Black Professional Line

Black Professional Line is an Italian professional haircare and hair-colour brand based in Bologna. It is a salon-channel line within Parisienne Italia S.p.A., a Bologna cosmetics company, and traces its heritage to that company's founding in 1955 [1][4]. The range covers hair colour, treatments and styling, and is positioned for hairstylists rather than retail consumers — the company sums it up as a brand "by specialists, for specialists" [2].

The line is one of several professional brands held by Parisienne Italia and is distributed in Italy and across parts of Europe. Its products are sold through professional channels and stocked by some European retailers.

Black Professional Line does not present a separate founding date of its own. Instead, it draws its origin from Parisienne Italia, which the company says it has been "involved in the development and evolution of an authentically Italian style and aesthetic since 1955" [2]. According to the parent company, the business began that year with Fape, a brilliantine — a pomade for the hair — after which "Fape became Parisienne Italia and – as first company in the Bel Paese – began producing hairsprays for the Italian market" [4]. The names of the people behind the original company are not stated.

The brand's identity is built around this lineage. It frames itself as part of an Italian cosmetics tradition and emphasises "made in Italy" manufacturing, with production based in Italy [2][4].

The brand is owned by Parisienne Italia S.p.A., headquartered at Via di Corticella in Bologna [1]. Parisienne Italia produces both professional and mass-market hair and body-care products, and Black Professional sits among its professional, salon-oriented lines alongside brands such as Niamh Hair Concept, Parisienne Professional and Allwaves Professional [4].

Black Professional positions itself as a technical line aimed at working hairstylists, describing its purpose as creating "technical and professional solutions for hair care and hairstyling" [2]. The company says its commitment to quality "pushes us to nurture innovation," and its stated mission is to "enhance beauty in all its forms through professional treatments and products, specially designed for hairdressers" within an Italian cosmetics legacy [3]. Its tagline is "Professional line because talent shouldn't be held back."

The brand describes its formulas as "hi-tech, certified formulas, rich in natural active ingredients," though it does not name a specific certification body on its own pages.

The catalogue is organised around hair colour, treatments, styling and a premium line. In colour, named products include Sintesis Colour Cream, the Crazy Toner and the Horizon Colour Collection [3]. The treatment range covers restructuring, anti-dandruff, anti-frizz and colour-protection care, with keratin and argan oil among the ingredients the brand highlights [2]. Styling products include a 3D Hair Powder [3].

The brand is active. It maintains current Italian and English websites with a full live catalogue, its parent company Parisienne Italia is an established manufacturer, and its products continue to be carried by European retailers [3].