dpHUE Color Dream Demi-Permanent Hair Color — Medium Brown, Ammonia-Free, Boosts Shine (4 oz)

dpHUE Color Dream Medium Brown is an ammonia-free, demi-permanent hair color that enhances your natural shade, adds shine, and lasts up to 16 washes.

Designed for at-home refreshes and gentle tone updates, Color Dream deposits pigment without lifting your natural base, so it’s ideal for brightening, blending, or enriching existing color. The formula is free of ammonia, parabens, sulfates, PPD, and silicones, and it’s cruelty-free with Leaping Bunny certification. Use it to boost shine, soften strands, and subtly deepen or correct your hue without commitment.

How quickly will I see results and how long do they last?

Color Dream works fast: processing takes about 20 minutes for most applications, producing visible color payoff and sheen right away. Results are demi-permanent and designed to gradually fade with regular washing rather than darkening over time.

• Develop time: approximately 20 minutes.
• Longevity: up to 16 washes, depending on hair porosity and washing routine.
• Fade pattern: gradual, even fade that refreshes well with repeat applications.

Can I use this on color-treated, highlighted, or virgin hair?

Yes. The low-impact, zero-lift formula works on all those hair types but serves different purposes: refresh lengths and ends on color-treated hair, tint highlights for tonal balance, or enhance natural shade and shine on virgin hair. It’s not formulated for dramatic lightening.

• Color-treated: refreshes faded tones without touching roots heavily.
• Highlighted: choose the lightest shade of your highlight to blend or tone.
• Virgin hair: enriches natural color and increases surface shine.

What makes this formula gentle and salon-conscious?

The formula is ammonia-free and avoids common harsh ingredients, so it deposits color without opening the cuticle aggressively. It also includes conditioning agents to help hair feel smoother and appear shinier after treatment.

• Free of ammonia, parabens, SLS/SLES sulfates, PPD, and silicone.
• Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free—no animal testing.
• Conditioning finish to improve softness and manageability.

How should I choose the right shade and apply it at home?

Pick the shade closest to your current color for subtle enhancement; if you have highlights, match the lightest highlight tone. Application is straightforward: section dry hair, apply evenly through lengths and ends, monitor processing time, then rinse and condition.

• Shade selection: select closest match for natural change; lighter highlight match for tone blending.
• Application tip: start mid-length and work toward ends to avoid root build-up.
• Aftercare: use color-safe shampoo and cool rinse to extend wear.

Who this is for: dpHUE Color Dream Medium Brown is aimed at people who want an easy, low-commitment way to refresh or enrich their brown hair at home—salon-goers between appointments, lightly highlighted hair seeking tonal balance, or anyone preferring gentler, ammonia-free alternatives. It’s best for subtle shifts and shine boosts rather than dramatic color changes.

Ingredients

7.5 Volume Crème Developer: Water/Aqua/Eau, Hydrogen Peroxide, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Lauryl Alcohol, Di-C12-15 Alketh-4 Phosphate, Myristyl Alcohol, Ceteth-2, Cetrimonium Chloride, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Oxyquinoline Sulfate, Phosphoric Acid. Medium Brown: Water/Aqua/Eau, Ceteth-150, Stearyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Rapeseedamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate, Ceteth-20, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Arginine, Maltitol, Xylitol, Inula Crithmoide Flower/Leaf Extract, Pelvetia Canaliculata Extract, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Propanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Erythorbate, Quaternium-96, Toluene-2,5-Diamine Sulfate, Hydroxyethyl-3,4-Methylenedioxyaniline HCl, p-Aminophenol, 4-Amino-2-Hydroxytoluene, N,N-Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)-p-Phenylenediamine Sulfate, m-Aminophenol, 2-Amino-3-Hydroxypyridine, 1-Naphthol, Sodium Sulfite, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Fragrance/Parfum, Limonene, Linalool.