Damage Control: How to care for bleached hair?

Karen GEORGE

16 Jun 2015

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:02

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Don’t shampoo your hair too often
Constant shampooing only strips your hair of its natural oils, even more so when it’s already dry and brittle. In the beginning, try to wash your hair twice a week or once every three days. If it starts feeling too greasy, try dry shampoo which is essentially less harsh than regular shampoo.
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Deep condition regularly
This can’t be stressed enough. Conditioning your hair is a must if you’ve bleached it as this has stripped away your natural colour and moisture. To avoid looking like you’ve got Scarecrow hair, use a deep conditioning treatment and use it often. You could replicate the deep conditioning treatments at the hair salon by putting a shower cap over your deep conditioned hair and blowing your hair dryer over it for a bit.
Use: L'Oreal EverStrong Deep Replenishing Hair Mask, SGD11
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Wear sunblock for your hair
Much like you would protect your skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun, the same principle applies to your already vulnerable hair. The sun’s rays are just as damaging to your hair as they are to your skin so don’t leave the house without swiping on sunscreen for your hair.
Use: Aveda Sun Care Protective Hair Veil, SGD37
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Avoid using heat on your hair
Your hair is frizzled out as it is…do you want to add on to the damage with heat from blow dryers or styling irons? Putting too much heat on your hair will fry it even more, what you need is to give your fragile strands some breathing space. Let your hair air dry and if you need to straighten it, be sure you’ve got heat protectant spray on your hair before you let any hot tools anywhere near your tresses.
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Use leave in conditioner after every shower
You’ve probably realized by now that conditioner is your hair’s best friend after the traumatic ordeal of bleaching. Slather on the conditioner, preferably one that doesn’t require a second rinse so it can work to add more moisture to your locks throughout the day.
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Trim your ends regularly
Split ends are common in bleached hair. What’s worse, they are lighter and uneven in colour than your normal hair. Don’t avoid it or think it will go back to normal after a few conditioning treatments. You need to trim them regularly to avoid your split ends multiplying and wrecking further havoc to your already damaged hair.
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Dry your hair with a T-shirt
It goes without saying that you need to be extra gentle with your bleached hair. Don’t use a towel to dry your hair as the friction causes frizz and unnecessary dryness. Instead, wrap your hair in a soft cotton T-Shirt to retain the moisture in your hair and avoid the harshness of the towel material.

You want the look, but remember to keep these tips in mind when it comes to treating your newly blonde tresses with care.

So you’ve bleached your hair and after the shine of the new colour wears off, you’ll be left with hard, straw-textured bristles that keep breaking with each swipe of the brush. Now you have to face the fact that once you bleach, your hair never goes back.

Often, the chemicals contained in bleach robs your hair of its natural moisture, which in turn causes the brittle breakage. So is your bleached hair a lost cause only salvageable with a drastic chop at the hair salon? Well, not so fast!

Whether you’ve already bleached your hair or you’re planning on going lighter this summer, here are 7 tips and tricks to help you strengthen and restore the health of your hair after bleaching. Read on and thank us later!

Karen George

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