The Ladies Out There With Red Hair

[Pussy*Kat]

hey, i have two tone hair, so its that purplish reddy color on top and black on the bottem

my purple faded so fast and i was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to keep the color longer and maintain healthy hair

any tips would be much appreciated thanks :)

[James]

dont shower!!!

[Pussy*Kat]

james, i think you know me a tad bit better then that

[James]

hey, ppl CAN change you know

[Pussy*Kat]

not this girl, this girl is a firm believer of showering and i ALWAYS will be

[tiedye]

get colour-specific shampoo, and wash your hair only every second day (if you can handle that)

also. . . stay away from chlorine.

[Pussy*Kat]

^ do you suggest a certain brand of shampoo....and will it fade my black at all?

[Carrie]

you can shower, just don't wash your hair every day.

you can try getting those colour shampoos made for certain colours but i think thats all a cash grab.

any shampoo that is for colour treated hair should work fine.

if you get your hair professionally dyed, ask your colourist about any tips he/she may have.

if it's out of a box, try out different brands as they all can last for different amounts of time

[Carrie]

btw i miss having red hair

[g!ggles]

Kat wash your hair in cold water. It keeps the color in longer. Also, I use to use the Pantene Pro V Red Shampoo which was alright. It didnt really do much but it helped a bit. Also try not to wash your hair every day. You can have showers *lol* but just try to minimize it down to about 1-2x per week. You will notice a difference in the color for sure. :)

[prozac]

i thought this thread was for natural redheads. :( now i feel left out cus i don't colour my hair....

but my roomie has dyed red hair and she uses those radiant red shampoo/conditioner, says it helps a lot. and she doesn't wash it every single day...

[Pussy*Kat]

hhaha i wash my hair every two days.....i shower everyday tho.........but washing your hair only 1 to 2 times a week giggles. no thanks. that causes for disgusting hair.....especially in this heat........im just going to re dye it and try the new tresemme shampoo and see if that works.......therse no turning back now, i will always have a red tint in my hair

[g!ggles]

Originally Posted by Pussy*Kat

hhaha i wash my hair every two days.....i shower everyday tho.........but washing your hair only 1 to 2 times a week giggles. no thanks. that causes for disgusting hair.....especially in this heat........im just going to re dye it and try the new tresemme shampoo and see if that works.......therse no turning back now, i will always have a red tint in my hair

haha alright.. but any hair dresser will tell you the same as well :)

[project.one]

Nothing hotter then girls who have good hair and take care of it!

[Pussy*Kat]

Originally Posted by g!ggles

haha alright.. but any hair dresser will tell you the same as well :)

i iron my hair, when you iron your hair it gets grosser faster.........not to mention products and generic shampoo on top of that

[g!ggles]

Originally Posted by projectone

Nothing hotter then girls who have good hair and take care of it!

This is very true :) To have healthy hair you must take care of it. Your hair has natural oils that it needs to stay healthy and shiny. If you wash your hair too much it eventually gets dried out.

However this thread was about red hair so I gave my too sense. I've had red hair for years and have learned the hard way how to keep it looking new without dying it again. There was also this thread as well. Maybe there are some tips here too....
http://www.fnk.ca/board/showthread.php?t=91887

[Carrie]

my hair gets too oily after the third day of not washing, so i wash every other day

i dont like the feel of product in my hair.

au natural

[LLaaUUrrYYn]

Argh...keeping your hair red is sooo hard. I had nothing but troubles with it and eventually just got rid of it!

Good luck ;D

[Pussy*Kat]

i want to get rid of it....but i need a new color for the top then lol cuz i love the black on the bottem....and blonde isnt an option cuz of how many times ive dyed my hair hahha

[Ms.Chop]

COLOUR


not dye.

[t-skywalker]

unfortunatly reds are the hardest color to maintain. it sucks but so true. use a red dye that has more blue base. i was told. most reds has a yellow base which makes it fade to orange or pink or yellow for that matter. every time i have a bath my water is redish sort of funny....good thing im single lol!!! and evertime i have a shower my hands are full of shampoo suds and they are red heheheheh.....oh well

its worth the look for me......i just dye it every two to three weeks and i keep my black streaks thick so i dont have a huge amount of hair to do.

and yes red shampoos are good...and no it wont fade the black. i find alot of the store bough shampoos have alot of chemicals in them and tend to fade out my red faster so i use salon stuff. AG...biolage...etc

hope this helps

[desiRAWR]

I have copper and auburn in my hair (this is newly coloured as of yesterday). I have had reds/oranges in my hair for the past year or so as well and I've found that Wella brand colour preserving shampoo helps A LOT. It's about $13.50 for a bottle at some salons (in a red bottle). I also have used a Goldwell brand colour treatment that is meant for red/or copper (they have them for brown and blonde) - both the shower and leave in stuff...this you can find at salons as well. Thos have worked for me so far. Unfortunately salon hair products are costly.

[krisamata]

the redkin stuff is good and it leaves your hair so soft

chatters salon has the 1 litres on for 20 bucks...pricey but worth it


you can shower everyday, just dont shampoo everyday, condition instead
and shampoo every 2nd or third day

[baby-phat]

I miss my red hair.. :(

[t-skywalker]

im terrible i cant live a day without washing my hair...its so long its gets all flat the second day, im a bad redhead...lol