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QuestionHow do I keep my hair vibrant?Martin Nepton is a Professional Hair Stylist and Colorist at Bang Bang LA in Los Angeles, California. With over 11 years of experience, Martin specializes in helping clients express their Queer identity through hair. Martin offers personalized haircuts and color and style services with non-gender prices based on hair length. Martin holds a BA from the University of Québec at Montréal and is a Licensed Hair Stylist in California.Avoid washing your hair with shampoo every day. Just rinsing it with water will work in between washes.
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QuestionWhy does my red hair dye keep washing out?Martin Nepton is a Professional Hair Stylist and Colorist at Bang Bang LA in Los Angeles, California. With over 11 years of experience, Martin specializes in helping clients express their Queer identity through hair. Martin offers personalized haircuts and color and style services with non-gender prices based on hair length. Martin holds a BA from the University of Québec at Montréal and is a Licensed Hair Stylist in California.Try switching to cold water rinses instead of using hot water. Hot water can make the color fade a lot faster.
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QuestionWhat color of hair dye lasts the longest?Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist in Georgia. She has been a hair stylist since 2007 and a cosmetology teacher since 2013.When it comes to reds, natural copper reds last longer than cool reds or very vibrant ones. You can minimize fading by reducing the frequency of your shampoos.
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QuestionWhy does red hair fade so much?Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist in Georgia. She has been a hair stylist since 2007 and a cosmetology teacher since 2013.If applied over light-colored hair, red may fade because it doesn't have sufficient undertones. Red also fades because it doesn't penetrate as deeply into the hair as other colors.
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QuestionHow long do you have to wait to wash your dyed hair?Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist in Georgia. She has been a hair stylist since 2007 and a cosmetology teacher since 2013.You should wait at least 48 hours after coloring to shampoo again. This gives the hair shaft time to harden, reducing the chance of fading.
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QuestionI use apple cider vinegar instead of shampoo and conditioner. How will ACV affect the red color? Thanks.Ashley Adams is a Licensed Cosmetologist and Hair Stylist in Illinois. She completed her Cosmetology education at John Amico School of Hair Design in 2016.Although apple cider vinegar is slightly acidic, it shouldn't cause your red hair color to fade. It should be safe for color-treated hair as long as you use it correctly.
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QuestionWill using the Aveda shampoo cover up weaved red/brown colors and make it all red?Ashley Adams is a Licensed Cosmetologist and Hair Stylist in Illinois. She completed her Cosmetology education at John Amico School of Hair Design in 2016.Since the shampoo isn't a hair dye, it won't be able to deposit red into your hair to replace the brown color. If you want all of your hair to be red, you'll need to dye it red.
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QuestionWhy does red hair fade so fast?Gina Almona is the Owner of Blo It Out, a New York City-based hair salon. With over 20 years of beauty training experience, Gina's work has been featured in People Magazine, Time Out New York, and Queens Scene. She has been able to keep a fresh perspective in the industry by demonstrating and participating in trade shows and workshops like the International Beauty Show. She received her cosmetology training from the Long Island Beauty School, Astoria.Rouge is the fastest molecule to oxidize, so the color fades quickly. To maintain your color, it's very important to use a sulfate- and sodium chloride-free shampoo. You can also use a color conditioning masque 1-2 times a week, which is a masque with red pigment in it.
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QuestionI've tried all of these techniques and tips to keep my dyed red hair vibrant longer than a few weeks, but nothing is working. I'm still dyeing my hair every month. My ends fade to pink within three weeks while my roots retain the original color red almost entirely. What should I do? Is there another method?Community AnswerYour ends are drier and more coarse, thus they are not allowing the color to hold as easy. Make sure you trim often and moisturize the ends generously. You may need to get a decent chop off the ends to ensure the hair stays healthy.
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QuestionWhat shampoo do I buy to enhance fading red hair?Community AnswerWatercolors brand shampoo is very effective. You only leave it on for five minutes. It helps deposit color back to your hair and retain its luster. It also won't dye your hands.
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QuestionCan I just get it wet without the color fading?Community AnswerYes, but it can still bleed a lot. It depends on how wet your hair is and how well the dye has adhered to it.
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QuestionMy roots are all gray, but I still want red hair. What can I do if the color is not lasting?Community AnswerRed hair is really tricky. The best way to keep your red hair from fading is dying it often. In addition, you should spend a fair amount of money in conditioner, shampoo, masque, serums, etc.
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QuestionWould the effects be the same with store bought color?Community AnswerThe effects and care are generally the same. It's usually the actual dye itself that differs. Store-bought dyes are not made with the same formula as professional dyes. The pigmentation in store-bought dyes isn't as strong and doesn't hold as long.
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QuestionDoes water from swimming or just getting wet change the amount of red color that it holds?Community AnswerSwimming in a pool with a lot of chlorine is generally pretty bad for any color hair. It will bleach the color out of your hair if you let it soak in the pool water. However, if it is a salt water pool the color shouldn't be affected. It's a good idea to pull your hair up every time you swim in any type of pool to avoid any accidents.
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QuestionHow do I keep the hair color from bleeding onto the towel?Community AnswerThere's really not a way to prevent your color from bleeding into your towel right after dyeing. You can certainly lessen the amount by making sure you rinse your hair throughly.
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QuestionIf I have my hair dyed professionally, do I need to have it redyed when it's fading or can I touch it up with store-bought dye?Community AnswerYou can either use a root touch-up or get it professionally done, but it would be best to get it done professionally so the colors match.
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QuestionCan hairspray help my pink hair from fading in the sun?Community AnswerNo, it won't. Spray sunscreen will do the trick.
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QuestionMy hair is very greasy; what can I do?Community AnswerUse products that are made for controlling the oils in hair prone to getting greasy. Wash your hair less often, and use dry shampoo until your hair adapts to the less-frequent washes.
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QuestionWhat if my red hair feels greasy?Community AnswerWash with shampoo, and mix some red dye into your conditioner. This way you can wash your hair without the color fading as much.
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QuestionShould I wash my red hair with cold water in a shower, then rinse the rest with warm water?Community AnswerIf you can, it's best to try and wash with the coldest water you can manage to survive through doing, the colder the better, both for getting dyed hair wet enough to shampoo, rinse, condition and rinse (try only briefly rinse the conditioner as you want some of it to remain otherwise you'll have to apply an applicable conditioner after the fact). The more you can keep dyed hair away from warm or hot water, the better. This is specially true if you have multiple colours and wish to prevent them from bleeding badly into each other. This coming from someone that washes with iced water, it's damn chilly, but extending the life of the dye/hair by as much as 3 times is worth the brief discomfort.
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QuestionHow can I keep my hair color from fading if I have to use dandruff shampoo?Community AnswerI dye my hair copper red. I also battle with a really oily scalp and dandruff, so I usually have to use some type of dandruff shampoo. What I mostly use is a mix of both shampoo for red hair and a small amount of dandruff shampoo. After that, I use conditioner for red hair and later apply a hair mask designed for red hair. I usually try to wash my hair twice a week and it has never gotten too oily or too damaged and the color is retained!
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