AFTERCARE
I hope you love your new colour as much as I enjoyed creating it
Aftercare is important - show your hair you love it and follow these rules to keep it looking it’s best
Less washing = less fading!
Dry shampoo is your best friend!
Take a cool shower
Wash your hair with cool water. Hot water opens up the hair shaft and lets the colour fall out easier. It also dries the hair out and causes more colour bleed on vivids, and no-one wants their shiny new colour to turn into a smudgy mess
Use a professional shampoo specifically for coloured hair
I recommend K18 Damage Shield Shampoo & Conditioner and K18 Molecular Repair Mask as the gold standard. You don’t have to buy it from me (although I’d prefer it if you did), as long as you buy it from a salon.
Condition or K18 mask your hair every time you wash
Shampoo opens the cuticle, conditioner closes it. If you don’t condition, you leave the cuticle open for the colour to sneak out and all the nasty things from the atmosphere to sneak in and cause damage - boooo!!
Treat your hair to a repairing treatment
Bleached hair needs extra love to keep it in tip-top condition. K18 Mask at least once a month, but ideally after every wash. Healthy, happy hair shines more and holds colour in better.
Turn your heated styling tools down
Basically, keep everything as cool as possible. Heat dries out the hair and opens the hair shaft to let the colour slip out. The hotter your tools, the more damage you’ll cause and the faster your colour will fade
Use Protection!
Wear a hat in the sun & use professional styling products with UV and heat protection
Wetter is not always better
Avoid prolonged exposure to water. If you are going swimming, tie your hair up. The same goes for baths & hot tubs. Warm water and strong chlorine chemicals will damage your hair and strip your colour.
If you have to get your hair wet in a pool, saturate it with fresh water first to prevent it from soaking up too much chlorine and make sure to shampoo it straight out afterwards. I recommend K18 Detox Shampoo - it’ll remove all the baddies without stripping the colour or drying out your hair
Hot oil is a hard limit
This is a common treatment for dry, damaged or brittle hair, but on coloured hair the heat opens the cuticle and allows the colour to seep out
MOST IMPORTANTLY - enjoy the afterglow!
Swish, strut, stand out & show off your custom colour! Have fun!!
FANCY A CHANGE?
Let’s fade that bad boy out!
Wash your hair hot as often as possible using a clarifying shampoo. But don’t skimp on the rest of the aftercare.
Clarifying in hot water can dry the hair out, so make sure to keep giving it love - we still need to keep those locks shiny and healthy for the best results on your next visit.
Any questions or concerns?
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