Maintain vibrant and healthy color-treated locks by protecting them with color protection products, such as shampoos and conditioners that help shield them against harsh ingredients that cause fade and damage.
Inform clients to use lukewarm water when washing their hair as hot temperatures can strip color faster from their locks. Also recommend moisturizing conditioners like Controlled Chaos Curl Revival that provide intensive hydration and nourishment to their locks.
Heat Protectant Sprays
Heat Protectant Sprays are essential when styling hair using blow dryers and curling irons, as without one pigments may begin to change (blonde may become brassy while dark becomes black), as well as breaking down of keratin proteins which give strength and elasticity to hair strands.
For optimal protection during styling, stylist Sarah Potempa suggests looking for products with lightweight formulations that won’t weigh down your strands. In particular, look out for products containing humectants such as glycerin or hyaluronic acid as these will boost moisture levels in your strands while locking it in to help prevent damage during styling.
Not to worry! Heat protection products will only reduce direct heat exposure on your strands; to avoid overstressing them and furthering damage. The top heat protecting hair products boast nourishing oils to tame frizz, smooth strands, and add shine for an at-home red carpet worthy look.
Olaplex No. 6
Olaplex Repairing Styling Creme is an at-home Olaplex routine essential. Using this leave-in reparative creme helps reduce frizz for up to 72 hours while simultaneously hydrating and rebuilding bonds, creating the ultimate at home Olaplex routine experience.
This nourishing formula is great for all hair types but especially chemically, thermally and mechanically damaged locks. Utilizing Olaplex bond-building technology, this product combines amino acid complexes and fermented green tea oil to hydrate and revive locks while simultaneously working to repair broken disulfide bonds and shield against future breakages from heat or styling tools.
Olaplex products do not weigh your hair down and can be used between shampoo, conditioner and the Hair Perfector to leave your locks ready to accept other Olaplex treatments. This highly concentrated formula works on all hair textures including color-treated, dry and gray locks – offering optimal results!
Bond Smoother
Bond Smoother, a leave-in smoothing creme designed for all hair types, provides heat and UV protection as well as strengthening, hydrating and frizz control for up to 72 hours of protection from frizz and flyaways. As a vegan product free from sulfates, Bond Smoother delivers heat protection, UV defense, strength hydration while simultaneously eliminating frizz and flyaways for an easy experience!
Bond Smoother contains fermented natural oils such as coconut oil and vitamin E for maximum nourishment, while Phytantriol and Panthenol prevent breakage while thickening cuticles and improving shine and sheen.
Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate, equipped with OLAPLEX Bond-Building Technology, repairs disulfide bonds that have been broken by chemical treatments, thermal interference such as heat or UV damage or mechanical manipulation such as brushing and combing. As a result of these interventions, your hair becomes softer, shinier and stronger with better colour longevity – apply small amount of Bond Smoother on clean damp hair from mid-lengths to ends; blow dry for smooth finish or air dry for lived-in texture – apply as necessary reapply as needed reapply whenever required! Reapply as needed!
Texture Spray
Texture spray can support many styles, from beachy waves to messy tousled locks. It’s an invaluable product for those with fine hair who struggle to add lift and volume or simply looking to elevate a dull style.
Texture spray can be used on either wet or dry hair depending on your desired look and styling goals. Our tester used her texture spray on damp hair before blow-drying; it helped add grip without making her locks unmanageable.
She used it on dry hair, spraying it around her head while scrunching her strands to create natural-looking volume and texture. Its humidity-resistant formula helps prevent color fade as well.
