Blue Vibes Shampoo Bar
A toning shampoo bar for blonde, highlighted, lightened and grey hair, formulated by a colourist. A blue violet pigment tones down unwanted yellow and brassy tones, while mango butter, shea butter and panthenol keep hair feeling soft. Like a purple shampoo, in a solid bar. 100g, with a shampoo bar bag.
£14.00
- Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI), Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate (SLSa), Cocamidopropyl Betaine: mild cleansers.
- Behentrimonium Methosulfate (in BTMS-50): a conditioning ingredient made from rapeseed oil that helps with detangling.
- Cetyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid: give the bar a creamy texture and firm structure.
- Mango butter, Shea butter: rich plant butters that soften hair.
- Kaolin: a soft clay that helps absorb excess oil at the scalp.
- Panthenol (provitamin B5): helps hair hold on to moisture.
- Jojoba oil, Hemp seed oil: light plant oils for the lengths.
- Aloe vera leaf powder: a plant ingredient included for a conditioning feel.
- Hydrolysed wheat protein: helps hair feel smoother.
- CI 77007: a blue violet pigment that tones down yellow and brassy tones.
- Gluconolactone and Sodium Benzoate: the preservative system.
- Parfum, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Geraniol: fragrance, and fragrance allergens listed by law.
- Wet your hair thoroughly with warm water.
- Rub the bar between your hands, or glide it over wet hair, to make a lather.
- Massage into the scalp and work through to the ends.
- For more tone, leave the lather on the lightest areas for 1 to 5 minutes. Start short and build up.
- Rinse thoroughly and follow with conditioner.
- Use it once a week and alternate with a gentle bar such as the Rice Shampoo Bar.
- If ends pick up too much tone, wash with a regular shampoo bar and it will fade.
- Pair with the Deep Conditioning Conditioner Bar for lightened hair.
- Store the bar in its bag so it can dry.
Why blonde hair turns brassy
When hair is lightened, its natural pigment is broken down, and warm tones are the last to go. A toner in the salon softens that warmth to give your chosen shade. Toner fades with every wash, hot shower, swim and sunny day, and the warm, yellow tones underneath begin to show again. As a colourist, this is the question I hear most from blonde clients.
How a toning shampoo bar helps
Colourists tone down unwanted warmth using the shade opposite it on the colour wheel. Blue Vibes leaves a small amount of blue violet pigment (CI 77007) on the hair, which visually balances yellow and brassy tones, so blonde looks cooler and brighter. It works like a purple shampoo, in a solid bar. It does not lighten hair, and it does not replace a salon toner, but it helps you keep brassiness in check between appointments.
Care for lightened hair
Lightened hair can feel dry, so the bar also contains mango butter and shea butter for softness, panthenol (provitamin B5) to help hair hold on to moisture, hydrolysed wheat protein to help hair feel smoother, jojoba and hemp seed oil for the lengths, and BTMS, a conditioning ingredient made from rapeseed oil, to help with detangling.
Who it is for
Blonde, highlighted, balayage, lightened and grey or silver hair. If your hair is very pale or very porous, start with a short contact time, as it can pick up tone quickly.
Cleansers, in plain words
This bar cleans with sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI), sodium lauryl sulfoacetate (SLSa) and cocamidopropyl betaine. It contains no SLS or SLES, and no soap. It contains wheat protein and fragrance; see the full list below.
Blue Vibes Shampoo Bar
I have a blonde hair and after using the shampoo, the color looks so fresh and shiny. Love it