Redken - Color Gels Lacquers Permanent Liquid Color COOL

What It Is

Permanent liquid haircolor with intense saturation and lacquer shine. Great for gray coverage and quick processing time.

What It Does

• Express application and processing time

• Maximum saturation, shine and up to 100% gray coverage

• New red technologies to guarantee vibrant, long-lasting red results

• 1:1 shade match with your favorite demi permanent color, Redken Shades EQ Gloss, for easy refresh

• New formula is used with Redken Pro-Oxide Cream developer.

What Else You Need to Know

Color Gels Lacquers is the industry’s exclusive professional liquid permanent haircolor.

Color Gels Lacquers features 37 beautiful shades that match seamlessly with Redken Shades EQ Gloss, allowing you to give your clients the perfect rotuch and refresh! Apply alkaline Color Gels Lacquers on Zone 1 (regrowth) and acidic Shades EQ Gloss on Zones 2 & 3 (midlengths and ends) for maximum color results and minimum stress on hair.

With the reinvention of Redken’s Color Gels Lacquers, there are now two liquid colors to love behind the chair – Color Gels Lacquers & Shades EQ Gloss. Pair these two liquid haircolor lines to create the modern color techniques your clients are asking for, including color melts, root shadows and much more! Color Gels Lacquers should be used on virgin hair, “zone 1”, and Shades EQ Gloss should be used throughout mid-lengths and ends.

While Color Gels Lacquers will provide a diverse range of shades for any client, this permanent color range is perfect for clients who prefer a cooler taste of color.

FAQs

1. What hair types and service goals is this product best for?
This “COOL” variant of the Color Gels Lacquers line is a permanent liquid hair-colour formulated for stylists who want cool-toned results—think ash, smoke, granite, and other neutralizing/cool finishes. It’s suitable for all hair types, especially when clients need rich deposit, grey coverage, and tone correction away from warmth.

2. What standout benefits should stylists highlight to clients?

• Provides intense saturation plus liquid “lacquer” shine—giving a rich, polished finish. 

• Low-ammonia base for gentler processing compared to high-lift creams. 

• Covers up to 100 % of grey hair (when applied correctly) while delivering cool tones.

• Designed to pair well with the Shades EQ system (for refreshing Zones 2 & 3) by providing matching cool shade families. 

3. How should stylists apply it in-salon (and what take-home guidance should clients receive)?

• Mix the product at the professional 1:1 ratio with the correct developer (as per the Redken Pro instructions) for this system. 

• Apply to prepared hair (assess client’s base level, porosity & previous colour history). For cool tones, ensure underlying warmth is controlled.

• Process per brand guidelines, then rinse, condition and complete with recommended after-care routine.

• For take-home clients: advise using matching colour-safe products, and emphasise protecting the cool tone from heat and UV to maintain the finish.

• Remind clients that cool tones may require slightly more maintenance (e.g., gloss/toner between services) to keep unwanted warmth in check.

4. Will it weigh the hair down, alter texture or compromise finish?
No — the formula is developed for professional use with a finish in mind: rich tone + shine + movement. Because it is a liquid lacquer base with low ammonia, it generally leaves hair feeling polished rather than coated/heavy. Stylists should still assess hair condition (especially for very fine or previously compromised hair) and adjust the service protocol accordingly. 

5. What makes this product stand out compared with other cool-toned permanent colour lines?

• Combines cool shade families with premium performance features: intense saturation, liquid shine and full grey coverage. 

• High performance for salons that want to deliver both aesthetic (cool tone) and service efficiency (liquid form, professional system).

• Excellent for your distributor-to-salon channel: stylists can position it as “premium cool tone permanent colour with lacquer finish” which allows for service differentiation and upselling.