Interesting Hair Colour Facts

So I’ve been giving more thought towards hair colours, and I’ve been inspired by my trip to Freedom and our new furniture that I’ve thought of going with red hair colouring or maybe some subtle streaks of lighter browns for better texture in my natural colour. At my weekly trim with the salon I talked to my hairdresser and she actually had some pretty interesting facts and figures that I haven’t considered before with hair colouring. It seems each shade of hair colour has its own unique properties which complicates the situation even more! Here are a few tips I can remember for those out there doing home hair colouring:

Red Hair Colouring
Apparently this is the most fragile of all the colours and if you’re doing this it might not last as long and you need to be more careful with it. If you go red remember to always use a colour safe shampoo and conditioner. It’s also the most damaging to hair strands, so salons are really careful doing red hair colouring on already damaged hair or something that’s just undergone heat or chemical perms. Also not everyone can wear red – it looks the best with skin that has pink undertones.

Brown Hair Colouring
Brunettes have it ways easier than reds. It’s the kindest to hair health and also the easiest to maintain, that is unless you are a natural platinum blonde in which case you’ll need root touch ups pretty often. The disadvantage of brown hair colouring is that it often blends all together and looks really two-dimensional. The hairdresser said she advises most people to go for either a really dark chocolate brown or a lighter colour with highlights to avoid looking too boring.

Blonde Colouring

When salons lighten hair they have to use really powerful chemicals. In fact the hairdresser told me blonde is usually the worst for hair since it almost always means using really nasty chemicals. Yikes! I might have to reconsider my little experiment. Another thing I forgot is the regrowth of my natural colour…some people can pull off a natural transition but I’d hate to have to keep putting root touch ups every week.

So there you have it, some simple hair colouring advice. So much I didn’t know! If you’ve got some useful info don’t hold back…Share in comments!

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