Shampooing red highlights

by vanessa
(yuma,az)

I have brown hair and i just got red chunky highlights and blond highlights. My question is when i shampoo it is the red going to get into the blonde??????

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Shampooing red highlights

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Mar 20, 2008

No worries
by: Michelle

Hi Vanessa,

Assuming your stylist used a permanent hair color, you won't have any problems with the red bleeding into the blonde while shampooing. The only time it's a concern is when the active color formula is on your hair and the stylist is rinsing it. If s/he isn't careful at that time, the red can tint the blonde a bit, but not after it's been washed off.

It s/he used a temporary color, that's another story. Because temporary colors are designed to wash out, the pigments aren't deposited inside the hair shaft as with permanent hair color, so there is a possibility of it bleeding onto the blonde pieces.

All the best,
Michelle
Editor, SHM.com