Natural hair coloring: how to maintain it properly with essential oils?
Natural hair coloring, also known as plant-based coloring, is becoming increasingly popular. With clients who are more and more concerned about the environment and their health, it’s time to wake up and move away from chemical dyes. Unlike natural dyes, chemical hair colors are made up of harmful substances that can affect both health and the planet. It’s time to switch to plant-based! You’re probably wondering how to best maintain your natural hair color. The answer lies in essential oils and their magical properties!
What is natural hair dye?
Natural hair coloring consists of using plants, flowers, and natural extracts to color the hair. The ingredients in a natural hair dye are plant-based and can include henna powder, indigo, chamomile, or rhubarb. There are plenty of options depending on the desired shade. Unlike chemical dyes, natural coloring does not penetrate inside the hair shaft — it coats it to provide color. Conventional chemical coloring, by penetrating deep into the hair, causes damage over time. That’s why natural hair coloring is safe.
What are its advantages?
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Respect for health: Natural hair coloring is not harmful to your health or your hair. Quite the opposite! Being 100% natural and free of chemicals, it is suitable even for sensitive individuals. It reduces the risk of allergies and skin irritations.
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Respect for the environment: When rinsed out, natural hair dye releases plants into the environment, not harmful substances. The ingredients are biodegradable and safe for wildlife and nature.
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Deep hair care: Natural hair coloring truly cares for the hair. The ingredients used in this type of dye provide multiple benefits, strengthening and protecting the hair.
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Rich, customized colors: The shades obtained with natural, tone-on-tone coloring are often more nuanced, offering natural highlights that blend with your base color. Additionally, the result is unique, as it adapts to the client’s original hair tone.
How does natural hair dye work?
Preparing a natural hair dye is not more difficult than conventional coloring. It is simply different and should be done by an experienced hairstylist, as it requires a special technique. It is carried out in a few steps:
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Preparation: The natural hair coloring powder is mixed with hot water to create a smooth paste. Depending on the type of plant, other ingredients can be added to intensify the color, such as lemon juice or oil. The final color will be customized according to the client’s original hair shade.
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Application: The paste is applied to clean, dry hair, strand by strand. Unlike chemical coloring, natural hair dye does not damage the skin and does not irritate it if it comes into contact.
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Processing time: This varies depending on the desired shade. The longer the processing time, the more intense the color. For natural hair dye, the processing time usually ranges from 40 minutes to an hour.
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Rinsing: Just like conventional dyes, natural hair coloring is rinsed out simply with lukewarm water.
Maintaining natural hair coloring
Caring for the natural with natural
What matters when you opt for a natural hair dye is maintaining it with the right products. Plant-based coloring also means natural aftercare, done with care and precaution. If you do not follow these guidelines, you risk damaging your natural color and shortening its longevity. To maintain shine and a healthy-looking mane, nothing beats the power of plants and their benefits.
Natural hair coloring does not require the same maintenance as conventional dyes. An adapted natural hair care routine is recommended, based on vegetable oils and essential oils that provide multiple benefits for the hair.
Hairborist’s perfect natural care ritual for plant-based hair coloring
A customized oil bath:
The Hairborist oil treatment consists of a base of vegetable oils combined with a synergy of essential oils adapted to hair needs. For naturally colored hair, we recommend the Renovator base, which provides deep nutrition. To this base, a color Aromactif is added to boost shine, radiance, and color highlights. We offer four options:
A gentle shampoo for natural hair dye
Depending on your preferences, we offer two gentle, organic shampoos designed to wash the hair after a natural hair dye:
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Daily Clean, ideal for fine hair, delicately scented with lavender essential oil.
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Sensity, fragrance-free and without essential oils, perfect for sensitive scalps.
The Natural Color conditioner
Made with organic apple cider vinegar, this conditioner for naturally colored hair emulsifies easily, providing incomparable shine and radiance to colored hair. It ensures long-lasting hold for your natural permanent hair color. For very thick hair, Sweet Care is also an excellent choice.
In short, the ideal routine for maintaining plant-based hair coloring!
Essential oils: true treasures for natural hair dye
As mentioned earlier, Hairborist works with essential oils to care for all hair types. Everyone can find the perfect match to meet their specific hair needs.
After a natural hair color, it’s especially beneficial to maintain it with essential oils to revive the hair’s shine and radiance. For years, we’ve known that the most effective ingredients come from nature.
Each of our essential oils has unique properties to enhance every hair color:
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Copper hair: With the Cuivre Aromactif, essential oils like sweet orange, mandarin, and petitgrain restore shine and highlight warm tones.
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Blonde hair: The Nacre Aromactif contains bergamot, lemon, and tansy with photosensitizing properties. Its goal is to neutralize yellow tones in blonde or white hair while adding a pearly effect. It’s essentially the natural version of “purple shampoo.”
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Dark hair: The Ebene Aromactif, made with sage and juniper, helps reinforce and deepen dark hair, reviving its shine.
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Red hair: The Ecarlate Aromactif, enriched with patchouli, laurel, and geranium essential oils, boosts and enhances red tones, making them more vibrant than ever.
You get the idea: natural hair dye also means natural maintenance. There’s nothing better than taking advantage of what nature has to offer to keep your hair healthy. This is how you can enjoy the best natural hair dye: effective, long-lasting, and truly caring for your hair.
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