Imagine this. You spend a fortune at a hair highlights salon for the newest trending color, and then after a week, it fades. You are frustrated, and you can’t imagine spending a similar amount of money soon.
If the hairstylist used a genuine, high-quality color, the primary reason the color faded too fast is that you didn’t take good care of it. So in your next highlights, ensure you take good care of the hair to last for long. Wondering how to keep highlighted hair healthy? Here is how to do it:
Shampoo a maximum of three times a week
As much as you want to keep your hair clean, shampooing it too often dries it out, and it’s only a matter of time before it breaks.
Many people make the mistake of washing their hair with shampoo the following day after dyeing it. Don’t do it. Remember, when you color your hair, your cuticle layer is opened, making it easy for the color to penetrate the hair shaft.
When you wash the hair too soon after your appointment, the cuticle layer is most likely still open, which can lead to the color being washed down the drain. It often takes three days for the cuticle layer to fully close, so the longer you wait before you shampoo your hair, the more time the color pigment will have to soak into the hair cuticle, and the more durable the hair highlights will be.
After the three days, don’t use just any shampoo. As a rule of thumb, avoid any shampoo with any sulfate in it, as it will strip your hair of its natural oils, moisture, and even the beautiful color you have spent a lot of money on.
To prevent your hair color from fading, use a sulfate-free shampoo. When shampooing, watch the water temperature and avoid washing your hair with hot water as doing it opens the hair cuticle, which makes it easy to wash out the hair color.
To avoid washing your hair color, shampoo your hair with slightly warm water and then rinse it with cold water after conditioning. The warm water allows the shampoo and conditioner to penetrate the hair strands and cleanse the hair while the cold water aids in sealing the moisture from the conditioner and at the same time prevents the hair color from fading by sealing the hair’s cuticle.
Reduce the frequency of cleaning the hair
Cleaning the hair and using the shampoo go hand in hand. Therefore, like shampooing, avoid washing your hair every day if you want your highlights to last for a long time. Remember, when you are washing your hair, you are getting rid of dirt and washing away the natural oils that keep your hair moisturized and keep your hair looking fresh and beautiful.
Frequent hair cleaning also washes away little bits of hair color, and in no time, the hair fades.
To keep your hair healthy and prevent the color from fading, avoid washing it more than 3 times a week.
On the days you aren’t washing your hair, use a color-safe dry shampoo. The shampoo will refresh your hair and at the same time make it look like you just got a blowout, and yet you haven’t washed the hair.
You can also use a color-tinted shampoo to revamp your color without visiting a hair salon Olney. You only need to ensure that the shampoo is high quality and designed for your hair type.