If you have decided to give yourself a fresh appearance by choosing a new hairstyle and color, it is important that for you to create the look you desire you take the right preparatory steps. A question that you may be searching for the answer to is “should I wash my hair before I dye it?”.
To be honest, there are various schools of thought about what would be the right approach to take. Some stylists suggest that you should, others say that it is not a good idea. For you to make the right decision you need to have access to the facts.
When you use shampoo, the cleansing agents that the product contains will remove oil and dirt including that which has built up on the scalp. These natural oils would form a protective barrier that stops the dye you use from causing irritation.
For this reason, most professional hairstylists suggest that you wash your hair at least twenty four hours before adding color, though this would depend in part on how much oil is usually present.
The type of dye that you use would also have an impact on what preparatory steps need to be taken. For instance, if applying a semi-permanent color, your hair should be as clean as possible.
This means that washing with hot water would be acceptable on the day of the treatment, the reason for this is that semi-permanent dyes usually do not contain chemicals that would otherwise have caused skin irritation.
On a final note, if you have have been using any styling products such as gel, hairspray, or mousse, these need to be thoroughly washed out before you add a coloring agent. If you did not, the results may fall way below your expectations, and you may even cause damage that is difficult to repair.
