Hair color is an important part of our identity. When our color looks fresh and vibrant, we feel really good. But if our color starts to change, fade or turn brassy, it can take a toll on our self esteem and how we feel looking in the mirror. Whether you color your hair at home or the salon, don’t let your hard earned money literally get washed down the drain or ruined by too much sun exposure.
In order to get more out of your hair color, you need to be protecting your hair health in between sessions. Harmful shampoos can strip your hair, and if curly hair on its own isn’t dry enough, color treated hair that is not treated with the right kind of hair products can become very difficult to maintain! Check out these 15 color protecting shampoos to extend the life of your hair color.
15 Color Protecting Shampoos
Ouidad Color Sense Color Preserving Shampoo
This sulfate free shampoo protects and enhances the vibrancy of color-treated hair, while gently removing mineral deposits and product build-up that lead to premature stripping of color. An exclusive protective Color Lock complex, including Beta-Carotene and Lycopene, contains broad spectrum, plant-based sun filters which help affix color to the hair fibers and shield against fading due to UV exposure and styling. This weightless layer of antioxidants also protects against dehydration for healthy-looking, radiant curls. It cleanses the hair without stripping it of vital moisture, so your curls feel soft and your color stays true.
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Klorane Shampoo with Pomegranate
Dedicated to color-treated hair, this hypoallergenic shampoo prevents the color from fading and becoming dull. Color stays as radiant and intense as on the first day. Thanks to its gently cleansing formula enriched with repairing agents, your hair regains softness, smoothness and is easy to style again.
Nubian Heritage EVOO & Moringa Repair & Extend Shampoo
This highly reparative and protective formula prepares and protects hair during and after chemical treatments including perms and color. A gentle, all-natural sulfate-free shampoo with Moringa and Olive oils nourishes hair that has been chemically treated. Quinoa promotes shine and managability while repairing damaged hair and extending the life of your color or perm. Henna enhances the life of your color treatment. Fennel helps soothe the scalp after chemical treatments.
Shimmer Lights Original Conditioning Shampoo
A protein-enriched color enhancing shampoo that helps to bring out the shimmering highlights in your hair. Tones down brassiness on blonde or gray hair by shampooing away the yellow. Refreshes faded highlighted hair and helps to maintain and refreshes cool, ash-toned haircolor. Leaves hair shiny without any residue.
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Schwarzkopf Bonacure Color Save Silver Shampoo
A clarifying, sulfate free shampoo with a pH level of 5.0-5.5. This is a non-permanent hair color that reinforces and enhances the shimmer of cool colors. The color-care shampoo has essential direct silver pigments that clean and neutralize yellow tones on blond, pre-lightened hair while increasing silver tones on gray and white hair.
Nexxus ChromaLife Colour Lock Shampoo
An ultra mild sulfate free formula that helps restore essential nutrients lost during color services. Leaves the hair soft, shiny and more manageable with quinoa protein and aloe vera juice.
Curlisto Colorective Bloody Mary Shampoo
A unique, natural color-enhancing formula works to deep cleanse your scalp while making you color vibrant. It deposits and protects your color, brings shine and luster to your hair, and makes the color last longer. Although specifically designed for wavy and curly hair, any texture can benefit from this special product. This non-chemical product is more than a just a hair color shampoo. It is also a luxurious treatment for your color. Available in five different shades.
Redken Blonde Idol Sulfate Free Shampoo
A caring, pH balanced, sulfate-free formula that gently cleanses and softens blonde hair with light moisture. Redken’s exclusive Kera-Bright System with kerabond, violet leaf extract and lactic acid helps strengthen and boosts shine so blonde hair looks bright, soft and beautiful.
Paul Mitchell Color Protect Daily Shampoo
This shampoo gently cleanses while moisturizing, strengthening and boosting shine. Also contains UV protection to shield strands from the sun so color lasts longer. Sunflower extract provides intense UV protection while conditioning agents and extracts hydrate and add shine.
AG Tech Two Colour Shampoo
AG Tech Two Colour Treatment Shampoo replenishes, strengthens, adds elasticity and shine by restoring protein and moisture depleted by colour, heat styling, sun and perms. Recommended for chemically treated and dry hair. Rich and moisturizing to nourish the hair as it cleanses.
SheaMoisture Superfruit Complex 10 in 1
This antioxidant rich shampoo helps to perfect and renew vibrancy to dull, lackluster hair. The sulfate free cleanser provides anti-aging benefits, color protection, hydration, nourishment, rejuvenation, anti-stress, manageability and softness without any build up. The Superfruit Complex helps nourish the scalp while Marula Oil and Biotin combine in a moisture-rich formulation to support hair’s elasticity. Hair looks vibrant and lustrous.
Pureology Purify Shampoo
This sulfate free clarifying shampoo is for all colour treated hair with impurities. Helps to retain fresh-from-the-salon vibrancy with a colour-preserving formula derived from coconut, corn and sugar. With Hazel, Baking Soda and Tea Tree Oil purify while organic botanicals including chamomile, aloe and rosemary help nourish. The rich lather rinses away easily and thoroughly remove all build-up including, chlorine, hard water minerals, and styling residue. It Detoxifies using antibacterial ingredients and allows your vivid colour to shine through.
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Kerastase Bain Chroma Captive
A sulfate free shampoo that preserves color depth and shine for up to 40 days. Features Linseed Oil derived from the flax plant which polishes and smooth the hair fiber from root to tip, leaving hair smooth and shiny for maximum light reflection. Proven to reduce color fading by 33% to 50%. Polishes the hair fiber, leaving it smooth for maximum light reflection and shine Protects against anti-oxidant aggressors and premature color fading . Vitamin E and UV Filters help fight against oxidative aggressors that lead to premature color fading and protect the hair from the sun.
Malibu Color Wellness Shampoo
Gently preserves and extends the life and vibrancy of color treated hair. Features an exclusive, moisture-rich formula that is 100% vegan and features the sweet, sugared scent of mango and lychee essential oils for an aromatic salon-like experience.
DevaCare Low Poo
This no-fade, sulfate free mild lathering cleanser is enriched with Vitamin C to moisturize and enhance color treated curls. Also features orange peel and hops. Leaves colored curl soft, vibrant and and smooth.
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