Want to change your style or give your hair a pretty highlights ? coloring is the ideal solution. However, it's best to opt for coloring . colorings plant-based vs colorings chemical: what you need to know to avoid graying your hair!
What are the differences between coloring and coloring ?
Chemical colorings are false friends of the hair.
The principle behind coloring is to open the hair scales and replace the pigment that naturally colors the hair (melanin) with chemical pigments. They can therefore lighten hair. The application time is short, but fiber is dried out and damaged. Hair is drier and more brittle, and needs care afterwards to try to close its scales and restore its softness.
The ingredients used in colorings chemicals are highly controversial in terms of their harmfulness to both health and the environment. These include ammonia, ethanolamine, hydrogen peroxide and resorcinol. These allergenic substances can make the scalp more sensitive and irritate it. What's more, during application, colorings chemicals can stain clothing and even the skin. A further disadvantage is that you need to wait a month and a half between two colorings treatments to allow the fiber capillary system to recover properly.
colorings plant-based is a more hair-friendly alternative.
colorings plant-based are natural and therefore less aggressive to fiber capillaire. They do not open the hair's scales, but rather surround them, respecting the hair's nature and color. The result: natural shades are preserved, limiting the "bar" effect during regrowth. The coloring plant-based product darkens hair and adds highlights.
Nowadays, colorings natural hairs are composed of a large quantity of natural henna to fix the pigments on the hair's fiber . The natural color forms a protective barrier around the hair, giving it strength and shine.
The environmental and health benefits of natural colorings
Preserving the environment
colorings plant-based have less impact on the environment, as they are mainly made up of active plant ingredients. They are neutral for the planet and its diversity. On the other hand, the products used in colorings chemical products (sulfates, oxidizing agents, hydrogen peroxide, colorants, etc.) have a significant impact on the environment. In fact, after each treatment, the rinse water goes down the drain and into the oceans. This has serious consequences for our planet.
Positive impact on health
coloring is gentle on the scalp, unlike traditional colorings products which contain harsh chemicals. What's more, some people may experience allergic reactions following the use of this type of colorings. In the case of sensitive skin, itching, redness or irritation may occur. With organic or plant-based coloring , these inconveniences are a thing of the past, and it can even act as a genuine skin care product. Some colorings plant-based products can even be used by pregnant women.
Natural hair care products contain only plant-based ingredients such as essential oils. Gentle and effective, they are gentle on hair and scalp. The natural coloring process aims to protect hair fibers by gently enveloping them. colorings plant-based are free from sulfates and other ingredients harmful to the body. Care products for color-treated hair help to deeply moisturize the hair. These natural hair care products are fully-fledged treatments for healthy hair.
The effectiveness of colorings plant-based is based on the pigments they contain. Henna, which has been used for centuries, has unrivalled properties for coloring hair without damaging it. With its highly nuanced hues, it lends highlights a very aesthetic touch to hair. To control its intensity, leave color on for varying lengths of time.
Biocoiff': the French leader in plant-based coloring
Biocoiff' is the undisputed number one for natural coloring in France. The company has been championing ecological hair beauty for 15 years. It's the only satisfactory alternative to colorings chemical products and their ingredients, which are aggressive and even dangerous to health and the environment.
Biocoiff''s complex and effective coloring plant-based technique is used to satisfy customers in Paris via its eight salons, as well as throughout France via a network of franchisees. Charley, a hairdresser for over three decades and allergic to chemicals, founded the Biocoiff' brand in 2005. Since then, he has been repairing and caring for the hair of thousands of French women.
Charley wants to share her expertise with all hairdressers who want to breathe new life into their business. Biocoiff' Professionnel shares its experience with all professionals wishing to satisfy their customers, who are increasingly resistant to chemical products for coloring their hair. Biocoiff' Professionnel has developed a range of pigments for professionals, organic shampoos and care products, and dedicated training courses for hairdressers.
The Biocoiff' range is made up of 20 different pigments for a whole host of colors.
With Biocoiff', coloring finally rhymes with well-being and health!