Hello my lovelies. Hillary from Byhillary here and I have a confession to make. This isn’t my natural hair color. You’re in shock I know. I have been dyeing my hair various shades of red for about 17 years now starting the summer before I started high school. Red is by far the hardest color to maintain. (I speak from experience!) I swear it starts fading before you have even washed the dye out of your hair. There are things I do to try and maintain it. I use color deposit shampoos and don’t wash it daily, but it still fades before the roots even grow in. The sun is the worst. I usually get frustrated in the middle of the summer and swear I won’t dye it again until fall hits and the harsh summer sun goes to bed for the winter. I always break down and end up dyeing it because I get embarrassed by the sad faded shade it ends up becoming. From the years of dyeing and heat styling my hair is like hay. It’s dry and prone to breakage.
Then I discovered hair care products with SPF! The lovely people of Rene Furterer sent me a variety of their Sun Care to review.
From Rene Furterer:
“Sun protection is an essential step in both you skin care and hair care routines. The sun’s powerful rays can be damaging on strands, especially those that have been highlighted or colored, making them dry, rough, and difficult to style. To protect hair against the harmful effects of the sun, Rene Furterer has created the first, exclusive sun protection system for hair, with a Keratin Protection Factor (KPF) that scientifically measures the amount of Keratin it protects.”
I gave it a month of using the products so I could know for certain if they were actually working. I washed with the Nourishing Sun After Sun Shampoo (retails for $23 for 5.1 oz.). It cleaned gently but effectively removing all products and left my hair clean without stripping it. Every few days I would apply a healthy sized dollop of the Repairing After Sun Mask (retails for $42 for 6.7 oz.). I applied it after washing and let it sit for 5 minutes and would comb it before rinsing. It did everything it claimed. It left my hair insanely “soft, shiny and supple” and had a pleasing delicate smell. My one small complaint is that I wish the Sun Mask didn’t come in a jar. It is very difficult to open the jar in the shower, hold it in one hand and scoop product with the other and then recap it. I would put it in a a bottle or tube like the shampoo that you can squeeze and easily snap the cap back on like the shampoo. After towel drying my hair I would spray some No Rinse Moisturizing Spray (retails for $23 for 5 oz.), It detangled my hair which is something that most conditioners can’t do. You can see from the photo above how much I loved it in the short time I have been using it. You have to shake it before use.When left to sit, it separates in two parts a clear and a milk white part on top. It also didn’t weigh my hair down at all like many leave in conditioners do. When I knew I was going to be in the sun for more than a minute, right after I applied my body SPF I would give my hair a spray with the Waterproof Moisturizing Fluid SPF 90(retails for $23 for 4.2 oz.). It is meant to block UV ultraviolet rays. It is non oily and leaves a natural look and doesn’t weigh it down. Since it is waterproof it will protect you hair all day even after swimming.
This is my hair after 3 weeks of use with no other product in it in this photos. I actually air dried my hair in 95 degree heat, high humidity and with the car windows down! I have not been able to air dry my hair in what feels like years. It didn’t frizz even with the extreme humidity and it stayed soft and untangled. I haven’t dyed my hair in over a month but my color is still good. I have had friends who had no idea I was testing hair products tell me how much they were loving my hair. While these products are not cheap I see them as a great investment if you have colored hair. If I was to only buy one I would buy the Repairing After Sun Mask. It just made my hair feel so great I looked forward to using it.
Rene Furterer products are available at Beauty.com, spalook.com as well as fine salons and spas nationwide. Call 1-800-522-8285 for a location near you.
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