The best purple shampoo for blondes... ever?

If you’ve got lighter coloured hair, chances are you use one of the purple shampoos especially designed for blondes. We’ve all been told purple shampoo stops dyed-blonde hair from turning that horrible shade of mellow yellow, because purple is the exact opposite of yellow on the colour wheel, enabling it to cool the yellowy-orange tones of dyed blonde hair down. But how many of us have actually seen results? At a push, maybe you’ve noticed that your hair is a little less vibrantly yellow in colour after using your shampoo for a while, but you probably haven’t achieved drastic results.

It seems that to actually be able to notice a change in your hair, like with most products, you need to do your research. Picking the first bottle off the shelf in Superdrug sometimes works, but you probably won’t be getting the best product. In fact, the best products might not even be sold in drugstores. So why tell me all of this information, you wonder, if you’re not going to help me? Fear not- our research has enabled us to discover a new gem on the market that’s supposed to be the best thing for sliced bread for keeping your blonde icy fresh and brassy tones at bay- the Blondage range from Redken.

The pictures speak for themselves when it comes to this product. Looking at the before and after, it’s hard to believe that there’s not been a touch of bleach or hair dye involved at some point in the process between each photo was taken. That, I guess, is because the results are so good that we’re doubting whether they’re actually true. But this is all legitimate, or at least Marie Claire say so, and we tend to believe them.

So how does it work? The Blondage range contains complex Triple Acid Protein tones and is enriched with ultra-violet pigment that work to strengthen the hair while depositing purple pigment to neutralise yellow tones and brighten the overall finish, leaving blonde locks looking seriously shiny and healthy. You use the products a couple of times a week, leaving them in for three to five minutes, and the job’s done.

You know we’re not ones to believe everything we read, so we took a look at the reviews of the products to see what other people had to say about it. We couldn’t find a single review that was less than four stars, which is pretty good going. Add that to the fact that you can buy the shampoo for £10.30, and the conditioner for £12.95, and we’re actually very tempted to try this out for ourselves. However, before you embark on a wild goose chase to buy this product immediately, we would suggest waiting until it's not so new, to see if reviews continue to stay positive, if you're reluctant to part with your cash. It's pretty unlikely that all hair types are going to achieve the results on the above picture, so bear that in mind as well. 

Image credit: Marie Claire