What ingredients should I look for when buying a COLOR PROTECTING shampoo/conditioner?

what ingredients should NOT be in the product and what ingredients should be?What ingredients should I look for when buying a COLOR PROTECTING shampoo/conditioner?
I have always been told that baby shampoo is gentle for babies eyes but that's not the same as gentle on colored hair. It has a alkaline pH which is defintely NOT good to preserve color. again, that's just what I've been taught in my 13 years doing hair.





The safest shampoos for colored hair are Sulfate-Free shampoos. They are not ';cruddy';...that's ridiculous! Sulfates are the cleansers in shampoo but they tend to be a little harsh. Manufacturer's use an alternative cleanser in sulfate-free shampoos that still cleans hair but is much gentler so it won't fade color. These shampoos sometimes tend to not lather up as much as we're used to...that's how they're supposed to be. You don't need a ton of lather to get clean, we're just used to it so we tend to think that you do. Also, these shampoos can sometimes be a little more expensive than the regular shampoos in the same brand. That's just because these alternate cleansers are more expensive than the traditional sulfates used in most shampoos.What ingredients should I look for when buying a COLOR PROTECTING shampoo/conditioner?
Don't waste your time or money. A color protecting shampoo is just a cruddy one that doesn't do as good of a job cleaning the hair, so it doesn't pull out extra color molecules. Go get a baby or kids shampoo. They are extra gentle so they work much, much better in keeping hair color in. Also, a huge factor to keeping hair color in is washing your hair out in cold water, that will keep the outside layer of the hair locked down, and the color inside. Conditioner on the other hand will be best if it is a salon quality, they will all help you out.