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We know color theory, she explains.
This is why Brown suggests only heat-styling your hair when necessary and using aheat protectantwhen you do.
Hillier adds that anything heat-related, including the sun, exposes warmth in your hair.
Her cocktail of choice: a little of theOlaplex No.
6(a leave-in smoothing cream) and No.
7 (which has UV protection), to block out the sun and lock in the color.
And lastly, dont overdo it with the shampooing.
The key to getting rid of an unwanted tinge is to use the right shade to cancel it out.
For instance, purple shampoo eliminates yellow tones, andblue shampoocancels orange.
But what happens when you mix blue with red?
Green is the complementary color to red, Brown explains.
Just like purple is complementary to yellow and blue is complementary to orange.
Again, dont overdo it.
Just dont forget to condition.
These shampoos tend to be drying, so confirm to apply aconditioning maskafterward.
you could cover the red tone at home, but it always comes back, Kandasamy explains.
And one last word of advice: bring photos.
