Tips, do's & don'ts for blonde hair

• March 30 2022
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Do you want beautiful blonde hair but also want to keep your hair quality optimal? Caring for blonde hair is definitely not a luxury. Blonde hair is more fragile and drier. That’s why it’s extra important to use the right products. With bleached hair, you need to be extra careful. Choosing between a beautiful color and healthy hair is a thing of the past! To make your blonde locks shine, we have listed all the do’s and don'ts in this blog. This is what you need to know if you have blonde hair; Haarspullen is happy to share the following tips for blonde hair: 

 

Do’s & don'ts for blonde hair

Easily all the do's and don'ts in one overview:

 

Do’s for blonde hair 

• Use a silver shampoo for bleached hair  
• Find out well which silver shampoo is suitable for your hair
• Use products specially made for blonde hair 
• A 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
• Hydrating is important, condition often!
• Use SPF products to protect your hair from UV rays

 

Don'ts for blonde hair

• Don’t leave the silver shampoo on too long
• Limit heat to prevent further damage
• Be careful with chlorinated water 
• Bleaching or coloring your hair too much 
• Never use a blonde spray 
• Don’t wash your blonde hair too often 
• Don’t rub your hair dry but gently pat it dry
• Teasing your hair 
• Brushing or combing too much

 

Use the right products

Blond hair can be divided into all kinds of hair types: natural blond hair, bleached hair, highlights, ashy hair, gray hair, you name it! So make sure to find out which products are suitable for your hair. For example, are you looking for a silver shampoo? Then you can consider the following types:

• Silver shampoo with purple pigment: to neutralize yellow undertones
• Silver shampoo with blue pigment: to neutralize orange undertones
• Silver shampoo with green pigment: to neutralize red undertones

The blue and green shampoos are also often used by brunettes who want to neutralize unwanted tones. A silver shampoo is perfect for bleached hair because warm tones often return. By the way, don’t leave the silver shampoo on too long. Leaving the silver shampoo in your hair for too long can dry out your hair and, even worse, the silver shampoo can turn into a purple hue.

Do you have naturally blonde hair? Many brands have special lines specifically for natural blonde hair, such as: Schwarzkopf BlondMe, Matrix Hello Blondie, or Fudge All Blonde. Want to know more about silver shampoos? Then check out these pages: The best silver shampoo and All about silver shampoo. 

 

Give your blonde locks some extra love

Your bleached locks have undergone a chemical treatment, so it’s time for some extra love! A mask is key for shiny blonde locks; a mask is truly essential for this. It’s always a good idea to pamper your hair with a mask now and then, but for artificial blondes, it’s an absolute must! Bleaching is (yes, still) damaging to your hair and it needs to be nourished more often than untreated hair. If you’re planning to bleach your hair soon, it’s important that your hair is optimally cared for. Coloring healthy hair results in a more beautiful color and limits damage to your strands. So make sure to hydrate enough!

Also try to avoid friction as much as possible. Friction causes damaged strands. For example, don’t rub your hair dry, but gently pat it dry. Additionally, teasing your hair isn’t great for your strands either. Want to prevent friction between your hair and pillowcase at night? Then a satin or silk pillowcase is recommended. This is not only good for your skin but also has a beneficial effect on your hair. The smooth texture of satin makes your hair literally glide over the pillow. Your hair stays better in shape and gets greasy less quickly. Moreover, the satin pillowcase prevents tangles, frizz, and gives a beautiful shine.

A no-go: never use a blonde spray. Lightening your hair a shade with blonde spray is absolutely not a good idea. Blonde spray has no stop and keeps working continuously. Lemon juice is also disastrous for your hair. If you still want a beautiful natural light color, choose a nice balayage or babylight treatment. 

 

Avoid heat

Limit heat and try to style your hair as little as possible with a heat tool. Therefore, use a heat protection spray or cream before you start styling with tools. This prevents further damage to the hair. 

 

Use SPF products 

Of course, you’ve been using sunscreen for your skin for years. So why not for your locks? There are SPF products for your hair that protect it from UV rays. This prevents faster color fading and protects your hair. A real must! Here are some tips:

• Biosilk Silk Therapy
• Wella Sun Spray

Also, watch out for chlorinated water. Spending too much time in the pool can suddenly turn your beautiful blonde hair green. Most pools contain a good amount of chlorine that dries out your hair. Blonde summer hairstyles especially don’t like chlorine. Both natural blonde hair and beautifully colored or bleached hair can turn green because of it. How to fix this? You can read about it in this blog.

 

Don't wash your hair too often

The more often you wash your hair, the faster the fresh color fades. So wash your hair less often to enjoy your blonde look longer! Do you quickly get greasy hair? Then wear a cute bun, a cap, or go for a dry shampoo.

 

Restoring Blonde Hair

What do you do if it’s already “too late” and your blonde locks are dry and dull? Is cutting it off really the only option? It depends on what hair problems you have. You can still treat dry and dull hair with a hair mask or by adjusting your washing routine. For example, use Olaplex, one of the best-known hair repair treatments. For alternatives to Olaplex, read this blog: Alternatives to Olaplex.

 

What to do about yellow hair

Sometimes your beautiful bleached hair slowly turns yellower… Very annoying, of course. How do you keep your blonde hair truly blonde and not yellow? Pay special attention if you bleach your hair yourself. Bleaching hair at home carries a higher risk than just dyeing it a brown shade. It can go wrong more often, causing your hair to suddenly turn yellow. Common causes:

•        You rinse the dye out too early
•        You want to go from dark brown to blonde all at once
•        Your hair slowly turns yellow over time

In the last case, there’s not much you can do. Whether you have your hair bleached at the salon or do it yourself, your hair can turn yellow over time. This happens because you lighten the hair; it slowly “recolors” and then starts to look yellowish. To prevent this, it’s best to use a hair mask or a hair cream with a high acidity. To further maintain blonde hair, you can occasionally use a silver shampoo. This way, you can enjoy your hair color for even longer! 

 

The perfect hair routine for blonde hair

Curious which hair routine suits your blonde locks best so you can enjoy healthy hair for as long as possible? Then check out this blog: hair routine for blonde locks.

In this blog, you will find the hair routines for the following hair types:

• Bleached hair - gray/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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