Conversion guides · Redken to L'Oréal

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Redken to L'Oréal

Converting a client's Redken formula into L'Oréal? The Shade Library matches shades by verified depth and ordered reflects, not by the number printed on the tube. Here's how the two ranges line up.

262Redken shades in The Shade Library
78have an exact L'Oréal match: same depth, same reflects in the same order
184Redken shades have no exact L'Oréal equivalent

Why a same-number chart is not enough

Redken and L'Oréal levels line up, but their reflect structures don't always. Only 78 of 262 Redken shades have a L'Oréal shade with the same depth and the same reflects in the same order. For the other 184, the nearest L'Oréal shade changes the result, and knowing that before you mix saves a correction.

Sample conversions

The straightforward ones: standard natural shades where both brands print the same level. Any chart gets these right.

RedkenL'Oréal equivalent
2.0Color Fusion2.0Inoa
5.0Color Fusion5.0Majirel
7.0Color Fusion7.0Majirel
9.0Color Fusion · Advanced9.0Majirel
+ 74 more Redken to L'Oréal matches inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

Redken

262 shades · 6 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a full stop, then reflect digits, e.g. 9.01.

Reflect families in the range

Natural, Gold, Ash, Copper, Mahogany, Red, Violet, Brown, Grey, Cendré

Shade series

Standard, Grey Coverage

Product lines

  • Chromatics77
  • Chromatics · Beyond Cover20
  • Chromatics · Ultra Rich40
  • Color Fusion85
  • Color Fusion · Advanced6
  • Color Fusion · Cover Fusion34

L'Oréal

165 shades · 4 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a full stop, then reflect digits, e.g. 8.43.

Reflect families in the range

Ash, Gold, Natural, Copper, Violet, Red, Brown, Mahogany

Product lines

  • Inoa66
  • Inoa · Carmilane5
  • Majirel88
  • Majirel · Carmilane6

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