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Shampoos/Conditioners that Protect Hair Color?

14 years ago

Are hair care products really effective in making your hail color last? I can see where a leave-in conditioner with UV protection might help protect it from the sun fading it, but do shampoos and rinse-out conditioners really do anything to protect your chemical hair color? I've tried (been sold) a number of different products that don't seem to me to make any noticeable difference. Any recommendations for products that really do work?

Thanks in advance!

Comments (9)

socks
14 years ago
I don't know if they work or not, but I use them. Gotta use something, right?
sylviatexas1
14 years ago
1.
Look for a shampoo that doesn't have sodium laurel sulfate;
it's a drying agent that strips the protective layers from your hair.
I found one at Dollar Tree.

2.
When you color or touch up your hair, use a plastic cap, even if the product doesn't call for it;
using the cap will keep keep oxygen from contacting the colorant & oxidizing (stripping) the color.
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mitchdesj
14 years ago
I use Aveda Color Conserve , have been for years, it works well for me.

I have not found yet a proper sunblock spray to help protect hair against the sun though.
summiebee
14 years ago
Pureology line is amazing for this. They also have a sinblock hairspray mitchdesj
mitchdesj
14 years ago
thanks summie, I'll try to find it at sephora.
summiebee
14 years ago
mitchdesj:
I don't think they carry it there. I think Target of all places has been stocking a few of these higher end brands. Or some higher ends salons carry it. They have a leave in protectant, S and C and hairspray. They are sulfate free etc. Nice line. Little spendy, but worth it. You use very little which was my mistake. I went through a bottle too quickly. LOL. I was like Seriously? then my stylist told me to use WAY less.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pureology Line
eccentric
14 years ago
Goldwell products. Definitely not cheap, but you don't need to use a lot. My natural hair colour is (was) auburn - so is now coloured that shade - and as we all know, red fades fast - and my Irish heritage, very thick hair grows like a weed. This stuff is seriously great. I live in Canada and buy it from the colourist - I can only assume it is easy to find in the U.S. (or maybe that is just me because every time I visit the U.S. I am ballistic at the stuff you have that we don't).
wildchild
14 years ago
I love the Pureology products. I alternate then with Bumble &Bumble.

I have long hair and we play a lot with the color.

I always though salon products were a way too expensive but I finally decided to invest in a couple of giant bottles. I paid around $80 or $90 for those first two bottles. I found that you use so much less of the good stuff that those bottles lasted me two years plus! That's pennies on the dollar I was paying when I was spending around 10 dollars a month on drugstore products.

I've found in my area at least the salon products are cheaper in my salon than they are are Target etc.
User
14 years ago
Rosewest, I hope this helps. My tip stops you from stripping the life out of your hair.
I buy a decent brand of shampoo, like Pantene, then I take half of it out and replace that with water and shake.
I am over 60 and wash my hair every day and color it too. It is shiny and full of body. I just blow dry it straight and use no hair spray.

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