With so many bright colors that are out in the market these days, it is only natural to give in to the temptation and get yourself a streak of pink, purple, red or any other gorgeous shade that you fancy. While it has become something of a norm to color your hair either to cover your greys or to add that dash of color to your hair, it is important that this doesn’t affect the health of the hair and renders hair healthy and strong.
All the harmful chemicals used in hair colors make that seem impossible, don’t they? With a few precautions, it actually is quite easy to protect your hair from the harmful after-effects that coloring your hair could lead to. We’ve listed out a few such precautions for you to follow the next time you decide to color your hair up.
• Try not to shampoo too often
Color treated hair tends to become brittle and drier than it was before and to retain the natural oils of the hair that can protect them, it is best to try and shampoo not too often. 3 times a week should do for atleast a month after you color your hair.
• Use a Sulfate free shampoo
Like your beautician probably already warned you, you should be using a shampoo that is free from sulfates. This is because sulfates tend to fade out the color that has been imparted onto your hair.
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• Don’t wash your hair with water that is steaming hot
If you’re one of those people who like your wash yourselves up with water that is steaming hot, you shouldn’t be doing that after you color your hair. Use warm water that is just enough to keep the hair clean and see to it that the temperatures of the water that you use aren’t too high lest they damage the color as well as the colored hair.
• Treat your hair to oil massages
Hair trends to dry up when treated with color mostly because of the Ammonia that’s present in hair-color. To avoid all the damage that drying tends to cause to the hair, massaging it with oil on a regular basis can be helpful by a great deal, especially if your hair is dry by nature.
• Condition your hair each time you shampoo
Conditioning your hair with color-safe conditioners each time you shampoo is really important when you color your hair. This is because conditioning can help save the hair from drying effects of soap that is present in shampoos.
• Be especially careful when using heat treatments onto your hair
It is best to avoid using heat treatments on your hair after it’s been treated with color but if you must, make sure that you take all the necessary precautions. The most important thing to remember is not to subject the hair to straightening heat treatments when it is wet. Use safe chemical straighteners before you subject it to heat treatments.
• Nourish your hair with a healthy diet
Nourish your hair from the inside by eating foods that can help keep your hair healthy. Make sure that you include a lot of Vitamin C, egg yolks and carrots in your diet as they tend to give your hair and scalp all the nutrients that it needs. Multi-vitamin supplements can also help keep your hair healthy.
• Try not to swim in chlorine waters
Your beautician has probably already warned you against swimming in chlorine-filled waters after you color your hair. And you should listen to your beautician and keep away from chlorine as it sometimes tends to change your hair color to a shade of green.
Sticking to these easy little practices until your color fades away is going to not just going to keep your hair looking great in that color you got for it but is also going to keep your hair safe.