ECO-FRIENDLY HAIR COLOR
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WHAT IS ECO-FRIENDLY HAIR COLOR?
Eco-friendly Hair Color today
All hair dyes haves chemicals in order to work, even the eco-friendly ones. Many color companies have been researching, replacing and/or adding more ingredients from natural resources, to be as gentle as possible for less irritation without sacrificing performance.
As I normally say, you will pick your poison. The only chemical-free services are HENNAS & HERBS. Colors today are more vegan and they have more pure oils, keratin protein like micro-protein system, some are sulfate-free; also, the colors contain lower ammonia or ammonia-to-free as MEA or ETA (monoethanolamide or ethanolamine) instead.
There are not that many options for pigments, they are usually PPD, PTD (toluene) or direct pigments (these do not last).
PRODUCT AND TREATMENT OPTIONS
HCOLOR
HColor is the world’s first professional organic hair color formulated with the highest concentration of organic, biodynamic and fair trade ingredients.
Their green chemists have created a beautiful balance between performance and nature with nourishing, gentle formulations that even the most sensitive clients will love.
Loved by Hair Stylists and clients alike, Oway’s Hcolor has been voted Best Hair Color 2016 in the Green Beauty Awards and Best Ammonia Free Hair Color in 2015 and 2016.
100% Ammonia Free
HCOLOR BENEFITS
• Perfect Grey Coverage
• Glossy, Long Lasting Color
• Delicate pH Respects Hair Fiber
• Improves Hair Texture Over Time
• Formulated with Calming Essential Oils
Nourishing Nectar Hair Color
Hnectar is the world’s first professional organic hair color infusion with the ability to lift 1-3 levels while improving hair softness and brightness. Innovative and groundbreaking. Harnessing the power of green sugars in its exclusive organic nectar complex. Biodynamic Elderberry and organic Mallow Flower Extract capture water molecules, filling and storing them in parched hair cells, resulting in hydrated, healthy hair.
HNECTAR BENEFITS
• 34 Beautiful Shades • PPD Free / Resorcinol Free • No Alcohol / No Mineral Oil / No Fragrance • A treatment that restructures and Hydrates Hair • Improves Hair Elasticity and Structure • Formulated with Calming Essential Oils •
PHYTOBUTTER DEVELOPERS
Hcatalyst is the world’s first phytobutter-based activator fortified with rich, creamy Illipe Seed Butters, nourishing Organic Perilla Oil and Biodynamic Hibiscus Extract which provide extra protection for the hair and scalp, resulting in shiny, healthy color without irritation.
ESSENSITY AMMONIA-FRAGANCE-PPD FREE HAIR COLOR
It delivers optimal hair coverage, while providing a pleasant coloration experience thanks to our free-from formulas.
The combination of specially re-designed color pigment mixes and plant-based oils like grape seed oil that contain lipids found in healthy-looking hair optimizes color performance. Essensity Oil Developer with plant based oils and natural beeswax. Contains ETA & PTD (toulene).
ESSENSITY is free from Ammonia • Silicones
• Synthetic Mineral oil • Parabens
• Chemical odor • Fragrance
SO PURE Color by Keune
An ammonia-free color range, with naturally nourishing colors and beautifully scented products – featuring organic Argan, Jasmine and Sandalwood oils. Pure products for natural and fashion colors. They offer up to 100% grey coverage and long lasting colors. The mild yet effective formulation also contains Phytokeratin (plant-derived ingredient, penetrates the hair and repairs its natural keratin structure) – in a coconut base, so colors don’t stain the scalp.
INGREDIENTS
A coconut base intense nourishment for the hair that also protects the scalp from staining. Organic Argan oil moisturizes the hair, making it soft and shiny. Antioxidants from vitamins A and E protect the hair. Undeveloped pigments penetrate into the cortex of the hair shaft, resulting in a permanent coloring treatment. Phytokeratin.
