Hair Color Tips: IF YOU COLOR YOUR HAIR, YOU NEED TO READ THIS RIGHT NOW !!
Hi my sweet readers,
You know yesterday was my friend’s bridal shower and we had so much fun. We all had a few drinks and danced like crazy till 3 in the morning. Within all this fun there was a small problem. One of my friend had few of grey hairs popping out. So she came to me for instant solution and we immediately had that covered with potato peel rinse. It looked fabulous.
After the party we all were just sitting down, She came to me and asked,” I dye my hair once a month but after just 2 washes my hair color starts to fade even though I use Jovees Color Protect Shampoo. Do you have any idea why?”
I guess many of you might be able to relate with this situation. If yes then trust me you are not the only one.
Tips to make your Hair Color last longer
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Let me share with you few tips that play crucial role when it comes to dyeing your hair and making it last longer. Let’s check it out
Wash your hair atleast 24 – 48 hours before dyeing.
As you wash your hair, the natural oils in your scalp gets washed out. But washing your hair atleast 24 hours before dyeing helps to develop natural oils. Natural oils allows the dye to better bind with your hair and thus helps in staying for a longer duration.
Do not use conditioner before dyeing your hair.
As I mentioned in the above point you need to wash your hair atleast 1 or 2 days before coloring them but also keep in mind that you do not use conditioner. Conditioner washes off the natural oils from your scalp.
Do not use warm or hot water water.
Using warm water to rinse will result in fading of your hair color more quickly.
Wait for 30 mins to shampoo.
Wait atleast 30 mins after rinsing your dye from your hair. This helps in developing the color really well on your hair. After shampoo apply conditioner and leave it on for atleast 3 mins.
Don’t Overdo it.
The time mentioned of the pack is how long you need to keep the dye on. Don’t over do it. Never ever keep your hair dye overnight. This can cause serious infection also may result in extremely dry hair.
Detangle your hair.
Always remove tangles from your hair to ensure even application of hair dye.
Apply semi permanent dye on your damp hair.
If your hair are damp it helps in even application of your hair color.
Condition you hair for a week.
If you have really dry and frizzy hair, condition them every night for atleast 7 days with hot showers before you are planning to color your hair. This will ensure that you wont experience really dry and frizzy hair after coloring.
Don’t Dye your hair too often.
Dyeing your hair too often will result in rough hair. Have little breaks in between dyeing sessions and let your hair breath.
Always use color protect shampoo and conditioner.
Colored hair needs some love and care after you put them through rough chemicals. Hence use good color protect shampoo and conditioner on your color treated hair.
These tips might seem really simple to do but trust me it really helps in prevention of fading your hair color. Hope you all liked this article. Do you guys have any further tips to make your hair color long lasting then do share it with us via comments. you all know your comments makes me smile from ear to ear.Take care.
Have a lovely day!
Happy little birdie who is obsessed with online gaming, natural hacks, gorgeous hair and her warm cup of tea.
46 Comments
Bree Hogan
I haven’t dyed my hair in over 2 years – decided to try the natural look for a while – but I used to follow many of these tips prior to getting colour put through my hair. And oh the colours my hair used to be!
Diane
Good info – thanks!
Christina @ Youthful Homemaker
These are SO true!! I dyed my hair for years but haven’t for a while because I am pregnant and I hate the chemicals. But for those that are keeping the habit, these tips are awesome!
Jen
As someone with purple hair, I only wash my hair like once a week. I agree with so many of your tips. Thank you for this resource!
Theresa Sutton
I’m not big on dyeing hair, but these are great tips! Thanks for sharing.
Erin
Love the tip to NOT wash your hair right before dyeing! Great to know.
Brittany
I did not know that about using conditioner! Thanks for the tip 🙂
Brittany
Thanks for the tips 🙂 Hopefully I will not have to colour my hair so often anymore 😛
Alicia
I’ve never dyed my hair but I’ll keep this in mind if I ever do!
Nimi Popat
Thanks Alicia 🙂
APRIL Speaks
I love this post because I always color my hair.
I would like to ask also, is it normal that my hair’s color changes as time passes? I mean it gets darker. Last December I colored my hair with golden yellow, after a while my friends notice it become more yellow…
I have a lot of questions, sorry. Another problem I have is that I easily get dandruff so I don’t use many hair products. Even with shampoo, i can only use 2 or 3 brands. Do you have any idea why this happens?
Nimi Popat
Hi April, this is one of the main reasons behind this website that is to help everyone solve their hair problems. SO to begin with your hair color getting dark. It is completely natural and normal. See our hair color is determined by amount of pigment that is present in our hair called Melanin. Two distinct types of melanin exist — Eumelanin and Pheomelanin — and the ratio of these pigments guides hair color. Essentially, the more eumelanin you have in your hair, the darker it will be. It is completely natural. To lighten color you can use honey+acv+lemon.
