Friday Favorites: Anne’s Favorite Hair Care Finds for Colored Hair
Looking for the best hair care products for your colored hair? Anne is sharing her favorite hair care finds and tips that help keep her highlighted ashy brown hair healthy and reduce any brassiness.
I’ve been coloring my hair for decades, long before there was any hint of gray.
There was a phase where I just did highlights.
Eventually, those highlights melded together and my hair was nearly blonde.
After my twins were born, I tried coloring it myself with a very dark brown.
For a few years, I went back to my medium brown with a mix of highlights and lowlights.
Recently, I’ve favored an ash brown and added highlights during the warm months.
All that to say, no matter what color I walk out of the hair salon with, eventually it starts to go orange.
Brassy.
Until now.
Recently, I discovered a system that really combats that brassiness!
I’ve also developed a regimen that has helped my hair become thicker after years of getting thinner.
Some of it is the products I use, and part of it is a somewhat unconventional process.
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How to Make Your Hair Healthier
First, let’s talk about my unconventional hair washing habits.
I’ve trained my hair to go 7-10 days between washes.
I know how that sounds!
I promise it isn’t smelly or gross feeling.
It took a little time, but I’ve learned that the more often I washed my hair, the more often it needed to be washed.
Shampoos don’t just clean your hair and scalp, they also strip away the natural oils which actually causes the scalp to produce more oil.
I didn’t intend to go that long between washes when I started, but the less I actually wash my hair the less it seems to need it!
Some days I give it a good rinse, especially if I’ve been sweating, but I don’t use shampoo more than once a week.
How to Prevent Colored Hair from Getting Brassy
When I do wash it, I use Brass Off shampoo and conditioner.
The blue shampoo actually deposits color and those cool tones offset the orange tones that are so common for people with darker hair.
Meanwhile, the conditioner neutralizes those orangey undertones while also hydrating and nourishing hair.
Every few weeks I apply a hair masque that I discovered thanks to a friend at our book club’s Favorite Things party.
Any time I notice that my color is starting to look a little brassy I use the Brass Off Color Depositing Neutralizing Mask.
Whenever I shampoo my hair or give it a rinse, I always use Dry Bar’s Prep Rally detangler.
Not only does it get rid of any tangles, but it also works as a heat protectant.
If my hair isn’t damp, then I use Chi’s heat protectant whenever I style or curl my hair.
And of course, sometimes I rely on dry shampoo.
My favorite has been Klorane’s dry shampoo. It doesn’t build up the way other dry shampoos do and it’s free from paraben and sulfates.
One of the things I like best about using dry shampoo is it gives my hair more lift and volume than I get from other products.
Before I began this method of reducing the frequency I wash my hair, it was beginning to thin a lot. But recently my hair stylist actually had to thin it because it was getting heavy! It had been years since it needed to be thinned.
I have several friends who’ve started training their hair to go longer between washing and they’ve had great results too.
I highly recommend giving it a try.
Just be patient because it will take some time before your scalp stops over-producing oil.
The Easiest Way to Dry and Style Your Hair
I started using a hair styling brush ages ago!
My first one was from Conair and I think I got it in college.
It did a great job smoothing out the frizzies that tend to crop up any time it’s humid plus gave my hair a little wave.
When it died, I thought I was out of luck, but recently hot air brushes have become popular again.
My daughter got me a new one for Mother’s Day and it’s the best one I’ve ever used.
I dry my hair in sections, starting with the underside, and clip the upper parts out of the way.
This makes sure that the upper part of my hair doesn’t get over-dried and fried, because the older I get, the less heat my hair tolerates.
By the time I get to the part in the front around my face, it’s mostly air dried, so the drying brush is really just smoothing and styling that section.
Eventually, I’ll stop coloring my hair, but that day is still a long way off!
Until then, this new method of caring for my hair is both easy and saves me a ton of time.
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