Tips for blond hair: This is how you keep your locks radiant and healthy!
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Blonde hair is beautiful but may also need extra care and attention to keep it fresh, shiny, and healthy. Whether you are naturally blonde or have lightened your hair, with the right routine and smart hacks your color will stay beautiful longer. In this blog, we share the best tips, including a handy hack from Noa and the correct order of your hair routine.
How to care for blonde hair?
A proper routine for your blonde hair is very important. Dyed blonde hair has been through a lot and deserves that little extra attention. It’s very important to maintain the right routine and it all starts in the shower. Below you’ll find some hair care tips for
Step 1: It all starts with the right shampoo, to prevent color fading it’s important to buy a shampoo specially made for colored hair. For example, More Haircare Color Shampoo or you can also go for a shampoo that already contains light purple pigments to bring out the cool tone; one we highly recommend is Goldwell Dualsenses Blondes & Highlights Anti-Yellow Shampoo. It’s best to use shampoo twice, once to cleanse and once to care.
Step 2: If you think you’re done with shampoo, unfortunately, you’re mistaken haha. To bring out the cool tone in your hair, you use a silver shampoo, which you leave in for a few minutes so the shampoo can do its job properly. A recommended one that does exactly what it should and adds that little extra is the purple shampoo from More Haircare Extreme Silver Shampoo.
Step 3: Now we have arrived at the part where we give the hair a nice spa treatment. It is very important to take good care of your hair, and you do this with a nourishing mask to help repair the damage done to the hair. Below we list the top 3 hair masks that provide optimal care for your hair:
- K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Maskthis is really a top performer among hair masks. This is truly one of those cases where you get what you pay for. This mask repairs damaged hair from within. It works its magic in just 4 minutes.
- Goldwell Dualsenses Rich Repair 60s Treatmentthe name says it all, because this mask only needs to stay in the hair for 60 seconds to do its job. This mask is short but powerful and provides complete care for the hair.
- L'Oreal SE Absolut Repair Gold Quinoa Golden Mask: this mask is suitable for damaged and weak hair and besides offering the ultimate care to the hair, it also looks amazing in the bathroom — this mask is literally GOLD, honestly, who wouldn’t want that!
Step 4: To finish the wash, step 3 comes into play, namely the conditioner. A conditioner helps to close the hair cuticles again, making the hair smoother and less frizzy. This protects your hair from external influences, prevents moisture loss, and ensures your locks stay healthy longer. To make products work well together, it’s best to use shampoo and conditioner from the same line. This way, a specific line can fully do its job. A conditioner that pairs well with the products above is the More Haircare Color Conditioner and from Goldwell the Goldwell Dualsenses Blondes & Highlights Anti-Yellow Conditioner.
How to make blonde hair gray?
To make your hair even ashier, More Hair Care has launched a perfect product, namely a silver spray. On our tiktok you can see exactly how Noa uses the product, but we’ll also explain it here. It is a silver spray which you should ideally spray first onto a hairbrush to prevent direct stains, even if the product says not to do this, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Then you brush your hair with it to let the purple pigments spread through your hair and do their work. In the tiktok you can also immediately see the end result and what an incredible difference this product makes.
Which care products are essential in my routine for blonde hair?
A good haircare routine doesn’t stop at washing. With these steps, your hair stays nourished, protected, and in top condition all day long;
Step 1: Your hair is freshly washed and smells fresh again, time to take care of it. First, it is very important to apply on wet hair a leave-in conditioner to apply. Wet hair is very fragile, so that's why this should be applied directly to wet hair. A leave-in conditioner not only helps to hydrate your hair but also makes it easier to comb, prevents frizz, and offers protection against heat (just check the description to be sure, not every leave-in conditioner provides this) and harmful external influences. This way, your hair stays stronger, shinier, and better protected against daily damage!
Step 2: The next step is a serum, this prevents frizz, static hair, and provides extra hydration and nourishment, making it feel soft and shiny in the end.
Step 3: If you use heat when styling your hair, add a heat protector to your routine to minimize heat damage as much as possible.
Step 4: Use a hair oil to remove the last frizz from your hair and provide that extra bit of care.
Tip: use a hair oil before washing your hair and let it absorb for a few hours as a leave-in treatment; this provides that little extra care for your hair and scalp.
Adjust your routine to the season of the year!
Just like your wardrobe, your hair has different needs each season. Weather conditions such as sun, cold, and humidity affect the condition of your blonde locks. By adjusting your routine, your hair stays healthy and radiant.
Spring: Preparing for summer
After winter, your hair is often drier and more brittle. Use a restorative hair mask and trim dry ends. Also start with UV protection to prevent color fading.
Summer: Protecting against sun and dehydration
Sun, sea, and chlorine can dry out and discolor your blonde hair. Use a UV-protective spray, hydrate with leave-in conditioner and rinse your hair with clean water after swimming.
Autumn: Repairing summer damage
Nourish your hair intensively with a deeply hydrating mask and protein treatments to repair summer damage. Switch to a milder, sulfate-free shampoo to avoid further drying out your hair. The shampoo description lists all the product features and you can immediately see if it is a sulfate-free shampoo.
Winter: Hydration and anti-static
Cold air and heating make your hair dry and static. Choose moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, avoid heat tools, and wear a silk scarf under your hat to prevent damage. Switch from a regular pillowcase to a satin pillowcase and opt for satin scrunchies to avoid further damaging your hair. Veganboost has the perfect items in the range for this.
By adjusting your hair routine every season, your blonde hair stays strong, shiny, and healthy!
