Preventing "Hair Color Fade" Right There the Sink.

Shocking but true! Particulary after using a formula containing a high lift blonde shade of hair color, or a creme or powdler lightener, a SIGNIFICANT alkaline residue can remain in the hair, even after we carefully rinse, shampoo and condition the hair. YES! So, the client can leave the sink, with both of you feeling that her hair is perfectly clean. She walks

to our chair for a cut or blow dry... and, believe it or not, with hair still holding on to an

alkaline ph! Aside from possible irritation, this hair is prone to losing color..or fading faster

than we might accept. We blame the color product, but the client might blame us!!! Let's

explore this a bit:

Keune, Milbon and Wella have introduced backbar shampoos designed to be used as color

is being washed from the hair; immediately after the color retouch has finished. These, and

any specific "after color" shampoos are great...... BUT, if you find yourself in a situation where one of these advanced formulas are not on hand, here is what to do:

After thoroughly rinsing color from your client's scalp and hair. Gently pour "Acid Water" throughout the hair: Here is what to do:

PRIOR to shampooing: Fill an applicator bottle 7/8 full with warm water. And add

1/8 of. that bottle with white vingegar (which is acidic at a Ph of around 3). Slowly, gently

pour all of this mixture through the clients' hair lengths, mid-lengths and at the scalp. You

have just created ACID WATER. You've acidified the hair and lowered the Ph significantly,

lowering the alkalinity, protecting the hair, the hair color, and the client's scalp.

NOW: Add a squirt of running water running from the sink faucet. Then, as usual

shampoo and condition. It is very important, to rinse the hair very well after conditioning.