Hair
Sure coloring your hair sounds fun, appealing and sexy. Must be as so many of us take to this as a easy way to change our look. But it’s not all fun and games. Because after the coloring comes the chore of maintaining your new found hue.
The colors you choose affect how much of that you’ll be stuck with. The further from your natural color you stray the more maintenance you can expect your hair will demand.
Any such maintenance begins with the final step of the coloring process. I’m talking about the conditioning. You won’t want to skip that step. Since some of the conditioning products supplied will not only bake in the color but this is also your first opportunity to apply hair care first aid that will keep your hair from becoming dry and brittle.
Another concern is fading. And the truth is your stunning new brunette shade will fade and in some cases all too fast. That is unless you do all you can to keep that from happening.
First it’s best not to shampoo for at least 24 hours after coloring to give the dye time to set in. And from there only wash your hair every couple two three days.
Here’s a second bit of advice picked up from the salon which can help slow fading. That is you want to use only shampoo designed specifically for hair that has been color treated. These help seal the hair shaft and keep the color locked in.
You can also extend the life of your new color by using color depositing conditioner. Depositing a hint of tint to your hair a couple times a weeks can prolong the life of any color treatment.
Another approach is to use a product that will seal the cuticle. Again this keeps the pigment from leaching out if you would. Helping your hair hold on to the new shade longer.
Avoid products that add volume as some can strip the color.
Keeping the sun away with a hat will help as well.
You may also be worried about the roots. And you absolutely want to contain any touch up you do to the roots. If not your newly minted blonde hair can turn straw-like in no time.
One technique is to apply the hair color touch up kit contents to the section of the roots closest to your head. Softly blending the product outward from there. Doing so avoids damaging the already-colored hair.
There are touch up kits you can apply to the roots that camouflage them in 10 minutes or less. Some are even designed to mimic how the color fades to better match the rest of your locks.
What can you do to hide the roots, gray or not, if you are unable to get to them right away? Try a messier or curlier style until you can.
Look. To think you can but a stop to fading is not realistic. As the weeks pass all shades, even those from permanent dyes, will lose their luster to some degree. Yet you really can reduce the fade if you follow tips like these.
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