I bought some V05 Tea Therapy shampoo and conditioner. The conditioner says it's safe for color treated hair, but the shampoo doesn't say. Is it safe for color treated hair if it doesn't say it is?

I would say so, I use shampoo that is nor for coloured hair even though mine is coloured! never seems to cause a problem with my hair :)

I actually asked this question to a hair dresser one time. Her response was that while it is safe to use for your hair, it might make your color fade faster. Products that are for color treated hair are also less harsh and formuated to keep dye from fading. (I sound like a commercial, :rolleyes:) Anyway, that's what she told me... HTH

I agree with Wolf Girl. If the shampoo doesn't specifically say that it's for colour treated hair, it will likely cause fadeout sooner than if it were. There's no reason to think that it will cause any damage to your colour treated hair though.

When I used to color treat my hair, I noticed much faster fading with sulphate shampoos. Even when they said they were safe for color treated hair, if they had sulphates, my color would fade faster. I used Giovanni and Pureology, which are sulphate free, and those did not cause my color to fade as quickly.

Thanks all!

I decided to give the shampoo to DH and use the conditoner.

just a thought but if your worried it will cause your colour to fade, you could always dilute it!

If you have color treated hair you really want a sulphate free shampoo, seriously!

I've done a lot of messed up things with my hair, but one thing I've never done is use bad shampoo.

I use Aveda Color Conserve (http://www.aveda.com/templates/products2/spp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY11408&PRODUCT_ID=PROD5793), it smells sooo good and it keeps my color shiny and strong.

I'm an aveda addict though. :D

I looked at some of my shampoos for color treated hair and they have sulfate in it. What about a shampoo like Burt's Bees that doesn't have sulfate in it, but doesn't say "safe for color treated hair" ? Instead of looking for a shampoo that says for color treated hair, should I be looking for one without sulfates?

If Im not mistaken, the poo in question is a "clarifying" one, which is ntended to strip product from the hair. Not good choice for regular use, on colored hair or otherwise, as it is very harsh. Use only when you need to clarify. This can go for all sulfate poos, though. Its only necessary when you have build up.

You can use sulfate poos diluted, and this will prevent a lot of the harshness and stripping, but will probably still strip the color faster than non sulfate.

To your last question- yes, a natural poo would be gentler and probably save your color longer than any product full of chemicals that claims that it can do awesome stuff to your hair. Just study the ingredients, because natural poos can have ingredients that could alter color as well, like lemon and chamomile.

Sulfate containing shampoos fade color faster than sulfate free shampoos. That's simply because the sulfates are harsher. The beauty industry seems to have noticed this as lately these 'for color treated hair, no sulfates' shampoos have been popping up from Tigi, Bonacure etc.. Personally I'm slightly skeptical on where the color maintaining effect bases on product which don't contain color component in themselves. (I'm referring to a red/brown/blue tint or color in the product.) I did hear a claim that silicones would help maintain the color because they 'coat the hair so the color won't escape'.

I think the whole idea is that they just dont strip the hair with the harmful ingredients so that would help you keep your color longer. I have also heard that spraying you hair before washing with a cone leave in helps you keep you color. I have also heard that cones help you retain your color. My stylist tells me to use cones if I want to but to use non sulfate and even dilute that way down. She also recommends using Ungoo or something similar to remove build up occasionally. I had been wondering lately I have seen alot of companies carrying a sulfate free shampoo with a cone conditioner. I wonder what is removing the cones because the shampoo cant be. I have seen them with the bad cones in them also paired with a cone conditioner so who knows what is up. Malibu also has a shampoo for well water with the ETFA (the cleating agent)to prevent build up that is suppose to be sulfate free. It is recommended for colored hair. Its all gets so confusing at times I have pretty much been using what I want to and seeing how my hair responds. I guess thats not really true because I dont have any cone conditioners at the time that are not water soluble. I am thinking about getting a really coney leave in to try before washing to see if that really does help retain the color. I was told that the shampoo will attack the cones and leave the color behind. I guess that does sound pretty lame now that I wrote it down.

Yes. Go with a sulfate free shampoo or go with one that says its for color treated hair. Cold water helps maintain color too.

Thanks everyone! You gave me alot to think about.

Just wanted to update. I ended up buying Giovanni S&C. I love it! I bought it from vitacost.com. It was pretty cheap and I was surprised how fast I got it. It only took 2 days!

I'm using the V05 Tea Therapy Conditioner for CO about once a week.