SHADES EQ
Step into the world of Redken Shades, where professional-grade hair care meets unparalleled innovation. This range of products delivers exceptional products tailored to meet the needs of stylists as well as their clients. Formulated with a gentle, ammonia-free formula, it conditions and adds shine, leaving the hair feeling soft, manageable, and incredibly healthy.
Whether you're an experienced colorist or a client seeking a gentle yet impactful color refresh, Redken Shades delivers unparalleled results that last. This range embodies Redken's commitment to excellence, offering a range of high-performance hair styling solutions designed to transform and elevate your hair care routine.
High-Performance Hair Styling Products By Redken Shades EQ
The Redken Shades line includes four standout products that are engineered to provide vibrant color, impeccable gloss and professional-grade results. Whether you are looking to enhance your natural shade, cover grays or add a pop of color, Redken EQ gloss and its complementary products can be your best bet. These products are formulated with the finest ingredients to ensure your hair remains healthy and vibrant, regardless of the style or color you choose.
1. Shades EQ
Redken Shades EQ is a demi-permanent hair color that is beloved by professional stylists and clients alike. Known for its gentle formulation, This shade is ammonia-free, making it ideal for those looking to avoid the harsh effects of traditional hair dyes. This product offers a versatile range of shades, allowing for endless creativity and customization. Whether you're looking to add subtle highlights, neutralize unwanted tones, or achieve a complete color transformation, provides the perfect solution.
Benefits:
- Ammonia-free formula ensures gentle processing
- 40+ Shades to choose from
- Adds incredible shine and a glossy finish
- Corrects and tones pre-lightened hair
- Blends and covers gray hair
- Long-lasting, vibrant color
2. Shade EQ Bonder Inside
Shades EQ Bonder Inside is a revolutionary addition to the Redken family. It is an all-in-one hair bonder + toner which helps strengthen sensitized hair in one step. Formulated with Citric Acid and Taurine, it helps reduce alkalinity and damage after a lightning service. It is a liquid, acidic demi-permanent hair toner and bonder that features a predosed formula for fast formulation and no compromise to haircolor results. When used in combination with Flash Lift Bonder Inside and Acidic Bonding Concentrate, it reduces hair breakage by up to 77%.
Benefits:
- Built-in bonding agent strengthens hair
- Provides the same vibrant color and shine
- Reduces breakage and improves hair integrity
- Tones and repairs the hair in one step
- Blends and covers gray hair
- Long-lasting, vibrant color
3. Shade EQ Processing Solution For Precision Application
Shade EQ Processing Solution For Precision Application is specifically formulated to work seamlessly with Redken Shades gloss products. It is a thickening processing solution that helps transform any Shade EQ Gloss product into a versatile gel. This processing solution ensures precise application and optimal results, allowing stylists to achieve the perfect shade every time. Its unique consistency makes it ideal for targeted applications, such as lowlights, contouring and defining.
Benefits:
- Gives the hair an amazing shine
- Perfect consistency to gloss, refresh and tone
- Ensures precise and consistent color application
- Ideal for targeted applications and color corrections
- Provides even color saturation
- Easy to mix and apply
4. Shade EQ Processing Solution
Shades EQ Processing Solution is a dedicated developer for Shade EQ Gloss which is approximately a 7-volume hydrogen peroxide developer. It is specifically formulated to ensure an acidic pH of the product and stabilize viscosity for proper tone, depth and durability when used with Shade EQ Gloss. It is a luxurious developer that does not lift the hair’s natural color.
Redken’s Shade EQ range provides ultimate hair coloring solutions to hair stylists as well as their clients. Experience world-class, high-performance hair styling and hair coloring products by visiting your nearest Redken Salon.
FAQs
1. What is Redken Shades EQ?
Redken Shades EQ is a demi-permanent hair color designed to refresh, tone, and enhance hair color without causing damage. Its ammonia-free formula conditions the hair while adding brilliant shine, making Shades EQ Gloss a popular choice for subtle color transformations.
