L'Oreal Excel Hicolor Highlights Red 34 g (3-Pack)

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This compensation does not influence the content we publish or the product reviews shown on our site. Use a heat protectant– If you can’t stay away from the heat, apply a heat protectant beforehand to form a protective barrier on your color-treated hair. All of this may seem overwhelming, but it’s necessary if you want to keep your hair on your head following a harsh color job.

Since L’Oreal HiColor requires a 30 or 40-volume developer, you have to be careful when coloring your hair with it. Curl Centric® services, articles, content, and products are provided for informational purposes only. The products creme allows the dye to penetrate the hair strands without dripping, allowing you to have more control over the color.One of the best things you can do to minimize damage to your hair is to read and understand the instructions on the L’Oreal HiColor packaging. We will address that in detail in this article so you can easily decide whether it’s a product you’d like to try. You’re a good candidate for L’Oreal HiColor if your hair is strong, unprocessed, and well maintained. They will specify just how much hair color and developer you should mix, how long to leave the mixture on your hair, and more. Curl Centric follows a strict editorial policy that produces accurate, factual, and honest content to help you make the right hair care decisions.

This is a step that everyone should take to prevent undesirable results and irreversible hair and scalp damage. Put the blow-dryer down– Blow dryers are a form of indirect heat that can wreak havoc on color-treated hair. Give your hair a break– Don’t wash it unless absolutely necessary, limit styling, and stay far away from heat.

If you wash away your hair’s sebum immediately before coloring it, there’ll be no barrier between your scalp and the hair color. If you have buildup on your hair from gels, pomades, or a flaky scalp, wash that away a couple of days before dye day. Unfortunately, many think that since L’Oreal HiColor doesn’t have any bleach, it couldn’t possibly be damaging to your hair – this couldn’t be further from the truth. Now that you’ve done some prepping and read the instructions on the hair dye packaging, it’s time to do a strand test.

We recommend refraining from heat-styling or relaxing your hair within a week or two of coloring it.Stretch the hair strand out and see if it bounces back – if it doesn’t, the hair has lost its elasticity.

This will strengthen and hydrate your hair, reducing the chances of damage and dryness following the hair dyeing process. A raw scalp and hair dye don’t mix well, often leading to scalp redness, burning, swelling, and even hair loss. For example, going from dark brown hair to intense red or a brighter shade will require some type of lightener (like bleach) and expose your hair to potential damage. Mix 1 teaspoon of L’Oreal HiColor hair dye and 1 ½ teaspoons of developer into a bowl (if the instructions on the packaging are different from these, go by those instructions instead). With L’Oreal HiColor, it’s crucial to take every precaution you can to maintain the integrity of your hair.This developer strength should be used with caution due to the damage and breakage that could occur. The product recommendations and advertisers that appear on Curl Centric are from companies that compensate us through an exclusive, full-service ad management partner. There’s a good chance you already know that the hair dye doesn’t contain bleach, but the fact that it can lighten dark hair so well has people wondering if it’s damaging. Once you dye your hair with L’Oreal HiColor, your strands will be porous and prone to further damage. If you don’t have the desire, time, and patience to do these things, you should choose a no-damage color option like temporary or semi-permanent color.