Your ultimate guide to different types of hair dye

Long gone are the days of hair dye simplicity and limitations. Nowadays, brands are catering to the needs of consumers who want their hair colour to do more, without using harmful chemicals or requiring time-consuming processes.

That said, maintaining that perfect tone can be quite the challenge if you’re not accustomed to the wide variety of products available. Think colour shampoos and treatments, temporary hair dye, permanent colours, removers, and everything in between.

Below, we eliminate some of the tricky guesswork by breaking down the most popular categories of hair colour, as well as some of the best product options.

Colour shampoos and treatments

De Lorenzo Novafusion Colour Care Shampoo - Intense Copper is a shade of the Novafusion Colour Care Shampoo range. Adds powerful copper to light brown hair and intensifies warm orange in medium brown hair. 

System Professional Color Save Fluid is a spray that protects hair colour while enhancing colour brilliance. The creamy formula softly melts into the hair to improve combability and provide a soft hair feeling. 

Victoria Beauty Keratin Therapy Hair Colour Shampoo V49 Ruby is a hair colour shampoo that helps light blonde to medium brown hair stay effortlessly vibrant.

Temporary dye

1000HOUR Hair Colour Mascaras are designed to perfectly blend and cover up any re-growth area with a natural looking finish. Colour applies quickly and easily and is perfect for at home or handbag travel. 

Clairol Root Touch-Up Temporary Root Concealing Powder is a temporary root concealing powder that instantly covers roots and grey hairs on-the-go. It lasts approximately 40-60 uses and can easily be removed with shampoo. 

Long-term dye

Revolution Hair Rainbow Tones are a vegan, cruelty-free, ammonia-free and peroxide-free hair colour range. Rainbow Tones are great for those invested in long-term fashion colours. 

bhave 360 10-Minute Colour is a permanent hair colour that guarantees total coverage in just 10 minutes processing time with a glossy, vibrant looking colour that enhances hair condition. 

Garnier Olia is the first permanent home hair colour powered by oil, not ammonia. Formulated with an Oil Delivery System. 

Dye removers

L’Oréal Paris Colorista Colour Fader Shampoo is a shampoo that helps speed up the fading process to eliminate temporary colour.

Colourless Max Condition is a hair colour remover for permanent hair dye, that does not use bleach or ammonia. Max Condition contains argan oil and keratin, which helps maintain the condition of the hair, making it suitable for dry or frequently coloured hair. 

Scott Cornwall Decolour Remover is a peroxide- and ammonia-free hair colour remover that safely removes all types of artificial hair colour, including bright or pastel fashion shades.