Getting the most out of brown or black hair

Some brown hair often needs a little pick me up to show off its natural beauty. Sometimes, a little bit of help to brighten up the natural colour with streaks or highlights can enliven the locks and give more apparent volume.

However, dyed hair, according to Hello, particularly if it’s naturally fine and wispy, has a tendency to dehydrate. This means it needs more pampering if it’s not to become dry and brittle. To avoid problems, don’t over-use the hair dryer, and choose shampoos and conditioners specifically for coloured hair as well as including a regular deep conditioning treatment in your beauty routine.

While grey hairs show up more on darker hair, they can make light brown hair look mousey. If you are already streaking or lightening your hair, it may not be so obvious, but if you aren’t, you might want to think about seeing what highlights can do to disguise the grey without all the problems of root growth that a full dye job can bring. Henna can be a really good choice as it adds shine and gloss in a range of tones from chocolate to copper, among which, the grey hairs should end up just looking like lighter streaks. You could also try a dye close to your own natural tone, which will simply intensify the colour rather than changing it. Again, the grey hairs will blend in and be disguised as lighter streaks.

Davines Alchemic System Alchemic Shampoo Chocolate is a colour shampoo for brown and black hair which can enhance natural or cosmetic dark brown to black hair.

It contains natural active ingredients which include:

• Direct pigments – pigments that colour directly without the activator use.
• Gentle surfactants – to gently clean.
• Hydrolyzed milk proteins – intense conditioning and protecting action.
• Mild surfactants – gentle and careful cleansing of the hair.
• Provitamin B5 – deep moisturizing action.