The Secret of Red Hair

We know how obsessed you are with red hair right now, so to learn more, we're going to tell you everything you need to know about having beautiful red hair and, of course, how to maintain it.

Why is Red Hair Rare?

You may know thatonly 1% of people on Earth have red hair, and this natural hair color is likely to disappear in the coming years.

This hair color is very rare because the "red" gene is a recessive gene, which means that both parents must have the red hair gene, otherwise the child will have another hair color. Even if only one parent has the gene, it won't work.

Redheads have been denigrated for a very long time because of their hair color, but now many red-haired men, red-haired women, and red-haired actresses are loved and represent beauty.

Red Hair for Which Skin Type?

Red hair is very pretty and suits many people. But if you want a natural result, very fair skin is ideal, even if red hair can look very beautiful on very dark and black skin tones.

Fair skin is ideal for a natural effect because redheads always havevery pale skin; they are even very sensitive and have very littlepheomelanin in their body.

How to Get Red Hair?

If you don't have red hair naturally, there are several ways to get red, dark red, or coppery red hair:

• Red hair dye: You can simply dye your hair red at home or at the hairdresser. You don't need to bleach your hair to be a redhead if you are blonde or have brown hair (except for black or very dark hair), but know that the blonder you are, the more coppery (orange) the effect will be, so we advise you to go to a hairdresser to get the result you want and not end up with red or Auburn hair instead of red hair.
• Semi-permanent dye: If you are afraid to commit, you can opt for semi-permanent hair dye products. You can do it yourself, and the color will fade with each shampoo.
• Henna: To damage your hair less and protect it at the same time, this is a good solution. But be careful, henna dyes give a different color on each hair, so you don't know what type of red you will get.
• A wig: to have 0 risk of damaging your hair, for a temporary color, or even to try something new, ared wig will be ideal!

How to Maintain Red Hair?

So, if you have this hair color naturally, it's very simple: choose your shampoo according to your needs (oily, dry, damaged...).

If it's a dye, you will obviously needspecific shampoos to keep your color vibrant and prevent it from fading.

Avoid swimming pools and anything that aggravates the hair (heat, friction...) and space out your shampoos so that the color fades less quickly. The best for you and your scalp is to shampoo a maximum of 1 to 2 times per week. And do not dye your hair more than once a month, otherwise your hair may get damaged, break, and look bad.