Best way to maintain red hair color?

Meggles650

I've been dyeing my hair red for years now. I'm naturally blonde. Realllly thin hair. Can't find anything to help it from fading. Right now, most of my hair is vibrant red, some of it is blonde. (You can see it in my thumbnail) I've used Loreal Colorist Professional(?) in Clover red. It worked alright, but I don't know if it will stain the platinum blonde part in my hair. Also, when my color fades, my roots don't fade, but my ends fade really quickly. Last time I got my hair dyed like this it only lasted 2-3 weeks. I heard that keratin helps too, so I've been using Chi's Keratin Mist. Any other suggestions??

Answer
Red is always going to be a hard color to maintain. The reason why it fades at the ends is due to the porosity and dead ends. Also, to help is using a color enhancer shampoo with a low pH around 3.5-4.5 this helps to keep the cuticle shaft closed. Another is washing your hair too much, using heating appliances and not using a heat protectant, the sun also oxidizes hair color.
No matter what brand you use the red is going to fade. Next time you go to a beauty supply store like sally's buy a protein filler in red and you can apply it to your hair and wash it out, or put some in the color as well, either way it's going to even out the porosity to give you and even color. Just put the color in a bowl and then the protein red filler and mix first then mix the peroxide. I also buy a demi permanent and use in between color applications. Demi permanents are low in ammonia , deposit color only, and make you hair very shiny, and last between 6-8 weeks. This is optional and found that it does work good and is less damaging.
hope this helps and i love your red color it's very pretty for you skin tone :)

Why is my red hair colour washing out?

Lili Eryri

I had my hair coloured last week in a salon to a deep red colour. It involved stripping the ends of my hair with bleach because there was a lot of colour build up from previous home dye kits.
The end results was fab, but now after washing a few times, the ends have faded to light brown (where they stripped) whilst the roots are still red. Ok, I know red fades, but this fast?? And why not the roots?!
The water after washing my hair is bright red aswell. I payed £110 for this colour, so it shouldn't be fading already!
Have they done something wrong or is red meant to fade within a week?

Answer
Red is the fastest fading hair colors. The reason that your hair is changing color is because the chemicals in the red dye don't hold as much as the colors in brown or blond dyes. The dye is holding better at your roots because that is the newest hair growth and thus, the least damaged. The bleached or stripped sections of your hair are much more damaged. Bleach does a number on hair and usually reds will fade more quickly on bleached sections than anywhere else. I'm not surprised that your hair has faded that quickly, red is so fickle! If you want to keep your red at it's best you should buy some shampoos and conditioners with a "glaze" of red or ones that are specially formulated for dyed red hair.

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