How to make colored hair last longer
Having color-treated hair means that you will inevitably have to do a fair/bit of maintenance – and that’s OK. With the right hair care products at your disposal and access to a few tricks of the trade, you shouldn’t have to overexert yourself when it comes to your hair regimen.
HELLO! For those of you who are new here, we are Rossano Ferretti Parma, an Italian designer haircare brand extending our expert advice to individuals who want to get the most out of their colored locks. Whether you have platinum blonde, brunette, black, red, pink, blue (you get the gist of it) treated hair, we want to help you prolong the life of your hair color. Read on for how to make colored hair last longer.
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1. Avoid washing freshly colored hair for 72 hours
As a rule of thumb, wait a full 72 hours before shampooing freshly colored hair.
Color treatments are designed to open the cuticle layer of your hair, making it easier for the pigments to penetrate the shaft. This cuticle layer can take up to 3 days to seal again, which means if you wash your hair too soon after your appointment, it could still be open. This can result in more color being washed down the drain, something which can be easily avoided. Just think of all the time and money you have spent on your hair color, only to wash it away prematurely.
Give your hair time to heal and really soak in its new color before washing it. You can always apply a professional dry shampoo to keep your locks looking fresh and energized in between washes. Our Vivace Dry Shampoo Crème is fantastico!
2. Go sulfate-free on colored hair
Sulfates in shampoos and conditioners can help to keep your hair clean, however, their potency can also strip away natural oils and infused colors along with dirt. This is a harsh reality for someone who’s just spent hours and a good fortune at the hair salon at the hair salon.
The good news is that there are plenty of brilliant sulfate-free shampoos to choose from.
Take Splendido Color Protect Shampoo as an example. Not only is this formula free from sulfates and other harmful chemicals but it has been designed to ultimately protect and nourish hair that has been exposed to color. The result: vivid, vibrant and brighter hair with a color that lasts longer!
3. Rinse colored hair with cool water
Though hot showers are divine and often necessary after a tedious day, they aren’t great for your hair color. Once again, it all comes down to your hair’s cuticle. When your strands are washed or rinsed in hot water, the heat encourages the cuticle to open. This will expose your color to the water, and it will run out as a result.
Cold water, on the other hand, helps to keep the cuticle intact. It will allow you to wash your hair properly while keeping your tint safely sealed in your strands. A cold rinse will also help to lock in nourishing and moisturizing agents so that your hair is softer and healthier.
4. Turn down the heat
We know – you have freshly colored hair and all you want to do is style it. Unfortunately, our favourite hairstyling tools can actually make hair color fade faster. The heat from the gadgets we use strip moisture from our tresses, taking the dye and pigments along with it.
If you must use a hot styling tool, use it on a low heat setting. Applying a professional heat protection spray will also reduce the heat’s effect on your color.
Stylist tip: try to give your hair time to dry naturally as often as possible to extend the vibrancy of your hair color, you’ll thank us for this advice later! When using a hairdryer, try to wait until your hair is 70-80% dry before applying heat.
The same concept applies to heat from the sun. UV rays can damage hair and cause hair dye to fade. So, wear a hat when you head outdoors or apply a UV protection oil to your hair if you’re not the hat-wearing type.
5. Regular deep conditioning for colored hair
Our team of color-specialists recommend using a conditioning treatment once or twice a week, as it will add moisture back into hair. This is important because one of the biggest culprits of faded color is dry hair. A professional hair mask or conditioning treatment can help to keep hair moisturised and healthy from the comfort of your home.
Without a doubt, the following conditioning products will ultimately moisturise and hydrate your locks, helping them to lock in color:
Splendido Color Protect Mask – A lightweight color enhancing hair mask designed to seal in hair color & protect from damage & fading. With an innovative moisturizing formula that can be used after every hair wash, the mask contains 93% naturally derived ingredients like shea butter, sunflower & chamomile to nourish & enhance vibrancy of color-treated hair, whilst keeping hair soft, shiny & healthy.
Splendido Purple Hair Mask – An anti-brass, blonde brightening Purple Mask designed to neutralize yellow tones & enhance shine & softness. Using cool-toned purple pigments the hair mask is ideal for brightening all types of bleached, colored blonde or gray hair. Upto 95% naturally derived ingredients like shea butter, rice & soy protein help to deeply condition, hydrate & strengthen hair. Ideal as a weekly mask, used alternating with your usual Rossano Ferretti Parma conditioner or mask.
Dolce Nourishing Mask – Designed to deeply moisturise even the driest of hair, the Dolce Hair Mask will keep your locks optimally hydrated so that they retain dyes and pigments for longer. Packed with over 97% naturally derived ingredients including the moisture-retaining powerhouse ingredient, Hyaluronic Acid. The perfect hair mask that can be used to supplement the Splendido Color Protect or Purple Hair Mask as an extra hydration boost.
Prodigio Regenerating Treatment – Our bestselling hair bonding treatment is an intensive pre-wash mask designed to repair and replenish chemically treated hair, including colored and blonde hair. Enriched with over 95% naturally derived ingredients, including shea butter, olive oil, and keratin proteins, it deeply nourishes hair from root to tip, restoring moisture and enhancing elasticity. This award-winning treatment helps to rebuild hair bonds, strengthening strands weakened by chemical processes and environmental factors, resulting in softer, shinier, and more resilient colored hair.
Brillante Protect and Shine Oil – Brillante Oil uses naturally derived ingredients like grape leaf, sunflower and rosemary to deeply hydrate, seal and protect colored hair from the sun’s power, whilst adding a delightful glossy sheen.
Overall, keeping your hair healthy and well-cared for is a way to extend the “life” of your fresh new color. This can be achieved by maintaining a healthy diet full of wholesome foods, by washing your hair with gentle products that are free from harsh chemicals, and by reducing your hair’s exposure to harmful elements such as heat and chlorine.
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