Saturday, July 28, 2012

“Long Lasting Hair Color in 3 Easy Steps”

You don't necessarily have to always go to a hair salon to have longer lasting hair color or highlights. The factors are all controllable by you, and it won't make a difference if you applied your own hair color at home or someone from the hair salon did it for you. The results would both be amazing as long as you take to heart this 3 simple tips.

1) Condition your hair and make it healthy before showing up at the hair salon or applying hair color on your own . Part of making sure that hair color and highlights look vibrant all the time is proper preparation. It will save you a lot of trouble maintaining it if you make sure it is done the right way.

Choose the best conditioner and apply it thoroughly several days before applying highlights or color. Hair color will fuse to your hair better if you condition for at least a week before the coloring session. This will also protect hair from severe damage from the coloring solution.

The more expensive brands of hair color are safer to use but not necessarily the best. So a good hair salon and hair stylist is a plus factor because you can always ask what brands are the best to use. The Tampa area has some highly regarded salons.

Remember to have a 24 hour gap between the last time you shampooed or conditioned your hair and thea ctual application of highlights and color. The hair's natural oils will complement the protective purpose of conditioning while helping the color last longer and look richer.

2) Read the label. Go for the products which have more natural contents, these are the healthier and safer choices.

Learn how to pick and use the appropriate color enhancer. These wont dull the color of your hair or highlights the way regular shampoo does. Professional stylists and colorists can even blend customized enhancers that are perfect for specific hair tones and color. 

If you can, have regular touch ups to make the hair color even. If time is constrictive, you can always use coloring stains on your roots.

3) Take the time and make the effort of protecting your hair from potentially damaging substances. Don't be overly cautious though that it'll make you enjoy having great, vibrant hair color less.

When at the hair salon, notice that cold or warm water is used to rinse right after coloring. Do this as well when taking a shower because hot water will shrivel up your hair and make the hair color
fade. Wear hat or caps to protect from over exposure to sunlight and avoid pools for a while because the chemicals will tinge your hair.

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