Colourstart is a clean and convenient way to screen for potential allergy to one of the chemicals, called para phenylenediamine (PPD), found in most hair colours. Colourstart can be used instead of the in salon screening to test for allergy to PPD in hair colour.
Under government guidelines you are expected to have an in salon test every 6 months regardless of when you last had colour. Colourstart is a new industry way of preventing you having to do this and also to enable last minute appointments for colour.
Many hair colorants contain ingredients that can cause an allergic reaction.
To reduce the risk of users experiencing a reaction, many manufacturers of hair colour recommend the use of an Allergy Alert Test before their product is used.
Colourstart consists of an adhesive patch that contains two small, separate squares. One square contains a small amount of PPD (this is the positive ‘+’ part), the other contains no PPD (this is the negative ‘-‘ part) and is used for comparison only.
The patch is applied to an easily visible part of the arm at least 5 days before an appointment for hair colour. The patch is left on for at least 48 hours (2 days) and then removed. 48 hrs (2 days) later, the arm can be inspected for any sign of a reaction.
Creations are on a drive to encourage all hairdressers in Chichester City Centre to offer the Colourstart passport
If you would like to take the hassle out of skin testing and start your Colourstart passport you can call the salon on 01243 533052 EMAIL US or
