Did you recently dye your hair and your hairstylist told you to use blue shampoo? Or was it purple shampoo? Color shampoos can delay your next salon visit by months, but which one is right for you?
Actually, it all relates back to basic color theory which suggests that colors that are close to each other work well together and ones that are opposite from each other don’t work well together. Blue and purple are opposites of orange and yellow, so applying purple shampoo will neutralize yellow undertones in your hair and blue shampoo will neutralize orange undertones in your hair.
Brunettes should use blue shampoo and blondes or those with silver or gray hair should reach for purple shampoos. The tone-correcting pigment helps your color look fresher for longer and it will make your hair shiny and vibrant.
Our favorite purple shampoos for blonde hair are Pravana the Perfect Blonde, TIGI Bed Head Dumb Blonde, and Clairol Professional Shimmer Lights. For brunettes, we like Matrix Total Results Brass off Blue, Oligo Professional Blacklight Blue, and Joico Color Balance Blue.
