One of the perks of modern technology in beauty is hair color. We can color our hair any shade we want in a blink of an eye. What’s more, if we outgrow one shade, we can choose another color next time. Highlights in the hair look so cool too. Coloring gives a dramatic look to our tresses, besides covering grey hair effectively.

However, coloring without taking essential precautions later, can also result in dry, damaged and brittle hair. Since your hair has just been chemically treated, it requires extra care and nourishment in cleansing, conditioning and deep moisturizing. 

We recommend a fabulous hair care routine that includes safe cleansing using the best natural shampoo, and nourishing your hair with the best natural conditioner for color-treated hair.

Like to know what it is? Read on.

How often should you wash colored hair?

You get your hair colored at a posh salon after spending a fortune. Obviously, you wouldn’t want it to go down the drain in the next wash. So, what do you do about cleansing your hair?

Keep these pointers in mind:

• Do not wash your hair for at least 48 hours after your first color treatment. 

• Wash your hair only when it is really dirty. Washing too often can lead to the color being washed away.

• Always wash hair in lukewarm or cold water. Hot water makes the color run.

• Use a specially formulated shampoo for color-treated hair that locks in color and lends it antioxidant protection. 

How do you wash colored hair?

As we have seen, color-treated hair needs special care in cleaning and maintenance. Following are some precautions you need to keep in your mind:

• Opt for a shampoo and conditioner specially formulated for colored hair. A mild shampoo, devoid of sulfates, is best for washing color-treated hair. (Sodium laureth sulfate strips your hair of its natural oils and moisture). 

• Condition your hair with a sulfate free conditioner after shampoo. Apply a nourishing conditioner containing natural oils after each wash. Take care to apply only to the hair shafts. Don’t rub the conditioner to your scalp or hair roots.

• Use a deep conditioner or hair mask for dry hair once a week. This helps retain the color and provide essential moisture to your hair.

• Ensure all your hair products are sulfate and paraben free.

Remember to use the best natural shampoo and the conditioner for color-treated hair.

What should my hair care routine be?

It is therefore quite evident that you need to avoid using ordinary chemical laden hair products once you have colored your hair. These can cause not only your hair color to bleed, but also strip moisture from your hair leaving it limp and dry.

Hair care specialists suggest the following hair care routine for color-treated hair:

• Start your hair care routine with a shampoo for color treated hair, composed of Apricot kernel oil and Sunflower oil, that’s sulfate, paraben and silicon free. Enriched with Vitamins B3, B5 and B6, and a UV-protective filter, this shampoo gently cleans your hair while helping preserve color between your salon visits. 

• Use a protecting conditioner for color-treated hair that helps repair your hair and lock in moisture. Your hair is moisturized, and gets a vibrant look from the goodness of Vitamin E- enriched Apricot kernel oil, and Sunflower oil that has concentrated phospholipids and ceramides. This best natural conditioner also provides antioxidant protection. 

• Apply a hair mask for dry hair once a week to deep condition your hair. This helps protect your hair’s vibrancy and boost its shine and manageability. In addition, this restorative hair mask - composed of Apricot kernel oil and Sunflower oil, helps repair chemically-processed hair, protect color, and preserve natural moisture and radiance. Since it has a UV-protective filter, you can help prevent damage to your hair from environmental stressors. What’s more, you also get the benefit of Panthenol or Provitamin B5 that deep conditions hair by coating your hair cuticles with a film of protective moisture.

Let your hair shine with health, and retain its color longer with Kiehl’s specially formulated hair shampoo, conditioner and hair mask. Check out Kiehl’s India for ordering these tried and tested natural hair care products. 

Now you can color your hair without ruining it! Say yes to color-protecting hair care products!