Best Salon Shampoos for Color Treated Hair

The best salon shampoos for color treated hair are typically the ones that are best sellers or have excellent advertising or a combination of the two. In my profession as a hairstylist I have used many brands of salon shampoo for color treated hair on myself as well as clients, so I have a lot of first hand experience.

Before we get into brands of hair salon shampoos for color treated hair, which we will cover in the reviews below, there are some things you need to consider concerning shampoo use.

First consider the length of the hair if hair is long and color treated there are several textures of hair on the head. The most porous hair is the hair at the ends, so how you shampoo the hair is as important as what shampoo is used.

When shampooing color treated long hair start at the scalp and work your way down by the time you get to the ends the shampoo should only be rinsed through not scrubbed. When you scrub the ends it causes hair to split or break.

Once again, and worth repeating, is how you use salon shampoo is as important as the brand. You may have the best salon shampoo on earth, but if you don't use it properly it isn't going to give you the results you that you believe it should.

It comes down to being educated by your stylist or doing research to find out how to properly use salon color treated shampoo, conditioner or even styling aids.

Another consideration is how much shampoo to apply and where to apply it first. The first place we actually apply shampoo is in our hands then depending on texture of the hair dilute the shampoo with water to conserve it.

After all, this is how you save money when using salon shampoos. They are very concentrated so we should dilute to conserve. For example, a person with fine hair needs to dilute salon shampoo more than a person with thick hair.

This holds true with all types of professional hair salon products it also helps to make the product more effective. When you use highly concentrated salon shampoo without dilution it can be drying to fragile color treated hair.

As you can see I'm getting technical, but what I am telling you are things you need to know so that when you use one of these best salon color treated shampoos you'll know how to do it properly. What you don't know can hurt you in this case.

Stay with me as next we will look at some of the best salon shampoos for color treated hair on the market. You can't lose with any of these professional brands.

Some of these salon shampoos for color treated hair won't come as a surprise to you, since the names are mostly well known. At least now you will know if it's just from good marketing or if they really are as good as they say.

For the price Paul MItchell is the best, they carry Awaphui and Shampoo One, both of these are excellent salon shampoos for color treated hair. By the way, they both smell great and there are reviews on Amazon to back my review here. You can get 33 oz. bottles of these shampoos for under $20; Shampoo One is a little cheaper.

Also consider Matrix, Matrix carries several types of salon shampoos with Biolage Hydrating Shampoo and Color Care being in the forefront then there isVavoom Volumizing Shampoo, which is the one I use as an alternate with Shampoo One above. There is also Amplify, Sleek Look and Logics to add to the list.

Matrix salon shampoos will cost you more than Paul Mitchell this doesn't mean that they are better they have simply built a name for themselves and can raise prices. For example, a 33 oz bottle of Biolage Color Care Shampoo is $37 and Paul Mitchell Awaphui under $20, so there you go, bottom line it's marketing.

Redken Color Extend salon shampoos are also excellent and as you may know Redken has been around a very long time. Amazon carries a Liter 2 pack with both Color Extend shampoo and conditioner for $46 and that is a good deal for sure. There are 12 reviews with a 4 star rating for you can check out as well.

Lastly, you will love Tigi Bed Head salon shampoos, especially the ones designed with color enhancers such as the Bed Head Dumb Blonde and Brunette Goddess. You can get a pack of two 25 oz bottles of Dumb Blonde shampoo or one bottle of shampoo and conditioner duo for under $30, so it's priced well.

These are my top 4 best salon shampoos for color treated hair I have used all of them and still do, since I believe in alternating all hair products.

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