Heated styling equipment can play a big part in causing coloured hair to become dry. Excessive use of heated styling equipment without the use of heat protecting products will damage the hair cuticle, causing it to raise so the hair strand looks rough and sometimes tears.
Split ends are also a result of dry hair. It is important to keep the hair moisturised so the water is retained. This means that the cuticle is nourished and split ends will be sealed, making hair look a lot healthier.
Regularly cutting your hair will also keep split ends at bay. People with long hair don't tend to get their hair cut as often as people with shorter styles, but once the hair is split at the ends it will stay like that until it is cut. If the hair is dry, as it grows the ends tear more and more along the hair to the root and this can sometimes be mistaken for dry hair. In this case an intensive conditioning treatment would be recommended.
There are many different ways of colouring hair. Some colours, like semi-permanents, have conditioning agents in them, although they don't lift or lighten the hair. For natural or darker shades semi-permanents are good because they also give a healthy shine.
Permanent colours do this too. When the roots have come through after having a full head of colour many people tend to use the same permanent colour and put it all over their hair again, rather than just colouring the roots. Normally once a permanent colour is in the hair it is there for good until it grows out or the hair is cut.
Darker / red shades tend to fade and if they do then the colour can be taken through to the ends. However, if the colour hasn't faded then only the roots need doing and then perhaps the next time the hair is coloured the colour can be taken all the way through to the ends.
We have seen cases where hair has become dry because people have been permanently dyeing their hair at home and taking it through to the ends every time. This isn't good for the hair as the peroxide in the colouring mixture causes hair to become dry. A higher peroxide level is normally needed for hair roots to get them to lift (for a bright shade) or to cover up grey.
If the colour on the ends of hair just needs refreshing then a lower peroxide level, or even the same colour in a semi-permanent, can be put on the ends because colours with a lower level of peroxide are not as damaging to hair. This will still keep the colour fresh but it will also keep the hair looking much healthier.
Author Resource:-
Hair1 Direct is a professional specialist and runs a diagnostics centre for Coloured Hair from its UK salon. For extremely dry coloured conditions, Hair1 Direct recommends the Moroccan Oil Colour Bundle to maintain moisture balance.
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