Over the course of a lifetime, US women spend an average of $55,000 on their hair, equating to around $80 or 11 hours per month.
That’s a lot of time and money devoted to taming frizz, covering root growth, and boosting dull lifeless hair. But, what if we told you that there’s a treatment that can help you with all of these problems at once?
A hair gloss helps restore your hair’s natural shine and vitality, as well as enhancing your hair’s tones and highlights.
Here are five reasons why you should consider booking a hair glossing treatment today.
1. Makes Hair Shine
A glossing treatment will help to restore silkiness and shine, acting like an Instagram filter for your hair.
And, if you’ve spent too much time in the sun this summer, hair gloss will repair the damage caused by harsh sun rays. Thanks to the deep conditioning properties of the treatment, your hair will look radiant in no time.
2. Boosts Dull and Lifeless Hair
By deep-conditioning your hair from the roots to the tips, hair gloss gives new life to dull, limp hair.
After a gloss treatment, you will notice that your hair has more volume and an improved texture. This is because the treatment helps to plump up each strand at the base to give a lift to lifeless hair.
3. Helps Smooth Frizz and Flyaway Hairs
Gloss treatments provide a boost of intense conditioning for your hair by closing tightly around the hair shaft and cuticle.
The result is smoother hair with less frizz, fewer flyaway hairs and touchable smoothness, making your hair more manageable and easier to style.
4. Enhances and Maintains Color
As well as improving the overall condition and appearance of your hair, a glossing treatment can also help to enhance, maintain, prolong or correct your hair color.
Thanks to the variety of tints and shades of hair gloss available, the treatment works with your hair’s own tones and highlights to improve the appearance of your current hair color.
Since hair gloss treatments give tonal effects rather than a block opaque color, they appear subtle and natural while still offering a noticeable improvement to your hair color.
You can tone down brassy highlights, add warmth to darker strands of hair, or bring your roots in harmony with your overall hair color. And, if you’ve just dyed your hair then hair gloss will also seal in your color to help prevent fading.
5. No-Commitment Improvement
However, if you don’t want to alter the color of your hair there is also the option of a clear glossing treatment.
The clear gloss will improve the condition, feel and overall appearance of your hair, providing a powerhouse of added condition and shine with no change in color or tone.
And, even if you do choose a tinted hair gloss, as gloss treatments are a demi-permanent treatment the color fades after four to six weeks.
Hair glosses also have no impact on any future work you might want done, even if it involves making a chemical change to your hair.
Book Your Glossing Treatment Today
If the prospect of shinier, silkier and more manageable hair with the option of enhanced color tones appeals to you, then what are you waiting for?
Contact us for more information or fill in our simple online form to book an appointment with our professional stylists at Deseo Salon & BlowDry in Denver, CO.
Frequently Asked Questions: Hair Glossing Treatments
What exactly is a hair glossing treatment and how does it work?
A hair glossing treatment is a conditioning service that coats each hair strand with a semi-transparent gloss, either clear or tinted, that seals the cuticle, adds intense shine, and improves overall hair texture. It works by closing tightly around the hair shaft and cuticle, smoothing the surface and reflecting light more evenly. The result is silkier, shinier, and more manageable hair. Tinted glosses can also subtly enhance or correct existing hair color tones.
How does a glossing treatment restore shine to dull or sun-damaged hair?
Sun exposure, heat styling, and environmental factors rough up the hair cuticle over time, causing light to scatter rather than reflect evenly, which is what makes hair look dull and lifeless. A glossing treatment seals and smooths the cuticle, allowing light to reflect off the surface uniformly and creating that luminous, healthy-looking shine. Its deep conditioning properties also repair surface-level damage from sun exposure, restoring radiance that harsh summer conditions typically strip away.
Can a glossing treatment reduce frizz and flyaways?
Yes, one of the primary benefits of a glossing treatment is frizz reduction. By closing tightly around the hair shaft and cuticle, gloss creates a smooth, sealed surface that resists moisture absorption from the air, which is the primary cause of frizz. Flyaways are similarly tamed because the gloss weighs down fine, rebellious strands just enough to keep them in place without making hair feel heavy or product-coated.
How does a tinted hair gloss differ from permanent hair color?
A tinted hair gloss is a demi-permanent treatment that works with your existing hair tones to enhance, correct, or add warmth, rather than fully depositing opaque color the way permanent dye does. The tonal effects are subtle and natural-looking, and the color gradually fades over four to six weeks. Because gloss doesn’t alter the hair’s underlying pigment, it has no impact on any future color work you might want done, even if that work involves significant chemical changes.
Is there a hair gloss option for people who don’t want any color change?
Yes, a clear glossing treatment provides all the conditioning, shine, and smoothing benefits of a tinted gloss without any color change whatsoever. It’s the ideal option for people who are happy with their current hair color but want to boost shine, reduce frizz, and improve manageability. Clear gloss works beautifully on natural, color-treated, and highlighted hair alike, providing a visible improvement in hair health and appearance without altering tone.
How does a glossing treatment help maintain or extend the life of hair color?
A glossing treatment seals the hair cuticle after coloring, locking in the color molecules and creating a protective surface that slows fading. This is particularly beneficial after a fresh color service, as the gloss acts as a barrier against environmental factors and water exposure that typically cause color to fade faster. Tinted glosses can also refresh the tone and vibrancy of color that has already started to fade, extending the time between full color appointments.
How long does a hair gloss treatment last, and how often should you get one?
Tinted hair gloss treatments typically last four to six weeks before the color effect fades. The conditioning and shine benefits also diminish gradually as the gloss is washed out over repeated wash cycles. Most clients choose to refresh their gloss every 4–6 weeks, which conveniently aligns with regular salon visits for haircuts or color maintenance. Clear gloss may be done more frequently as a pure conditioning and shine-boosting treatment without color implications.
Where in Denver can you book a professional hair glossing treatment?
Deseo Salon & BlowDry in Denver offers professional hair glossing treatments for clients seeking shinier, smoother, and more manageable hair, with or without color enhancement. Their stylists can recommend whether a clear or tinted gloss is right for your hair and current color goals, and pair the treatment with your regular haircut or color appointment. Located in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood, Deseo serves clients from across the Denver metro area.
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