This is not a paid post.
When I first visited Tina at Sanrizz, Knightsbridge, she
told me that my hair was over-processed.
You think you go to good salons (I was going to a well-known
salon in Covent Garden) so you can take the advice of the colourist and trust
them. How wrong I was. It turned out that the colourists there were not putting
the gloss on my ends for the time recommended by the manufacturer and,
therefore, the colour was fading quickly. That meant I had to keep putting the
gloss through the ends which had a devastating effect on my hair. It was dry
and frizzy. I thought as I coloured my hair it was something I had to put up
with. I was wrong.
What some colourists call glosses are, usually,
demi-permanents which are ammonia-free but have a small amount of peroxide.
Damage may be minimal when used correctly but as it opens up the cuticle
it can leave hair with the dreaded frizzes and lacking in moisture.
Semi-permanents coat the hair but wash out quickly. Dark
colours can run if you get caught in the rain or on a hot day if you perspire.
Tina uses a permanent colour on my roots. It is now over six
months since she used a “gloss” on my ends. And, wow, are my locks in better
condition. No longer does it turn to candy floss when I am in humidity. It
still gets a little fluffy as this is my natural texture so there is nothing I
can do about it.
I was tempted to buy the new ghd glide hot brush but I know
the heat will kill my hair and having worked so hard to get it back on form, I
resisted.
If you are getting problems with your hair after colouring,
it may be time to get another opinion.
By Daralyn Danns
