Hair foil for at-home colour kits
Foil for an at-home colour kit is supplied as a component: a small count of pre-cut sheets, in a size chosen for the kit, packed to drop into your assembly line. The sheets are cut from the same foil as our salon range, in 12–20 µm. Pack counts and pouch formats for kits are confirmed for each project.
Kit formats
Kit foil differs from salon foil in quantity and in packing, not in the metal.
| Salon pack | Kit component | |
|---|---|---|
| Count | Hundreds of sheets | A small, fixed count for one application |
| Format | Pop-up box, flat box or roll | Flat pre-cut sheets |
| Size | Standard salon sizes | A size chosen to fit the kit and the user |
| Pack | Printed retail box | Pouch, sleeve or band, for assembly |
| Branding | On the box | Usually none; the kit carries the brand |
The foil is flat pre-cut sheet, because a home user takes a few sheets from a small stack and has no dispenser. The format is described on the pre-cut hair foil sheets page.
Packing for kit assembly
A kit component has to arrive in the form the assembly line takes it. Three questions settle the packing.
- How is it picked? By hand into each kit, or by machine. A hand-picked stack needs a band or a sleeve; a machine-fed one has to match the feeder.
- What space does it occupy? The sheet is cut to fit the kit box, or folded once to fit.
- How does it travel to the assembler? In bulk cartons marked with your component code.
We pack small counts for kits. The sheet count per pouch, the pouch itself and the cartons per pallet are set for each project, to your kit and your assembler. Packing options in general are under hair foil packaging options.
Labelling inside a kit
The kit is the product a consumer buys, and the kit’s own box carries the labelling the law requires. The foil inside it is a component. In most cases it needs no consumer labelling of its own, and brands mark the inner pack with a code for their own traceability.
Check the position for each market where the kit is sold. A kit sold to consumers in the EU comes under the General Product Safety Regulation as a whole, and the foil is part of what the technical file describes. See EU GPSR for hair foil and labelling hair foil boxes.
What we provide for the kit’s file is the same as for any foil: the specification, the material certificate and a safety data sheet. Those are listed in documents for importing hair foil.
Volumes and scheduling
A kit line runs to a schedule, and a missing component stops it. Foil is planned against your assembly dates, not ours.
- Forecast. Give the kit volumes and the assembly dates; foil is produced ahead of each run.
- Lead time. Production and transit are on MOQ and lead time by format and the order timeline page.
- Minimum. A custom size or count carries a minimum order, like any custom item.
To start, request a quote with the sheet size, the count per kit and your annual kit volume.
FAQ
Can you pack 10 or 20 foils per pouch?
Small counts of hair foil for kits are packed to the kit's specification. The count, the pouch or sleeve and the packing method are agreed for each project, because they depend on how the kit is assembled. Send the count you need and the dimensions of the space in the kit.
What size foil suits an at-home highlighting kit?
An at-home highlighting kit usually takes a narrow pre-cut hair foil sheet, such as 5 × 10.75 in (127 × 273 mm): wide enough for a simple section, short enough for someone working on their own hair. The sheet may be cut shorter to fit the kit box.
Can foil be delivered to our kit assembler?
Yes. Hair foil for a kit can be shipped to your assembler or contract packer instead of to you. The cartons are marked with the component code your assembler uses, and the packing list follows the same references. Delivery beyond the port is arranged by your forwarder.
Does foil inside a kit need its own label?
Foil inside a hair colour kit is a component, and the kit as a whole carries the mandatory labelling. Whether the inner foil pack needs a label of its own depends on the market and on how the kit is regulated there. Many kit brands mark the inner pack with a component code only.