Sunbathing and chlorinated water are badly with the chemicals used in a color. Weakened, your hair may lose its luster, and even turn green. Hence the need to adopt new habits-care.
At the bathing
UV dehydrate the hair and “break” the artificial dye molecules, altering the brightness of colored hair and distorting colors. The fair may become straw, brown be dusty and brown tints make carrot. To protect your color, only one solution: apply before each swim and sun exposure a protective care about your hair.
In the form of spray, gel or oil, these products have multiple properties: they contain filters UVA and UVB, they waterproof the hair to isolate chlorine and salt and regenerate due to their complex vitamins. This does not exempt you, after swimming, rinse your hair thoroughly to get rid of all harmful substances.
When shampoo
When you bathe, the water droplets expand and raise the hair scales that allow the molecules then escape color. As long as the water is salty or chlorine, and this increased with shades lose their luster.
To limit this problem, replace your shampoo classic, too aggressive, for a shampoo suitable for colored hair. Its formula will preserve the pigments while tightening the scales with a relatively acidic chemical composition. Also take the time to make a conditioner. Thus, a thin protective film on your lengths persists after flushing.
Before you redo your color
Wait at least two weeks after your return from vacation before going to the hairdresser. Your hair has been weakened and the color can only damage them more, not to mention that the result may be disappointing. Better to take the time to treat them and provide them with the fat and hydration they lack in making masks. They will be softer and the color pigments will fix it better.
Deeply hydrate
Let cool in the sweet almond oil 3 minutes in a water bath or 20 seconds in the microwave. Put a few drops in the palm of your hand and apply them to the lengths. Then wrap your hair in the transparent film and keep the mask all night.
Rinsing with warm water next morning will be easy because the oil is low in fat. And if your hair is really thirsty, they absorb completely.