Home Hair Care: Color Treated Hair

Color Treated Hair is hair that has been altered by hair color, whether it's a permanent color, demi-permanent color, temporary color, or highlights. Due to chemical changes, hair needs to be treated a little differently than natural hair.

Fade prevention: When you spend money on your hair color, you want it to last! Here's a list of ways to slow color fading
     *use color safe shampoo - any shampoo can claim to be color safe, avoid the following ingredients:
            - Sodium Laurel Sulfate 
            - Sodium Chloride (salt) 
     *avoid direct sunlight (wear a hat when you're at the beach or spending a long time in the sun)
     *try to shampoo and getting your hair wet less often (each time you shampoo, some of those color molecules fall out of the hair slowly changing the tone)


Highlighted hair: The chemical process that happens to the hair during a highlight service causes the hair to expand, and the hair looses some proteins in the process. It's ideal to use a 'repairative' mask or conditioner at least once a week. This will strengthen the hair and prevent breakage. 
If you have gone blonde, and feel like your hair looks a little brassy between touch ups, use a purple shampoo when needed. The purple shampoo will cancel out any unwanted tones and brighten your highlights! Let the purple shampoo set on the hair for a few minutes, then rinse. Usually the brassiness is gone with one shampoo, after that return to your normal color-safe shampoo.

My favorite product line for color-treated locks is ColorProof! The entire line is designed to protect your beautiful color! It is also 100% vegan, free of all known carcinogens, and has many options for all hair types.