How to Get Qualified to Colour Hair in the UK

Hair colouring is one of the most popular services in the hair and beauty industry, from covering roots and refreshing a full head colour to creating dimensional looks using foils.

If you're looking to add hair colouring to your skill set or start offering colouring services to clients, getting the right training is an important first step.

At Phatlash Courses, we've recently launched our new online hair colouring courses, giving you the opportunity to learn from home and complete your training in your own time.

Do You Need a Qualification to Colour Hair in the UK?

There isn't one single government licence that every hair colourist must hold in order to colour hair in the UK. However, appropriate training and recognised certification can be important when you're looking to build your skills, gain client confidence and obtain suitable insurance for the services you offer.

Before offering hair colouring professionally, it's important to understand the techniques you're providing and how to work safely and responsibly.

Our online courses are designed to give learners structured training they can work through from home.

Learn Hair Colouring with Phatlash Courses

We've introduced dedicated hair colouring courses to help you develop your colouring skills without needing to attend a traditional classroom course.

Our courses are online, meaning you can study from home and work through the course in your own time.

Whether you're interested in learning the basics of root and full-head colouring or want to develop your skills in foiling, there are different options available depending on the type of colouring you want to learn.

Hair Colouring: Roots & Full Head Course

Our Hair Colouring: Roots & Full Head Course focuses on the fundamentals of colouring the roots and applying colour to the full head.

This can be a great option if you want to develop your understanding of everyday hair colouring techniques and add another service to your skill set.

Learning these foundations can help you understand how to approach different colouring services and build confidence before progressing into more advanced techniques.

Hair Colouring: Foiling Course

If you're interested in creating highlighted and dimensional colour, our separate Hair Colouring: Foiling Course is designed specifically around foiling techniques.

Foiling is a popular colouring method used to create highlights, lowlights and other dimensional effects.

Having dedicated training allows you to focus on the techniques involved in foiling rather than trying to learn every area of hair colouring at once.

Study From Home in Your Own Time

One of the biggest benefits of studying with Phatlash Courses is the flexibility.

Our hair colouring courses are online, so there's no need to travel to a training centre or fit your learning around a fixed classroom timetable.

You can access your course from home and work through the material at a pace that suits you.

Whether you're already working in the beauty industry, looking to add hair services to your existing treatment menu or starting to build your skills from scratch, online learning can make training easier to fit around your life.

What Can You Do After Completing Your Course?

Once you've completed your training, you can use your new knowledge to continue developing your hair colouring skills and potentially add colouring services to your business, subject to any insurance, local requirements and practical considerations that apply to you.

If you're planning to work professionally, it's also important to check that your insurance provider accepts your chosen qualification and covers the specific colouring services you intend to offer.

Start Your Hair Colouring Training Online

You don't need to put your plans on hold because you can't attend a classroom course.

With Phatlash Courses, you can train in hair colouring from home, in your own time, with dedicated courses for roots and full-head colouring and foiling colouring.

If you're ready to expand your hair skills or add colouring to your future treatment menu, explore our new online hair colouring courses and start learning at a pace that works for you.