Now,as you mentioned you have dandruff, I would recommend you using Yogurt Mask for Dandruff. It usually benefits most people after first use itself. hope this helps. Full-fleged article on this topic coming soon. Stay tuned. 🙂
Meaghan mitsiopoulos
Great post! I love hair color but it’s hard to get the best coverage!
Ash & Shrey (@LogicalTraveler)
Nice- didn’t know some of them!
Cassandra
My stylist always tells me not to use hot water on my head…. She never said no warm though! Maybe that’s why I’ve still got some fading going on!
Theresa
I haven’t dyed my hair in a while, but thank you for the awesome tips! I’ll remember these the next time I do.
Ashley
I color my hair on occasion and these are great tips! I will defiantly remember his the next time I do.
Roxanne
Great tips! I color at home, but find it so much easier to seek professional help! LOl
ashley
These are great, on-point tips. A few years ago I, being a super platinum blonde girl, decided to dye my hair fire truck RED. Awful. It faded so quickly and getting back to the blonde I had was a nightmare. Had to chop it all off this past fall but now it’s super healthy and growing back nicely 🙂 Lesson learned. Great tips!
Doris
Great tips! I’ll have to remember them
lakisha
My 25th birthday is coming and I want to go blonde. Now I’m a little less worried about how things will turn out. Thanks
Celeste
I will try the washing 24 hours before. I am sure I haven’t done that before in fear of my head burning. Thanks for sharing such great ideas.
Amber
Really great tips! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
Jeff
Great tips!
Sue
thanks for the tips. my daughter loves dying her hair – even like blue or purple. so can use different ideas 🙂
Nikki
Great tips!
Jasemine-Denise
I’m an avid dyer. I actually condition my hair right after I dye it. I deep condition it. Even crazier so, I’ve learned that my hair stays vibrant when I dye it, blowdry it with cold air and then rinse. So, when I’m doing semi-permanent dye (When I haven’t had to bleach it or anything like that), I actually mix the dye and deep conditioner and put them in together? It makes my hair EXTRA soft after a dye.
Sandra
Great tips! I didn’t realize I should wait 24 hours after washing my hair. Thanks!
Sonia
I don’t really colour my hair. But it was a detail and great post that I can use if I decide to colour my hair.
Nandini
Hey there 🙂 I recently dyed my hair and so these tips are super useful! Thanks xx
Jaime Blunier
I had no idea you shouldn’t condition hair before dyeing it! Thanks for sharing this!
Savvy Self
Great tips! I highlight my hair about twice a year and my hairdresser told me only a couple of these. I’m glad to learn more and thank you!
Courteney B
These tips are amazing, thank you! My hair is damaged due to dying it too often. Hopefully I can bring it back to life with these tips!
Maaya Legaspi
This is very helpful as I dye my hair always. I’m a fan of different hair colors. These are great tips and I agree.. I also do not use hot water since it will wash off the hair color. Do you know which brands of shampoo are helpful in not washing off the hair color? 🙂
Nimi Popat
You know you can use your favorite shampoo that actually suits your hair and by simply adding ACV you can make it to color protect shampoo. You can check this out for more info: https://www.haircaresquare.com/make-your-own-shampoo/ Hope you enjoy it 🙂
Dawn
This is very helpful! I’ll take a note of this post. But do you have any suggestions on how to reborn your hair if it’s too damaged already? I’ve been taking treatments for my hair and they don’t seem to work/ I’ll check your blog for more.
Nimi Popat
Hi Dawn, Thank you for your kind words. You should mix onion juice, with castor oil and Bhringraj oil. This will definitely help you.
Lim
Very simple yet unknown tips
Nimisha Popat
🙂
Mundell
I never knew you need to wait to color your hair after henna. I usually did both on same days
Nimisha Popat
That’s very wrong. Please don’t do that
czmkmzk
great and nice post
Nimisha Popat
🙂
Dave Anderson
Something that I really like what you said is the time mentioned on the pack is how long the dye needs to be on. Maybe it would just be safer for me to go to a salon and have them color my hair for me. That way it isn’t overdone at all, but perfect!
Nimisha Popat
Sure. But the joy of diys is incredible 🙂
Skyler Williams
I had no idea that I needed to wash my hair 24 to 48 hours before dyeing it because it brings back the natural oils in my hair. I have been thinking about dyeing my hair a dark shade of purple. I will keep this tip in mind as I look for the right place to dye my hair.