Color Protection Secrets Unlocked: 5 Tips to Enhance Permanent Hair Color

While choosing a hair color shade or technique seems challenging before coloring, the real work starts when you return to your daily life. Frequent shampooing, UV exposure, heat styling, and pollution are the greatest culprits of premature fading. The good news? By indulging in an effective routine with tailored products and adopting healthy habits, you can keep your permanent hair color shiny, vibrant, and long-lasting. In this guide, we will share our best-kept color protection secrets, aka tips to maintain salon-fresh results for longer.

5 Tips for Permanent Hair Color Protection & Shine

Check out these tips to enhance permanent hair color results:

1. Wash Less Often & Choose Color Protection Shampoo

How to avoid untimely color fading? Try to wash your hair 1 – 2 times a week, as over-washing can remove natural oils and pigments, causing early fading. Always rinse with cool water to lock in cuticles and seal pigment.

Ditch your regular shampoo post coloring your hair. Pick sulfate-free, color-safe shampoo like L’Oréal Professionnel Vitamino Color Spectrum Shampoo. The sulfate-free, gentle formula supports the integrity of color-treated hair, helps minimize fading caused by external aggressors like UV rays, pollution, and heat styling.

2. Deep Nourishment

The heavy chemicals and intense process of hair color may damage your hair, making it appear dry and dull. Hence, focus on moisturizing your hair to keep the permanent color and shine intact. Use dedicated hair masks and serums like L’Oréal Professionnel Vitamino Color Spectrum Hair Mask for Colored Hair and L’Oréal Professionnel Vitamino Color Spectrum Serum for Colored Hair. These products hydrate, nourish, add shine while offering maximum color protection from the sun and pollution.

3. Style with Care

Another tip for permanent color protection is to limit the use of heat styling. Excessive heat may damage cuticles, dulling the color and vibrancy. Use straighteners and curling irons sparingly, and when styling, always use a heat-protecting spray. Also, use heat tools at a low setting to guard shine and shade.

4. Protect Against Environmental Aggressors

Sun-exposure, chlorine, and dust are harsh enemies of permanent hair color. For maximum color protection, wear hats or a scarf when stepping outside, use a cap while swimming, and rinse your hair after coming out of the pool. Try to include leave-in sprays with UV defense in your hair care routine.

5. Professional Upkeep

Regular trims and timely touch-ups every 6 – 8 weeks help keep your hair color salon-fresh and healthy for longer.

Your hair color reflects your personality, and it must be treated with premium care. With gentle washing, protective styling, and moisturizing treatments, you can get lasting color and shine brilliance for your permanent hair color. Try the above-mentioned easy but effective color protection tips to make your permanent hair color appear shiny, sleek, and full of life.

Need more hair color-related professional guidance? Pay a visit to the nearest L’Oréal Professionnel partner salon and let the pros take the best care of your hair.