Hair Styles For Women In Their 50's And Over - Colour refreshment for all hair colours

A common question that I am asked as a hairdresser is "how can I keep the colour in my hair" is mostly asked by woman with fading natural hair colour or recently dyed hair.

My answer to them is to purchase a coloured hair shampoo. This shampoo is a range designed to add tones to your hair that prolongs colour by providing a tone that enhances your hair colour.

To explain this in plain English, the shampoo has tones added to the product. When you shampoo your hair traces of the tones will attach themselves to your hair cells. This creates the effect of colouring your hair in a very subtle way each time it is used.

Let's take the example of a woman in her fifties or over that has had flaming red hair when she was younger. Due to the aging process and cell degeneration the red hair will lose its brilliance and becomes dull in colour. By using a coloured shampoo for red hair types, the tones added to the red hair will enhance shine, locking in the natural colour.

Coloured hair shampoos come in a variety of colours suitable for your hair colour. The beauty of these shampoos is they have additives that return your hair to its natural brilliance with increased body and lustrous shine.

If you have blonde, bleached or grey hair then a blonde shampoo will counteract and neutralise unwanted yellow gold tones. The tones contained in the shampoo will neutralise the yellow tone returning your hair to a gentle colour with use.

Coloured shampoos come in ranges of colours from blonde, golden brown, auburn, red and all brown hair types. For dyed hair the shampoos additionally range from burgundy, brunette to brown hair.

To apply the shampoo is as simple as washing your hair the way you normally do. Take a small amount of shampoo and massage it thoroughly through your hair and then rinse well. Rule of thumb is when rinsing, is when you feel you have rinsed your hair enough, rinse it again to ensure all traces of shampoo are rinsed from your hair.

As you're newly purchased coloured shampoo contains additives to add body to your hair then apply a minimal amount of conditioner and rinse well.

For women in their forties, fifties and over that are losing the colour of their hair or have the onset of grey hair, then coloured shampoos should be your natural choice of hair cleansing and maintenance products.

Coloured shampoos are often the natural choice for hair salons. You will find coloured shampoos on the display shelf at your salon and your personal hairstylist will be able to recommend to you the right shampoo for your hair.

Often, in a salon, customers feel we are trying to sell on shelf hair products to make more money. This is very far from the truth. As a provider to women to meet their hairstyle needs, salons will carry a large range of hair product.

There is more to just cutting, styling and colouring hair and hair maintenance will enhance the hairstyle and maintain strong healthy hair.

So when you next visit your hairdresser or you need a gentle colour boost to your hair, then seriously consider purchasing a coloured shampoo suitable to your hair colour.

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