The answer is yes. It is best to prepare it in advance because, make no mistake, some dyes contain chemical components –some more and others less– that can be aggressive with the hair fiber and even cause discomfort to your skin around the scalp.
By adopting these simple precautions, you will surely avoid any possible "disaster":
- A mask the day before. If you put on a repairing nourishing hair mask, letting it act deeply (once put on, wrap the hair with a hot towel for a few minutes), you will give it extra vitality and vigor, and you will prevent the hair from drying out more than necessary. when you apply the dye.
- It also serves as a nourishing hair oil. You can put it on medium to ends just the night before. The key to protecting your hair from dye is maximum hydration and nutrition.
- The same day, do not wash your hair. And even better if you haven't washed it in a couple or three days. The scalp's own secretion protects the skin.
- Just before coloring, moisturizer. Put it around the entire scalp, right where the hair grows (on the forehead, behind the ears and in the area of the neck). It will serve as a protective barrier when applying the dye.
- Add an envelope of sugar. No, not to your breakfast, but to the same dye when you mix it. This trick is applied by many hairdressers, especially when the dye is dark brown (deep-toned dyes may contain more aggressive chemicals). Sugar works as a natural antihistamine and prevents possible allergic reactions.
Do you have a very sensitive scalp?
You should do an allergy test. Especially if it is the first time you dye. Apply a little dye behind the ear (there you will not touch or remove it without realizing it) and leave it on for a day. If there is no reaction, you can calmly dye yourself.
And if it's badly damaged …
If you have very dry hair with split ends, before coloring it, it is possible to restructure and reinforce the hair shafts with a keratin- based repair treatment in the hairdressing salon. This acts as a "filler" in the areas where the natural keratin of the hair is fragmented, rebuilds it and restores its resistance to the hair. Once the hair has been strengthened, wait a few days and you can go to coloring. The damage that the dye can do to you is minimized.
