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Any wannabe red heads with advice?
I've had my hair all kinds of shades of red in the past, and for the first couple of weeks I was in love with it, but it always fades to a reddish brown on me. I was wondering if y'all had any advice on how to keep it looking vibrant, without getting too pricey or high maintenance.
I also have very fine hair, so the longest I can go without washing is a day, without my hair looking wet.
Thank you ladies!
Re: Any wannabe red heads with advice?
Step 1: Use shampoos that have zero sulfates. I like Nature's Gate from Whole Foods. The huge bottle is really inexpensive, and the pomegranate one smells awesome. It doesn't leave any weird residue or weigh my hair down at all. Just nice and clean.
Step 2: Use a color-safe conditioner or color-depositing conditioner. I generally use Suave naturals (with no silicones) because it works well for my dry/curly/frizzy hair, but I also use a little bit of a color depositing conditioner mixed with it.
Aveda has some that are okay, but I love Rocco Altobella's Claypac moisturizer in Red. I've been using it for years on my dyed hair and it REALLY helps to prolong the color. They have shampoo too, which may work, but I prefer to use the Nature's Gate or other sulfate-free one.
http://www.roccoaltobelli.com/altobella/claypac.html
I buy mine online (usually through amazon), or have my mom pick some up for me from the salon in MN.
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I just went BRIGHT red in Feb. My stylist had bleached my hair (from dark brown) and used something like manic panic. That didn't last long... I decided I didn't want to keep bleaching my hair and she used another red colour that would blend with my roots... that ended up orange when it faded. I just picked up L'Oreal Excellence HiColor at Sally Beauty Supply in 'Red Hot'. I'm actually really impressed with the coverage on my roots. This formual is for dark hair specifically. I only coloured it on Weds so I can't say anything about the longevity yet.
http://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-dye/SBS-500271,default,pd.html
Otherwise, don't wash your hair everyday; keep it out of the sun; use a shampoo/conditioner for coloured hair. Since I've gone red the colour's barely lasted more than 3 wks before it looks horrible... it's definitely a high maintenance colour.