Recording colour formulas
Colour formulas let you record a client's exact colour recipe in a structured way, instead of loose notes in the notes field. Each formula stores the brand, the base and target shades, the dosage and the developer. On a follow-up visit you see the latest formula right at the top, so you can repeat the result without searching.
Where to find it
Colour formulas live on the client card. Open a client via Customers and scroll to the Colour formulas section.
Can't see that section? Colour formulas are off by default, because they mainly make sense for hair salons. Switch them on under Settings > Client settings with the Show colour formulas on the client card toggle (see Client settings). If you switch it off again later, saved formulas are kept.
Admins and staff with Access to health notes can add, edit and delete formulas. Other staff can only view them.
Adding a colour formula
- Open the client and go to the Colour formulas section.
- Click Add.
- Fill in the fields:
- Date -- when the formula was applied (defaults to today). Tapping the field opens the calendar; below the field the chosen day is written out in full, so you cannot confuse it with your browser's numeric date format.
- Brand / line -- the brand and product line, for example
Wella Koleston. - Base shade -- the starting colour, for example
7/0. - Target shade -- the desired end colour, for example
6/77. (required) - Dosage (g) -- the number of grams of product.
- Developer -- free text: the developer percentage (
6%) or, if you work with natural colour, the amount of water (30 ml water). - Staff member -- who carried out the colouring (or leave it on None).
- Notes -- room for processing time, deviations or other points of attention.
- Click Save.
If you leave Target shade empty, the formula is not saved: above the button you see which field is still missing, and that field gets a red border. The grey text in an empty field (such as e.g. 6/77) is only an example. The Notes field has room for a longer explanation over several lines.
Target shade is the only required field. Fill in the rest as far as relevant -- the more complete, the easier it is to repeat the recipe later.
The latest formula front and centre
Salonnare shows the newest formula at the top, with the label "Latest formula" and the date. Below it appear the staff member and any notes. If you have recorded several formulas, you see only the latest by default; click Show all to expand the full history (and Show less to collapse it again).
Each formula is summarised on a single line in the form:
Brand · base shade → target shade · dosage g · developer %
Editing or deleting a formula
Next to each formula are two buttons:
- Edit (pencil icon) -- opens the same form with the existing values, so you can adjust and save them again.
- Delete (trash icon) -- removes the formula permanently.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference from the regular notes? Colour formulas are structured: each field (brand, shades, dosage, developer) is stored separately, so you find recipes consistently and the latest formula automatically rises to the top. The notes field on the client card remains available for general remarks.
Can I see the full history? Yes. Click Show all below the latest formula to see all earlier formulas for that client, sorted from newest to oldest.