Fading is one of those things we all (that have colored hair) have to face, unfortunately. However, if you maintain your color-treated hair and follow the recommended dos & don’ts, you can minimize fading in hair color.

Keeping your hair color from fading is actually something that starts before it begins. Hair color always holds best on well-hydrated hair in good condition.

Tips to Keep Your Hair Color From Fading

Use Good Quality Products

When you dye hair, you are opening the cuticle and inserting microscopic molecules of color pigment into the open cuticle and into the core of the hair (if it’s a permanent color) and then closing the cuticle with good quality conditioning products and serums.

It is also a good idea to use a porosity equalizer or protein spray to equalize the porosity throughout the lengths of the hair before the color application to ensure a great even application in great healthy hair. The best prerequisite to minimal fading.

Wash Hair with Luke Warm Water

The second step to minimize fading is ensuring your new lovely color is washed out with Luke warm water. Such a simple thing, but the hot water opens the cuticle and allows the color pigments to escape. And this applies to the life of your color.

Avoid Heated Styling Tool

The next step is finishing your style and new hair color. When your hair is heat dried and straightened or curled your hair becomes very hot, and this dries your hair out which makes your hair more porous and allows the cuticles to open and pigment to escape unnecessarily also.

So the best bet to reduce fading is limiting heat treatments on your hair and trying new wash and wear styles that allow your hair to be naturally dried and save the heat treatments for special occasions or once a week and enjoy wearing it for a few days at its best!