How to find the best organic shampoo for colored hair?

Hair that has undergone a change in its natural pigmentation requires special care. Choosing an organic shampoo for colored hair is essential to preserve the intensity of your color while maintaining softness, shine, and hydration. In this article, discover our best tips for selecting the shampoo that perfectly matches your hair type.

Why choose an organic shampoo for colored hair?

Depending on the type of hair dye you use, your strands face different challenges: fading color with every wash, dryness on the lengths and ends, and overall increased fragility. This is why it’s crucial to opt for an organic shampoo for colored hair that directly addresses these needs.

A natural shampoo for colored hair also helps protect the balance of your scalp. Unlike conventional shampoos, which often rely on harsh cleansing bases that disrupt sebum production, the surfactants used in organic formulas are far gentler. And because they are formulated without silicones, they won’t suffocate the hair fiber, allowing your color and hair health to last longer.

For every type of coloring, there’s an organic shampoo for colored hair

1. Plant-based hair coloring

If you’ve chosen the only hair dye that truly respects the hair fiber, congratulations! Plant-based coloring not only keeps your strands healthy, it also offers the huge advantage of lasting beautifully, with shine preserved for up to 3 months on average.

However, it’s crucial to use an organic shampoo for colored hair that’s specifically adapted to this type of coloring. Unlike oxidation dyes that penetrate deep into the cuticle, plant pigments remain on the surface, coating the hair. That’s why it’s important to avoid harsh sulfates like Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, which can strip away these natural pigments and cause your color to fade prematurely.
→ Sensity Shampoo (ideal for dry hair or sensitive scalps) or Daily Clean Shampoo (for normal hair) are your perfect options here!

2. Oxidation coloring

As explained earlier, oxidation dye penetrates into the hair fiber and alters its structure. This means chemically colored hair is inevitably weakened and sensitized, requiring extra care and nourishment. Common issues with this type of hair include dry lengths and brittle, fragile ends. To protect your strands, you need a shampoo with a creamy, hydrating cleansing base.
→ Color Clean Shampoo is the best organic shampoo for chemically colored hair, providing the gentle care your delicate strands need.

3. Bleached hair

Bleaching is one of the most aggressive processes for the hair fiber. It strips away the natural pigment using synthetic oxidants, leaving hair thinner, extremely dry, and with an open cuticle. As a result, bleached hair is very fragile and often difficult to detangle, making intensive care essential.
→ Color Clean Shampoo is also suitable for bleached hair, but it must be combined with a deeply nourishing treatment to effectively repair and protect against the collateral damage caused by bleaching.

A complementary treatment to your natural shampoo for colored hair

An organic shampoo for colored hair is essential to gently cleanse and preserve your color. But if you want to go further and deeply nourish your strands, the solution lies in adding a tailored treatment with high-quality active ingredients. That’s why we’ve designed an exclusive, 100% customizable protocol to best meet the needs of your hair:

Choose between our precious oils: Renovator (for normal to thick or very damaged hair) or Repair (for fine or oily hair). Pour the right amount into an applicator bottle depending on your hair’s length and thickness.
Add a few drops of an essential oil synergy: Nutritif for nourishing dry hair, Balans for rebalancing oily hair, Calvitien for combating hair loss… and many more!
Shake well and apply the mixture to dry hair before shampooing, so the active ingredients can fully penetrate the fiber.
Leave on for about 20 minutes, then wash your hair twice with your organic shampoo for colored hair to remove any oil residue.
Finish with a natural detangling balm, rinse thoroughly, and style as usual.

The effects of this treatment are noticeable from the very first application. For best results and to maintain healthy, vibrant hair over time, we recommend performing this ritual once or twice a week.

The magical product for blonde hair

If you have blonde hair, you’ve probably noticed the unwanted appearance of yellow or brassy tones. Light hair is particularly vulnerable to external aggressors, pollution, dust, sun, and oxidation, all of which compromise its delicate pigmentation. The result: your color fades and turns dull after repeated washing and exposure.

To counter this, Hairborist has created a powerful and unique essential oil synergy: Nacre. By adding just a few drops of this precious elixir to your Renovator or Repair oil, you can neutralize yellow undertones while adding beautiful, subtle silver highlights. This effect comes from four key natural actives: wild chamomile, bergamot, lemon, and blue tansy, whose intense bluish pigments balance out unwanted yellow tones.

This blend of vegetable oils + essential oils is a healthy, natural, and effective alternative to the traditional blue shampoo. While synthetic blue shampoo molecules tend to dry out the hair fiber, plant-based actives both correct the color and nourish blonde strands, thanks to the fatty acids in vegetable oils. A 2-in-1 product that saves time in your hair routine!

💡 Note: this treatment also works wonders for gray, white, or salt-and-pepper hair, which are prone to the same yellowing issues as blondes. Keeping luminous, elegant white hair requires care, and Nacre is a true ally in this process!