There are several things to consider, how you can make the color last longer:

1.     First wash your hair and then dry prior to applying the product. Gray hair can take longer to absorb hair color. So, when coloring your hair, apply dye to the gray areas first. It may take up to 45 minutes for color to penetrate gray hairs; with careful timing, you can achieve even coloring throughout your hair.

2.    Instructions for mixing the tint and the activator (fixative) should be followed as per the instructions. Mix well!

3.    The hair’s ability to absorb the product is also dependent on how long the color lasts.  You may want to consider leaving the dye on longer, giving the hair more opportunity to absorb the dye into the pours of the hair.

4.    Brush and comb your hair prior to applying the tint. You need to make sure your hair is tangle-free. If your hair is tangled, the color may apply unevenly.

5.    Remember, if you wash your hair frequently and with harsh shampoos and conditioners, the dye will begin to fade sooner.

6.    The use of SANOTINT’s Colour Care Shampoo and Colour Care Conditioner, helps the color’s intensity and richness last longer.

7.    For darker colors, increasing the applications duration from 20 to 30 minute to 35 to 45 minutes, will increase the colours intensity and richness, making the colour look darker and stronger.

Prepare Your Hair For coloring

Don’t cut your hair before coloring on the same day, because your hair has split ends, it’ll affect the quality of your hair color.

Do not moisturize too much using heavy conditioners or moisturizers or the pours of the hair shaft may not effectively absorb of the color.

Do not use any styling aids such as hair spray, mousse or gel nor leave-in conditioner of any kind at least a few days before applying a tint to your hair.   Use a light shampoo and conditioner.

It is not recommended to frequently change the color of your hair, as it will damage your hair. It is always best to apply your original color.

If you have thick and abundant hair, be sure to buy at minimum two boxes of SANOTINT hair dye.  That which you do not dispense, from the tube and bottle, can be recapped and used within the next 6 months.

If you have lighter colored hair and you are applying a darker color, be sure that you uniformly comb through the color from your roots, all the way to the tips of your hair.

Damaged hair has a patchy structure that absorbs the color irregularly and can produce uneven color tones. For optimal results, It may be necessary to prepare your hair one week prior to hair coloring, by using a good hair treatment such as Sanotint shampoo for damaged hair and Sanotint Intensive Silk Masque.  This is great for colored, damaged hair as it regenerates and reinforces the hair.

The highly soothing properties of Passionflower, Yarrow, Helichrysum and Golden Millet extracts, improves the look and feel of the hair, leaving it soft, healthy and ready to accept color.

After each tinting session, it is important to use the SANOTINT Colour Care Conditioner with a pH of 3.5, as it has been specially formulated to close the pores of the hair, sealing in the color.  SANOTINT conditioners are enriched with nourishing substances such as Golden Millet, which will protect, nurture and renew your hair after the coloring session, resulting in shiny, radiant, and incredibly soft hair.  In addition, it will help prevent breakage from brushing and split ends.