Hair dye???

I recently dyed my hair brown and i hated it so i dyed it with blonde BLEACH highlights yesterday. My hair does not feel dry but im worryed that i have made it really unhealthy? Is there any shampoos or conditionsers i can use or any hair products that will help my hair be more healthy?

Thank you!

Hair dye???

just use an intensive conditioner once a week (the pantenne is a good one).

and lay off the bleach in future your hair will be fine, have it trimmed every 6 weeks to get rid of the dry ends as this causes further damage up the hair if this is not done.

try not to worry too much chick x

Hair dye???

If it wasn't too damaged to begin with I'm sure it will be fine but I'd recommend Redken anti-snap leave in treatment, it makes your hair feel soooo healthy!

Hair dye???

yeah! there are tons! when i dye mine i use panteene its usually right there with the other shampoos and stuff look for color revival or others have somewhat different names ,but they all have them.

Hair dye???

If your hair does not feel dry, you can probably maintain this condition by using a conditioner every time you shampoo and doing an intensive conditioning treatment once a week. This is what everyone else will tell you, and it works, but here is my professional advice (if you care to read on)...

[I have had my hair bleached platinum blonde from a natural dark brown for years, and I have always managed to keep it in superb condition. All my clients who follow my maintenance regiment are in great shape as well.]

I educate my clients on the ingredients in shampoo and conditioner, and not simply tell them what to buy. When your hair is bleached, you have to remember that the hair is not hair anymore. It is a fragile strand of "ex-hair" that requires products to maintain shine and integrity.

To mimick the integrity of real hair, which is all you can do for bleached hair, you need to use products with a glyercine compound (propylene glycol, for example). This is a cheap ingredient they put in the most expensive shampoos to do the trick. Of course, all the herbal extracts and oil help too, but they are only icing on the cake.

To restore shine, you need a silicone compound (dimethicone, for example). This is what a lot of anti-frizz products contain.

DO NOT use any denat. alcohol or sodium chloride (salt) in your hair. These ingredients will dry out the hair more.

Another drying agent that people don't talk about much is the sodium lauryl sulfate in shampoos. When you wash your hair everyday, or every other day for some, this small amount of damage can add up to a lot of damage over time. My advice is to use an organic shampoo that does not contain any sodium lauryl sulfate. You can find relatively inexpensive ones in health food stores. Mix this with a finishing cream that has propylene glycol in it. This will be your new shampoo. When you are washing your hair, either do it every other day to protect it, or only wash your scalp. The ends will wash themselves as you are rinsing the shampoo out. This is much gentler for the bleached hair.

As for the conditioner... this is not as important as the shampoo. Most people do not tell you this, but it makes sense when you think of shampoo as a detergent and conditioner as a wax/polish. Would you rather damage your hair first with a harsh detergent and then try to compensate the problem with a good polish? Or would you start out by minimizing the damage with a good detergent? That said, you can find virtually any conditioner and mix that with an anti-frizz product (with silicone compounds), and you will have a decent conditioner.

This combination should do the basic trick. If you need to tame the hair some more, you can always use a leave-in conditioner and an anti-frizz product.

Lastly, do not brush your hair when it is wet. Hair is more fragile when it is wet. If you use the shampoo and conditioner recommended, you wouldn't need to comb or brush your hair until it is dry, and the hair will not tangle. Use a wide-tooth comb if possible.

If all of this sounds like too much work (I realize it's different when I am sitting a client down and walking her through this), I would recommend going to a salon and buying professional products. You will have to spend a little money, but these products are more reliable, and they often last longer. The professional hairdressers at a salon will also help you select what is best for you by examining your hair and asking you what kind of results you'd like to get.

Hope this helps!

Hair dye???

use a deep conditioning hair mask once a week