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Special shampoos for grey hair

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Hetty58 Tue 06-Oct-20 17:44:08

Provoke make a 'colour care' shampoo that is different to the 'purple dye' one but in a similar bottle. I bought it by mistake. It seems gentle and brings out the shine.

chelseababy Tue 06-Oct-20 17:32:40

I use provoke touch of silver too - love it.

tinaf1 Tue 06-Oct-20 14:41:25

I also had same problems as Biba 70 so I would also add be careful,
the one I had problems with was Pro Voke but as said on here a lot of people do get on OK with it

Lucca Tue 06-Oct-20 14:35:36

I’ve used them for years since I let my hair go grey/silver. I use them several times a week and had no ill effects - both the provoke one and Clairol.
Kalu what do you mean by coverage ?

Kalu Tue 06-Oct-20 11:14:01

I also use Pro Voke which does work well in covering any yellowing in my hair and the only one I would use now. I used a John Freida recently and wasn’t impressed with the result, not enough coverage. Hope this helps. MOMB

biba70 Tue 06-Oct-20 11:06:49

Take care as they do contain very strong harsh chemicals. I always wash hair in shower, and I had serious skin problems when I started using one- took a while to realise what it was- and a long time to recover.

Teacheranne Tue 06-Oct-20 11:02:46

I think it makes a difference on my hair, I'm no longer having highlights every three months and just letting my natural colour grow through. The purple shampoo helps remove any remaining dye and stops the grey from looking harsh and yellowy.

My hairdresser told me to only use it once a week though as it can damage the hair with over use. It is more expensive than my usual shampoo but lasts a long time.

tanith Tue 06-Oct-20 11:01:55

I’ve used several including White Hot which I won on GN but honestly don’t see any difference, I’m just using up an Elive one I tried, use it once a week so as not to waste it but I’m sticking to my usual one from now on.

Soozikinzi Tue 06-Oct-20 09:42:21

That pro voke isn’t expensive and is really good especially the clarifying one just make the hair softer and brighter. also the oreal magnesium silver range is good which is more expensive - they last ages as well .

mumofmadboys Tue 06-Oct-20 09:38:59

Do you think any of these make any difference or is it just a marketing ploy? I would be interested to know what you think. I have grey hair but have always used 'normal' shampoo. Thoughts please