ALL-NUTRIENT ORGANIC HAIR CARE
RECONSTRUCTION REDEFINED
Keratint Color is a nutritive-rich system of Keratin, Quinoa, Amino Acid Sequencers, and Essential Fatty Acids that maintains the hair’s natural moisture level and increases essential protein levels. Each shade nourishes and strengthens the hair, while it deposits color, leaving it healthy and shiny. Antioxidants and sunscreen eliminate free radicals that cause haircolor to fade, creating more dimension and depth, with ultimate longevity, for color that endures.
AMMONIA-FREE ORGANIC COLOR KERATINT GLAZE
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS
Color. Tone. Gloss. Retouch. Refresh. Fill. Correct. Extended Gray Coverage. And like other brand products, Keratint® Color is 100% vegan and:
SULFATE-FREE | GLUTEN-FREE | NO PARABENS | NO PROPYLENE GLYCOL | NO DEA & EDTA | BETAINE-FREE | CRUELTY-FREE
Keratint is an ammonia-free, reconstructive color that promises vibrant, lasting shades with brilliant shine. Its oxidative dyes deposit radiant color through a unique maximum pigment system.
It delivers rich color saturation with a complex blend of small molecular pigments that deliver deep into the hair shaft. The results speak for themselves… enjoy brilliant hued locks that last for weeks!
ALL NUTRIENT – MADE WITH CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENTS CREAM BASE & RENEWABLE RAIN FOREST RESOURCES. 100% VEGAN HAIR KERATIN, NO ANIMAL BASED INGREDIENTS.
SILK-WHEAT AMINOACIDS-KERATIN PROTEINS • SULFATE FREE • NO SODIUM LARETH SULFATE, COCAMIDE DEA & COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE
All-Nutrient® Permanent Cream Haircolor
Luxuriously rich, with certified organic butters, vitamins, essential oils and extracts that naturally deliver essential nutrients for healthy, shiny results.
A state-of-the-art manufacturing process makes All-Nutrient Cream Haircolor new and unique. It is made in the USA from organic products in a vacuum system — that’s the way quality skin creams are made. This vacuum system removes air from the cream base that can cause oxidation contaminating haircolor and decrease penetration.
Made in a natural base of pure vegetable oils and silk protein to allow gentler penetration of color pigment, ensuring greater depth of color, long-term durability and healthier hair. All-Nutrient Haircolor was proudly recognized by Modern Salon’s April 2008 issue as a top “Green Product” for being formulated from certified-organic ingredients!
The All-Nutrient Haircolor system is a superb option for those needing a mild ammonia product, containing certified organic ingredients that is low in PPD (Para-Phenyline Diamine) and PH balanced for superb, gentle results. Going organic isn’t just great for the environment; it avoids the burning, itching and harsh chemical fumes of traditional hair color.
All-Nutrient Haircolor is definitely an all-in-one haircolor system with seemingly endless benefits. This cream haircolor provides 100% gray coverage, the most natural looking neutrals, an ultimate high lift blonde collection and an ultra vibrant selection of reds. It also offers extremely consistent and predictable results.
All-Nutrient offers incredible opaque tones as well as shimmering translucent shades with calibrated haircolor that makes mixing easier and a cost-effective haircolor for salon professionals. Permanent, semi-permanent, demi, toners, fillers and temporary haircolor are all now available.
Organic Color Systems
Organic Color Systems is a high performance range of long-lasting, permanent hair colors containing certified organic extracts and natural ingredients. You can create infinite natural tones and exciting fashion colors.
This 100% ammonia-free hair color maintains the hair’s essential moisture and protein levels, so the hair is not damaged by the coloring process.
100% AMMONIA FREE
Ammonia can open up the pores of the skin and staining can occur. But since Organic Color Systems is not made with ammonia little to no staining occurs on the skin. Skin irritation and burning on the scalp is significantly reduced, due to the pharmaceutical grade peroxide which we use and the absence of ammonia.
