Do you ever wonder how K-pop celebrities manage to keep their tresses looking healthy and shiny despite having their hair bleached and colored over and over again? It may seem like commoners like us will never achieve the same level of shine in our color-treated hair, especially when it has undergone a bleach treatment. Still, there are plenty of care and maintenance tips that you can employ now to make sure that your hair remains strong and shiny despite the harsh chemicals and treatments.
If you had your hair bleached and find that it destroyed your hair, don’t fret! Here are some tips and pointers for restoring your strength’s hair and moisture after color treatments.
Use the right shampoo and conditioner.
When you decide to have your hair bleached to achieve the color you want, the first thing you have to understand and remember is that bleached hair will require so much tender loving care as your average color-treated hair. This is because bleach has a harsh chemical invader that breaks apart the integrity and protein in your hair to remove its color. When the bleach is all washed out, what’s left is significantly weaker and lighter hair. After getting your hair bleached, there will be dryness, frizz, and breakage.
To combat this, you need to invest in the right products-especially shampoo and conditioner. After having your bleached and color-treated,alternate between protein and moisture shampoos and conditioners.Wait two weeks before you add purple shampoos into your hair care routine to help preserve the tone that you went for.
Avoid having your ends bleached.
If you’re having your hair re-touched and re-bleached, ask your colorist to leave the ends alone. If you already have experience with having your hair bleached, then your ends have most likely already reached their limits in terms of having it colored and treated. Over-processing them will only make them fall off at the smallest tug and pressure. Make sure to have your ends trimmed regularly, as well.
Practice no-heat styling techniques.
If you love styling your hair, whether curling or straightening it out, you will need to find ways to do so without using hot tools. This is because you inevitably cause more harm to your hair when you subject them to heat. To protect your hair from further damage, wear your hair up and use air-dry products to maximize your hair’s natural texture.
Don’t forget to use the right tools, as well. Use large-toothed combs, and be as gentle as you can whenever you comb your hair. You also probably need to invest in adetanglersince bleached hair tends to get tangled easily, especially when it’s wet and not properly conditioned.
Skip a wash (or two).
This key pointer goes hand-in-hand with the previous one: The less you wash your hair, the more you can avoid the struggle of having to style it viablow-dryingor other hot tools. You can invest in a good dry shampoo, or if worse comes to worst, you can slap on a hat. After all, your bleached hair could use the added nourishment from your natural oils anyway. It may take some adjustment at first, but you can afford to skip a wash day or two.
Invest in hair masks and treatments.
Remember that bleached hair requires more upkeep and TLC than unbleached hair. It may seem incredibly tedious, but using hair masks and treatments regularly can helpsmoothenyour hair and protect it from split ends. You can use more natural products like argan oil and coconut oil, but many products in the market have those ingredients.
Prioritize moisture and shine.
Since bleach and color treatments naturally dry out your hair and remove the natural shine, you will need to be intentional about keeping the moisture in your hair. There’s nothing like a good herbal shampoo with argan oil to help restore and maintain your hair’s natural shine and moisture and to strengthen your hair and scalp. If you find that your hair still looks a bit dry, a bottle of shine spray can help provide the look of healthy hair immediately. Don’t forget that in all things beauty-whether hair, skin, or body-the name of the game is hydration.
The Bottom Line
Here are the keywords you have to remember when caring for bleached hair: moisture, toning, and no heat. It may seem like too much hard work and upkeep, but gorgeous ash-colored tresses deserve nothing less.