Heatless Hairstyles That Won't Fade Your Hair Color
A million cautionary articles, such as this, may tell you how every styling technique is out to damage your colored hair. Well, they’re probably right. Heat styling keeps you looking flawless everyday but your hair might be bearing the brunt of chic, especially if it is color-treated. The good news is, your gorgeous hair doesn’t always require a hot tool. In fact, you can preserve your hair color much longer by ditching the tools and opting for heatless hairstyles. From braids to updos and everything in-between, here are a few heatless hairstyles that won’t fade your haircolor.
Heatless curls
The latest fixation of the beauty industry is charming curls. Well, many of us aren’t blessed with those and the ones who are, know what a pain styling them can be. Thankfully the fun, bouncy curls can still materialise without heat styling. Heatless curls, followed by a proper hair care regimen, are one of the best ways to style your lengths while protecting color. Its simplicity and adaptability is what makes heatless curls a crowd favourite. Don’t have curling pins or rollers? Simply cut open an old sock into a long strip. To make the heatless curls stay intact, slightly moisten your hair then divide it into sections. Wrap each section around the sock, tying the ends to secure it. If your lengths aren’t dense, you can even roll up the sock to create a bun, wrapping your hair around it. Catch up on your sleep and wake up to soft, natural-looking heatless curls the next morning.
Overnight buns
If wrapping things into your hair is not for you, buns and braids are other great ways of curling hair without heat. As the drill goes, make sure that your hair is slightly damp. You can even work in some lightweight leave-in treatments to give your heatless curls more hydration. Then go on to twist small sections of your damp hair into tight mini buns and secure each of them with a hair tie. Tighter the twist, tighter the curl. Secure your hair in a wrap or a satin bonnet and gently unravel the buns to get heatless curls overnight.
Leave-in braids
If the tightly wound heatless curls are not for you, braiding may be the answer. Different types of braids help you achieve gentler curls in hair without the heat. Start off with damp hair, a leave-in treatment, and tie the classic three-strand braid for loose heatless curls. You can section your hair into four parts and increase the number of braids to get beach waves. If you want to achieve more defined curls in hair without heat, try a tight dutch braid or an upside down braid. Make sure that you secure the tight braids with a hair tie and leave them overnight to get the most effortless heatless curls with ease.
Sleek side ponytail
If heatless curls are not your style and you want a clean-cut look, try sleek side ponytails. With the clean girl look being all the rage, this heatless hairstyle just factors in. Make sure you wash your hair with frizz control products. Try the Redken Frizz Dismiss Oil-in-Serum to get sleeker, manageable hair. Decide on the parting style and tie in your classic, clean ponytail. Make sure your hair is slicked back to give it a clean look. Lastly, don’t shy away from hair spraysto keep any flyaways at bay.
Twisted crown french braid
Noticing a bit of root regrowth? Hide it instantly with a crown braid! Create this style by moving all of your hair to one side of your head. Next, take three small pieces starting at your hairline and begin to braid a traditional three-strand braid . Once you have gotten about an inch into your braid, begin to French braid your hairline. Not sure how to French braid? Well, the only thing that makes it different from a traditional three-strand braid is that you’ll be adding in small pieces of hair to the hair you’re already braiding. Basically, as you go, grab a small section, join it with one of your three main sections, and continue this method all the way around your head until all of your hair has been braided. Pro tip: Once you reach the nape of your neck, move the remaining hair to the other side of your neck where it would naturally fall. This makes it much easier to braid moving forward. One can experiment endlessly when it comes to their hair. Tap into these heatless looks to stay on top of style while caring for your color-treated hair. Check out the wide array of hair styling products to get a picture perfect hair day every time. Need more hair inspo? Turn to Redken India for more suggestions on hairstyles and hair care, and elevate your hair game.