How do I prolong my hair colour?
We know how incredible it feels to get a brand new colour at the salon but, as time passes, it can become dull, dry and worst of all, lifeless. What if we told you there was a way to keep it salon fresh long after your appointment? Whether it’s chocolate brown, copper red or platinum blonde, read our guide on the tips and products to return your hair colour to its former glory.
How do I prolong my hair colour?
Hair colour is constantly exposed to fading elements including UV radiation, heat, and chemical treatments. The key to keeping it fresh and vibrant is by changing up your care routine to include shampoos, conditioners and masks that are specially designed to preserve and protect coloured hair. Ideally go for sulphate-free hair care products that avoid stripping out colour, and also protection sprays and oils.
Another tip we recommend to prolong your hair colour is cutting down on the heat styling. If you can’t step away from it then make sure you apply a heat protection spray beforehand.
Our top recommendations for prolonging colour
Here are our top products to help prolong your hair colour. Find out more on how to prolong your colour.
Maria Nila Luminous Colour Masque
The Maria Nila Luminous Colour Masque is perfect for a gentle colour protection experience. With its nourishing properties, this 100% vegan mask is infused with sweet pomegranate extract and Maria Nila’s exclusive colour guard complex to protect against the damaging effects of washing, heat styling and UV rays. The results? Silky smooth hair with revitalised colour.
DiksoNatura Shampoo for Colour-Treated Hair
The DiksoNatura Shampoo for Colour-Treated Hair gives your hair colour an all-natural washing experience. What’s the secret? The aromatic rose hip and saponaria extracts are specially formulated to tone, protect and enhance your hair colour while the orange, lemon and mandarin essential oils preserve its natural shine. Minimising the effects of colour damage, this shampoo is perfect for adding vibrancy to all hair colours while purifying and cleansing your scalp.
Lômé Paris Colour Cleanditioner
The Lômé Paris Cleanditioner gives your hair colour a cleansing experience in just a single wash. Enriched with keratin, sunflower oil and hyaloron, this paraben and sulphate-free conditioner will gently care for your colour in just three minutes and keep it free it of all fading and damage. The results? Vibrant and bold hair that feels salon fresh.
How do I maintain my blonde hair?
Blonde is vulnerable to brassiness and breakage, so you’ll need hair care products that don’t just tone your yellows but also maintain its health. These include dry shampoos that avoid stripping out your colour during that third-day grease, heat protection sprays to avoid dryness during your heat styling and sulphate-free shampoos and conditioners.
If you really want to keep your blonde bright, you’ll need to add one colour to your routine: purple. The perfect way to counteract any unwanted yellows is by using toners with violet pigments. Not only will they revitalise your blonde locks, but they’ll be left even brighter than before.
Our top recommendations for maintaining blonde hair
Maria Nila Sheer Silver Conditioner
Perfect on platinum, grey and highlighted shades, the Maria Nila Sheer Silver Conditioner gives your blonde an all-natural refresh. Infused with violet pigments and blackberry extract, this conditioner will neutralise all yellow undertones while restoring its natural shine and strength from within. When used with the rest of the Sheer Silver collection, your blonde locks will be left brighter, healthier and stronger than before.
Osmo Super Silver No Yellow Hair Mask
The Osmo Super Silver No Yellow Hair Mask is a sulphate free formula specially designed to neutralise and brighten blonde, bleached and grey hair. Perfect for removing those unwanted yellow hues, your blonde will be transformed into luscious silver/ash tones thanks to its super violet pigments. When used with the rest of the Osmo Super Silver collection, you’ll have the recipe for a hair care routine that leaves your blonde locks rejuvenated long after your salon appointment.
Lômé Paris Blonde Shampoo
The Lômé Paris Blonde Shampoo will gently cleanse your blonde locks for a bold and bright finish. Enriched with keratin, hyaluron and safflower oil, its violet micro-pigments are specially designed to neutralize any unwanted yellows and oranges while strengthening your hair from within.
How do I control brassiness in my hair?
To get an understanding of controlling brassiness we need to explain what it is, along with the causes. Brassiness is unwanted warm tones that appear orange/yellow depending on the damage. Sometimes this is due to a dying error, but it’s often caused by exposure to UV radiation, chemicals and excessive heat, i.e. hot water and blow-drying.
While we generally reserve brassiness for blondes that have been dyed from dark, it can also happen to highlighted hair, lightened brown, darkened and virgin hair. The key to removing those warm yellow/orange/red undertones is by using a toner that features the correct colour to cancel them out. For example, if you find orange undertones in your brown hair, blue shampoos and conditioners will cool them. If you find red undertones in your hair, green will counteract it.
How do I avoid brassy hair?
Go easy on the heat
One of the main causes of your brassiness is overexposure to heat. If you want to fight that heat then you’ll have to take your hair care routine in a cool direction. Try rinsing your hair in cold water and blow-drying on a cold setting. If you have a pair of straighteners with variable temperature settings, turn them down to avoid stripping the colour out.
Be careful around chlorine
If you like taking a dip in your local pool then we have some bad news, chlorine is not your hair’s best friend. It’s notorious for stripping the natural oils out of your hair, resulting in those warm tones we want to avoid. To counteract chlorine, douse your hair with bottled water before going in the pool and be sure to shampoo and condition your hair with a colour protection shampoo immediately afterwards.
Deep conditioning
A gentle way to prevent brassiness in your hair is by adding a nourishing hair mask into your routine. These are designed to add that extra barrier against damage that shampoos and conditioners alone won’t always provide. Adding shine, strength and moisture from within, you only have to include it once or twice a week.
Our top recommendations for reducing brassiness
Dark hair: Matrix Total Results Dark Envy Shampoo
Made for dark brunettes, this shampoo contains a highly concentrated green formula specially designed to neutralise unwanted red undertones. Ideal on darkened and virgin hair, you’ll have the perfect recipe for a radiant haircare routine when paired with the hydrating Matrix Total Results Dark Envy Conditioner.
Grey hair: Osmo Silverising Shampoo
Perfect for locking in your bright grey or white locks, the Osmo Silverising Shampoo will let you embrace your stunning silver. Featuring a 100% salt and sulphate-free formula, it banishes all unwanted yellow tones while bringing life back to your colour. The results? Soft, strong and shiny grey hair full of life.
Brown hair: Redken Color Extend Brownlights Conditioner
The Redken Color Extend Brownlights Conditioner brings the perfect fusion of chemistry and style to your hair care routine. Perfect on natural and lightened brunettes, this luscious shampoo features deep blue pigments infused with Redken’s progressive colour deposit technology to protect and prolong your cool brown shade. When used with the rest of the Color Extend Brownlights system, your brown locks will say goodbye to all unwanted orange undertones.