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Recommendation for shampoo for colored hair

I have been using Alterna for colored hair and it does not make my hair feel clean and bouncy and products really make it flat.  It seems if it protects the color it does not leave hair feeling clean.  I would love some reccomendations.  I never ever ever use conditioner.  When it is time to color again I am going to use a clarifying shampoo to get off build up.  

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Re: Recommendation for shampoo for colored hair

I've been using Redken color extend magnetics for years . You can get it at

 

Ulta.

 

 

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Re: Recommendation for shampoo for colored hair

For years I have been using Redken Color Extending Shampoo and Conditioner. It does have sulfates which is probably part of the reason I like it. I tried many of the sulfate free shampoos and ended up with oily hair the same day...

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Re: Recommendation for shampoo for colored hair

Bumble and Bumble is an excellent line with lots of choices. Great deals online dr buy at Ulta. 

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Re: Recommendation for shampoo for colored hair

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@chiclet     A friend of mine is a hair stylist.  He told me that as long as the shampoo is gentle you can use it.  So you don't necessarily need a shampoo specifically for colored hair.  I would look for gentle shampoo without sulfates as sulfates are detergents.  Another tip he gave me was you can water down your shampoo especially if you wash your hair daily.

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Re: Recommendation for shampoo for colored hair

@chiclet Try the Redken or Pureology lines, they are both great products.

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Re: Recommendation for shampoo for colored hair

@chiclet 

I currently have 4 different shampoos in my shower, and wash my fine textured hair daily with Suave clarifying, Tresamme, L'Oréal, and Aveeno.   Rotating this combo works well to protect fading with my red color, and the gray in my crown isn't usually noticeable until 10-12 weeks.   

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Re: Recommendation for shampoo for colored hair

I use Elvive.  I really like it & there are always coupons in Fridays paper.

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Re: Recommendation for shampoo for colored hair


@Katcat1 wrote:

@chiclet     A friend of mine is a hair stylist.  He told me that as long as the shampoo is gentle you can use it.  So you don't necessarily need a shampoo specifically for colored hair.  I would look for gentle shampoo without sulfates as sulfates are detergents.  Another tip he gave me was you can water down your shampoo especially if you wash your hair daily.


@Katcat1 @chiclet   Sulfate free shampoos are important because the sudsing agents pull out the color.