Coloured Hair

* General Information:
I want to keep the colour in my hair for longer…

If you are sensible, you clean your hair frequently, using good-quality products, and -most importantly - remember to condition it well. You have the ends cut regularly by a skilled stylist, so as to prevent weathering effects such as split ends. If you are thinking of changing your hair colour you get advice first from an experienced hair technician, who can tell you how much colour change your particular hair can stand, and which hair colouring products would be suitable.

Natural colourings
Natural colours have been used on hair since ancient times. Most of them are made from plants. Henna is by far the best known. It is widely used to this day to redden hair, especially dark hair, and the colour produced lasts through several shampoos. But its concentration is difficult to control, and hence results can be unpredictable. It has been reported to cause asthma and allergies in some people, and people who suffer from these ailments should be wary of using it. Henna should not be used on grey hair, as it turns it orange!

Semi-permanent dyes
Special hair dye preparations are made for colouring grey hair. They can be used to add highlights too. They do not contain a single dye but mixtures of red, yellow, blue, and orange dyes in various proportions. The dyes have small molecules, which means they can pass through the cuticle into the cortex easily, and without damaging the scales of the cuticle. Since they can enter the hair shaft easily, they can also be washed out relatively easily.

They can last for 6-12 weeks, and tend to fade or lighten over this time. The red dyes seem to be the quickest to leak out of the hair, and as a result the hair can look drab after a few washes.
Semi-permanent dye preparations do not contain bleaches, and are therefore safe to use. They can be used at home. Without bleach, however, they cannot colour hair lighter than its natural shade.

Permanent hair colour
This is the kind of hair colouring that is used most commonly throughout the world. It is the type that has to be used if a complete change of hair coloris required. Highlighting or colouring just part of the hair using a permanent colour is possible, however.

When shampooing after hair colouring, or indeed after any chemical processing of hair, use a shampoo with an acid balance as this will help the cuticle scales to close up and lie smooth again.

* Products for Coloured Hair: Tigi Bed Head Dumb Blonde Shampoo - For after highlights, damaged or chemically treated hair. It's for Redheads and Buxom Brunettes too. Joico Colour Endure Leave-in Protectant - This leave-in color protectant spray promotes long lasting color, preventing color loss and tonal change. Fudge Clean Blonde Shampoo - This salon professional shampoo will not only keep your hair colour the shade you want, it will also smooth and hydrate your hair on a daily basis. TIGI S-Factor Colour Savvy Shampoo - Tigi S-Factor Colour Savvy Shampoo is ideal for all hair types, but is ideally used on coloured, highlighted or bleached hair. It adds brilliant shine & extends the life of colour and tames flyaways. It is a scientific blend of ingredients that is free of colour-stripping sulfates for lasting colour. Matrix Biolage Colorcaretherapie Color Care Conditioner - A light, daily conditioning système specially formulated to preserve the longevity and radiance of color-treated hair. Wella Professionals Brilliance Mask Coarse - Brilliance for coloured hair - shampoos and conditioners for coarse or fine hair. Masques for fine or coarse hair. KMS California Color Vitality Shampoo - gentle, non-stripping for color-treated hair. Superoxide dismutase: locks color molecules into hair shaft. Coconut complex: locks in color, adds lustre. Wheat protein: provides strength and reconstruction. Yeast Protein: forms lattice-like structure to lock in hair color. Kevin Murphy Leave.In Luxury - A carefully blended high performance deep conditioner for coloured and dry/damaged hair. Silk proteins and amino acids rebuild damaged hair while Mango Butter and extracts of Peruvian Bark moisturise and protect coloured hair. Matrix Color Smart Shampoo - Helps prevent colour from fading and gently removes dulling residue from hair cuticle while strengthening hair from within. Osmo Essence Colour Mission UV Maxx Leave-In Treatment - Don't let your colour fade into the background. Loaded with aromatherapy fragrances and extracts of mango and grapefruit, containing natural fruit acids, vitamins and sugars. Revlon Equave Perfect Blonde Conditioner - For highlighted, bleached and blonde hair. Enriched with natural grape and green tea extracts which act as an active defense to protect the colour of the hair against oxidation, solar radiation and environmental pollution.

Products for Coloured Hair: Lanza Healing ColorCare range - 107% longer lasting hair colour. The most advanced fade protection treatment. With an unsurpassed color retention formula, this fade protectant and moisturizer will replenish moisture without weight. Triple UV color protectors along with heat/thermal guards give a full spectrum of color protection. Contains anti-pollution/anti-ozone color protectors. Tigi Bed Head Treat Me Right - Recommended for Colour Treated Hair - Give your hair a spa treatment in 5 minutes. Clynol Color+Care Restore Conditioner - The special formulation helps maintain colour tone and preserve colour vibrancy. IQ Intelligent Haircare Colour Care Conditioner - formerly AVEC - Revitalising Colour Care Conditioner, formulated with Vitamin E, and with unique anti colour fade protection. Fudge Colour Lock Shampoo - Boost your hair colour with just one easy shot of Fudge Colour Lock Shampoo. This rich, creamy shampoo locks in colour and reduces colour fade, resulting in a longer lasting and more intensified colour. Joico Re:Nu Age Defy Re:nual Serum - Over a 5-month period, Re:nual Serum users noticed 50% less NEW gray hair than non-users. With continued use, this exclusive formula is scientifically proven to: slow down the graying process, restore hair's soft, silky, manageable texture, and create the optimal environment to grow healthy, lustrous, radiantly youthful hair. Indola Colour Shampoo - Cleanses, seals and protects colored hair from fading delivering intense repair to chemically treated hair and shielding color from being fades by the sun. Nexxus - Phyto Organics Chromalife Colour Lock Treatment - Retains hair colour up to 5 times longer. Contains powerful UV screens, including a natural sunflower extract to help protect hair from the sun's bleaching effects. TIGI S-factor Colour Savvy Shampoo - It adds brilliant shine & extends the life of colour and tames flyaways. It is a scientific blend of ingredients that is free of colour-stripping sulfates for lasting colour. Nexxus - Y Serum Anti Aging Shampoo - Helps maintain vibrancy of colour treated hair. Floats away impurities without disturbing hair's delicate structure.

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