Going blonde but thinking green

It's usually thought of as the most harsh and potentially damaging of beauty treatments, but hair colouring can be kind, too, both to your hair and scalp and to the environment – even if you go blonde.

Celebrity stylist Marc Ramos (he's looked after Lady GaGa and The Sugababes) predicts a return to blonde for this summer, especially the sexy, mussed-up looks sported by Drew Barrymore, Fearne Cotton and Pixie Lott.

However, this time around, many hair-turners will be keen to use products that contain natural, even organic ingredients.

"For an updated look, opt for a more dishevelled style and deliberately show your roots." He recommends trying Naturtint Honey Blonde and, if you have light brown hair, start the application an inch from the root. It costs 8.99 and you can buy it at Holland and Barratts, from www.naturesdream.co.uk or 0845 601 8129.

It smells good and by golly it does you good. Burt's Bees has been making its eco-friendly, natural beauty products since 1984, with ingredients derived from bees – every product it creates is at least 95 per cent natural, aiming to reach the 100 per cent mark this year. Try the Citrus Facial Scrub to slough away all traces of rough, dry skin, with a putty blend of aromatic orange oil, finely ground almonds, oats, pecans and rose petals. It costs 9.99, from www. burtsbees.co.uk, Debenhams, John Lewis, Waitrose and Boots.

CocoonU now has a small 100 per cent organic skin care collection, all hand-made in the UK using essential oils, herbs and fruit, goats' milk and honey, vegetable glycerine and moisturisers including evening primrose, borage, macadamia, avocado, jojoba and calendula. There is a baby range, shampoo bars, soaps and loofah soaps with cleansing, exfoliating and moisturising properties all in one in lavender/honey and lemon/honey varieties. Travel size costs 2.85 and full size 13, from www.cocoonu. com and 07887 951525.

All A'kin hair and beauty products are vegan-friendly and use 100 per cent natural botanical ingredients. There are three new skincare packs called Your Everyday Essentials. There's one for normal to dry skin with Rose & Geranium Pure Creamy Cleanser & Toner in One; Pure Radiance Rosehip Oil; and Rosehip & Shea Intensive Moisture Anti-oxidant Complex. Each costs 34.99, from Lloyds, Planet Organic, Nutri-centre, or www.mypure.co.uk

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Ever worry about what you are putting in to your eyes? Now Hessle-based Lily Lolo believes it has found the perfect 100 per cent natural eyeliner formula, which it will launch on March 8. They cost 7 from www.lilylolo. co.uk. Stockists include: Baker Street Retreat, Hull; Yves Two and CC's Hair and Beauty, York; Edenic Hair and Beauty, Sheffield; Gorgeous Hair and Beauty, Sheffield, and Pulse 8, Huddersfield.