We have high standards for hair care and colour.
The Shades innovative colour and care products are formulated with a deep commitment to efficacy, health and safety.
The Shades hair colours are vegan and cruelty-free and free from ammonia, PPD, titanium dioxide, parabens and phthalates and are suitable for sensitive skin.
Our colours can be mixed together, giving you the freedom to blend colours to create your own perfect custom shade.
One tube, five results:
- Semi-permanent
- Toner
- Permanent coverage
- Intensive coverage
- Colour blending
You can achieve 5 results from one tube of colour, depending on the developer used or if you are blending colours. Select the 5 vol developer for toners and semi-permanent colours, 20 vol for regular permanent coverage, or 27 vol for intensive coverage.
Our hair care products are 99.5% natural origin, and are loaded with effective botanicals which will overachieve in rebuilding the strength and condition of your hair.
Our range of botanical hair care products are made from ingredients which are 99.5% of natural origin, with a high percentage of certified organic botanicals, and are free from sulfates, parabens, silicones, ethoxylates, petrochemical cleansers, DEA, propylene glycol and artifical colours. They deeply nourish, repair, strengthen and protect your hair.
Colour selection is critical – that’s why we have colourists available 7 days a week to provide personalised colour advice. Send us a pic, tell us your colour goals, and we’ll follow up with your colour recommendations.
Gorgeous Colour Free From:
Ammonia
Ammonia has a strong smell which can irritate the eyes, nose, throat or skin. It is used in commercial cleaning products and can weaken the hair, making it more susceptible to breakage and splitting. We have excluded it to give you a better colouring experience.
PPD
All our colours are PPD free. British researchers who examined the link between hair colouring and breast cancer in 2017, advised that it is best to reduce or avoid exposure to PPD.
Phthalates
Six different phthalates are banned for use in EU because of their potential effects on human health, particularly their effects on hormones.
Phthalates are mainly used as plastizers, to add flexibility to plastics, and they can have an effect on hormones, so we have eliminated them from our colour formula.
Parabens
Parabens are preservatives which increase the shelf life of a product. It’s not clear that they are harmful, but they aren’t helpful and they have been associated with some unwanted effects on the immune and endocrine systems, and allergic reactions
Gluten
For those that have gluten sentivities, gluten can trigger an allergic reaction. We’ve removed it from all our colour formulas.