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What you need to know to keep your hair color looking beautiful

How hair color works

Hair color is basically dyed using two chemicals: Agent 1 (alkaline) and Agent 2 (oxidizing agent). The alkaline agent in Agent 1 opens the cuticle, allowing the dye to penetrate inside the hair, and the oxidizing agent in Agent 2 breaks down the melanin in the hair and bleaches it. By opening the cuticle and allowing the dye to penetrate the bleached hair, the desired color can be developed.

Avoid shampooing on the day you color your hair

Coloring involves soaking the dye into your hair, and it takes about a day or more for the dye to blend into your hair. Freshly dyed hair is very delicate, so if you wash it immediately after coloring with a strong, commercially available shampoo, any pigment that is not fully absorbed may be washed away. To keep your hair color looking beautiful, avoid shampooing on the day you get it colored at the salon.

Hair care tips for colored hair

Shiny hair

Hair color is sensitive to heat and melts easily at high temperatures, so washing dyed hair in hot water can cause the color to wash away. Therefore, when washing your hair, try to use lukewarm water as much as possible. Also, leaving your hair wet after washing can cause damage. After washing your hair, gently dry it with a towel and quickly dry it with a hair dryer. When doing this, keeping the hair dryer at least 10 cm away will help reduce damage.

What is the best shampoo for colored hair?

Fine foam

Choosing the right shampoo is also important to keep your hair color looking beautiful. If you're using a shampoo with strong cleansing power, such as laureth sulfate and lauryl sulfate, we recommend switching to a milder, acidic or amino acid shampoo, or a shampoo specifically designed for hair color. Mild cleansing power prevents color fading and helps hair color last longer. Using it in combination with a leave-in treatment provides gentle care for your hair.

If you're looking for a hair color or fashion-forward, bright gray hair dye at a salon in the Ikebukuro area, leave it to Kumari in Nishi-Ikebukuro. At Kumari, we offer a variety of popular hair colors, including full-color, glossy hair that minimizes damage to your hair. We're also constantly hiring hair stylists, so if you love the job and want to work with fellow colleagues at a salon, please apply.

Hair dye and treatments recommended by hair salons in Ikebukuro | CuMARi

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