Tips, do's & don'ts for blonde hair
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Want beautiful blonde hair while keeping your hair in top condition? Caring for blonde hair is essential. Blonde hair is more fragile and drier, so using the right products is extra important. With bleached hair you need to be especially careful. Choosing between a stunning colour and healthy hair is a thing of the past! To make your blonde locks shine, we've listed all the do’s and don'ts in this blog. Here’s what you need to know if you have blonde hair, Haarspullen is happy to share the tips for blond hair below:
Do’s & don'ts for blonde hair
Easy overview of all the do's and don'ts:
Do’s for blonde hair
- Use a silver shampoo for bleached hair
- Find out which silver shampoo suits your hair
- Use products specially formulated for blond hair
- A hair mask is key for shiny blonde locks
- Sleep on a satin or silk pillowcase
- Use a heat protection Spray or cream before using heat tools
- Hydration is important, condition often!
- Use SPF products to protect your hair from UV rays
Don'ts for blonde hair
- Don’t leave silver shampoo in too long
- Limit heat to avoid further damage
- Beware of chlorinated water
- Don’t over-bleach or colour your hair
- Never use a blond Spray
- Don’t wash your blonde hair too often
- Don’t rub your hair dry, gently pat it instead
- Don’t tease your hair
- Don’t brush or comb too much
Use the right products
Blonde hair comes in many types: natural blonde, bleached, highlights, ash blondes, grey hair, you name it! So it’s important to find products that suit your hair. Looking for a silver shampoo? Consider these types:
- Silver shampoo with purple pigment: neutralises yellow tones
- Silver shampoo with blue pigment: neutralises orange tones
- Silver shampoo with green pigment: neutralises red tones
The blue and green shampoos are also widely used by brunettes to neutralise unwanted tones. A silver shampoo is Perfect for bleached hair because warm tones often return. Don’t leave silver shampoo on too long, as it can dry your hair out and even cause a purple tint.
Do you have natural blonde hair? Many brands have special lines for natural blonde hair, such as: Schwarzkopf BlondMe, Matrix Hello Blondie, or Fudge All Blonde. Want to know more about silver shampoos? Check out these pages: The best silver shampoo and All about silver shampoo.
Give your blonde locks extra love
Your bleached locks have been through a chemical treatment, so they need extra care! A mask is key for shiny blonde locks — it’s truly essential. It’s always a good idea to treat your hair with a mask now and then, but for artificial blondes this is a must! Bleaching is still damaging and requires more nourishment than untreated hair. If you’re going to bleach your hair soon, it’s important your hair is well cared for. Colour applied on healthy hair looks better and reduces damage. So make sure your hair is well hydrated!
Also, avoid friction as much as possible. Friction damages your hair. Don’t rub your hair dry but gently pat it. Teasing your hair isn’t good either. To prevent friction while you sleep, consider a satin or silk pillowcase. It’s not just great for your skin but also benefits your hair. Satin’s smooth texture helps your hair glide over the pillow, keeps your style in place longer, and prevents your hair from getting greasy. It also stops tangles, frizz, and adds a beautiful shine.
A big no: never use a blond Spray. Lightening your hair with blond Spray is definitely not a good idea. It never stops working and keeps processing. Lemon juice is also terrible for your hair. If you want a natural light colour, opt for a balayage or babylight treatment instead.
Avoid heat
Limit heat and try to style your hair as little as possible with a heat tool. Always use a heat protection Spray or cream before styling. This helps prevent further damage.
Use SPF products
Of course you’ve been using sun cream on your skin for years. So why not on your locks? There are SPF products that protect your hair from UV rays. This prevents faster colour fading and protects your strands. A real must! A few tips:
Beware of chlorinated water too. Too much time in the pool can turn your lovely blonde hair green. Pools usually contain a lot of chlorine which dries out your hair. Blonde summer hair especially dislikes chlorine. Both natural blonde and coloured or bleached hair can turn green from this. Want to fix this? Read about it in this blog.
Don’t wash your hair too often
The more often you wash your hair, the faster your fresh colour fades. Wash less often to enjoy your blonde look longer! Does your hair get oily quickly? Try a fun bun, a cap, or use dry shampoo.
Restore bleached hair
What do you do when it’s already “too late” and your blonde locks are dry and dull? Is cutting the only option? It depends on your hair issues. Dry and dull hair can still be treated with a hair mask or by adjusting your washing routine. Use Olaplex, one of the best hair repair treatments. For alternatives to Olaplex, read this blog: Alternatives to Olaplex.
What to do against yellow hair
Sometimes your beautiful bleached hair turns yellow over time… Very annoying — how do you keep your blonde hair truly blonde, not yellow? Especially be careful if you dye your hair at home. Bleaching at home carries a bigger risk than just colouring it darker. It also goes wrong more often, causing your hair to turn yellow. Common causes include:
- Removing the dye too early
- Trying to go from dark brown to blonde in one go
- Hair naturally turning gradually yellow
In the last case, there isn’t much you can do. Whether you get bleached at the salon or do it yourself, your hair can yellow over time. This happens because bleaching removes colour and your hair ‘re-colours’ slowly, causing a yellow tint. To prevent this, use a hair mask or a hair cream with a high acidity. To maintain blonde hair, use silver shampoo occasionally. This helps you enjoy your colour longer!
The Perfect hair routine for blonde hair
Want to know which hair routine suits your blonde locks best so you can enjoy healthy hair as long as possible? Check this blog: hair routine for blonde locks.
This blog covers hair routines for these hair types:
- Bleached hair - grey/white hair
- Bleached hair - normal hair
- Bleached hair - damaged hair
- Bleached hair - curly hair
- Natural blonde hair - fine to normal hair
- Natural blonde hair - normal to thick hair
- Natural blonde hair - curly hair
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