How to: Keep Red Hair From Fading

For the past year and a half, I've been sporting red hair, and had to admit, maintenance wasn't easy. Red hair is known for being the fastest hair color to fade. And unfortunately, it's not pretty at all when it does. It turns orange or yellow in between, and does not gradually do so.

(Being a redhead for almost 2 yrs! Biggest picture shows my current state of hair. Upper right, my first time dyeing it red, then second one shows a brighter shade midyear of last year. Last one shows how bright it is under sunlight and how much my hair has grown since then!)




I asked several girls, on how they keep their hair color fresh without dyeing, and most girls answered either a) they do not wash their hair for days to weeks end or b)they use dry shampoo.


Now to be honest, I don't have a problem with girls not washing their hair for days, as I know it customary for a lot of people to do that, and you're not even supposed to, as it will dry out your hair. But from someone who grew up in Asia, I JUST HAD TO wash it everyday! Twice a day even! It's so hot and humid in the Philippines, just the thought of not washing it makes my scalp itchy! I hate oil, product and smoke buildup on my hair !


Luckily, I found my holy grail of a product/s from Aveda!

Aveda's Madder Root Conditioner and Shampoo

(Left: Conditioner. Right: Shampoo)

I've been using it every day for almost two years and has enhanced my red hair all through out. What I do is shampoo every other day, and use the conditioner daily. What it does is it enhances red (and brown) shades of hair. It actually has the color in it already, and it just deposits more red to your color. Now it doesn't color correct and/or makes your hair red automatically , unless you already have red shade or tints of it on yours. Like if you have black hair, it won't turn you into a redhead like that. But what I've noticed is that, when I dyed my hair Dark Red Violet during wintertime, after using it a couple of weeks, it grabbed more to the red part of it, and it showed through. My hair turned into a brighter version of it. 

Nonetheless, these are the perfect combo in dealing with red hair! I have never went back to the salon to get the whole hair retouched, unless i need to get my roots dyed (I have natural jet black hair). 

The shampoo is $31.50 and the conditioner is $18.00. Honestly, I find that for the quality of both, it's very well worth it. The shampoo itself I've had for almost a year now and I still have a lot of it left. As for the shampoo, ever since I became a red head, I've only bought 4 bottles in a span of almost 2 years. Not bad right?! Especially the fact that it's organic too!:)

You can get this at all Aveda stores, or most hair salons that are Aveda affiliated. Also you can buy it at www.aveda.com.





Leave your comments and thoughts below! And if you happen to know any alternative in keeping your red hair from fading, share it as well! I would love to know!:)


Love,
Pinai Kikay