The world's first colour-changing hair dye changes colour in response to temperature fluctuations around you

Lauren Bowker's, also known as 'The Alchemist' in fashion circles has created a new hair dye called "FIRE" that displays a wide array of colours in response to the temperature fluctuations. Bowker's firm "The Unseen" uses chemistry alongside the design to create the so-called reactive fashion. The Firm's patented colour change technology focusses on creating compounds and coatings that change with different temperatures and humidity.

The idea stemmed from the process of thermoregulation in the human skin and colour change chemical reaction that occurs in response to certain environmental conditions. The carbon-based molecules at the core of the fire hair dye undergo a reversible reaction based on the rise or fall of temperature.

                                    

One of the molecules in the carbon bond are more stable than the other above a particular temperature change. So a reaction produces a molecule with a different absorption of light and thereby creating a different colour. Hair dyes usually contain irritating and toxic compounds that damage the scalp over time.

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But in the fire, the irritants in the formula are neutralized by process polymeric stabilization wherein the toxic molecules are wrapped in polymer chains to reduce their ill effects. The hair dye may soon be released to the public and is currently being tested to know the effects of the chemicals on and off the body and are in the process of finalizing different seasonal and colour formulas.

The product will be introduced at London fashion week in collaboration with storm models and displays the wide array of colours using the dye. Bowker's work not only highlights the creative aspects of science but also inspires many young females to pursue science and engineering.

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