Free consultation
Including the patch test, so cost never discourages it.
Sevenoaks, Kent · Since 2021
No patch test,
No patch test,
no colour.
Hair colour causes real allergic reactions, sometimes severe ones. A test 48 hours beforehand is the manufacturer's instruction and our insurer's condition. If you want colour today and have not been tested, the answer is no — including before a wedding.
- 2021working since
- 48 hrpatch test
- Everyclient
- Nodiagnosis
What we do
Four services, one unbreakable rule
No colour without a valid patch test, and no chemical service on hair that will not take it.
Colour and highlights
Colour, highlights and toning, carried out only after a valid allergy alert test.
See the programCutting and styling
Cutting, finishing and styling, worked around how your hair actually behaves.
See the programCondition and repair
Assessing and improving hair condition, including after damage elsewhere.
See the programConsultations and referral
A proper consultation before committing, with referral where something is clinical.
See the program
How it works
How we work
Consult first, patch test at least forty-eight hours before any colour, retest when the product changes, decline a chemical service the hair will not survive, and refer anything clinical to a doctor.
Forty-eight hours
The wait is the point. We will not shorten it.
Honest assessment
Whether your hair will take what you are asking for.
Service and aftercare
Shown how to keep it at home.
Working together
Ways to book
Priced per service after a free consultation. The patch test is free and always separate from the appointment.
Cut and finish
Cutting and styling, no chemicals involved.
- Free consultation first
- Cut to suit your routine
- Shown how to maintain it
- Honest about reference photos
- No patch test needed
Colour service
Colour or highlights, after a valid patch test.
- Patch test 48 hours before
- Retested when products change
- Condition assessed honestly
- Alternatives offered if unsafe
- Aftercare explained
What we will not do
Said plainly, because the risk is real.
- No same-day colour untested
- No colour after a declined test
- No chemical service on fragile hair
- No scalp diagnosis or treatment
- No guaranteed colour match
Every engagement is quoted after a free consultation. No subscription.
How we work
A salon that will lose the booking over a patch test
Her Hair My Head Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 13406076, based at Sundridge near Sevenoaks in Kent and working since May 2021. The work is hairdressing: cutting and styling, colour, condition and repair, and proper consultation before anything is committed to.
One rule governs everything. Oxidative hair colour contains dyes, including paraphenylenediamine, which cause real allergic reactions, occasionally severe and in rare cases anaphylactic. Every manufacturer's instruction requires an allergy alert test at least forty-eight hours before a colour service, and our insurer treats that as a condition of cover. So no colour happens without a valid test, we retest when the product or brand changes, we retest after any previous reaction however mild, and we ask specifically about black henna temporary tattoos because those frequently contain the same dye and raise the risk considerably. We also do not diagnose scalp conditions or hair loss; those go to a GP or dermatologist.
Frequently asked
The questions we get most
My wedding is tomorrow. Can you colour my hair today?
Not if you have not had a patch test, and we are sorry. The test has to be at least forty-eight hours before, because that is how long a delayed allergic reaction takes to show. Colouring without it risks a reaction on your wedding day and leaves you with no insured recourse. Book the test now and we will fit the colour in as soon as the window allows.
I have been having the same colour for years. Do I really need testing again?
Yes, each time, and again if we change product or brand. Sensitisation can develop at any point, including after years of uneventful colouring, which is exactly why the test is per-service rather than once. It takes a few minutes at a free consultation.
I had a black henna tattoo on holiday. Does that matter?
It matters a great deal and we need to know. Black henna frequently contains paraphenylenediamine, the same dye family used in permanent colour, and exposure can sensitise you to it. Clients with that history are at materially increased risk of reacting, so please tell us at consultation rather than afterwards.
Can you get my hair to this photo?
Sometimes, and sometimes not in one appointment or at all without damage. Previously lightened or box-dyed hair has limits, and pushing past them breaks hair rather than lifting it. We would rather show you what is realistically achievable and plan over a few months than deliver something that snaps.
I have a sore, flaky scalp. Can you treat it?
No, and please be wary of a salon that says it can. We do not diagnose or treat conditions of the scalp or skin, and we will refer you to a pharmacist, GP or dermatologist. We may also defer a service until it has been looked at, because applying chemicals to inflamed skin makes things worse.
What if I react despite the test?
Stop the service, tell us immediately, and seek medical advice — urgently if there is any swelling of the face, lips or throat. A negative test substantially reduces the risk but does not eliminate it, and anyone who tells you a test makes colour completely safe is overstating it.
Thinking about colour?
Book a free consultation and patch test. The colour appointment comes forty-eight hours later.