Comments on: The Colorful Secret of Organic Hair Color

By: Janice Chartier

Janice Chartier — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:38:27 +0000

If you want to stay away from any non-organic chemicals but still get rid of gray hair, you should try a product sold by naturalorganichaircare.com. It is a 100% organic gray hair treatment. It is not a color but actually heals damaged hair folicles so your natural color grows back. I was over 60% gray and have used Pepperie for over 8 months. I was not able to get rid of all my gray because I was simply too gray. But I am now only about 40% gray and my natural colors are very stunning. I have even had my hair dresser comment on how great the color looks. It is a mix of blond, browns, and gray now and kind of looks frosted. I look years youngers and my hair feels great too. It naturally conditions my hair so it is softer. It is also great at getting the tangles out so I use less conditioners too. You should check it out. I am a true believer.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:14:38 +0000

I am a hairstylist and after about 4 years I became severely allergic to ammonia. AMMONIA IS NOT NATURAL OR ORGANIC!! It IS dangerous and very toxic!! Ammonia was actually banned in Argentina. Do your research!!! I have researched and researched and found organic color systems the BEST out there! It is NOT a marketing ploy. It is an alternative, and the reason anyone may have problems using it is probably because you are not using it correctly. You don’t use it the same as a conventional hair color line. I have absolutely no reactions to this line and have so many people coming from all over just to use this color line because they are allergic to ammonia. I love it !!!!

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:28:06 +0000

Hi Susan,
Sorry to hear about your encounter with Organic Colour Systems.
I would really like to know if your hair stylist did a patch test on your skin before applying the colour.
It appears that some stylists forget to do this important step – it’s something that I am very fussy with doing.
If you did have one and it was fine – then that is a concern.
Please let me know as I have been using this product for about a year now.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:12:53 +0000

My stylist just tried Organic Color Systems (OCS) on my hair for the first time yesterday. The product BURNED while on my scalp, especially during the heating process. Well, 24 hours later and my scalp still hurts. I was up all night since my scalp itched and was hurting all night while touching my pillow. I am switching back to the product with ammonia.! The color looks ok…curious to see how it will be in 30 days. Not a product for people with sensitive skin – my forehead was also red.

By: Hair Chemist

Hair Chemist — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:05:19 +0000

Here is the score rankings of questionable ingredients in hair colors by CosmeticsDatabase.com:

(Scores of 0-10, the lower the better, the higher the worse)

Ammonia 3
PPD 3
Ethanolamine 9

There is no doubt that ethanolamine, the compound Organic Color Systems (OCS) uses to substitute ammonia as the alkaline agent is a major health hazard.

Other brands, such as Perfecta, Farouk, Pravana, Shades-EQ, use ethanolamine for its odorless and less aggressive properties, but they don’t claim that it is safer like OCS does!

I know these facts are hard to accept for a lot of our fellow stylists who believe that they have been doing something good for their clients and themselves, but this ethanolamine issue is just too important not to address. We have to separate myths we like to hear and the science!