Ever wondered why your go-to purple shampoo wasn’t working for your hair? Yeah, spoiler-alert, it was never supposed to — hello, my dark-haired friends, I’m looking (virtually) at you. And I come bearing good news. I think I’ve solved your dilemma. Because, hey, it’s not the quality or brand — it’s the kind of shampoo you’re using. And I’m here to introduce you to a new, relatively off-the-radar shampoo that’s going to one-up your purple shampoo within seconds. Everyone—blue shampoo.
You Like My Hair? It looks this good courtesy, Blue Shampoo
Doesn’t Purple Shampoo Treat The Same Issue?
Purple lies opposite yellow on the colour-wheel, and that explains why these shampoos excel at neutralising yellowish/brassy undertones. But this brassiness is seen on fair-haired (blonde and gray-haired) folks. Most of us have brown/brunette-ish hair, and we experience orange-ish, coppery undertones instead — after having bleached or lightened our hair. And that’s why these shampoos cannot quite counteract the issue as well. That’s where blue shampoos come in.
How Do Blue Shampoos Work?
Most of us have darker hair-tones, and these hair-tones have orange-red pigments that tend to show once you’ve bleached your hair. Since blue lies opposite orange on the colour-wheel, it can neutralise these undertones easily, and maintain the integrity of your colour. Whether you’ve gone blonde or opted for cool-toned highlights or streaks, this formula is perfect for colour-treated hair. But if you have light, fair-toned hair, remember that purple is ideal.
So — How Do You Use Blue Shampoo?
While you concentrate much of your everyday shampoo on your scalp as well as your length, this formula has to be applied to the coloured/bleached sections of your hair only. And you must conclude your hair-care regimen with a nourishing hair-mask. Use this twice or thrice a week.
The Best Blue Shampoos In The Market
Whether your hair’s platinum, ashy-blonde, silver, or blue, this shampoo keeps the brassiness at bay, and maintains your colour. It’s also enriched with violet-blue pigments and hair-loving ingredients like almond oil, aloe vera, amla, and hibiscus, as well as vitamins and nutrients that moisturise your hair, and reinstate their health and strength.
This formula is crafted for light to medium-brown hair, and excels at neutralising any orange-ish brassiness while nourishing the fibers without weighing them down.
This shampoo is formulated with a rich blue pigment that neutralises orange, red, and copper undertones. Whether you have a brunette balayage, just went brunette, or are naturally brunette, use this once every three washes, and enjoy your hair-colour in all of its original, show-stopping glory.
Changing your hair is transformative for most of us, and it’s only fair that we allow ourselves to enjoy our colour as it was intended. No?
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