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  "description": "eSalon provides custom, salon-quality hair color individually crafted by licensed colorists and shipped directly to the customer's door. The service aims to deliver personalized shades for gray coverage, color maintenance, and other hair goals, alongside complementary hair care and styling products.",
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  "category": "At-Home Hair Color",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-28T22:53:40.087Z",
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    "category": "Hair Care",
    "what_it_does": "eSalon provides custom hair color, individually crafted by licensed colorists and shipped directly to the customer's door. The company offers permanent, demi-permanent, and ammonia-free dye options, along with personalized instructions. In addition to custom hair color, eSalon also offers hair care essentials, styling products, and hair growth products.",
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      "detail": "Custom hair color is available for $26.00 with a Flex Plan (subscription) or $32.50 for a one-time order. The Color Plan (subscription) offers a 20% saving on every order. Free shipping is applied to orders subtotaling $50 or more."
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    "parent_ownership": "eSalon was acquired by Henkel, which took a 51% stake in the company on July 26, 2019.",
    "named_competitors": [
      "Madison Reed",
      "Schwarzkopf",
      "Wella",
      "Matrix",
      "Briogeo Hair Care",
      "Colorsmith",
      "Color&Co"
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      "Difficulty achieving desired hair color at home",
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