Organic Coloring                                                                     

100% COLOR. ZERO AMMONIA.

At Studio 7 Organic Salon, as a commitment to a healthy environment for our guests and staff, we only use Original Minerals Color System Zero-ammonia Hair Color. These products are the safest permanent and semi-permanent hair color available today.  It delivers the best professional results without any toxic chemicals such as resorcinol, p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) or p-Toluenediamine (PTD), and void of dangerous fumes.

Unlike other ammonia-free or “organic” colors, Original Minerals Color imparts long lasting results and it covers gray hair 100% every time without the need of using special harsh developers which dry up hair.  Our health conscious clients demand great results and do not want hair to feel like straw after 3 to 4 applications as with traditional salon color compromising product lines.

Original Mineral Color Systems hair color is fortified with a proprietary Natural Moisturizing Factor containing anti-oxidants and plant extracts, which conditions the hair while coloring. Leaving the Hair noticeably shiner.

*No ammonia or ammonia derivatives

*No resorcinol, no formaldehyde, No PPD's, No Parabens

*No color fading or banding

*No problems with resistent Grey Coverage

*No damage to the hair’s structural integrity

*No putrid toxic fumes, no irritation

*No animal testing, no animal by-products

*No more sacrificing health for beauty

*No disrespect for client health and comfort

*No limitations of your creativity as a colorist

Why you don't want (or need) ammonia in your hair color.......

Ammonia affects different people in different ways. I've seen this happen in salons time and time again.

Client Number One has her hair colored with a product that contains ammonia apparently without any side effects at all. Client Number Two has her hair colored using the same product and ends up with headaches, stinging eyes, trouble breathing or a nasty rash. Or ends up in bed feeling terrible.

I've talked with many clients about this and the most common answer goes something like this: "It's the price you have to pay if you want your hair colored".

Often the clients will add "Thank goodness I don't have to get it done every week". Or "I figure every 6 or 8 weeks can't do too much harm."

But I say "If ammonia can affect our clients like this, then what about the hairdressers and colorists who are breathing it in every day?"

There's plenty of information available about the adverse effects of ammonia. It's no secret. Ask any doctor or check it out on the Internet. You'll find statements like this:

"Inhalation of lower concentrations in the air or solution can cause coughing, and nose and throat irritation. It can also produce rapid skin or eye irritation.  Ammonia's odor provides adequate early warning of its presence, but ammonia also causes olfactory fatigue or adaptation, reducing awareness of one's prolonged exposure at low concentrations".

At the same time as ammonia is getting into your eyes and lungs, it's getting into the cuticle of the hair. In fact the shaft of hair is starting to resemble Swiss cheese.

Ammonia not only negatively affects the cuticle of the hair, it also damages the amino acid or protein called Tyrosine which is found inside the hair shaft. Tyrosine is responsible for producing melanin (the natural pigment in the hair shaft). 

When the Tyrosine is damaged, the hair's ability to hold onto color is greatly reduced (or eliminated altogether). When you introduce color into the hair shaft without damaging the Tyrosine the color lasts longer because the color has something to bond to.

The main purpose of this web site isn't to put down ammonia. It is to simply to inform health conscious guests about a product that is readily available that doesn't contain any ammonia at all. And at the same time gives better results.
 Better color. No fading. Happier, healthier Guest.