You haven’t seen your hair stylist in…wait…you can’t remember when. If you’re like me, you’re not even sure what day it is. So now you’re standing in your local drug store looking at the boxed hair color.
Do you dare?
No!
There are ways to keep your hair in good shape until you can get to the salon! So read on for some advice and please put the hair color down. And the scissors.
I chatted with two hair stylists. Kelly, who did my hair when I lived in Massachusetts and Britney, who does it now. I trust them both immensely and they had some great advice on how not to mess up what your stylist worked hard to create.
Kelly Keough, who owns Blush Color Studio in Marshfield, Massachusetts suggests that you clean out your bathroom closet.
“You are bound to have a deep treatment in there. Plan to use a treatment at least once a week to improve the health of your hair.” And Avoid Heat! Kelly recommends that you forget the hair dryer and flat iron for a bit and give your hair a break.
And take a break from something else too:
“Use this time to take a break from daily sbampooing. Frequent shampooing tells your scalp to produce more sebum (oils) which causes the need to shampoo more. Give your hair a break for 1-2 days inbetween shampoos over the next two weeks and you’ll notice less of a need for daily shampoos.”
She goes on to say that using a dry shampoo between washing your hair will soak up the oil and give your hair a lift. I swear by Oribe’s Gold Lust Dry Shampoo.
So what about your color?
Kelly says a good root touch up spray or powder will hide those gray or dark roots.
Her favorites include Color WOW for powder, Oribe Airbrush Root Touch Up and R+Co for a spray.
Her best piece of advice,,,,AVOID AT HOME HAIR COLOR IF POSSIBLE! She told me that, “coloring roots at home may overlap and cause banding which may cost more to fix when you return to the salon.”
I turned to my current stylist, Britney, who creates beautiful color and cuts at Transformations Salon Two in Melbourne, Florida for how to help your stylist and the salon until we can all get back in and they can get back to work.
And I had to ask about cutting your own hair. Her fast response to my text was DON’T DO IT!
But she did add that “cutting just the tiniest bit off is better than a lot.” So, less is more.
She told me two of the best things you can do to support your stylist is to buy gift cards or prepay for your next appointment. And don’t forget to order products online or ask if they’re doing curbside pick up.
Hope that helps!
Please stay safe and please stay healthy.
And Put. The. Hair. Color. Down.
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