Enhance and Refresh Your Client’s Hair Colour with Osmo Colour Revive
Keeping your client's colour fresh between appointments is easier with Osmo Colour Revive, a colour-depositing conditioning treatment that tops up faded tones with direct dyes. In this blog we cover what Colour Revive is, how to build it into your salon services and how to use it step by step, both in the salon and as a retail product your client can use at home.
Always follow the instructions on the Colour Revive pack.
What is Colour Revive?
Osmo Colour Revive is a colour-depositing conditioning treatment designed to enhance and refresh hair colour. Alongside its direct dyes, it has a conditioning base of cationic conditioners and silicones, plus avocado, Brazil nut and linseed oils, so hair is left easier to comb and glossy as well as refreshed in colour. It's available in seven shades at HDS, from Cherry Red to Pearl Blonde.
Why Choose Colour Revive?
- Salon and Home Use: Suitable for both salon and at-home use, Colour Revive lets your clients top up their colour between appointments.
- Conditioning Formula: Cationic conditioners and silicones help hair detangle and comb through easily and add shine. The formula also contains avocado, Brazil nut and linseed oils.
- Fast Processing Time: It needs just 3 to 10 minutes on the hair, so it fits easily into a service or a quick refresh at the basin.
- Seven Shades: From Cherry Red to Pearl Blonde, each shade has a level range so you can match it to your client's hair. See which shade for which hair below.
- Colour-Depositing Conditioners: Each use tops up colour that has faded, so your client's colour looks fresher between salon visits.
Integrating Osmo Colour Revive into Your Salon Services
Colour Revive works well as a quick add-on at the basin: it refreshes faded tones between colour appointments and leaves hair easier to comb before you style. It can also be an additional revenue stream when you retail it to clients for at-home use between appointments.
Osmo Colour Revive Shades: Which One for Which Hair?
Osmo gives every Colour Revive shade a level range. Level is the trade's 1-10 scale of how dark or light hair is, from 1 (black) to 10 (lightest blonde). Colour Revive adds colour but can't lighten, so your client's own colour sits underneath and affects the result. That's why Pearl Blonde is for levels 9-10 only, and on dark hair the reds give a glow of colour.
| Shade | What it gives (Osmo's description) | Levels |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Red | A cool, rich red for a fresh colour top-up, or a high-gloss glow on the darkest hair | 1-10 |
| Radiant Red | The reddest red, with a slight orange undertone, to refresh faded red or give darker hair a fiery glow | 1-10 |
| Intense Copper | An intense orange copper with red undertones | 1-10 |
| Hot Pink | A bright pink with a violet undertone | 1-10 |
| Cool Violet | A vibrant, cool violet | 1-10 |
| Mushroom | A brown gloss that adds coolness without adding depth | 1-6 |
| Pearl Blonde | A clean, bright blonde | 9-10 |
Looking for Cool Brown, Platinum Blonde or Purple Rouge? Those shades are no longer in Osmo's range. The current shades are in the table above.
How to Use Osmo Colour Revive: Step-by-Step
Materials Needed
- Osmo Colour Revive in your client's shade
- Gloves
- Shampoo
- Towel
- Comb
- Timer
Instructions
- Check the Pack and Your Client: Colour Revive contains direct dyes, and some people react to hair dyes. Follow the instructions on the pack, including any skin test it describes. If your client has reacted to hair colour before, ask them to check with a pharmacist or GP first.
- Shampoo and Towel Dry: Shampoo the hair and towel dry it. Osmo recommends towel-dried hair for the best overall result. For a deeper, more intense colour, you can apply it to dry hair instead.
- Apply Colour Revive: Wearing gloves to avoid staining, apply Colour Revive evenly from roots to ends, then comb through so every strand is covered.
- Leave for 3 to 10 Minutes: Leave it on for 3 to 10 minutes. On a first service, try it on a small section underneath first so you and your client can see how strong the colour looks.
- Rinse Well: Rinse the hair well until the product is fully removed.
Expert Tips
- Advise your client that every shampoo takes some colour out, so washing less often keeps the shade brighter for longer.
- When the shade starts to fade, your client can refresh it by applying Colour Revive again, following the same steps.
- If your client spends long spells in strong sun, suggest a hat or scarf as a simple precaution for their colour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Osmo Colour Revive Wash Out?
Yes. Osmo Colour Revive is a semi-permanent colour-depositing conditioner, not a permanent colour, so some of the colour comes out every time your client shampoos. It contains no bleach or developer, so it can't lighten hair; it only adds tone. If your client wants to be able to go back to a clean blonde, try it on a strand first.
How Long Does Osmo Colour Revive Last?
Osmo doesn't publish a number of washes. Every shampoo removes some colour, so how long it lasts depends mostly on how often your client washes their hair. Reapply Colour Revive when the colour starts to look faded.
Is Osmo Colour Revive a Conditioner?
Yes, it's a colour-depositing conditioner. Osmo describes it as a colour conditioning treatment: a conditioning base with direct (Basic) dyes added, so it conditions and tops up colour in one step. It has no developer in it, so it adds tone but won't lift or lighten your client's colour.
Can You Use Osmo Colour Revive on Dry Hair?
Yes. Osmo recommends towel-dried hair for the best overall result, but you can apply Colour Revive to dry hair when your client wants a deeper, more intense colour. The method is the same either way: apply evenly, comb through, leave for 3 to 10 minutes and rinse well. If you're unsure how strong it will look, try it on a small section underneath first.
Recommended Products and Resources
The treatment itself, and the shampoo and conditioner Osmo makes to go with it.
Osmo Colour Revive Hair Conditioning Treatment 225mlA pigmented conditioning treatment that refreshes colour between salon appointments: apply to towel-dried hair, leave 3-10 minutes, then rinse.
Osmo Colour Save Shampoo 400mlA shampoo for colour-treated hair with UV filters, made to be followed with Colour Save Conditioner.
Osmo Colour Save Conditioner 400mlA rinse-out conditioner for colour-treated hair with UV filters, rose absolute and linseed oil: apply to towel-dried mid-lengths and ends, then rinse.
- Sulphate-Free Shampoo and Conditioner: Osmo Colour Save Shampoo and Conditioner, for your client's everyday wash between Colour Revive top-ups.
- Heat Protection Spray: Fanola Fantouch Heat Block, to use before blow-drying, straightening or curling.
- Osmo Product Line: Explore the rest of the Osmo range.
Adding Osmo Colour Revive to your salon gives your clients a quick way to keep their colour fresh between visits: in the chair as an add-on service, and at home as a retail product you can recommend.
