Shampoo/conditioner on dyed hair...

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To ask whether you use colour protect shampoos/conditioner for your dyed hair? Just started dying my hair and my hairdresser says it's so important to use colour protect hair products - otherwise hair will be stripped of colour. Is this what everyone does that dyes their hair... surely there'd be more selection of colour protect products on the shelves if this were the case

I do find it fades much quicker when you don’t. I have my hair dyed a few shades darker and some highlights once in a while and it lacks oomf if I don’t use colour stuff and I find my highlights start feeling a little brassy.

There are tonnes of shampoos and conditioners for coloured hair. Most brands will have that option.

What brand are you buying that doesn't have a variety for coloured hair?

Where are you shopping that there isn't a massive selection?
I always use colour protect products when my hair is dyed. Currently its bleached blonde so I'm using purple products.

I don't think there are many brands out there that don't have an option for coloured hair.

I've used Herbal Essences, Aussie, Tresseme, Pantene and Garnier before, and that's just off the top of my head.

Where are you shopping that you don't see that?

Yes I nearly always buy colour protect products.

surely there'd be more selection of colour protect products on the shelves if this were the case

There is!

Every single brand I've used has a colour product eg Herbal Essences, Pantene, Tresemme, Vo5 and my favourite Elvive.

Literally every brand has a colour protect version...

I like the smell of Tigi Bedhead dumb blonde!

Well if it’s not shampoo/conditioner for dyed hair, it will strip the colour out. If you want the dye to keep looking good then yes you need to use it for dyed hair.

Pretty much every brand has a coloured hair version. I really rate the brand Aussie.

was she trying to flog salon stuff, or generally recommending what to buy elsewhere?

Either my local Superdrug / Tesco is always out of stock or I am blind lol! The ones I find are such boring scents - I love the wide selection of smells with other shampoo/conditioners. Maybe I'll look elsewhere or online.

@EveryDayIsADuvetDay I'm not sure really. I am always skeptical of my salon as they're always trying flog extras or convince me I need things I don't. That's why I wanted to check on here incase she was trying anything

The L'Oréal red one is nice

As others have said, there are plenty of supermarket/high street options available. - sounds like you escaped without being fleeced £20+ for a bottle of shampoo
Superdrug have a free order and collect service - have a google and sort out what you want in advance.

I like the Directions ones

Things like head and shoulders will strip your colour. Yes, you should be using protective ones, the dye job is a bit of a waste of money if you're not going to maintain it. Olaplex is good but not the cheapest.

Poundland normally have a massive selection of shampoos and conditioners. Just don't bother with the hair dye. Or the own brand make up.

I’m going to go against the grain here! I’ve been dying my hair for more years than I can remember but I’ve always found colour protect shampoos make my hair lank. So I just use baby shampoo (I like Superdrug’s) or Aveda’s Shampure which has the bonus of smelling divine. I haven’t noticed particularly bad fading, but then I use bright colours which will fade anyway.

@Whatup - poundland liquid eyeliner is brilliant! Anything else I've tried is rubbish, but the eyeliner is seriously good.

Stop using shampoo and your colour will last

@BrightYellowDaffodil that’s really interesting because baby shampoos are meant to, and I have found, fade dye massively because there is nothing in them to keep dye in your hair.

I have been dying my hair for about twenty years now. I sometimes use shampoo for dyed hair but it isn’t something I consider essential. There are usually other features of a shampoo I am more interested in ahead of the colour protection.