Let me help you keep it!
So, you went the extra mile and dyed it red. You know it looks great, but you hate looking like Carrie after you get out of the shower? Me too.
While there is no way to make your color stay in forever, I can show you some things (some well known some maybe not) that will help you keep it longer. The picture here is after about 5 washes.
First, invest in a good shampoo for color treated hair. I recommend Riveting Reds from Sally's. It's a beautiful wine color that will deposit into your hair to enrich all red shades from Paramore red to Jean Grey burgundy.
Also, mix a semi-permanent cream dye (I suggest Special Effects or Directions) and mix it into a sulfate free conditioner. I use almond shampoo by Suave. You can use anything without sulfates. Let this soak into your hair for 5-10 minutes under a shower cap and rinse out. It will freshen the color. Note that it won't help your regrowth. Dye that as usual.
When you are between washes, I advise a conditioning treatment. I wash my hair once a week. I don't get greasy until Day 3-4 so I dry shampoo it to get me through the days after. I condition with 1 part rosewater and 3 parts Moisture Rush hair mask.
The rosewater is what I recommend for pink based reds like my Special Effects Devilish is. It's a rose red. If you are a more orange based red or a deeper cinnamon tone just use the hair mask as is. This will really help the damage recovery. Olive oil treatments will work too if on a budget. Condition condition condition!
Using that conditioner really helped me get an additional 3 days out of my hair. I even got some of my natural curl back. I hope this helps you out.
Stay crimson!
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