15 Things you should keep in mind before getting your hair coloured

 15 Things you should keep in mind before getting your hair coloured

Getting coloured hair is the most wanted thing for the current generation of youngsters and middle-aged people. But thinking about colouring is a daunting feeling for some others, on the other side.  Owing to the fact that, it is a chemical treatment. Hair colouring totally transforms your hair and makes you look young.  You can get a better result in soft, thick, bouncy, and shiny hair. The proportion of damage is based on the saloon, professional and product you are opting for.

In today’s market, a variety of temporary colours, permanent colours, semi-permanent colours, ammonia-free permanent colours, and pre-lighteners are available. Accordingly, figuring out a category of colour that suits your complexion is the hardest part. Basically, it comes in three colours such as brown, red and blonde for warm or cool undertones. In the pre and post-hair colouring process, certain things you have to follow are listed here.

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Ideas you Should be aware of Before Colouring:

1.Prep Up your Hair:

Hair colouring is not a chemical-free process. Whatever the product maybe it harms your hair slightly. So, prep up your hair is a must before colouring. Prep up in-essence, apply a good moisturizing hair pack, hair wash using a clarifying shampoo, apply hair conditioner, followed by hair serum. Usually, the hair colouring makes your hair dry. So, make sure your hair is soft, moisturized, with no split ends and frizzy-free. Although you can do it anyway, the scale of damage will be increased.

2. Shampooing before One or Two Days:

 Before hair colouring, leave your hair free for 24 to 48 hours, to let the natural oils secreted on your scalp. It protects your hair strands and keeps them healthy for the post-colouring process. If not, the healthy oils will be drained out from your scalp and make your hair dry.

3.Choose Right Colour:

Choosing exact colours does not depend only on the hair type, it also depends on the skin tone too. The hair colour should fuse together with your skin tone, which is necessary to avoid an odd look. Simply, if you love to wear gold ornaments, then go for chocolate brown and platinum. Or else, if you are looking stunning with silver ornaments, then try dark golden brown, warm red or blonde. The bright shades such as red, violet, and copper are extremely elegant colours and are the toughest to take care of. In addition, opt for a paler shade which would be suitable for grey hair people.

 Better consult a professional colourist, they should have a clear vision about the skin tone and various options available in hair colouring. Always go with half shades lighter every time to get rid of damage and breakage. And it gives a natural-looking effect too.

4.Use Colour Treated Hair Products:

After colouring, it is advisable to use colour-treated hair products for a long time to sustainability of hair colour and it also relieves damage. Look up for hair products which are sulphate free, specially manufactured, leaves your hair moisturized and protect the briskness of the shade.

5. Permanent/ Semi Permanent:

            In permanent hair colouring, the colour penetrates deeply into your hair shaft to remain the hair colour for a long time. Gradually your hair starts growing after seven to eight weeks. At this time, a colour touch-up is required for the roots of your hair. Perhaps, in the semi-permanent process, the colour will not penetrate very deeply. So, it will stay until 24 shampoos due to low root keeping capacity.

6. Wait for the Processing Time:

            Don’t rush your hair for the shower, until the time allotted by your colourist. If it happens, there is a chance to get a lighter hair colour.

7. Low Maintenance Hair Colouring:

            Pick a neutral shade, which gives a specific shine and richness to the hair. There is no huge difference in the hair as well as there is low maintenance. You might also go for ginger shade if you want to deal with low maintenance. Or go ombre, so you only have to worry about it once or twice a year. The extreme opposite is the red colour, which is very hard to maintain as said above.

8. Avoid Frequent Hair Washes:

Washing your hair less often is good to sustain the vibrance of colour. That is two or three times a week is enough. Washing hair daily is not recommended for colour-treated hairs.

9. Protect your Hair from Sun Rays:

            Hair will easily absorb heat and UV rays from the sun and makes your hair dehydrated. Also, there is more chance to turn your hair colour fade and brassy. So do research to buy hair products with UV protection. Use scarves and hats for better protection when you are exposed to sunlight.

10. Choose Good Saloon:

            Find a saloon, which offers pricing at your cost. If you are a first-time user of hair colouring, choose a good saloon and hair colourist. They will examine your hair and explains to you clearly the process and colour selection. `If you are not satisfied with the hair colour on the first try, ask them to change. If possible, they will make suitable changes.

11. Keep Reference Photo:

            Most of the time your thought will not match the colourist, or you weren’t explained properly. Pictures will be a good source to keep your thoughts on the same page. For example, if you prefer a golden-blonde shade but you will get natural honey blonde instead of that and red for purple etc.

12. Avoid Chlorine on Colour-treated Hair:

            Avoid shower caps when you are in the swimming pool. When you bathe in the swimming pool in open hair, the chlorine present in the water damages the hair. It is better to avoid such a mess. The copper metal mixed in the chlorine water oxidizes your hair colour and turns to a greenish tint, which is unattractive. The possibility of this problem happens more in dry hair, which is more absorbent. Before bathing, use a leave-in-conditioner or coconut oil, which acts as a resistance.

13. Use Old Clothes:

            The process of dying the hair will be too messy and it will stain your clothes. Dress accordingly and keep a towel.

14. DIY Hair Colouring:

            Buy a home kit with less harmful chemicals like ammonia, peroxide, and alcohol. Then, test the colour first and do the swatch test to avoid an allergic reaction. And apply to the hair based on the instructions provided in the pack. Don’t grab a product based on the picture colour available in the pack. Whereas you must pick it based on the details given there.

15. Hot Oil Massage:

            Don’t give hot oil massage for 2 to 3 days. Once the hair colour is set, they apply hot oil massage followed by shampooing.