The Best way to use purple shampoo [easy guide]

If you are here is because you are surely wondering what is the best way to use purple shampoo.

Nowadays purple shampoos are becoming more and more fashionable! Almost 80% of women with blonde or highlighted hair use purple shampoo at home at least a couple of times a month.

But as a professional hairdresser, I’ll tell you that it’s key that you know how to use this product correctly, because otherwise you can dry out or oversaturate your hair with pigments that will make it look dull. How often you use your purple shampoo really matters.

The best way to use purple shampoo is to apply it once a week to towel-wrung hair, and leave it on for about 5 minutes to tone your hair. If you like very ash blondes, you can use it a maximum of twice a week. In this way you will take care that your hair does not dry out too much.

Another important point of dry shampoo is that the better the quality of the product, the better the results. If you use a cheap dry shampoo, you will only dry out your hair and the tone it will give you will not be pretty.

In this article, I will teach you how to best use purple shampoo, and I will show you the ones that give the best effect on your hair from a professional point of view.

What is the best way to use purple shampoo?

Purple shampoos are special shampoos to maintain the ash color of the hair and eliminate the brassy reflections of the hair. These types of shampoos are usually low in sulfates, and contain a high content of violet pigments to color the hair.

These types of shampoos will only work if your hair is blonde. If your hair is darker in color or has orange highlights rather than yellow, it won’t work. Purple over orange hair just simply doesn’t work.

If what you are looking for is to eliminate the orange reflections of your hair (not yellow), or you have a darker hair color, I recommend that you use a blue shampoo like the Fanola no orange shampoo instead of the traditional purple shampoo.

On the other hand, if your hair is blonde and you want to remove the brassy yellow highlights from your hair, continue reading:

the best way to use your purple shampoo

The best way to use purple shampoo is the following:

• Wash your hair first with your normal shampoo to remove the excess of oils.
• Squeeze your hair well with the help of a towel to remove the excess of water.
• Apply the purple shampoo generously to your roots and begin by massaging it into your scalp.
• Then, squeeze the hair again from medium to ends.
• Apply a generous amount of violet shampoo to the middle and ends of your hair.
• Massage so that it is well distributed and put your hair up.
• Let it act for 5 – 10 min (you can bathe your body in the meantime).
• Rinse your hair with slightly warm water.

Tips to use your dry shampoo

These are my best tips so you can get the best benefits from your toning shampoo:

• Don’t use it more than once a week as it will dry out your hair.
• Never apply it to very wet hair as it will dilute the toning purple pigments.
• Use a good quality purple shampoo like this one.
• If you feel that the pigmentation is too strong, dilute it in equal parts with your normal shampoo.
• Never mix it with dyes as it can generate a chemical reaction with pigments.
• Use a color-sealing conditione, as its pH will seal in the toning effect.

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The best purple shampoos

As a final tip, the most important thing regarding purple shampoos is that you buy a quality product. The truth is that if you use a purple shampoo from the supermarket you will make your hair very dry and the toning of your hair will not even last.

Buying a professional quality purple shampoo is the most recommended, since you will guarantee good results when it comes to toning and caring for your hair.

As a hairdresser I have tried a lot of purple shampoo throughout my career. Sadly, in most cases, most of them leave the hair quite dry or their pigments tend to turn the hair a little greenish. In my professional experience, there are two purple shampoos with which I have been able to achieve excellent results:

• Kerastase ultra violet shampoo: This is the best purple shampoo on the market as it will tone your hair perfectly while taking care of the quality of your hair so it doesn’t dry out.
• Loreal Professionel silver shampoo: This shampoo is also excellent and gives good results. It is a cheaper version than Kerastase, so use it if you are looking for a lower budget option.

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Let’s get better hair!

I hope this article has been helpful for you to learn the best way to use purple shampoo.

Remember that the better the quality of your shampoo, the better the result will be.

And don’t be afraid to use it!

As it is not a permanent color, if you overdo it, it will go away in a couple of washes.

Until next time!