During my college years, dying hair was quite popular with girls. Even though none of us needed it at that time, we did it just for the sake of color. Now, 25 years later, I try to put off dying my hair for as long as possible even though now I do need it. The …
When I first started looking for safer products, I realized two things. First, it is up to us as consumers to figure out which products are safe – nobody is going to do it for us. Second, in order to see if an advertisement is truthful, we must understand how products are made. In this …
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Today we are going to learn about Aveda Hair Color Pure Tones, one of the two permanent hair colors sold by Aveda. When I research products and evaluate them for safety, I look at the ingredients and compare them with the ingredients of other major players in the industry. I am so glad that I …
In 2015, Eluxe magazine listed 9 of the best “natural” hair dyes. If you have read my blog before, you probably know that I am skeptical about the overused claim “natural,” to say the least. In 2015, I wrote an article that started by criticizing one of the “natural” hair dyes listed in the Eluxe magazine …
Natulique used to claim that their hair color was “certified organic.” Women who knew about the potential harms of permanent hair colors and who needed my help finding a safer brand asked me about that all the time. So, in March 2017, I investigated this claim and published my findings. Let me tell you what …
Update as of 2015: The US distributor changed its name from Organic Color Systems to Simply Organic and does NOT carry Organic Colour Systems hair dyes anymore. Organic Colour Systems doesn’t list ingredients on its website. I recently verified that I have updated the list of ingredients by getting them from a hairdresser who uses …
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