Don't Let It Fade: Expert Tips To Protect Coloured Hair This Monsoon Season

Pallavi Mehra

Pallavi Mehra

27th August, 2024
Haircare Colored Hair Monsoon Hair Care

By following this expert guide, you can protect your coloured hair throughout the monsoons and beyond!

The increased humidity during the monsoon season can leave your hair dull, limp, and frizzy. In addition, humidity can lead to colour fading and damage. Regular spa treatments can do the trick, but can be expensive. We have rounded up coloured hair care hacks for you to try at home. To help you protect your hair colour from damage caused by the rains, we spoke to the experts. Here’s their best advice to keep your hair vibrant and healthy this rainy season.

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How To Protect Coloured Hair In The Monsoon Season?

Protect Your Locks: Opt for a hair serum that forms a protective barrier, locks in moisture, reduces frizz, and prevents colour fade by humidity, leaving your ​​tresses looking healthy and beautiful. One of the finest hair serums for coloured hair in the market is the Dove All Day Nourish + UV Protect Hair Serum.

Choose The Right Shampoo: Rainwater is acidic, with a pH of about 5.6, and can adversely affect your hair colour. When your hair does get wet, wash it as soon as possible. Additionally, the best shampoo for coloured hair is a sulphate-free and paraben-free shampoo such as Dove Colour Protect Shampoo, TRESemmé Keratin Repair Shampoo, or TRESemmé Pro Pure Damage Recovery Shampoo. Select products with moisturising ingredients such as argan oil, coconut oil, or shea butter, that cleanse your scalp without stripping away natural oils. Always choose products specifically designed for colour-treated hair to maintain silkiness and prevent colour fading caused by humidity.

Limit Heat Styling: The combination of humidity and heat can wreak havoc on your locks, resulting in dryness, breakage, and colour fading. Heat styling tools weaken the hair shaft, making it more susceptible to damage. To maintain your hair's quality and colour, opt for natural hairstyles, heatless styling methods, a wide-toothed comb to detangle humidity-frizzy hair.

Opt For Hair Masks: ​​Apply a hair mask such as the TRESemmé Keratin Repair Hair Mask before shampooing to create a protective barrier. The increased humidity during this season can reduce your coloured hair's essential moisture, leading to dryness, frizz, and colour fading. Hair masks enter the hair shaft, replenishing lost hydration, restoring vitality, and preserving the colour from further damage.

Avoid Overwashing: ​​Over washing coloured hair during the monsoon season can exacerbate colour fading and strip away your hair’s natural oils. The increased humidity in the air already contributes to colour loss, and excessive shampooing can worsen this issue. Your hair's natural oils help protect the colour and maintain moisture balance.

Oil Massage: Frequent oil massages are great for coloured hair, especially during the monsoon season. Oil massages nourish the scalp, improve blood circulation, and strengthen hair follicles, which minimises hair breakage, split ends, and colour fading. Moreover, the oil acts as a shield, keeping your coloured hair soft and shiny.

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  • Monsoon Care
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  • Color Fading
Pallavi Mehra

Pallavi Mehra

Pallavi Mehra writes about lifestyle, culture and beauty, finding inspiration from her immediate environment or her travels around the world. Check out her wanderlust adventures @pallywally_ on Instagram.