Buyer’s Guide: Osmo Ikon Permanent Hair Colour for UK Salons

UK salons are under pressure.

Energy costs, higher wages, and supplier price rises mean every tube on the colour bar has to justify its place. At the same time, clients are more informed and want:

• Healthy-looking hair after colour
• Vegan/cruelty-free options
• Consistent grey coverage
• Personalised tones, not “one flat colour”

Osmo Ikon sits in the sweet spot: professional-level performance at a price point that you can't refuse. This guide provides salon owners, managers, and senior colourists with an overview of Osmo Ikon permanent colour, its target audience, and guidance on selecting the right shades/services for their client base.

Osmo Ikon Permanent Colour is a professional, low-ammonia, 100% vegan permanent colour system designed for salons that want reliable coverage, glossy results, and creative flexibility without paying premium-brand prices.

It utilises Micro-Connective Technology to push colour molecules deeper into the hair cortex, resulting in richer, longer-lasting colour that covers grey more reliably. A value performance colour line at a wholesale-friendly cost.

• Salons wanting to lower colour costs without downgrading results
• Clients needing 100% grey coverage and soft regrowth
• Stylists who like to intermix and customise shades
• Salons promoting vegan, cruelty-free or eco-conscious services
• Multi-stylist salons that need a simple, versatile system everyone can use
• UK Salons

• Cost advantage is typically cheaper per 100ml than big global brands, so you can keep client prices attractive
• 100% grey coverage when used correctly
• Low-ammonia, low-odour formula for a better client and stylist experience
• 81+ intermixable shades across 19 tonal families
• Vegan and cruelty-free, easy to market on socials and to conscious clients
• Backed by education, Osmo runs colour, correction, and blonde courses to build stylist confidence
• Trusted UK brand heritage – over two decades in professional hair

• Micro-Connective Colour Molecules: ultra-fine pigments that penetrate the cortex for even, durable tone
• Low-Ammonia System: opens the cuticle just enough for deposit, reducing stress on the hair
• Nourishing Actives (e.g. Chia Oil, Tamanu Seed Extract, Vitamin E): help maintain softness and shine after colour
• Professional Developer Pairing: ensures predictable lift and tone

Result: rich colour, strong coverage, salon-level shine, and hair that still feels like hair.

For salons that want to enhance personalisation even further, Osmo Ikon Additive Colour is the ultimate companion to the permanent range.

These highly concentrated pigment additives can be mixed with Osmo Ikon Permanent Colour, lightener, or even conditioning treatments to intensify, correct, or tone colour results all while maintaining the same vegan, cruelty-free ethics.

• Key Features of Osmo Ikon Additive Colour
• Pure, direct pigments to enhance or neutralise tones
• Mix with permanent, demi, or care-based products
• Perfect for pre-toning, boosting vibrancy, or balancing warmth
• Vegan and cruelty-free
• Intermixable for fully customised colour formulas

Search engines and salon buyers both love structured guidance, so here’s a buyer-matching view you can publish as-is:

Goal: Restore shine
Recommended Shades/Service: Natural, Beige, Pearl, Ice Refresh
Best For: Dull, faded, or between-colour hair

Goal: Grey blending/cover
Recommended Shades/Service: Natural bases, warm browns, levels 4–7
Best For: Mature or loyal colour clients

Goal: Tone correction
Recommended Shades/Service: Ash, Violet, Gold control tones
Best For: Lifting warmth, brass, or sun fade

Goal: Creative/custom work
Recommended Shades/Service: Intermixable fashion & metallic series
Best For: Younger or expressive clientele

Goal: Ethical positioning
Recommended Shades/Service: Full vegan permanent colour service
Best For: Eco-conscious or vegan salons

• Rebook clients for 6–8 week colour maintenance to keep tone and coverage consistent
• Offer an Osmo Ikon Gloss/Refresh between full colour appointments
• Recommend sulphate-free or colour-safe retail to protect tone and condition
• For salons with multiple stylists, add Osmo’s colour education to staff training so everyone formulates consistently
• Use the intermixable system to reduce stockholding but increase service menu options

How long does Osmo Ikon last?
Typically, around 8–10 weeks, depending on hair condition, base, and home care. Fade is even, not patchy.

Does it cover grey hair?
Yes. When used with the correct developer, Osmo Ikon delivers up to 100% grey coverage.

Is it suitable for sensitive scalps?
The low-ammonia formula and conditioning ingredients make it more comfortable than traditional high-ammonia systems; always perform a patch test.

Is it vegan and cruelty-free?
Yes. Osmo Ikon is 100% vegan and cruelty-free, making it ideal for salons with ethical positioning.

Can I mix shades to customise?
Yes. The system is designed to be fully intermixable, so you can create bespoke tones without holding excessive stock.

Shop the full Osmo Ikon Permanent Hair Colour range at CM Hair & Beauty Supplies.
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