# Clearé institute ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Founded | 2005 | | Origin | Spain | | Headquarters | Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid), Spain — seat of parent Laboratorios Phergal | | Owner | Laboratorios Phergal | | Status | Active | | Manufacturing | Madrid, Spain (Laboratorios Phergal production plant) | | Distribution | Pharmacy | | Website | https://www.phergal.com/cleare-institute-cuidado-capilar/ | Clearé institute is a Spanish hair-colour and hair-care brand owned by Laboratorios Phergal, a dermopharmaceutical company based in Torrejón de Ardoz in the Madrid region [3]. It has no website of its own. Phergal presents it on its corporate site as one of its pharmacy brands, next to skincare, lip-care and body-care labels from the same laboratory. The brand is known mainly for ammonia-free permanent hair colour. Its two colour ranges are Colour Clinuance, aimed at delicate hair, and Colour Pharma, described as an anti-ageing colour for mature hair. Around them sits a set of shampoos and treatments for specific scalp and hair concerns, including hair loss and dandruff. ## Origin & founders No individual founder is associated with Clearé institute. It was created inside Phergal rather than acquired, and the company's own brand page gives no founding date. A dated account comes from a 2024 company history of Phergal published by the Spanish trade site Marketing4eCommerce. According to that article, Clearé institute was set up in 2005 as "an institute specialising in hair problems" [12]. The same year, the article says, Phergal also added the nutricosmetics line Innovage and the body-care brand E'lifexir. That early focus on hair problems still shows in the treatment range, whose lines are named after the concerns they address. ## History & milestones Most of the brand's documented history comes from the same trade-press account. It ties the next phase to Phergal's work on quality certification. Once the laboratory had obtained ISO 9001, GMP 22716 and ISO 14001 certification, the article says, it launched more specialised products in 2013, among them Cleare Antiedad and Colour Pharma [12]. The anti-ageing idea behind those launches still runs through the range, both in the Colour Pharma name and in the "antiedad" treatment line. In 2015, according to Marketing4eCommerce, Phergal turned part of its development work towards men. That round of launches included Yacel for Men and the Fortaleza and Anticaspa lines of Clearé institute, which address hair strength and dandruff. The article places a further step in 2016 and 2017, when Clearé institute released several hair-care lines made with natural and organic ingredients and carrying Ecocert certification [12]. The account does not specify whether the certification applied to the finished products or to the ingredients. ## Ownership Clearé institute belongs to Laboratorios Phergal, which describes itself as a "100% Spanish" company working in cosmetics, nutricosmetics, hair colour, hair care and food supplements [2]. Phergal says it has more than 40 years of history and remains based in Torrejón de Ardoz. The Marketing4eCommerce history dates the company to 1984 and names José Elvira Gálvez as its founder. Phergal sorts its brands by sales channel. Clearé institute sits in its pharmacy group alongside Atashi, Volumax, Dr. Tree, E'lifexir and Baby Care de e'lifexir. A separate mass-market and perfumery group includes Naturtint and the Yacel and Yacel for men ranges. Production is handled by the parent company. Phergal reports a 41,506-square-metre site in Madrid that combines a production plant, a research laboratory, a logistics centre and offices. It says its manufacturing follows ISO 9001 quality standards and the ISO 22716 good manufacturing practice standard for cosmetics [2]. The company's scientific team is led by pharmacist María del Pino Navarro Veroz [8]. On distribution, Phergal says its products reach pharmacies, mass-market stores and natural health stores in more than 40 countries. It also describes a network of exclusive distributors in more than 45 countries and its own domestic sales force of over 35 representatives. These figures cover the whole group; the company does not break them down by brand. ## Philosophy & positioning Phergal describes Clearé institute's colour work in clinical terms. On the brand page it calls Colour Clinuance an "exclusive colour treatment with a scientific character", intended for delicate hair [3]. That framing matches the brand's sales channel. As a pharmacy brand, it is presented less as a styling product and more as a care product for people whose hair or scalp needs gentler handling. The parent company's general philosophy shapes this approach. Phergal says it formulates with botanical and natural extracts, aims to reduce allergenic potential, and tests its products dermatologically, clinically and paediatrically. It describes a team made up of pharmacists, dermatologists, chemists, nutritionists, engineers and biologists, and sums up its approach with the line "Hacemos ciencia