{"id":854,"date":"2026-09-19T06:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/botanic-balm\/whats-in-it\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T07:11:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:11:30","slug":"whats-in-it","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/botanic-balm\/whats-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in it"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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THE INGREDIENT LIST<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What’s in your colour<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Every product we use is on a published list — on the wall by the door, on this site, and printed for you at consultation. You can read it before you book, not just after.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tYOUR FIRST COLOUR APPOINTMENT<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What actually happens, and what is in it<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What is in the colour<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An ammonia-free permanent base with a monoethanolamine alkaliser, plus the specific pigment mixed for your formula.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Where the list lives<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On the wall by the door, on the site, and printed for you at consultation. Updated whenever a product changes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What replaces PPD<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nothing we mix contains PPD. Most PPD-free colour uses a related dye (PTD) instead, and some people react to that too, so it needs the same patch test.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The patch test, every time<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Forty-eight hours ahead, five minutes, free. We will not waive it, whichever system your colour uses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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BEFORE YOUR FIRST COLOUR<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Why the patch test is never optional<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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PPD-free colour can still cause a reaction. That is why every first colour, and every returning client, is patch tested — without exception.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A reaction can develop even if you have been coloured here before without one<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The dye that replaces PPD can cause a reaction of its own, so it needs testing too<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Skin sensitivity changes with medication, pregnancy and time<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A patch test from another salon does not carry across to us<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A patch test takes five minutes and is free — there is no reason to skip it<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We will not colour without one, even if you are in a hurry<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How this list is kept<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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These are operating facts about the shelf and the patch test — not claims about how your own colour will turn out. No salon can promise you a result.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Products on the published list, all in use<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Book a patch test, then your colour<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Patch tests are free and walk-in — no appointment needed. Colour appointments are booked ahead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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