Ammonia degrades the hairs protein structure which can lead to banding, hot roots and colors that fade off tone. With Organic Colors Systems there is no banding or hot roots and colors fade on tone!
pH_ScalePlus, a more pleasant salon experience is created, since are no harmful ammonia fumes that can make breathing difficult or cause eyes to swell and tear. Organic Color Systems also uses the lowest level of PPDs (pigment) possible to effectively color the hair. Our average is 0.6%, as opposed to the legal maximum within the European Union of 6%.
THE pH FACTOR
The hair is left healthy. Organic Color Systems does not take the hair as far from its natural or isometric point on the pH scale as chemical colors do. Hair’s isometric (natural) point is between pH 4.5-5.5.
Plus, by using Organic Care Systems after coloring, you are able to return the hair to its correct pH and fully close the cuticle.
Since you are able to fully close the hair’s cuticle back down after coloring by using Organic Care Systems, you can reduce color fade.
Organic Color Systems contains some of the best natural ingredients to produce a gentle color which gives a superb result every time. Natural soothing and anti-inflammatory agents, such as certified organic Chamomile (Anthemis Nobilis) and certified organic Comfrey (Symphytum Officinale).
Antioxidants slow down or prevent oxidative reactions in the body. Although necessary for life, oxygen is a highly reactive molecule which can cause damage by producing free radicals. Antioxidants prevent and repair damage done to the body by these free radicals. Organic Color Systems includes the natural antioxidants certified organic Orange (Citrus Dulcis) and Grapefruit (Citrus Grandis), as well as vitamins C and E.
The conditioning and moisturizing function is fulfilled by Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, which also helps to strengthen hair. Our organic ingredients have been certified by the Soil Association which is the UK’s leading campaigning and certification organization for organic food and farming.
SOURCES, INFORMATIVE SITES:
ECOCOLORS
NO OR ZERO AMMONIA, Ethanolamine (also called monoethanolamine or MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), and triethanolamine (TEA)
ECOCOLORS statements says: “Don’t be fooled by ammonia free hair colors or so called organic hair colors, The ammonia substitute used is odorless and may cause respiratory issues or hair loss. (as you cannot smell it, it is insidiously harming you) EcoColors Labs did extensive research on ingredients to try to come up with the best possible formula. We do not use ethanolamines as we found them to possibly cause challenges (though, they may create formaldehyde by-products which are also damaging to the hair).”
A scientific study published in the January 2014 Issue of Cosmetic Science Review indicates that Monoethanolamine (the “ammonia substitute” in non ammonia permanent hair colors) is 85% MORE DAMAGING than ammonia.
The study was measured by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) on the cysteic acid level measurement with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) photomicrographs to visualize cuticle damage, and protein loss.
This confirmed oxidative damage, but also the damage caused by other damage pathways caused by varying levels of Monoethanolamines in hair colorants.
SOURCES, INFORMATIVE SITES:
HOLISTIC WELLNESS, WHOLE BODY CARE
Our products have ingredients that penetrate deep to the root.
The results are amazing and you can see how the 100% natural properties will heal from inside out. We use a Castile soap made from shea butter and plantain ash; we P.H. balance with a Structured vitamin based water. With wild-harvested ingredients, cold-pressed and steam distilled extracts, we are able to produce hand crafted products unparalleled in there purity.
Organic herbal extracts of: rosemary, burdock, horsetail, sage, oregano, thyme, lavender, peppermint, goldenseal, cinnamon, lemon peel and cottonwood.
Organic essential oils of: lavender and rosemary, coconut or French vanilla, litsea cubeba, grapefruit.
Plant sourced kosher vegan Xanthan gum (binder) and Potassium sorbate (preservative).
Oils of: Argan Moroccan oil, coconut, primrose, jojoba, avocado, Shea butter. Aloe Vera, apple cider vinegar & more.
Our products are free of:
DEA, MEA, TEA, or MIPA Compounds | Formaldehyde | Hydrolyzed Animal Protein | Imidazolidinyl and Diazolidinyl Urea | Lanolin | PEG-8 | PEG compounds | Petrochemicals | Phalates | Sulfate-based products | Synthetic Paraben | No mineral oil or chemical additives