
John Paul Mitchell Systems is taking on sensitive skin.
On Thursday, the company will launch its newest Paul Mitchell Clear line, a no-fuss lineup of four hair care products that are free of dyes and fragrance, and formulated with less than 10 ingredients each.
The range includes a shampoo, conditioner, smoothing serum and styling glaze which range in price from $20 to $30 and â as the collection name would suggest â are all translucent formulas.
âScalp sensitivities are very real, and can be prohibitive for a lot of great-quality hair care,â said Michaeline DeJoria, chief executive officer of JPMS. âWe want to be part of a solution.â
The genesis of the line, which will sell direct-to-consumer; in all Ulta Beauty doors, and the salon channel, began with its clear conditioner, developed by senior chemist John Siegmund.
âWe all kind of realized we hadnât seen a clear conditioner before,â recalled Nasrat Hamid, senior chemist at JPMS, of the meeting during which the conditioner was unveiled.
âWe were like, âwait â thereâs so much that can be built around this,’â added DeJoria, who said the Clear line marks the hair care giantâs âbig jump into sensitive skin.â
While the line doesnât address dry scalp or dandruff â thatâs the aim of Paul Mitchellâs Tea Tree line, which ranks as the number-one scalp care brand sold in salons, according to Kline data provided by the brand â it aims to tackle the needs of consumers with âfragrance- or dye-related skin irritations, or those who get migraines due to fragrance,â said Hamid.
The Paul Mitchell Clear Essential Shampoo and Conditioner, formulated with eight and nine ingredients, respectively.
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The brand estimates the Clear range will reach $30 million in first-year sales across the Paul Mitchell website, Ulta online and in-store, and the professional channel.
The lineâs Smoothing Serum, which looks to tame frizz, taps just three ingredients, while the conditioner counts nine â the highest ingredient count across the collection, which will soon be joined by a conditioning hair mask.
âWe didnât use âbuzzâ ingredients because our goals were specific; the key ingredients in these products are the functional ingredients,â Hamid said, adding, âfor the shampoo, those are the surfectants in the formula; for the conditioner, its the conditioning agents and the conditioning agents only.â
Added DeJoria: âWe donât have a âheroâ ingredient so much as the hero is the amount of ingredients â thatâs what makes Clear stand apart.â
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