Dull, Coloured Hair :(

LadyMorticia

Heya everyone.

I recently had my hair coloured my usual red at the local salon. It was so bright and vibrant, I loved it.

However, I did my first hair wash since I had it coloured today and blow dried it and it looks dull and frizzy. I use a shampoo and conditioner for coloured hair.

I've had problems with my coloured hair going dull the first wash after I've been to a salon before...and every subsequent wash after that.

I always make sure that I wash all of the shampoo and conditioner out.

Does anyone have any tips on how to make my hair colour vibrant like when it was coloured at the salon?

I'm at my wits end.

glowgirl_2

dd had this problem and used Herbal Esscenes the blue one for moisturising and she has gleaming hair:)

jenniewb

I am not sure which shampoo you used but it can make a big difference. Look on the ingredience and see what is in it, anything called '....sulfate' will take colour out of your hair. They may have a reduced amount of it but if its there it will have an impact however small and used repeaditly over time will have an even larger effect.

Its hard to find a shampoo which wont strip colour to some extent! The only range I have found without sulfates (or SLA's) is Aveda. TIGI claim not to have any sulfates in but then you read the ingredience and its there. I assume they are saying "no sulaftes" as there is a reduced amount and anything under x% does not need to be included in the description, either way though it is there.

You could also try a colour depositing shampoo or conditioner (or both) as these can brighten up hair. I know John Freida do them and I think Panetene used to, but beware of the rest of the range as these two brands are know for being the worst offenders on the SLA front!

For the frizz a serum can help short term but be aware that over use of silicon based serum can and will dry hair out and create frizz, vicious cycle! A moisturising shampoo and conditioner are a good idea and look for things like coconut oil or shea butter or other types of oils against things followed by the word silicon which are basicly silicon based serums, will help you more in the long term and have an effect which takes place over a few washes rather then immediatly.

Some people also swear by CO washing (only using conditioner to wash har) others swear by using oils as treatments or conditioners, things like extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil.

Reds-on-Sea

Red dye is a nightmare to maintain. I've always been told to wash bright dyes with cool water, as hot literally washes them away. it's always worked for me, but sometimes it's really nice to have a lovely hot shower. I'm pretty sure this is the main cause of fading. Obv this won't help you now, but I don't know whether you can still get those little sachets of semi permanent dye for about 99p? Might be worth it now and then for a quick boost.

As for shampoo & conditioner, I always find the John Freida shine enhancing for coloured hair excellent.

joanne0620

I have the same trouble, my hair is coloured a cherry red colour and I love it when its first done.

I tried using John Frieda Glazewear for coloured red hair and its fab!

You use it like a normal shampoo but you have to be sure to was your hands afterwards, I suppose its similar to a wash in wash out colour but it does improve the vibrancy and shine of the colour.

I use it maybe 2/3 times a week, its about £6 in Superdrug but its currently in Home Bargains for £1.99!

ali-t

Don't use hot oil treatments on coloured hair as they strip the colour out. My hairdresser used to tell me to use them before I wanted a drastic hair colour change as they remove the colour. Red comes out of hair very quickly and I used to end up with nearly pink hair so got into the habit of not washing my hair often. I used to only wash it once a week and even now it is twice max.

sofababe

My hairdresser told me that using conditioner on red hair will fade it superfast. She suggested using a leave in conditioner.

LadyMorticia

glowgirl wrote: »

dd had this problem and used Herbal Esscenes the blue one for moisturising and she has gleaming hair:)

Thanks for that. I use the Herbal Essences for coloured hair one but I may give this one a go.

jenniewb wrote: »

I am not sure which shampoo you used but it can make a big difference. Look on the ingredience and see what is in it, anything called '....sulfate' will take colour out of your hair. They may have a reduced amount of it but if its there it will have an impact however small and used repeaditly over time will have an even larger effect.

I've just checked and both the shampoo and conditioner have ingredients that end in "sulfate" so I think that may be a culprit.

