You want to do a plant-based colour treatment and you're not sure which colour to choose. Here's a quick overview of chestnut brown plant-based dyes and the colours available for brunettes.

What is plant-based colouring?

Plant-based colouring is a safer and healthier alternative to chemical colouring. Instead of destroying the pigments inside the hair, the plant-based dye surrounds the hair fibre, forming a protective and colourful sheath that changes hair colour through transparency. The result: shiny hair with natural highlights.

Is plant-based colour suitable for chestnut brown hair?

Plant-based colour works particularly well on chestnut brown hair, allowing you to achieve a variety of colours while maintaining a very natural appearance. It has many advantages.

Which is the best plant-based colour for chestnut brown hair?

Those with chestnut brown hair can choose from several shades, ranging from auburn to brown. The lighter your hair, the more you can opt for lighter shades. However, plant-based dye cannot lighten a colour; for this, the hair must be bleached through an aggressive process known as oxidation, which is only possible with chemical colours.

How do we dye hair brown with plant-based colour?

Plant-based dye works through transparency: it forms a sheath around the hair, applying a coloured "layer" over your natural colour. So you cannot go from one extreme to the other (from blond to black, for example). 

If you have dark blond, light chestnut or auburn hair, you can achieve a light chestnut shade. If your hair is chestnut, light brown or coppery brown, you can achieve a darker shade of brown. Those with up to 30% white hair can also achieve a chestnut or brown colour. Any higher and your colourist will direct you to a lighter shade.

Is plant-based colouring as effective as chemical colouring?

Plant-based colouring is just as effective as chemical colouring: it is permanent and long-lasting with intense highlights.

Which active ingredients are used to colour chestnut hair?

Brown plant-based colours are made from plants known for their dyeing properties. These include: 

Unlike other plant-based colours, IVIVE is made from patented plant extracts and not from ground whole plants. This means that much less product will achieve the same result, guaranteeing a more pleasant experience and a much shorter application time than with traditional plant-based colours.

IVIVE: an innovative, professional, plant-based colour

Designed by our research and development laboratories in partnership with the colourist Romain Colors, IVIVE is the first range of plant-based colours compatible with chemical colours. There’s no need to wait for your old colour to fade completely or give up balayage: with IVIVE, you can layer plant-based and chemical colours with no risk!