Color Protection Tips

Tip of the day:  How to HELP prevent color Fade.
1.  Do NOT Shampoo with extremely HOT water.  It opens up the hair cuticle and allows the chemicals to strip out the color.
2.  Wait as long as you can after your color BEFORE shampooing your hair for the first time.  AT LEAST 24-48 hours.  The longer you wait, the more it has time to stain your hair cuticle.
3.  Do NOT shampoo everyday!  This enhances the "Fade factor" and you will find yourself coloring more often and your hair will become more porous and dry.  Dry hair or porous hair will fade quicker.
4.  Be sure you cover your hair when you are out in the sun or in a tanning bed.  UV Rays are the death of hair color.  If you don't have a towel for the tanning bed, just pull your shirt over your hair.  Anything is better than nothing at all.  PROTECT YOUR HAIR!!
5.  Spray a leave in conditioner in your hair before you go out in the sun or go swimming.  You will be getting a "heated" deep conditioning treatment from the sun and the conditioner on your hair.  For BLONDES, wet your hair and rub some conditioner on it to prevent chlorine from going into the hair and preventing the "green" look from the pool.  Chlorine dries out all hair and is a killer on the ends of hair. 
6.  Be sure you are using a good quality shampoo and conditioner for your hair.  You need a good hairspray too with UV Protectants to help keep your color from fading. 
Michael O'Rourke's 3-Way Hair Spray is Humidity Resistant and has Sunscreen!!  What better way to protect your hair??
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