Your colour service pricing hasn't changed in 8 months. Here's what it actually costs today.
Wella, Schwarzkopf, Alfaparf — all raised professional product prices 10–18% in the past year. Have you updated your service costs? Most salons haven't.
There's a conversation that happens in almost every hair salon:
*"How much does a full colour service cost us?"*
*"About €12 in colour, plus the developer..."*
*"Is that today's price or last year's?"*
Silence.
The problem: supplier prices move, service cards don't
Professional product distributors update their price lists every 6–12 months. Wella Professional raised prices last September. Schwarzkopf revised its list in January. Alfaparf followed in March.
When did you last update your product cost in each service card?
If you can't remember the exact date, you've already found the problem.
What a full colour service actually costs today
Full colour, medium length, with 2026 current prices:
| Product | Quantity | Price/g now | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxidation colour 60g | 50 g | €0.15 | €7.50 |
| Developer 20vol | 100 ml | €0.010 | €1.00 |
| Bond builder | 15 ml | €0.22 | €3.30 |
| Post-colour mask | 25 ml | €0.11 | €2.75 |
| Consumables (gloves, foil) | — | — | €1.50 |
| Total product | €16.05 |
Labour: 90 minutes × €16/h = €24.
Real total cost: €40.05
If you charge €65, your real margin is 38%. If you charge €55, you're making €14.95 per service — before rent, utilities, and your own contributions.
How Syntra keeps costs current automatically
When you receive your distributor's invoice (Wella, Schwarzkopf, Revlon Professional), you upload it to Syntra. The AI reads every line: product, quantity, price.
Next time you open the cost calculator and type "colour", you see the price from your latest invoice — not the one from eight months ago. This week's price.
If the distributor raises prices, upload the invoice and in 30 seconds every service reflects today's real cost.
✂️ Upload your supplier invoice and Syntra updates your costs automatically — free.
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