Why Conditioner is the Key to Your Color Care

If you have ever colored your hair, then you know how important it is to take care of that color afterward if you are going to get the most out of it. Without a well-planned system for supporting and encouraging that color, it will likely fade quickly, even if you used a powerful and high quality color treatment. Whether you have color corrected hair to preserve your natural tone and highlights or you are changing colors to brighten up your look with a little something extra, you need a plan. The truth is, too, that the plan needs to go way beyond just buying a color safe shampoo. It needs to involve changing the way you approach your hair care.

 

Changing the Way You Shampoo

 

From the moment you get your hair colored, each new shampooing undoes a little bit of your stylist’s hard work. That means that not only do you want to wait at least two days after having your hair colored before you shampoo it, you also want to begin shampooing less frequently if you want the color to stay. That can be a problem for some people, though, especially those with sensitive scalps or conditions like psoriasis or eczema. Often, those conditions flare up if the scalp is not properly treated, and frequent shampooing with a healthy and friendly formula is usually how people manage.

 

This means that for people with sensitive scalps, color correction can be a challenge. What you need to do to combat it is to make sure that your hair and your scalp are as healthy as possible. That way, you don’t need to shampoo as often to maintain that health.

 

How Conditioner Helps

 

As the product that deals most directly with your hair’s health and moisture levels, your choice of conditioners is vital to the success and longevity of your attempt to dye your hair. It not only enriches and repairs damage to the hair, it also helps promote follicle health, and the right conditioners will even help you to condition your scalp, making it easier to control skin sensitivities. That means that finding the right conditioner is vital. Here are some tips to help you pick a conditioner and get the most out of it.

 

• Make sure your choice of conditioners is explicitly color safe for the best results.
• Look into whether or not there are options that include shampoo and conditioner from the same company. This can help you get the most out of both products.
• Consider whether or not an option with its own styling treatment will help you go longer between shampooings.
• Get the most out of your conditioner by using a repair treatment that is color safe to keep hard water buildup and other additives out of your hair.

 

Managing color corrected hair takes a little more patience and maintenance than working with natural hair does, but if you can get into a routine that works for your scalp and your hair, you will easily find the way to prolong your hair’s healthy, vibrant colors after each treatment.