Hair Coloring - How To Minimise Damage Of It?

Hair stylists always recommend that you shampoo your hair after 4 days of applying color. This will benefit you as it buys some time for the color to set on the hair strands. However don t wait any longer as you may end up damaging your hair.

Sounds weird? Well, that s true! Unwashed hair retains more color than freshly shampooed hair. Hair, when unwashed, allows the scalp to retain the natural oils which further help in preventing irritation. Also, it ensures better color distribution among the hair strands. Thus, skip the shampoo the day before you color your hair; it will help you to restore your new look for a longer period of time.

Want to slow down the fading process? Shampoo your hair with cold water. Cold water helps retain the color by keeping the cuticles intact, as a result of which, the dye doesn t strip off. Though it certainly doesn t assure you that your hair color will stay on forever, it does slow down the fading process to a great extent.

Hot oil treatments add shine to your colored hair. However, make sure your hair is clean and towel dried before you go for the hot oil massage. Once it is over, wrap a hot towel around your head or blow dry your hair. You can even sit under the sun for some time. This will allow the hair to extract and absorb optimal nutrients from the oil. Wait till your hair cools down to room/normal temperature and then rinse it off with cold water.