Its hard to find a shampoo which wont strip colour to some extent! The only range I have found without sulfates (or SLA's) is Aveda. TIGI claim not to have any sulfates in but then you read the ingredience and its there. I assume they are saying "no sulaftes" as there is a reduced amount and anything under x% does not need to be included in the description, either way though it is there.

Thanks for that. I think I'll try and check that out. This is all new to me.:o

You could also try a colour depositing shampoo or conditioner (or both) as these can brighten up hair. I know John Freida do them and I think Panetene used to, but beware of the rest of the range as these two brands are know for being the worst offenders on the SLA front!

I've never heard of those types of products.:o

For the frizz a serum can help short term but be aware that over use of silicon based serum can and will dry hair out and create frizz, vicious cycle! A moisturising shampoo and conditioner are a good idea and look for things like coconut oil or shea butter or other types of oils against things followed by the word silicon which are basicly silicon based serums, will help you more in the long term and have an effect which takes place over a few washes rather then immediatly.

I use a Tresemme serum sometimes but it doesn't really help that much with the frizz. I do have some coconut shampoo somewhere so I may give that a go too. I used to use it before I got my hair re-coloured again but stopped it because I was worried it may strip the colour out of my hair.

Some people also swear by CO washing (only using conditioner to wash har) others swear by using oils as treatments or conditioners, things like extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil.[/QUOTE]

I tried CO washing once and I remember that it left my hair very sleek and shiny so that's something else for me to consider too.

Reds-on-Sea wrote: »

Red dye is a nightmare to maintain. I've always been told to wash bright dyes with cool water, as hot literally washes them away. it's always worked for me, but sometimes it's really nice to have a lovely hot shower. I'm pretty sure this is the main cause of fading. Obv this won't help you now, but I don't know whether you can still get those little sachets of semi permanent dye for about 99p? Might be worth it now and then for a quick boost.

As for shampoo & conditioner, I always find the John Freida shine enhancing for coloured hair excellent.

Ah. The hot water I use may also be a culprit. I never knew about the cool water thing so I think I will do that from now whenever I get my hair dyed. I've heard that cool water can also boost shinyness as well so hopefully I'll get 2 in 1 with regards to the dye and the frizzyness.

Thanks for the tips.:D

LadyMorticia

joanne0620 wrote: »

I have the same trouble, my hair is coloured a cherry red colour and I love it when its first done.

I tried using John Frieda Glazewear for coloured red hair and its fab!

You use it like a normal shampoo but you have to be sure to was your hands afterwards, I suppose its similar to a wash in wash out colour but it does improve the vibrancy and shine of the colour.

I use it maybe 2/3 times a week, its about £6 in Superdrug but its currently in Home Bargains for £1.99!

Thanks for that! So many products to check out.lol.

I don't know if we have a Home Bargains near us but I'll try and find out.

ali-t wrote: »

Don't use hot oil treatments on coloured hair as they strip the colour out. My hairdresser used to tell me to use them before I wanted a drastic hair colour change as they remove the colour. Red comes out of hair very quickly and I used to end up with nearly pink hair so got into the habit of not washing my hair often. I used to only wash it once a week and even now it is twice max.

I used to use Hot Oil but I haven't in a few years but I noticed that it did fade my colour.

I wash my hair about three times a week, sometimes two. If I wash it too much it goes even dryer.

sofababe wrote: »

My hairdresser told me that using conditioner on red hair will fade it superfast. She suggested using a leave in conditioner.

I thought that leaving normal conditioner on for too long could fade my colour and then my hairdresser said that conditioner can be left on for any length of time.

A leave in conditioner does sound like a good idea though, especially as my hair is so frizzy at the moment.

Keeping_Motivated

This might sound random but what brushes are you using to dry your hair? I found that when I changed my brush and dried my hair in sections its much more glossy like when the hairdresser blows it. I use a Charles Worthington large barrel brush now and it has made such a difference. If I leave my hair to dry it looks dull so the brush and drying properly definately makes a difference.