Products to protect hair from hot tools & shampoos to protect highlights

[prettybabi11492]

Hi! Could anyone suggest cheap drugstore products to protect hair from heat styling damage and products to keep the color of highlights?

 

[selene]

I cannot make a specific recommendation, but avoiding shampoos that have sodium LAURYL sulfate in them will go a long way towards helping your color stay fresh and true for longer. SLS is the "fadingest" of the cleansers. :sleepyhead:

 

[luxotika]

Every line of shampoo and conditioner has a color protection line to my knowledge. If you don't want to spend a lot of money, Tresseme makes it.

 

[PerfectMistake]

Nexxus makes a good heat protector spray and I would say probably go with Herbal Essence or Tres Emme for the shampoo/conditioner.

 

[4getmeNot]

Tresemme's Heat Tamer..it's cheap and it works. Also, the most recent line I've tried for color treated hair-Herbal Essences...it comes in the pink bottles. It smells great but I couldn't really tell if it helped "protect" or not but it did make my hair shiny and soft!

 

[girl_geek]

I love L'Oreal's Hot Straight as a heat protectant -- only $3 for a bottle! It also does a great job at eliminating static, which is a big problem for me when I try to straighten my fine hair! (Or at least it's a problem without the Hot Straight!)

They also make a Hot Curly product if you want curly hair.

 

[KatJ]

Ion has a good line for color defense.

 

[firesign]

L'Oreal Hot Straight works great.