How Filtered Showers Help Preserve Your Hair Dye & Colour Treatments

Your Hair Colour Deserves Better Water

Colouring your hair—whether it’s subtle highlights or a bold transformation—is an investment. Between the salon visit, high-end shampoos, and post-colour treatments, you're spending time and money to look and feel your best.

But here’s the truth most people don’t realize: your water could be ruining it all.

If your hair colour fades fast, turns brassy, or looks dull days after leaving the salon, your shower water might be the culprit—not your products.

What’s in Your Shower Water?

Most tap water contains:

  • Chlorine, used to disinfect
  • Minerals like calcium and magnesium (especially in hard water)
  • Heavy metals, often from aging pipes
  • Sediment or rust from older plumbing systems

These elements can cling to your hair shaft, strip colour molecules, and cause unwanted changes to the tone, texture, and health of your hair.

How It Damages Colour-Treated Hair

When you colour your hair, especially if it’s been lightened or chemically processed, your strands become more porous. That means they absorb everything more easily—including what’s in your water.

The Effects:

  • Chlorine breaks down colour molecules and leads to early fading
  • Hard water minerals leave behind deposits that cause brassiness or dullness
  • Metal ions can react with hair dye chemicals and alter your desired tone
  • Water impurities create buildup, making your hair harder to style and less shiny

Even if you use sulfate-free shampoo and avoid daily washing, unfiltered water undoes your efforts every time you rinse.

Shampoo vs. Shower Water: What’s Worse?

A lot of people blame their shampoo when their hair fades—but shampoo is only in your hair for a minute or two. Shower water flows over your hair for 10+ minutes, every day. That’s far more exposure to colour-stripping chemicals and minerals.

So even if you’ve switched to colour-safe products, they’re still battling against harsh water from your tap.

Real Ways to Make Hair Colour Last Longer

Before you spend more on salon visits or gloss treatments, try these long-lasting tips:

  • Install a filtered showerhead – the single best way to protect color
  • Use cooler water when rinsing out conditioner to seal the cuticle
  • Choose leave-in UV protectants for days outdoors
  • Shampoo less frequently and use dry shampoo between washes
  • Use a clarifying treatment once a month to remove buildup (but not right after colouring)

Why drpl?

The drpl premium shower filter is crafted to protect your hair from exactly these problems.

Here's what makes it ideal for colour-treated hair:

  1. Removes chlorine, heavy metals, and hard water minerals
  2. Preserves vibrant, salon-fresh colour longer
  3. Leaves hair feeling softer, smoother, and easier to style
  4. Helps reduce frizz and buildup
  5. Easy to install with no tools—fits right onto your existing shower arm

Whether you go blonde, brunette, pastel, or bold—drpl helps your colour stay richer and more vibrant between appointments.

Make Every Wash a Colour-Safe One

Why spend hundreds on colour just to wash it down the drain? With drpl, you can take control of your shower water and protect your hair colour at the source. The difference is visible, tangible, and totally worth it.

Love your hair colour longer.
Try drpl and see how great hair starts with clean water.

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