Grip Organic Hair and Body - In Depth Information

Colour Herbe contains no ammonia, hydrogen peroxide or PPDs. It contains USDA certified organic ingredients which unlike standard counter parts have no known allergens. Tens of thousands of us colour our hair regularly and ammonia based colour which contain questionable ingredients have been the focus of clinical health studies for consumers and salons stylists for years.

There have been reports in the media that have linked chemicals used in permanent hair colour and bladder cancer. This is unproven says Cancer Research UK but it poses questions all the same. In 2006 a European Commissin ban on permanent hair colour ingredients linked to bladder cancer will come into place. It aims to improve the safety of all hair dyes across the market.

Ammonia is extremely alkaline (ph 12.5) and is used to open the cuticles of the hair in order to deposit the artificial colour pigments within the cortex of the hair. Such a high ph will be very damaging to the hairs’ natural protein structure. It is very noticeable how ammonia treated hair becomes dry and coarse and the reason for this is that the cuticle has been forced open so far it is not possible to completely reclose it.

Colour Herbe, the permanent hair colour used at Grip, contains no ammonia which results in a safer, more pleasant environment for the clients and the salon staff. Instead of ammonia, Colour Herbe utilises plant-based alkalines such as Cinchona which have a ph level of not more than 8.5.

The “going back to nature” wave has taken hold of many areas of our society. For example, in the beauty world, many are switching to organic cosmetics because many of them claim to have more benefits than their synthetic counterparts. Many organic hair products are sold in the market and they claim different health benefits. But whether or not these claims are actually true is a different question altogether. Are all these benefits scientifically proven and tested?

Organic means that a product is made without synthetic pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, hormones, antibiotics, fertilizers or other synthetic or toxic substances. Organic products are not monitored using the same regulations as organic food, and do not need to meet the same requirements. As long as a product has at least one organic ingredient, it can advertise that it is made with organic ingredients.

Colour Herbe, the permanent hair colour used at Grip, contains no ammonia which results in a safer, more pleasant environment for the clients and the salon staff.
Instead of ammonia, Colour Herbe utilises plant-based alkalines such as Cinchona which have a ph level of not more than 8.5.