Red Hair: Care, Hairstyles and Styling for Redheads
The spectrum of red hair moves between red-blonde, red-brown, carrot and copper. Here we tell you what you have to consider when dyeing and how to style red hair.
The hair color red is something special
Red hair is extremely rare. Only about one to two percent of the world population has natural red hair. Red-haired women are considered mystical and inscrutable, sexy and extraordinary, not to forget the medieval witchcraft. But why is red hair so rare?
The so-called ginger gene is responsible for the special color and freckles. Redheads are so rare because the responsible gene is inherited recessively. In order for this to happen, both parents must have the gene in their genome. Redheads with blue eyes are actually the smallest minority in the world.
Exciting facts about red hair
Redheads have less hair than blondes and brunettes, compared to around 90,000 compared to blondes with 100,000 and brown-haired with 120,000 hairs. The hair of red-haired people also turns gray later: Compared to other hair colors, red hair keeps its natural pigments much longer. In addition, the hair is a lot thicker – which makes choosing the right hairstyle all the more important.
How to dye red hair
Henna, walnut shell, coffee, tea, indigo, rhubarb root, and blueberry are some of the original herbal methods of coloring your hair red. Even today these ingredients are still used for herbal hair colors. The powder is mixed with hot water to form a paste that usually has to stay in the hair for between half an hour and two hours, some manufacturers even recommend three to eight hours for their products to work.
In recent years, however, chemical colorants have become so gentle on the hair that the structure of the hair is no longer damaged. Hair colors from well-known beauty manufacturers such as strawberry, cherry, aubergine, red wine, chili chocolate, pomegranate sound seductive and of course are subject to the trends. What eggplant and mahogany were in the nineties are today pomegranate or caramel red, copper, red beech and red gold.
Which red tone suits me?
You want to dye your hair in a red tone? Then you should match the shade to your natural hair color, eye color and complexion.
The general rules:
- Red blonde nuances and light copper tones are ideal for people with blonde hair, light skin and blue or green eyes.
- If you have dark blonde and light brown hair, light to medium skin color, blue, green or brown eyes, you have to look carefully: If the complexion is bluish-pink or olive, you should choose bluish tones such as burgundy and eggplant.
- If your skin has a yellowish, peach or golden undertone, warm shades of red such as copper, red beech and red gold harmonize.
- Medium to dark brown hair, olive skin and light to dark brown eyes can tolerate intense red and reddish brown tones.
- Black-haired people with a dark complexion and brown eyes look good in cool tones and dark red hair.
The right care for red hair
Red hair needs intensive care – especially if it has been colored. This is because the red pigment is smaller than blond or brown hair and therefore washes more easily out of the cuticle layer. Even if you only rinse your hair with water.
Shampoo and conditioner with red pigments can prevent red hair from losing its intense tone. It is also important to protect the fiery mane from UV radiation, make sure that a filter is integrated when choosing products.
General care tips for red hair
- Red pigments are light sensitive, so redheads or people with reddish hair should use UV protection products for their hair to maintain their bright color.
- Rinse or coloration with henna can provoke allergies, so make sure you do an arm bend test to see if the product is tolerated. This also applies to chemical hair dyes.
- To maintain the red, the care should be adjusted to red hair. Shampoo and conditioner with red pigments bring new color shine to the head.
- Do not go to the swimming pool for two weeks after coloring, because the chlorinated water attacks the fresh hair color.
Stars with red hair
A few celebrities are also redheads: Nicole Kidman, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, Stella McCartney, Marcia Cross – the club of redheads is small and elitist. The Hollywood stars wear their red hair long, after all the ladies are proud of their natural splendor. The recognition value of red hair is simply high.
And the list of celebrities who dye red – or at least have tried it once – is also long: Sienna Miller, Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore, Kate Bosworth and also Lindsay Lohan have already dyed themselves red for a short time.
Hairstyles for red hair
Since red hair is naturally thick, they are especially good at short hairstyles, but also stepped whale manes or bangs are good for redheads.
The trend: Copper red
The slightly softened version has been one of the trend colors for a few months now, which we can admire on the heads of models and bloggers from time to time. Because nuances such as rose gold or a warm copper tone flatter almost every skin tone and make the complexion glow.
But one very special hairstyle is currently causing quite a stir: Donald Trump, President of the USA, is quite striking with his copper-red mane that is always styled the same. That this man has given a whole new meaning to the red nuance, one would not have thought it possible until recently.
These hairstyles go perfectly with red hair
These hairstyles are ideal for all redheads and show the beautiful play of red tones on our heads. From short to long – we have beautiful ideas for all hair lengths from Sleek to braided hairstyles. You can click through the coolest trend hairstyles here:
Here with a middle part and a deep braid
A perfectly coordinated outfit
Long red mane
Looks great in combination with royal blue
Sleek and long
Looks longest and most beautiful
Red hair with center parting