2. How long does Redken Shades EQ last?
On average, Redken Shades EQ Gloss lasts up to 4 to 6 weeks, depending on your hair type, condition, and care routine. Using color-safe shampoos, conditioners, and hair masks can help extend the vibrancy and shine of your Shades EQ result.
3. Is Redken Shades EQ safe for damaged or sensitive hair?
Yes, the ammonia-free, acidic formula of Redken Shades EQ makes it safe for sensitised or color-treated hair. Shades EQ Bonder Inside even strengthens hair while delivering vibrant color and gloss, making it suitable for fragile or over-processed strands.
4. Can Redken Shades EQ cover grey hair?
Yes, Redken Shades EQ is excellent for blending and covering greys while maintaining a natural, glossy finish. Shades EQ Gloss is especially popular among those who want a softer, more youthful result compared to permanent hair color.
5. What is the difference between Shades EQ Gloss and Shades EQ Bonder Inside?
Redken Shades EQ Gloss provides shine, tone correction, and vibrant demi-permanent color. Shades EQ Bonder Inside combines bonding technology with toning, reducing breakage by up to 77% while still delivering stunning, glossy color in a single step.
6. How many shades are available in Redken Shades EQ?
Redken Shades EQ Gloss offers over 40 shades, ranging from deeper tones like Onyx, Espresso, and Mahogany to experimental hues like Orchid, Auburn, and Mauve Rose. This wide shade range makes Shades EQ versatile for both natural and bold color results.
7. How is Redken Shades EQ Gloss applied?
Redken Shades EQ Gloss is mixed in a 1 to 1 ratio with the Shades EQ processing solution and processed for 20 minutes. Shades EQ Crystal Clear can be added to lighten or soften the tone of the formula for a more customised result.
8. Does Redken Shades EQ add shine to hair?
Yes, Redken Shades EQ Gloss is formulated to add brilliant shine while toning and conditioning the hair. Its ammonia-free formula glosses each strand, leaving hair looking healthier and more vibrant immediately after the treatment.
9. What makes Shades EQ Bonder Inside different from regular Shades EQ Gloss?
Shades EQ Bonder Inside is a 2-in-1 hair toner and bonder that reduces breakage by up to 77% while toning the hair. Unlike regular Shades EQ Gloss, it specifically targets bond repair alongside delivering vibrant demi-permanent color.
10. Can Redken Shades EQ be used after hair lightening?
Yes, Shades EQ Bonder Inside is particularly useful after lightening treatments. It reduces alkalinity left behind by the lightening process, strengthens weakened bonds, and tones the hair in a single step for a healthier finish.
11. Is Redken Shades EQ suitable for natural hair color enhancement?
Yes, Redken Shades EQ Gloss is suitable for subtly enhancing your natural hair color. Its demi-permanent formula adds tone, shine, and dimension without the long-term commitment or damage associated with permanent hair color.
12. Does hair color damage hair?
No, Redken Shades EQ Gloss does not break disulfide bonds, which makes it gentler on the hair compared to permanent hair color. This ammonia-free formula conditions while toning, keeping hair structurally healthy throughout the process.
13. How often can I get a Redken Shades EQ treatment?
Since Redken Shades EQ Gloss lasts around 4 to 6 weeks, most people repeat the treatment every 4 to 6 weeks to maintain color vibrancy and shine. Regular touch-ups also help keep grey coverage looking fresh and natural.
14. Can Shades EQ Bonder Inside be customised with different shades?
Yes, Shades EQ Bonder Inside is available in a variety of shades, from ashy tones like Opal Glow and Chrome to warmer shades like Ganache and Smokey Beige, allowing it to be customised to suit different hair colors and personal preferences.
15. Where can I get a Redken Shades EQ treatment in India?
Redken Shades EQ Gloss and Shades EQ Bonder Inside are professional treatments best applied by trained colorists. Visit your nearest Redken salon to experience a Shades EQ treatment for glossy, vibrant, and long-lasting demi-permanent color results.