Last month when I went to the salon to get my hair colored and re-highlighted, I talked to my hairstylist about a very common problem: brassy hair. Although I’m a brunette, my blonde highlights keep getting brassy and she suggested I use what’s called “purple shampoo” at least once a week. If you don’t know what brassy hair is, it’s basically when hair that’s been dyed blonde, turns into an annoying orange color. Luckily for me, it’s only beginning to get brassy so I thought I’d take care of the problem early on.
I was shocked to see that it did work the first time around even though on the bottle it says to use it at least three times a week to see results. There was a small difference in the brassiness and I’m sure the more I use it, the more results I’ll see. It took away the shiny, golden color that my highlights seemed to have and even made my brown hair look…browner? I’m guessing it’s because it took away some of that redness that brown hair seems to have. My point is that it made my hair color seem more rich and took away the brassiness (is that a word?) the first time around. My only complaint is that once you rinse your hair out, you’ll notice that your hair is incredibly dry so you’ll have to use a good conditioner in order to make up for it. I personally don’t see it as a problem but for some people with fine hair, it could cause a bit of hair fall-out. I probably won’t be using this three times a week since it’s a bit much but will alternate it with my regular shampoo.
What do you guys think of purple shampoo? Do you have other methods of getting rid of brassy hair?
Until next time lovelies,
-Ruya
