MAKE YOUR HAIR DYE LAST LONGER

**MAKE YOUR HAIR DYE LAST LONGER** is the 11th post on the WonderlandWardrobe blog.

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The absolute worst thing about dying your hair a bright color is that it fades much too quickly! Within a week or two, all of your hard work literally goes down the drain. However, I’ve learned many little tricks that can not only majorly extend the life of your color, but also make your hair look shiny and beautiful! I’m going to briefly go back over all the tips I mentioned in the video, just in case you got a bit lost! :)

Before attempting to color your hair, I highly suggest bleaching it first. If you have naturally light hair {light blonde-light golden brown} you can use the same method as me. I mix one packet of bleach powder, a cup of 20 volume developer and some shampoo into a bowl. I put this all over my head, let sit for 15 minutes, then rinse. This is a very gentle way to lighten your hair a bit. I’m not saying it’s damage-free, but the damage is minimal compared to regular bleaching. This should be a good enough boost to have the color show up nicely, but for some colors you may need to bleach it multiple times to get your desired look. Also, it’s very important to know that if you dye the same day you bleach, the dye will permanently STAIN your hair. But at the same time, it will give you better results. So basically you need to figure out if this color makeover is going to be temporary before you do it! If you think it’s something you’re going to want to get rid of within a month or so, wait at least a week after bleaching to dye your hair!

* Tip #1: Shampoo your hair right before you dye it. Shampoo your hair REALLY good, rinse it with hot water, then get out! No conditioner! The drier your hair is the more dye it can soak up.
* Tip #2: Mix a bit of developer into your hair dye. This is something that I did as a bit of a test and I think it works pretty well!
* Tip #3: Protect your skin before you dye your hair! Apply a thick layer of lotion on your hair line, ears and neck before you begin putting the dye on. Dye is a bitch to get off your skin, so block it from soaking in! If some of it does get on your skin, use dye-removing wipes to get it off.
* Tip #4: Thoroughly saturate your hair in dye. Make sure to buy enough dye to completely saturate your hair. This can make a BIG difference. It also helps if you wrap your head in plastic wrap because the heat from your head can help the dye penetrate the hair more.
* Tip #5: Rinse your hair with ice-cold water for 5 minutes before you shampoo it. By rinsing your hair in really cold water, it closes up the cuticle which will help keep the color inside when you shampoo it. Never rinse your hair in hot water, unless you are about to re-dye it! Which in that case you’d want the cuticle to be as open as possible.
* Tip #6: Right after you dye your hair, use a color-sealing conditioner. This really helps lock the color in.
* Tip #7: Use a shampoo and conditioner that is made for color-treated hair.
* Tip #8: Use color protecting hair products. I use a color sustaining cream as well as a moisturizing argan oil.
* Tip #9: Use a heat protectant before applying heat to your hair. Finding one that is also a shine spray is a major bonus!
* Tip #10: Avoid using styling products. You want to avoid having to scrub product build-up off your hair, so this means no gel, hairspray, mousse etc.! If you must use products use something with a light hold.
* Tip #11: Avoid shampooing your hair as much as possible. I only shampoo my hair twice a week. That may seem gross to some people, but hey- I don’t want my hair color to fade! I also don’t want to strip all the amazing natural oils off my hair that help maintain it’s health!
* Tip #12: Use a dry shampoo in place of regular shampooing. If on the 3rd day your hair looks greasy, use some dry shampoo to get you through that last day!

{from left to right: ColorTrak Wipe Off Hair Color Remover, Salon Care 20 Volume Creme Developer, L’oreal Quick Blue Powder Lightener, Special Effects Dye in Fish Bowl and Iguana Green}

{from left to right: Tigi CatWalk Session Salt Spray, Ion Color Defense After-Color Sealer, Ojon Color Sustain Color Protecting Cream, Redken All Soft Argan-6 Oil, S Factor Heat Defender Flat Iron Shine Spray, Serge Normant Meta Revive Dry Shampoo, Nexxus Color Assure Shampoo and Conditioner}

I hope these tips help you guys! I follow them and my dye job looks basically brand-new for over a month! I could probably go up to 3 months on the same dye, but I have to touch-up my roots once a month or I’ll go mad! ha :P

Thanks for stopping by! Come back and see my tomorrow if you get lonely.

-Kalel