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Coloring your hair enhances your looks and confidence to carry yourself. If you are thinking about dying your hair, check out these basic hair color tips from choosing the right hair color to do-it-yourself hair coloring techniques.

Hair coloring tips -

Before coloring:
Wash your hair. A good kind of shampoo to use is one that removes the pollutants of your hair. Do not conditioning and do not use a shampoo/conditioner mixtures available in single bottle. Conditioner will interfere with the dye bonding to your hair.
If your scalp is soft and sensitive or your hair damaged or dry, wait about a day after washing to bleach or use permanent dye.

While coloring:
Follow the mixing instructions exactly as given.
Use protective gloves and an old towel, especially when you are new to hair coloring.
To keep the dye off your skin, you could put creamy gel like Vaseline around your hairline and it's better don't get it in your hair though, or it will unnecessarily bother your hair coloring process.

After coloring:
To make your coloring to last longer, rinse your hair in lemon based solution immediately after dyeing. This raises the strength of the hair color.
Another tip is to add two spoons of hair color to your regular conditioner after each shampoo. Leave it on three to five minutes and rinse it with warm water. This replenishes the color that was washed out.
Bleaching your hair roots is required after shampooing.

Summer moisture and the summer sun can be damaging to your hair. Proper preventative steps need to be taken during this seasons to ensure that your hair does not get damaged.

Summer Hair Care Tips -

Wear a scarf, hat or cap to protect your hair from the sun but make sure that it's not so tight that it will restrict circulation in your scalp.

If you know you are going to be in the sun for a long time and if you don't want to wear anything on your head, use a leave in conditioner with sunscreen in it before you go out.

If you are outside and forgot to put leave in conditioner with sunscreen in your hair, you can put regular sunscreen in your hair, but make sure you rinse it out with a deep cleansing shampoo when you get home.

Limit your use of "hot" items on your hair such as a blow dryers and curling irons.

If you need to use a "hot" item, use a leave in conditioner before using the item on your hair.

Avoid taking hot showers or washing your hair in hot water, use warm or cool water instead, the heat can dry out and/or damage your hair and skin.

Staying hydrated is important for healthy hair as well as your overall health, so make sure that you are taking enough water.

Avoid hair products with formaldehyde or alcohol in it which dry out hair, try to use natural products that are gentler on your hair.

Try washing your hair less often; shampooing your hair strips the moisture out of your hair.

Use a conditioner on your hair daily.

Source: Haircareguide.com