KAO Liese Foam Hair Color Airy Grey

The reason Liese Foam Hair Color took over Japanese drugstores is the format. took over Japanese drugstores is the format. Instead of mixing a cream and painting it on section by section, you combine two liquids in the bottle, pump out a foam, and massage it through dry hair with your hands. The back of your head, where home colour usually goes wrong, gets covered as easily as the front.

Airy Grey is a soft, light ash grey, and it is the least forgiving shade in the range on unlightened hair. Grey has no warmth in it at all, which means it has nothing to fight the natural red and orange pigment in dark hair. On unbleached dark hair, you will get a subtle cool cast at best, not the shade on the box. Pre-lightening is not optional for this one.

It is a proper oxidative dye. The first liquid carries the colour precursors, and the second contains hydrogen peroxide, which is what makes the colour permanent rather than a wash-out tint. For Canadian shoppers ordering Liese hair dye, the safety steps are essential: a skin allergy test 48 hours before every use, even if you have used the product before.

Features

●        Two-part foam hair colour kit

●        Airy Grey shade

●        Foam application, no brush or bowl needed

●        Gloves included

●        Rinse-off treatment included

●        20 to 30 minute processing time

●        Contains royal jelly extract and hydrolysed silk

Concerns

●        Uneven home colour, especially at the back of the head

●        Wanting a cool ash tone rather than a warm brown

●        Brassiness showing through as colour fades

●        Finding cream dyes messy and hard to apply alone

Suitable For

●        Hair that has already been bleached or heavily lightened

●        Home colouring without a second pair of hands

●        Anyone comfortable with a permanent oxidative dye

●        Adults only

Made In

Made in Japan.

●        Foam spreads through the hair by hand, so coverage is even without a brush

●        Reaches the back of the head and the roots easily when colouring alone

●        Less dripping than a liquid or cream dye

●        A cool ash tone with no warmth in it

●        Royal jelly extract and hydrolyzed silk condition during processing

●        Includes a rinse-off treatment for after colouring

1.     Perform a skin allergy patch test 48 hours before colouring. Do this before every use, even if you have used this product before.

2.     If the product is cold or warm, leave it at room temperature, around 20 to 30 degrees, for about an hour before mixing.

3.     Put on the gloves provided. Add the first liquid to the second and mix as directed in the leaflet.

4.     Pump the bottle to produce foam and apply generously to dry hair.

5.     Massage through with your fingers, working from the roots down through the lengths until evenly covered.

6.     Leave for 20 to 30 minutes.

7.     Rinse thoroughly until the water runs clear, then shampoo and apply the included treatment.

8.     Keep the foam and rinse water away from the eyes. Rinse immediately with water if any gets in.

Key Ingredients

●        Para-aminophenol, Toluene-2,5-diamine, 2,4-diaminophenoxyethanol HCl and 5-amino-o-cresol: the colour precursors in the first liquid

●        Hydrogen peroxide: the developer in the second liquid, which makes the colour permanent

●        Ammonia water: raises the hair cuticle so colour can deposit

●        Royal Jelly Extract and Hydrolysed Silk: conditioning ingredients included during processing

●        Sodium Laureth Sulfate and POE alkyl ether: the foaming system

Claims

●        Perform a skin allergy test 48 hours before every use, including if you have used this product before

●        Do not use on anyone under 16, on eyebrows or eyelashes, or on irritated, broken or sunburned scalp

●        Do not use if you have ever had a reaction to a hair colourant, or if you have had a black henna temporary tattoo reaction

●        Contains para-phenylenediamine-family colourants, which can cause severe allergic reactions in sensitised people

●        Contains hydrogen peroxide and ammonia

●        Contains fragrance

●        Contains royal jelly extract, hydrolysed silk and lanolin derivatives, all animal-derived, so this product is not vegan

●        Wear the gloves provided. Keep out of reach of children

Full Ingredients: First Liquid

Para-aminophenol*, Toluene-2,5-diamine*, 2,4-Diaminophenoxyethanol HCl*, 5-Amino-o-cresol*, Water, POE Alkyl (12-14) Ether, MEA, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Ethanol, Strong Ammonia Water, Dimethyldiallylammonium Chloride/Acrylic Acid Copolymer Solution, Sodium Coconut Oil Fatty Acid Acylglutamate, Ammonium Chloride, Fragrance, Anhydrous Sodium Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid, Myristyl Alcohol. (* denotes active ingredient.)

Full Ingredients: Second Liquid

Hydrogen Peroxide Solution*, Water, Steartrimonium Chloride, POE Cetyl Ether, PG, PPG, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetanol, Hydroxyethane Diphosphonic Acid Solution, Soft Lanolin Fatty Acid, Sodium Hydroxide Solution, Oxyquinoline Sulfate. (* denotes active ingredient.)

Kao is one of Japan's largest household and personal care companies, and Liese is its hair colour and styling brand. The foam colour format is what made the line a fixture in Japanese drugstores, and the shade range refreshes regularly with fashion tones alongside the standard browns. C&C Cosmetics carries Liese alongside other Japanese hair care, with shipping across Canada.

●        1 x first liquid

●        1 x second liquid in the foaming bottle

●        1 x rinse-off treatment

●        1 x pair of gloves

●        Instruction leaflet