Let’s face it, keeping hair color looking fabulous and fresh isn’t easy. While you can’t prevent ever having to color your hair again, you can help maintain the vibrancy of your hair color between your salon appointments.

Here we’ll discuss a few simple habits you can incorporate into your daily hair care routine to keep your hair color looking its best.

Stay Away from Sulfates

If you color your hair, sulfates are the enemy. Sulfates are cleansing agents that can cause your color to fade faster than usual. Instead of using products that contain this aggressive cleansing agent, we recommend using sulfate-free shampoos and conditioners to gently cleanse your hair without stripping your color.

Don’t Take Hot Showers

We know how tempting it is to hop into a hot shower on a cold morning but the heat of he shower can be affecting your hair color. Heat causes the cuticle of the hair to open and swell, which causes the color in your hair to wash down the drain.

Air Dry Your Hair

Give your strands a rest and skip the blow dryer every now again. Letting your hair dry naturally and avoiding the heat of the blow dryer will prevent opening up the hair cuticles and cause your hair color to fade.

Up Your Blow Dryer Game

If you absolutely must blow dry your hair, then make sure to do right! We recommend prepping your hair with a leave-in conditioner that will moisturize and add a layer of protection to your hair color. Then, set your blow dryer at the lowest heat setting and keep it a few inches from your hair as you dry.

Deep Condition Your Hair

Give your color a quick pick-me-up by using a deep conditioning hair mask at least once a week. The best way to apply deep conditioning hair masks is to comb them through your hair after cleansing and allow them to process under a shower cap for a minimum of 15 minutes before rinsing out.

Embrace Hat Hair

If you enjoy being outdoors, wear a hat to keep your color covered. Even though there are lots of benefits to the great outdoors, elements like sun exposure can wreak havoc on your hair color.

Avoid Hard Water

When the water you wash your hair with is hard, it can make hair color look lackluster and dull due to hard water build up. Instead of washing your hair everyday, we recommend showering with a shower cap or purchasing a water filter to put on your shower head to avoid the build-up. If you want to keep your strands looking and smelling fresh, we recommend investing in a good dry shampoo instead.

Ready to keep that hair color looking healthy and vibrant? Follow our tips and visit Arganatural for products that will keep your colorful coif looking it’s best between salon visits.

3 Ways to Keep Humidity From Ruining Your Hair

Let’s face it, no one loves humidity. Not only does it leave your skin feeling sticky and uncomfortable but it can also leave your hair in a frizzy mess!

Don’t get us wrong, there’s nothing wrong with a little seasonal volume or frizz, but if you want to keep your hair a little less poofy and under control, follow our recommendations to keep humidity from ruining your hair.

Wash Your Hair with Cool Water - Yes, we know a warm shower is more pleasant but cool water is definitely better for your skin and hair. It doesn’t have to be freezing cold but shifting the water temperature down toward the end of your shower will help close the hair cuticle, maximize glossiness, and minimize frizziness from humidity.

Apply a Protective Layer - Although it may require some extra time, applying smoothing products, like leave-in conditioners, help create a barrier between atmospheric moisture and your hair. You can take this a step further by using a bit of heat to (i.e. blow dryer, flat iron, curling iron, etc.) to smooth over strands.

Keep Hair Moisturized - Since dry hair is more susceptible to humidity, keeping it moisturized and nourished will keep it from trying to soak up moisture in the air (or humidity). We recommend using a hydrating shampoo and conditioner, like Arganatural Nourishing Argan Shampoo & Conditioner, and spraying a leave-in conditioner in your hair after your shower, like Arganatural Smoothing Keratin Leave-In Conditioner, to help seal in hydration.

Ready to hack humidity and keep it from ruining your hair? Check out Arganatural hair care products and say “yes” to humidity-free, good hair days!