Silver shampoo , it's a maze. In recent years, silver shampoo has become enormously popular. Wherever you look, there are so many types of silver shampoo that you can't see the forest for the trees. We thought it was time to provide some clarity in the world of silver shampoos and help you find the right silver shampoo.
What exactly is a Silver Shampoo?
A silver shampoo is purple or blue in color. A silver shampoo is used on blond, gray or white hair to remove unwanted yellow tones. The blond, gray or white hair gets a cool/ashy undertone, at the same time the hair is of course also cleansed.
What does a silver shampoo do?
Silver shampoo is used for blond, grey or white hair, but also bleached or bleached hair. A silver shampoo is ideal for giving light hair colours a cool tint. It is also possible that you suffer from yellow or orange tones in your hair while you prefer a cool undertone. A silver shampoo is also effective in removing warm tones from your hair. You may wonder how it is possible that the violet tones neutralise the yellow/orange tint. This is because opposite colours neutralise each other. The colour yellow is opposite blue/purple on the colour wheel. A purple pigmented shampoo therefore eliminates the yellow tint in your hair.
Can I use only violet shampoo?
This depends on the Violet Shampoo you choose. There are silver shampoos that mainly consist of violet shades and few caring ingredients. There are also shampoos that contain more caring ingredients, which means there will be less room for the violet shades. Depending on the amount of caring ingredients that a silver shampoo offers, it is necessary or not to apply a silver conditioner.
If you want to use silver shampoo every day, we recommend a silver shampoo with many caring ingredients such as Maria Nila Sheer Silver.If you really want an intense silver shampoo, purely and only to neutralize your yellow/orange glow, then theFanola No Yellow is suitable, this is a very powerful silver shampoo.
Do you actually want both, so a silver shampoo with a lot of violet pigment, but also with a lot of nourishing ingredients so that you can use it every day? Then you are perfect with theMORE Extreme Silver . This powerful and caring silver shampoo is one of our bestsellers! More Haircare also has a matchingSilver Conditioner developed without sulphates or parabens, with caring ingredients and a powerful purple pigmentation!
Can Silver Shampoo be used on hair extensions?
That is certainly possible, hair extensions are already a bit more sensitive than your own hair so some extra care can't hurt in any case. We therefore recommend using a silver shampoo that contains more caring ingredients. You can also use a mask for extra care after using a silver shampoo, then finish with a conditioner to close the hair scales (filled with caring ingredients from the mask) again.
Can a silver shampoo turn your locks purple?
If you've been a little too fanatic, your hair can get a purple glow. Don't worry, purple is an easy color to remove. Wash once or twice with a regular shampoo and you're done. To prevent this, however, it's important not to leave a silver shampoo on for too long. The longer you leave the silver shampoo on, the longer you give the purple pigments time to do their work and therefore the more intense the result will be. If you have white hair, we recommend choosing a silver shampoo that is not too strong. You will then need less of the Violet Pigments. Then go for theL'Oreal SE Magnesium Silver Shampoo , for example . The shampoo ensures that your gray or white locks get a natural radiant shine again and contains caring ingredients.
How do I best care for my blonde/grey hair after using a silver shampoo?
The easiest thing you can do is use a set with matching products, for example theMaria Nila Sheer Silver Setor theMore Haircare The Complete Silver Set. These sets both consist of a silver shampoo, conditioner and treatment that are also free of sulphates and parabens! After washing your hair with a silver shampoo, you can further care for your hair with a good conditioner. For example, take theREF Cool Silver Shampooin combination with theREF Cool Silver Conditioner. There are also various silver sprays that you can use to care for your hair and refresh your cool hair colour:Indola Blonde Expert Insta Cool Sprayand Fudge Clean Blonde Violet Tri-Blo Spray.
How often do you use purple shampoo?
How often you use a silver shampoo depends on the type of silver shampoo, your daily ritual and your hair. If you have a fanatic silver shampoo that contains fewer caring ingredients, we recommend washing your hair with a silver shampoo 1 to 2 times a week. However, if you have very white hair, you do not need this. Then you can opt for a silver shampoo that contains fewer violet pigments. If you want to wash your locks with a silver shampoo every day, we recommend a shampoo that also contains sufficient caring ingredients. If you have a strong yellow glow in your hair, it is important that you use a strong Violet Shampoo that contains enough nourishing ingredients and powerful purple pigments such as theIndola Silver Shampoo #1 Wash. This shampoo refreshes and cleanses white, gray or light blond hair and neutralizes unwanted copper and yellow tones in the hair. The shampoo contains a special caring ingredient that protects the hair structure. A good addition to not only keep the yellowish glow out of your hair, but especially to care for your locks is theFanola No Yellow Mask. Cool tones and wonderfully soft locks! The Fanola No Yellow Hair Mask is actually a silver conditioner.
How long should a silver shampoo be left on?
The processing time of a silver shampoo varies per silver shampoo and your hair type or hair condition. A stronger silver shampoo such as theFudge Violet Shampooshould be left in for 2 to 3 minutes. If you have a really yellow glow, you can leave the silver shampoo in for up to 7 minutes. If you have very light hair, you should be careful that your hair does not turn purple, and it is better to choose a shorter processing time. You can experiment with the processing time of a silver shampoo to find out how long you can best leave the silver shampoo in. Always keep a close eye on your hair while the silver shampoo is working. For light, colored hair, we recommend using a silver shampoo that contains more nourishing ingredients and fewer violet pigments such as theMaria Nila Sheer Silver Shampooor theSchwarzkopf Professional Goodbye Yellow.
Are there any additional products that complement the silver shampoo?
