Your Guide to Herbatint®

Your Guide to Herbatint® "the most natural alternative hair colour" We hope that you find the information enclosed interesting and urge you to take a few minutes to read this in order to assist you with your decision as to whether Herbatint® is the right product for you. If, as more and more people do, you decide to choose the Herbatint* way, we have included some hints about how to get the best out of the product. We are very pleased to offer you a hair colourant that is much kinder to you and your hair, but we are also very aware that a few people react strongly to a whole range of products from nuts to essential oils, so we urge all users to undertake a skin test; instructions are below.

Natural colours are indicated with the letter N in the colour chart enclosed, IN Black to ION Platinum Blonde. If you want to achieve more red, gold, ash or copper in your colour you should mix an N colour with the appropriate fashion colour.

For example mixing 7N Blonde with 7D Golden Blonde will give a deep cover of grey/white with a golden hue in your hair. The more fashion colour you mix with the natural colour the greater the change will be. However we suggest that it is probably better not to add more than 50% of the fashion colour.

Many Herbatint® users only use the N colours and are delighted with results, however by mixing the colours you can achieve your particular requirements. Although the vast majority of people find that Herbatint® covers their grey/white hair very effectively, as we get older our hair can get resistant to hair colourants and some people may find that their hair will refuse to take up the colour, especially around the hairline. If you are one of these, please use our helpline to get some personal advice on how to try and overcome these problems. Your hair condition First time users of Herbatint® are sometimes surprised by the coarse feeling of the hair after the application of the colourant, especially after they have previously used the more chemical colour products.

The difference is because the chemical products contain silicon fillers that are deposited into the hair shaft when. the colourant is applied and give an initial smooth feel to the hair. But because these products do not close the hair cuticle the fillers will very soon wash out leaving the hair rough and in poor condition.

Herbatint® does not contain these fillers, relying on the ability to close the hair cuticle right down locking in the colour. This is achieved with the use of Herbavita Royal Cream Conditioner; a sachet is included in the Herbatint8 pack and must be used in order to get the full Herbatint® benefit.

Having allowed the tint to develop on your hair for 40 minutes, you should then shampoo your hair twice ensuring that the water runs clear. Towel blot your hair and apply the conditioner by emulsifying in your hands and working it into your hair. The conditioner should be left on for 5 minutes before rinsing.

Using Herbatint® hair colour with the Royal Cream Conditioner will ensure that your coloured hair will be in the best possible condition. After many years of experience with hair products we remain absolutely convinced that Royal Cream is the very best conditioner on the market.

If you wish to take advantage of the fact that Herbatint® allows you achieve multiple applications by only mixing the amount you require at any one time and saving the remainder for later, you should purchase the conditioner separately so that you can use it on each occasion.

Choosing the right colour for you For many people the most difficult decision about purchasing any "home use" hair colourant is choosing the "right" colour.

If you have been using another "home use" brand this will help you discover what the natural "base" colour is. All brands use the basic numbering system numbers 1 to 10, these numbers will be on the pack somewhere. You then have to decide whether you want to make the colour more red or golden etc and select the appropriate fashion colour to add. We have a free­phone help line (0800 594 7706) that you can use to get advice, but we emphasise that it is impossible to provide completely accurate colour guidance on the phone. The process is so subjective.

Two very useful tips: Always start with a lighter shade because a) It is easy to go darker, and difficult to go lighter. b) As we get older our skin tone changes and we should match this with the tone of our hair. If you are experimenting to find the colour you are happy with, mix and apply Herbatint® as a semi-permanent (instructions below in the information pack) so that you do not have to live too long with your mistakes.

Getting your hairdresser to apply Herbatint® for you Unfortunately our campaign to persuade hairdressers to use our product is at an early stage. Whilst more and more Salons are expressing interest we do not yet have hairdressers in many parts of the country. However, many of our customers who want the product to be applied by a hairdresser are purchasing Herbatint® and getting them to do it for them.

If you want to use Herbatint® but need someone to apply it for you ask your friendly hairdresser, we are happy to answer any questions they may have. Who knows, maybe they will become converted!

Mixing Herbatint® as a semi-permanent colour Very simply, mix Herbavita Normalising Shampoo with the Glycol developer in equal quantities and then add the tint in the same volume, i.e 10ml of Normalising Shampoo, 10ml of Glycol developer and 20ml of tint. Apply over pre-shampooed, towel dried hair and leave for 25 minutes. This will result in a colour that will fade over 16-20 shampoos.

How to do a skin test Mix the smallest amount of developer and tint, apply a dab to the inside of you elbow. Cover with a plaster and leave for 48 hours. Check to see whether your skin has reacted with signs of soreness or inflammation.

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