Straightening, colouring and other chemical treatments can give your hair an entirely new look; however, over time they may also damage it significantly. Therefore, special care must be taken in handling this type of hair to keep it strong and healthy.
Try applying conditioner first and then shampooing! This approach helps add moisture back into your strands while preventing stripping.
Choose the Right Shampoo and Conditioner
Finding a shampoo designed specifically to protect and enhance the vibrancy of chemically treated hair is of utmost importance. The top products contain ingredients designed to prevent your color from fading over time and maintain vibrant results.
Select a shampoo free from chemicals such as sulfates, DEA, aldehydes and formaldehyde to ensure the healthiest experience for your locks. These chemicals can leave your tresses dull and lifeless if used too frequently; for those with finer locks who wish to prevent this, volumizing or strengthening shampoos might provide additional support in keeping their strands fuller and stronger for longer.
If you suffer from dry scalp, select a hydrating or moisturizing shampoo to add essential moisture back into the scalp. Dryness can result from using harsh hair care products, harsh environmental conditions or too much shampooing – often manifested as itching and flaking. Hydrating shampoos provide relief by helping reduce both itching and flaking while adding essential hydration. While they may cost more than traditional options, hydrating shampoos will ultimately pay for themselves with better skin health overall.
Don’t Wash Your Hair Every Day
Chemical treatments such as straightening, perming or colouring your hair alter its molecular structure – giving you a gorgeous new look but potentially making them more fragile if washed frequently.
Washing your hair strips the natural oils out of its strands, leaving them dry and brittle. To counter this effect, try going at least a day without washing your locks; when you do wash, be sure to use gentle, sulfate-free shampoo that won’t do further damage.
Ideal, you should oil your hair every night using high quality hair oils such as those we offer in our shop! And to protect against drying out, invest in a sulfate-free conditioner and leave-in hair mask. Finally, when styling with heat tools like blow dryers a hair towel equipped with microfiber lining can absorb as much of its moisture as possible from your strands for maximum damage prevention.
Get Regular Trims
If you dye, heat style or have curly/coily-textured hair, getting regular trims will help your strands remain healthy and prevent breakage. This is particularly essential if your locks are damaged – trims allow more of your natural oils to reach the ends, leading to less dryness and frizz in your locks and less frizz overall.
Your frequency of haircuts depends on your hair type and level of damage; as a general guideline, aim for eight-10 weeks between trims.
There are various chemical treatments available to you, whether it’s for smoothing keratin treatments, relaxing hair or color that lasts. Utilizing quality products and following an easy routine will keep your locks healthy in between salon visits.
Get the Professionals Involved
Chemically treated hair requires extra TLC; to protect its health and prevent further damage. By selecting suitable shampoo and conditioner products, not washing too often, avoiding excessive heat styling, using regular deep conditioning treatments, detangling carefully, protecting at night while sleeping on it and getting regular trims – chemically treated locks can remain healthy!
When having your hair altered with chemicals, always insist that your stylist use products free of sulfates such as Sulfadine or other harsh detergents that strip it of its natural oils and dry it out further. Also try the popular “conditioner first, then shampoo” method which adds moisture without stripping your tresses of their natural oils – this will leave your color looking shinier and healthier than before!https://www.youtube.com/embed/WBMzRd9b1aU