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How to Change Your Hair Color Without Dyeing It

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By Erin Lukas Updated Feb 12, 2020 @ 4:00 pm
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Regular hair color appointments can get so expensive, it may feel like you need to take out a loan to maintain your highlights. And sure, there's always boxed dye if you're up for going the DIY route, but there are so many ways that can go wrong. (Who among us hasn't picked a shade that's too light or dark, or unevenly applied their at-home color and had to pay a professional to undo the damage anyway?)

Luckily, there's a fail-safe way to refresh or enhance your current hair color, and it's as easy as making room for another product in your shower.

Whether you have virgin or dyed hair, color-depositing shampoos can minimize fading and make your color look more vibrant. When used once or twice a week instead of your usual shampoo, these tinted formulas help to neutralize brassiness from heat-styling and the sun, plus the pigments revive your overall shade.

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So if you want to buy more time between appointments with your colorist, these shampoos will transform your hair without actually dyeing it. 

Keep scrolling to find out which color-depositing shampoo is best for your hair color. 

Best for Red Hair: John Frieda Radiant Red Red Boosting Shampoo  Best for Gray/Silver Hair: Aveda Blue Malva Shampoo Best for Cool Blonde Hair: Together Beauty Purple Reign Shampoo Best for Warm Blonde Hair: Garnier Nutrisse Color Reviver 5 Minute Nourishing Color Hair Mask in Golden Blonde  Best for Dark Brown/Black Hair: Matrix Total Results Dark Envy Color-Depositing Green Shampoo Best for Warm Brown Hair: Redken Color Extend Brownlights Blue Toning Sulfate-Free Shampoo

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Best for Red Hair: John Frieda Radiant Red Red Boosting Shampoo 

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Redheads that dye their hair know that red fades faster than any other color. This John Frieda shampoo is formulated with anti-fade technology, plus botanical extracts that make hair extra smooth. And if you're a natural redhead, use this shampoo to enhance your shade's vibrant tones. 

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Best for Gray/Silver Hair: Aveda Blue Malva Shampoo 

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Aveda's cult-favorite shampoo adds bright silver tones to gray hair, but it'll also cancel out brassiness in any chemically treated hair color. 

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Best for Cool Blonde Hair: Together Beauty Purple Reign Shampoo 

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All blondes can benefit from using purple shampoo, but if you're platinum it'll be the most important product in your haircare routine. The violet pigments will cancel out any brassy or yellow tones to your keep your color looking ice cold. Another plus: Together Beauty's purple shampoo is formulated with 98% natural antioxidants and purple rice so it's gentle and nourishing for heavily processed hair. 

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Best for Warm Blonde Hair: Garnier Nutrisse Color Reviver 5 Minute Nourishing Color Hair Mask in Golden Blonde

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We're cheating, but this Garnier color-depositing mask is affordable and effective so who cares?! Along with nourishing avocado oil to boost shine and softness, the treatment has color-depositing pigments that make warm golden blonde shades look salon-fresh. Leave it on for just five minutes after shampooing and skip the conditioner. 

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Best for Dark Brown/Black Hair: Matrix Total Results Dark Envy Color-Depositing Green Shampoo

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This shampoo is formulated with forest green pigments, a color that enriches cool dark brown and black shades by canceling out any redness. 

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Best for Warm Brown Hair: Redken Color Extend Brownlights Blue Toning Sulfate-Free Shampoo

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Blue shampoo is one product every brunette should keep in their shower. The toning shampoo will get rid of any unwanted orange and red tones that can make warm brown hair or highlighted brunettes look dull and brassy. 

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