Q - Why does my hair color fade so quickly?  It's frustrating when I spend all this money and my color doesn't last!

A - As a highly educated professional stylist, I would/will first ask a client a few pointed questions:

1. Are you coloring your own hair or using a salons services?

2. Are you using professional hair care products at home? Are they the products recommended by your trained professional stylist that compliment the color used?

3. Are you sure you are using a highly trained professional stylist that is formulating the color correctly for you hair type?

Jen's comment about color fadage:

It is very important the proper color formulation is applied to clean dry hair.  Hair without product, mineral, or medication build up.  When color is applied to hair that has buildup, the hair will not receive the color like it is meant to so a simple de-mineralizing treatment might be recommended.  

When formulating color for a tintback, going darker or covering grey there needs to be a certain amount of underlying pigment and alkalinity added to the formulation for long lasting color.

The hair texture is also taken into consideration when formulating.  Dry porous hair will reject warmth, so more warmth needs to be added to the formulation to even achieve a neutral color and avoid those unattractive, dull, off shades of colors end results.

Thorough rinsing and using the correct after color regimen is recommended.  Hair Options Salon uses an after color shampoo and after color balsam made specifically for the hair color brand we use.  The after color program stops oxidation of color deep into the hair shaft, balances the pH (which means it shuts down the cuticle layer, locking the color into the hair), and detangles the hair.

Home maintenance products that compliment the hair color used is very important.  Take your educated professional stylists advice and preserve that awesome color that you loved when you left the salon with the recommended products.  I have actually had clients tell me that they used a clarifying shampoo daily because they have oily hair.  Clarifying shampoos are to high in alkalinity to use daily.  Not only will they fade the color they will damage the hair!  I have had clients using over the counter shampoos and conditioner that cover the hair with wax to the point the hair wasn't able absorb nutrients effectively. As a result, the hair became starved for moisture the cuticle layer opened up and the color faded.

These kinds of situations can be very frustrating to the stylist as well as the clients.

Clients feel like it's the colorists/stylist fault their hair is fading.  And the colorist/stylist is wondering why the client wants to pay so much more for salon deep conditioning and color refreshing rather than purchasing salon recommended product.  Don't get me wrong though....if the stylist/colorist isn't properly formulating color or treating the hair properly after color IT CAN FADE. 

There are other situations to take into consideration also:

Are you having any strong medical treatments?  Intense hormone therapy and some medications can cause the hair to react in an other than normal way.  Thus, accepting hair color can be a challenge.

Are you a avid swimmer?  Over time chlorine works like a bleach wash to the hair.

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