Hair coloring tips

Attempting to lighten your hair yourself, using homemade preparations, lemon juice or — horror — bleach, is an extremely precarious business. Do without that must-have pair of feathered mules if need be, but leave your highlighting to the professionals. If you don't, you'll probably end up having to visit the salon anyway for a rescue Job.

Troubleshooting

If your hair has been colored in a salon and you are unhappy with the end result, talk to your hairdresser. There are several things they can do. Color can be masked or returned to your natural shade. Brassy or yellow bleached hair can be toned down with silvery or ashy temporary color and a tint will also cover bleached hair. A color stripper or reducer can also be used by your hairdresser to remove permanent tints. Repeated shampooing will lift semi-permanent colors, but this damages the condition of the hair, so always apply a protein-restructuring mask afterwards.

Refreshing your hair

To revive your hair color, use a color enhancing shampoo and conditioner once a week. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions and leave them on for the specified time. Minuscule amounts of color pigment are deposited on the hair shaft to revitalize and maintain the color. Vary this treatment with a shampoo and conditioner that has been specially formulated and designed to cope with the changes your hair has undergone.

Shampoos that have been specially formulated for color-treated hair are designed to condition and cleanse the hair, as.well as prevent the color from fading. Conditioners formulated for color-treated hair leave a protective film around porous, damaged areas of the hair shaft, helping to lock in the color pigments and improve the condition of the hair, leaving it stronger and shinier.

Stop your hair fromappearing dullafter coloring

If your hair has a tendency to look dull after it has been colored, a good, quick and very natural treatment is to crack a raw egg onto your head after shampooing and work it through the hair. Leave it for five minutes and then rinse it out thoroughly. Top tip: Use cold or lukewarm water; if the water is too hot you will find that the egg will scramble and it will be difficult to remove. The natural proteins in eggs will leave the hair shiny and full of body.

Natural hair coloring remedies

If you find yourself in a fix without professional products, you can resort to Mother Nature. If your colored hair has been in the sun and feels brittle and dry, mash up an avocado and work it into your hair after shampooing. Leave it on for at least five minutes to let the moisturizing oils penetrate the hair shaft, then rinse it off thoroughly.

Coloring tips

lighten up, but not at home Attempting to lighten your hair yourself, using home- made preparations, lemon juice or — horror — bleach, is an extremely precarious business. Do without that must-have pair of feathered mules if need be, but leave your highlighting to the professionals. If you don't, you'll probably end up having to visit the salon anyway for a rescue Job. troubleshooting If your hair has been colored in a salon and you are unhappy with the end result, talk to your hairdresser. There are several things they can do.

Color can be masked or returned to your natural shade. Brassy or yellow bleached hair can be toned down with silvery or ashy temporary color and a tint will also cover bleached hair. A color stripper or reducer can also be used by your hairdresser to remove permanent tints. Repeated shampooing will lift semi-permanent colors, but this damages the condition of the hair, so always apply a protein-restructuring mask afterwards. refresh your tresses To revive your hair color, use a color enhancing shampoo and conditioner once a week. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions and leave them on for the specified time.

Minuscule amounts of color pigment are deposited on the hair shaft to revitalize and maintain the color. Vary this treatment with a shampoo and conditioner that has been specially formulated and designed to cope with the changes your hair has undergone. shampoo/conditioner speak Shampoos that have been specially formulated for color-treated hair are designed to condition and cleanse the hair, as.well as prevent the color from fading. Conditioners formulated for color-treated hair leave a protective film around porous, damaged areas of the hair shaft, helping to lock in the color pigments and improve the condition of the hair, leaving it stronger and shinier. .  don't be dull If your hair has a tendency to look dull after it has been colored, a good, quick and very natural treatment is to crack a raw egg onto your head after shampooing and work it through the hair. Leave it for five minutes and then rinse it out thoroughly. Top tip: Use cold or lukewarm water; if the water is too hot you will find that the egg will scramble and it will be difficult to remove.

The natural proteins in eggs will leave the hair shiny and full of body. natural remedy If you find yourself in a fix without professional products, you can resort to Mother Nature. If your colored hair has been in the sun and feels brittle and dry, mash up an avocado and work it into your hair after shampooing. Leave it on for at least five minutes to let the moisturizing oils penetrate the hair shaft, then rinse it off thoroughly. fade out If you find that your naturally brown hair starts to look dull and faded, steep three tea bags in a large jar of hot water, let it cool down and use it to rinse the hair.

The natural dye in tea will even out and enhance the color of your hair. Similarly, if your naturally blonde hair starts to look dull, rinse it with a solution of camomile tea made as described above. The antioxidant ingredients in the tea will leave your hair fresh, bright and shiny. chlorine alert Swimming in chlorinated water can turn bleached or blonde-tinted hair an unsightly shade of green. To prevent this, use products that have been specially designed to protect the hair in chlorinated water, and always rinse your hair immediately after swimming. To restore natural and enhanced blonde hair to its former glory, massage tomato juice into the hair after shampooing; leave for a few minutes and then rinse it out thoroughly. The active ingredients in the tomato juice will neutralize the green color. If you find that your naturally brown hair starts to look dull and faded, steep three tea bags in a large jar of hot water, let it cool down and use it to rinse the hair. The natural dye in tea will even out and enhance the color of your hair. Similarly, if your naturally blonde hair starts to look dull, rinse it with a solution of camomile tea made as described above. The antioxidant ingredients in the tea will leave your hair fresh, bright and shiny.

Chlorine alert

Swimming in chlorinated water can turn bleached or blonde-tinted hair an unsightly shade of green. To prevent this, use products that have been specially designed to protect the hair in chlorinated water, and always rinse your hair immediately after swimming. To restore natural and enhanced blonde hair to its former glory, massage tomato juice into the hair after shampooing; leave for a few minutes and then rinse it out thoroughly. The active ingredients in the tomatojuice will neutralize the green color.