Haircolours

Tips to help your Hair Color makeover last longer

Have you just stepped out of a saloon in all smiles because you look gorgeous with that new hairstyle and especially with new hair color you got. Or may be you used a L’Oreal hair color yourself with the help of hair color chart that is suiting your new hair cut. But there is much possibility that as the days pass by and you will face difficulty in maintaining your new hair color.

This is a very common situation even celebrity hair colors also sometimes encounter. It is possible that you got very little information from stylist on maintenance of hair color or you even forgot to ask the stylist about maintaining your hair color. You may find this article helpful if you are in such a situation.

Maintenance of hair color starts from the shampoo you use. Different hair colors require different types of care. Using same shampoo on all hair colors is the biggest mistake you can do if you have got picture perfect hair color. If your hair color is red you should use a mild shampoo. Normal shampoos work for brown hair color.

The hair colors react to sun in different ways. Some hair colors get faded easily in the sun. Especially if your hair color is blonde, it is better to use head gears when going out in the sun. Moreover researches show that in some cases hair loss is more when scalp get heated by sun light.

A very useful tip to take care of your hair color is to avoid letting to dry your colored hair often. If you are a person who loves to be at swimming pool for long, then your hair color may be at stake if you don’t take proper care. It is safe to rinse your hair before and after swimming. The amount of chlorine is usually more in swimming pools and there is high chance that your hair may get dried up due to this.

Studies show that it is not advisable to color your hair very often. Changing the hair color frequently will affect the texture of the hair and also may lead to hair loss. It is in this context hair color enthusiasts should understand the importance of maintenance of hair colors. With proper care hair colors will look good for more than ten weeks. Hair highlights will also last for more than three weeks if well taken care well.

Whenever you are going for a hair color change make sure you do a strand test before you do it for all of your hair. This will not only save you money and time but also help to avoid unnecessary applying coloring hair colors which can help in protecting long life of your hairs. Strand test can be done in the hidden strands of hair in your backside.

If possible pick your shampoos from your saloon itself. The shampoos at saloon are known to be friendlier with hair colors and the cleansing reaction is less. Also shampoos manufactured for beauty saloons have more quality and professional than the regular store shampoos.

One more very common and easy tip is to go natural whenever possible. If you want only mild highlights you can use lemon juice. It will help your hair highlight to look very natural especially with the sun light. Going natural will also protect your scalp against chemical reactions. Blindly following celebrity hair color may not be good for you. So make sure the hair color you choose go well with your skin color and eye color.