If you really quickly get a yellowish glow in your hair, it is advisable to use products that also contain violet pigments in addition to the shampoo and conditioner. This could be ahair maskwith purple pigments or asilver spray.Fudgeis one of the first brands to launch two beautiful products on the market to further care for the hair in addition to the silver shampoo and to further eliminate warm tones. TheFudge Tri-blo Violet Spraywas the first. This spray, which not only protects your hair against heat from, among other things, your hair dryer, also ensures that the yellowish glow in your hair disappears like snow in the sun! In addition, Fudge launched theFugde Violet Xpander Foamon the market in August 2018. This brilliant mousse gives your locks volume, shine and of course a beautiful cool tint. In other words, bye bye yellowish glow!
Are there silver shampoo masks?
There are also a number ofhair masksthat contain violet pigments, and therefore also neutralize the yellow tones in your hair. Just like a good silver shampoo. The following hair masks contain purple pigments, so that they seamlessly match your silver shampoo:
Is silver shampoo bad for your scalp?
Silver shampoo is not directly bad for your scalp. However, it can be that you can get a dried out scalp if you are sensitive to it. This only concerns the silver shampoos that consist almost exclusively of violet pigments. Our team recommends using a milder silver shampoo with natural and caring ingredients such as theMaria Nila Sheer Silver Shampoo for a sensitive scalp .
Is there also a vegan silver shampoo without parabens and sulphates?
Do you prefer to avoid parabens and sulfates in your hair routine, but still want to use a silver shampoo? You can! Nowadays, there are silver shampoos that do not contain parabens and sulfates, we have highlighted them for you below:
Is silver shampoo bad for your hair?
No, not necessarily. However, if you have dry hair or a dry scalp, it is better to choose a silver shampoo that contains extra caring ingredients. You can also consider using a silver shampoo without sulphates. Sulphates remove sebum from your hair and scalp. If you have problems with a dry scalp and still want to use a silver shampoo at all costs, we recommend that you use amaskafter washing. Then finish with aconditioner. By washing your hair with a shampoo, silver shampoo, in this case, you open the scales. If you then use a hair mask, the caring ingredients can penetrate the hair fiber. The conditioner then ensures that the scales close again with the nourishing ingredients of the hair mask. This way, the mask stays in your hair longer. This way, your hair always remains well nourished, and you have a beautiful cool shade!
Can I use silver shampoo on natural hair?
Yes, silver shampoos, silver conditioners and silver masks can be used on both natural hair and chemically treated hair. Silver shampoo was initially made for natural, gray hair. Later, of course, the hit of dyeing your hair in a cool shade followed. The popularity of silver shampoo arose in the early 90s and at that time, dyeing hair in a cool blonde shade was not the 'fashion'.
Can I use silver shampoo on dyed hair?
Silver shampoo can definitely be used on dyed hair. Silver shampoo is currently mainly used by people who have dyed their hair beautifully cool and want to keep this cool or ash tint.
Is silver shampoo suitable for dark hair?
Regular silver shampoo doesn't do much for dark hair because of the following: If you have dark hair, it is often the case that you have more red and copper tones in your hair. Silver shampoo is really developed to counteract the yellow tint, hence the violet pigments. However, there are silver shampoos on the market specifically for people with brown hair, which we have highlighted below:
These shampoos ensure that the red and copper tones from your dark locks are neutralized. The Fanola No Orange and the Fudge Cool Brunette also contain blue pigments instead of purple pigments, this has to do with the color wheel.
As you can see, purple is opposite yellow and blue is opposite orange. Colors on the color wheel that are opposite each other, neutralize each other.
Is there Silver Shampoo for black and red hair?
If you have dark hair, you are not so familiar with a yellowish glow, but a red and copper glow. The silver shampoos with violet pigments do not work as they should, violet neutralizes yellow and not orange/red/copper. TheFanola No Orangecontains blue pigments, this is opposite orange tones on the color wheel. That is why the Fanola No Orange is the best choice for silver shampoo. Fudge also has hair care for dark hair and that is theFudge Cool Brunette.
Can you use Purple Shampoo on dry hair?
There is no added value in putting silver shampoo on dry hair. Silver shampoo is made to be used on wet hair. Of course, it is also a shampoo that cleans your hair. You should then start working with a silver dry shampoo. This does not yet exist. Our team therefore recommends not to apply silver hair to dry hair, but to wet hair for the best result.
What is the best silver shampoo?
There is no such thing as a best silver shampoo. This depends on your wishes and every hair type is different. If you want a silver shampoo that really gives your locks a cool shade and therefore contains the most violet pigments, then you are always right with theFanola No Yellow. Are you looking for a powerful silver shampoo with a lot of pigmentation that simultaneously cares for the hair and contains no harmful ingredients? Then theMORE Extreme Silver is an absolute must. We are all huge fans ofMore Haircare. ♡
Below we have created a top 5 of the best-selling silver shampoos.
- Fanola No Yellow Shampoo- most pigment
- Fudge Clean Blonde Shampoo- high pigment + nutrition
- MORE Haircare Extreme Silver Shampoo- most pigment + nutrition + vegan + sulfate free
- Schwarzkopf Blond Me Cool Blondes Neutralizing Shampoo- nourishing + sulfate free + pigment
- Ref Cool Silver Shampoo- nutrition + vegan + pigment + sensitive scalp
Where can I learn more about silver shampoos?
Read our blogs about silver shampoo to learn more!
Where can I ask my question about Silver Shampoo?
If you still can't figure it out after reading the above, you can always contact our team without obligation viainfo@haarspullen.nl. We are happy to help you! Would you rather contact us by phone? Then our experts can be reached during office hours on 038-4582584. We are here for you!
