CIELO Hair Color Ex Cream 6 Dark Brown

Covering grey at home usually means mixing two bottles and hoping the ratio is right. The CIELO Hair Color EX Cream removes that step entirely: press the lever and both agents dispense together onto the comb brush, ready to apply.

Shade 6 is a dark brown aimed at grey coverage. The kit contains a 40g first agent and a 40g second agent, and because it dispenses on demand you can use part of it for a partial touch-up and keep the rest. Hoyu includes eucalyptus oil, grape seed oil and evening primrose oil in the formula as conditioning ingredients. Processing takes around 15 minutes.

Before you buy, please read this carefully. This is a permanent oxidative hair dye. Hoyu requires a skin allergy patch test 48 hours before every single use, not just the first. Do not use it if you have ever had any reaction to a hair dye, if you have a scalp or skin condition, or on eyebrows or eyelashes. Anyone with a history of kidney disease or a blood disorder should not use it.

Features

●        Japanese permanent hair colour kit in shade 6 Dark Brown

●        40 g first agent and 40 g second agent

●        One-push dispenser releases both agents together, so no separate mixing is needed

●        Comb brush applicator, gloves and instructions included

●        Part of the kit can be kept for a later partial touch-up

●        Eucalyptus oil, grape seed oil and evening primrose oil as conditioning ingredients

●        Around 15 minutes of processing time

●        Aimed at grey coverage

Concerns

●        Grey coming through at the roots between salon visits

●        Mixing two agents and getting the ratio wrong

●        Wanting to touch up a small area rather than colour all the hair

●        Needing a straightforward at-home colour kit

Suitable For

●        Adults colouring hair at home for grey coverage

●        Root touch-ups and full application

●        Anyone who has completed a patch test with no reaction

●        Not suitable for anyone who has ever reacted to a hair dye

Made In

●        Japan

●        Covers grey at home without mixing two agents separately

●        The one-push dispenser means you use only as much as the area needs

●        Leftover product can be kept for a later partial touch-up

●        The comb brush places colour precisely at the roots

●        Conditioning oils are included in the formula alongside the colour

●        Around 15 minutes of processing rather than a long wait

1.     Carry out a skin allergy patch test 48 hours before every use, following the instructions in the kit, and do not proceed if any reaction occurs.

2.     Put on the gloves provided and protect your clothing and surfaces.

3.     Press the push lever firmly to dispense the cream onto the comb brush.

4.     Apply generously from the roots, working through the areas where grey is most noticeable.

5.     Leave for the time stated in the instructions, around 15 minutes.

6.     Rinse thoroughly until the water runs clear, shampoo, and keep the product away from eyes, eyebrows and eyelashes throughout.

Key Ingredients

Toluene-2,5-Diamine, Para-Aminophenol, Para-Phenylenediamine, Meta-Aminophenol and Resorcinol: The oxidative dye ingredients in the first agent.

Hydrogen Peroxide: The developer in the second agent.

Eucalyptus Oil, Grape Seed Oil and Evening Primrose Oil: Conditioning ingredients included alongside the colour.

Ammonium Thioglycolate: Included in the first agent formula.

Ingredient Claims

●        Permanent oxidative hair dye

●        Contains toluene-2,5-diamine, para-phenylenediamine and related dye ingredients

●        Contains hydrogen peroxide and ammonia

●        Contains fragrance and the colourant Yellow 203

●        A skin allergy patch test is required 48 hours before every use

●        Do not use if you have ever reacted to a hair dye, or have a scalp or skin condition

●        Do not use on eyebrows or eyelashes, or on children

●        Not for anyone with a history of kidney disease or a blood disorder

Full Ingredients List

First agent active ingredients: Toluene-2,5-Diamine, Para-Aminophenol, Para-Phenylenediamine, Meta-Aminophenol, Resorcinol

First agent other ingredients: HEDTA-3Na, PEG-8, POE Oleyl Ether, Ascorbic Acid, Cetostearyl Alcohol, Ethylhexanoate, Strong Ammonia Water, Water-Soluble Collagen, Stearyl Alcohol, Steartrimonium Chloride, Taurine, Ammonium Thioglycolate, Evening Primrose Oil, Grape Seed Oil, Microcrystalline Wax, Anhydrous Sodium Sulfite, Eucalyptus Oil, Yellow 203, Fragrance

Second agent active ingredient: Hydrogen Peroxide

Second agent other ingredients: DPG, POE Behenyl Ether, Isopropanol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Cetanol, Hydroxyethane Diphosphonic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Behenyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Sodium Myristyl Sulfate, Lanolin

Hoyu is a Japanese hair colour manufacturer founded in 1905 and one of the largest in Japan, producing the Bigen, Beauteen, Beautylabo and CIELO lines. CIELO is its grey coverage range, and the EX Cream format uses a one-push dispenser that releases both agents together onto a comb brush. The range runs to around 19 shades, and all Hoyu products are made in Japan. Canadian shoppers can find the CIELO range at C&C Cosmetics.

●        CIELO Hair Color EX Cream 6 Dark Brown

●        40 g first agent and 40 g second agent

●        Comb brush applicator

●        Gloves and instructions