We love them: highlights! But if you're blonde or have highlights or lowlights in your hair, you know how quickly that beautiful ashy tone can turn into a warm, yellow glow. Don't panic, with the right care, your highlights will stay cool, fresh, and healthy. In this blog post, we'll explain everything about maintaining highlights and how to keep them looking beautifully ashy.

Why do highlights fade?

Highlights are lighter-colored strands of hair. They're often applied with a bleaching agent, which strips the pigment from the hair. This makes the hair more porous and more susceptible to external influences like sunlight, heat, styling products, and even tap water. The biggest culprit? Yellow and brassy tones caused by mineral buildup or fading of the cool toner. If you have ashy highlights, you naturally want to keep them looking cool. Fortunately, with the right care, there's a lot you can do.

Maintaining highlights: here's how

Tip 1: Use the best silver shampoo

The foundation for ashy highlights starts with a good silver shampoo. This shampoo contains purple pigments that neutralize yellow tones. Use the Blonde Shampoo once or twice a week to refresh your color. Massage in well, leave on for a few minutes, and rinse thoroughly. Don't overdo it, or your hair may develop a purple cast. Our shampoo collection contains more options perfect for maintaining highlights.

Tip 2: Choosing the best silver conditioner

After shampooing, it's time to give your hair some intense care. The Blond Mask works as a silver conditioner and nourishing mask in one. It repairs damaged hair, makes your locks silky soft, and enhances the cool tones in your highlights. For optimal results, use this mask at least once a week. It's the best silver conditioner for blonde hair that needs some extra TLC.

Tip 3: Leave-in spray for long-lasting shine

Keeping your highlights beautiful also means protecting them from damaging elements like sun and heat. The BlondMe Cool Blondes Neutralizing Spray is a leave-in conditioner with purple pigments. It detangles, protects, and neutralizes in one step. Ideal for daily use. Find more leave-ins in our leave-in conditioner collection .

Tip 4: Avoid heat where possible

High temperatures can damage your highlights and fade the ashy color. Try to air-dry your hair as much as possible and always use a heat protectant when blow-drying or straightening. Care and protection go hand in hand when maintaining highlights.

Tip 5: Don't wash too often

Washing too often will fade your toner and strip your hair of shine. Wash your hair no more than two to three times a week with a mild shampoo and always combine it with a nourishing mask or conditioner. This will help keep your highlights looking beautiful and prevent dryness.

Tip 6: Be careful with sun and pool water

Chlorine, sea salt, and sun aren't exactly the best friends of ashy blonde hair. They can turn your highlights yellow or even green. Always use a UV-protective hair product and rinse your hair with clean water after swimming. Check out our hair care collection for products with UV filters.

Tip 7: Refresh highlights with a toner

Have your highlights become a bit dull or yellowish? Then a toner from the salon can work wonders. This demi-permanent color will revitalize your ashy color. Ask your stylist for a cool toner with violet or blue pigment.

Tip 8: Use the right brush

Wet hair is fragile. Use a brush specially designed to gently remove tangles without damaging your highlights. A soft brush prevents breakage and split ends, which is essential for keeping your highlights looking beautiful.

Tip 9: Protect your hair at night

Sleep on a satin or silk pillowcase to reduce friction. This prevents your hair from breaking or losing its shine. It also helps prevent frizzy ends and keeps your highlights healthy for longer.

Tip 10: Stay hydrated

Bleached hair needs moisture. Caring for highlights also means regularly moisturizing with oils or leave-in treatments. This will keep your hair soft, supple, and radiant. Don't forget to hydrate from the inside out as well: drink plenty of water!

Extra tip: keep it ashy without stickiness

A common mistake is overusing silver shampoo without proper conditioning. This dries out your hair and can lead to brittle ends. Therefore, always combine it with a nourishing mask like the Blond Mask and finish with the spray for blonde hair.

Maintaining highlights at Kuypersshop

At Kuypersshop, you'll find everything you need to care for your highlights. From the best silver shampoo to leave-in sprays, nourishing masks, and more. In our collection, you'll discover top brands and care products that truly work. Caring for highlights becomes a joy, and you'll see the results in your hair!