If you take care of bleached hair it can be healthy, silky and shiny.
I’ve been working with hair for over 35 years, and in my experience, getting the moisture balance in hair is vital to it looking and feeling healthy. If you want to know how to take care of bleached hair, the single, most important piece of advice I can give you is to focus on replenishing your hair with moisture.
Here’s what happens when hair is bleached.
When we open the cuticle, hair loses moisture. When hair is in this state, we describe it as porous.
Porous hair is less able to retain moisture and that’s why bleaching hair can leave it feeling dry and brittle.
Try taking a small section of hair between your thumb and finger; feel the texture of your hair.
If your hair feels slightly rough to the touch, it needs moisture. Hair that retains moisture has a slippery, silky texture.
If you’re not feeling that slippery, silky texture, it’s time to take action. Start with deep conditioning. Restore and Shine Hair Masque is a nourishing hair-health-boosting hair mask that hydrates the hair and smooths the cuticle to lock in moisture giving your hair a smoother, shinier texture.
My ethos is that to take care of bleached hair so that it looks and feels healthy, you have to put back what you take out. The bleaching process is drying for hair.
Restore and Shine Hair Masque is a deep conditioner hair mask formulated to address moisture loss. It nourishes hair and smoothes the cuticle, helping it retain moisture. A weekly treatment is the best way to take care of bleached hair.
Heat is problematic for bleached hair. Too much sun can discolour bleached hair, and heated styling tools are drying for bleached hair. Think about what you can do to reduce heat stress.
If you are in a hot, sunny climate, it’s good practice to wear a hat.
If your hair feels dry and brittle after blow dry, try using the hairdryer on a cooler setting or use it for less time. Choose Styling products that will add moisture to your hair. My Styling Products nourish the hair to balance moisture even when styling. Plus, they speed up drying time to reduce heat exposure when using a hairdryer.
Getting rid of dry, damaged ends with regular trims will improve your hair health. The ends of hair are the most exposed to damage and split ends. Regular trims will stop the split ends from riding up the hair shaft and causing further damage.
When styling hair at home, it’s easy to spend too long under the hairdryer. Continuing to blow dry hair when it’s already dry causes dryness and damage. When your hair is dry to the touch, switch off the hairdryer and let your hair settle. Breaking the habit of touching hair too much reduces damage and improves hair health.
Treat your hair like it’s a piece of silk. That advice is vital when hair is wet. Wet hair is the most vulnerable to breakage. Use a microfibre towel to gently pat the hair dry after washing. Keeping the cuticle smooth will help to maintain moisture. Avoid roughing up the cuticle by being gentle with your hair.
Silicones in hair products give hair immediate shine by coating the hair. They cover the hair’s surface so successfully that long-term use can result in the hair being unable to absorb moisture from conditioners and deep conditioners. By coating the outer layer of the hair, silicones prevent moisture flow and leave hair dry. If you want smooth and shiny bleached hair, forget short-term solutions.
Choose to give your hair the nourishment it needs with regular deep conditioning and opt for styling products that add moisture to bleached hair.
Get more advice and tips on styling and taking the best care of bleached hair.
Dry, brittle hair can leave your strands feeling rough, weak, and lifeless. The good news? With the right care, you can restore softness, strength, and shine. Discover how to fix dry, brittle hair with expert tips and the Restore and Shine Hair Masque — a weekly deep-conditioning treatment that nourishes, repairs, and brings your hair back to life.
As someone who develops hair products, I am passionate about quality hair care ingredients. The products you choose to care for your hair are vital in making your hair shine naturally. Combining the perfect blend of nourishing ingredients to leave hair shiny is what great hair care is all about.
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Frizzy hair is often associated with curly hair, but any hair type can become frizzy. My mantra when it comes to hair is to keep it simple. I believe in taking a simple approach for maximum impact.
What hair needs at the most fundamental level is moisture. Moisture is the foundation of a good hair care routine. If you’ve ever battled with a halo of frizz or your hair never looks glossy or shiny, it’s time to get serious about adding moisture.
Norris Ogario is founder and Creative Director of Ogario London. Developed in his London salon, the Ogario London haircare products reflect his belief that hydration is the key to fixing most hair problems. Hydrated hair can be styled with ease. Plus, hydration leaves hair shiny and healthy. Norris has over 35 years of hair know-how. With expertise in all hair types; from dry hair to fine or grey hair, from frizzy hair to damaged or bleached hair, curly hair and afro hair, Norris has created a healthy hair blog to share his expert advice.
I write about all aspects of healthy, shiny hair. From preventing frizzy hair to stopping split ends and styling bob hairstyles I share my experience of how to get the best from hair.
Whether I’m working with hair, writing about hair or developing hair care products I stay true to 3 principles.
This is a principle I have adhered to all my hairdressing career and it gets the best results. I like to minimise the heat stress to hair from heated styling tools and take a simpler approach to styling. Over working the hair can leave it dry, damaged and flat. A simple approach is the best way to add volume to hair and keep hair looking and feeling smooth and shiny.
Moisture is the foundation of good hair care. Hair needs a routine of deep conditioning to stay frizz free and retain flexibility and strength. When it has moisture, hair elasticity is maintained, making hair easier to style.
Holistic in the context of hair care is about making sure we eat a healthy, balanced diet and that we feed our hair with nourishing products. Maintaining hydration in the body contributes to good quality hair growth. Using nourishing hair products ensures our hair can retain moisture.
You’ll see these principles threaded through my blogs. My goal is to share the simplest tools and techniques to give you easy ways to care for and style your hair at home.
Ogario London is a salon developed range of natural hair care products. Because we are passionate about our products, delivering the best results is at the heart of what we do.
If you have a question, please get in touch at info@ogariolondon.com.
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