What plants make up our plant-based hair colors?

What plants make up our plant-based hair colors?

As you know if you have read this article on plant-based hair colors, this coloring technique comes exclusively from plants. But what plants?

Our Organic Infused Colors plant-based hair colors by Rodolphe&Co and Greenleaf Botanique are both 100% plant-based and certified organic, made from carefully selected tinctorial and Ayurvedic plants to ensure quality care and optimal color.

Discover the plants that make up our plant-based hair colors.

Cassia – Cassia Auriculata

Cassia Auriculata is a bush with bright yellow flowers, resembling small golden yellow butterflies during the summer. In our plant-based colorings, it contributes to:

• Bring care to the hair
• Strengthen the hair fiber
• Limit the secretion of sebum
• Apease and purify the scalp

Henna – Lawsonia Inermis

Henna, from its Latin name Lawsonia Inermis, is a thorny bush that can reach several meters in height, growing in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa, South Asia and Australasia. Its leaves are mainly used as a dye or tattoo, although tradition also grants them certain medicinal properties. In our plant-based colorings, it contributes to:

• Give intense copper highlights
• Make the hair shine
• Sheath the hair and cleanse the scalp

Eucalyptus – Eucalyptus Globulus

Very popular with koalas in Australia, Eucalyptus is a plant with bluish foliage that has also recently been found in the Mediterranean region and on our coasts. It has many virtues in pharmacopoeia: balsamic (which calms inflamed mucous membranes), antiseptic, expectorant, febrifuge (which brings down fever), bactericide, tonic, vermifuge... In our plant-based colorings, it contributes to:

• Act against dandruff and itching
• Bring shine to the hair
• Stimulate blood circulation
• Natural remedy against lice

Amla – Emblica Officinalis

Amla, also nicknamed "Indian gooseberry", is a fruit tree that grows in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka, whose edible fruit is considered a source of vitality. In our plant-based colorings, it contributes to:

• Stimulate hair growth
• Slow down hair loss
• Prevent early white hair 
• Facilitate dark hair coloring

Ziziphus Spina – Christi Ziziphus

Ziziphus spina-christi is an evergreen tree native to tropical regions of the globe. The oldest Ziziphus spina-christi in the world is located south of Jerusalem, with an estimated age of between 1500 and 2000 years. According to some traditions, this is the tree that gave Christ the crown of thorns. In our plant-based colorings, it helps fixing the color.

Aloe Vera – Aloe Barbadensis

Aloe vera is a succulent, evergreen plant with shallow roots, growing in clumps and even colonies. Used since antiquity, aloe vera has been adopted in traditional medicines in many hot regions of the world. This plant is now widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, medicinal plant, and is present in many cosmetics. Its pulp is also very rich in proteins and vitamins (vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C, E, choline), it can be used among other things in yogurts, desserts and drinks. In our plant-based colorings, it contributes to:

• Bring vitamins and essential oligo-elements
• Form a protective film at the surface against wind, salt, sun or particles
• Apeasing

Turmeric – Curcuma Longa

Curcuma Longa, or Turmeric, is a perennial rhizomatous herbaceous plant, native to South or Southeast Asia. From its powdered rhizomes is extracted the spice, the main ingredient of curry. It is considered an exceptional plant in terms of its many properties: spice, food preservative, coloring agent, cosmetic and medicinal. In our plant-based colorings, it contributes to:

• Bring a luminous yellow highlight to light hairs
• Apease sensitive scalps
• Make hair more flexible and shinier

Indigo – Indigo Tinctorial

Indigo comes from the indigo tree, a bush cultivated in the tropical and temperate regions of Asia, America and Africa, which leaves are used for the preparation of indigo dye, very used in particular in the textile industry. In our plant-based colorings, it contributes to:

• Cover white hair in association with other coloring plants
• Give deep blue highlights to dark hair
• Make the hair soft, flexible and shiny

Roselle – Hibiscus Sabdariffa

Hibiscus Sabdariffa, or Roselle, is a herbaceous plant native to Africa and Southeast Asia. Roselle is known for its many medicinal virtues: it could, for example, lower blood pressure, facilitate digestion or even reduce dermatoses. In our plant-based colorings, it contributes to:

• Strengthen the hair and bring shine
• Accentuate mahogany highlights (by its intense purple coloring power)
• Stimulate hair growth and fight against hair loss

Chamomile – Matricaria Recutita

Matricaria Recutita, commonly known as German chamomile or wild chamomile, is a small plant found growing wild along roadsides and in the countryside. Its therapeutic properties have been used since the 16th century, particularly against digestive disorders and to heal wounds. In our plant-based colorings, it is:

• Softening
• Anti-UV
• Filmogenic
• And brings blondness to hair

Beet Root – Beta Vulgaris

Beta vulgaris or beet root is a biennial herbaceous plant that completes its life cycle in 2 years. In addition to being eaten, beets have been used since the Middle Ages for the treatment of certain ailments and pathologies. In our plant-based colorings, it:

• Gives red, bordeaux highlights
• Is antioxidant
• Is softening
• Is refreshing

Manjistha – Rubia Corfidolia

The Manjistha, or Indian Garance, is a perennial climbing plant that grows from the feet of the Himalayas to its heights as well as in Japan and Africa. It measures up to 1.5 m in height, and bears small yellow flowers with 5 petals and red-black berries. In Ayurvedic medicine, manjistha is a powerful blood purifier and detoxifier. In our plant-based colorings, it contributes to:

• Bring red-ish highlights
• Apease
• Purify and eliminate impurities

For more information on our plant-based coloring, check out our dedicated FAQ!