con humanidad" ("We do science with humanity"). ## Products & innovation ### Hair colour Colour Clinuance is the brand's main permanent colour. Phergal describes it as an ammonia-free formula that gives more shine and care, with full coverage. The company says its high-intensity pure micropigments reach the inner layer of the hair shaft and cover up to 100% of white hair [6]. It also says a protein complex in the formula repairs the hair fibre and makes hair three times stronger against breakage, claims that remain the company's own. Other ingredients named by Phergal include an HCE colour enhancer, vitamins, amino acids, provitamins from purified cotton and sunflower extract, which the company says nourish and strengthen the hair. A companion serum is claimed to add volume and 27% more hydration. According to Phergal, Colour Clinuance was developed under dermatological control and clinically tested by dermatologists, with instrumental assessment of how well it was tolerated and how well it worked [6]. The product page lists what the colour does not contain: ammonia, paraffins, parabens, heavy metals, silicones, resorcinol and SLS, a common foaming agent. These exclusions are stated for the Colour Clinuance range, not for the brand as a whole. Colour Pharma is the second colour range. Phergal presents it as an ammonia-free, anti-ageing colour designed for mature hair. ### Hair treatments The treatment side of the brand is organised by concern. Phergal names four core lines: Camomila (chamomile), Antiedad (anti-ageing), Fortaleza and Anticaspa. The Fortaleza Anticaída line targets hair strength and hair loss, with a shampoo of the same name. The Anticaspa line addresses dandruff, while the Camomila line is built around chamomile. By late 2026 the range had grown beyond these four lines. Phergal's online shop also lists a hyaluronic acid treatment and a Curly line for curly hair. ## Sustainability Clearé institute does not publish separate environmental commitments; its sustainability profile is that of its parent. Phergal is a certified B Corp, an international certification for companies that meet set standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency [1]. The company also holds ISO 14001 environmental management certification and a "Calculo y Compenso" carbon-footprint seal, and says it is working to reduce the use of plastic in the cosmetics industry, including through a partnership with Oceánidas [11]. Phergal's certification page lists Ecocert Natural Cosmetics and COSMOS standards at company level, without naming the products they cover [10]. ## Current status Clearé institute is active. As of November 2026, Phergal lists it among its pharmacy brands and sells 29 Clearé institute products through its own online shop [4]. No recent launch news specific to the brand has been published; Phergal's corporate news in September and October 2026 concerned the group as a whole and its other brands. The brand page is published in Spanish only. Phergal's distribution figures apply to the group, and the markets in which Clearé institute itself is sold outside Spain are not publicly specified. ## Timeline {#belagg-timeline} | Year | Event | Source | |---|---|---| | 2005 | Clearé Institute created by Laboratorios Phergal as a hair-focused line ("Ese mismo año se creó el Clearé Institute, un instituto especialista en problemas del cabello.") | https://marketing4ecommerce.net/laboratorios-phergal/ | | 2013 | After Phergal's ISO 9001 / GMP 22716 / ISO 14001 certifications, launch of more specialised products including Cleare Antiedad and Colour Pharma ("como Cleare Antiedad y Colour Pharma") | https://marketing4ecommerce.net/laboratorios-phergal/ | | 2015 | Men-oriented launches included Clearé Institute's Fortaleza and Anticaspa lines ("con Yacel for Men, Linea Fortaleza y Anticaspa de Clearé Institute") | https://marketing4ecommerce.net/laboratorios-phergal/ | | — | 2016–2017: Clearé Institute launched hair-care lines with natural and organic ingredients carrying Ecocert certification ("El Clearé Institute lanzó diversas líneas de cuidado capilar con ingredientes naturales y orgánicos con la certificación Ecocert.") | https://marketing4ecommerce.net/laboratorios-phergal/ | ## Certifications {#belagg-certifications} - **B Corp** — Certified for social and environmental accountability — “Phergal es ya una empresa B Corp” — https://www.phergal.com/cleare-institute-cuidado-capilar/ ## Signature products {#belagg-products} - **Colour Clinuance (ammonia-free permanent hair colour)** — Coloración permanente especial para cabellos delicados. Más brillo y cuidado. 100% cobertura. Sin amoniaco. — https://www.phergal.com/cleare-institute-cuidado-capilar/ - **Colour Pharma (ammonia-free anti-ageing hair colour)** — Colour Pharma, coloración antiedad sin amoniaco especial para cabellos maduros — https://www.phergal.com/cleare-institute-cuidado-capilar/ - **Fortaleza Anticaída line (strength / anti-hair-loss)** — Champú Fortaleza Anticaída — https://www.phergal.com/tienda/180-cleare-institute - **Anticaspa line (anti-dandruff)** — Tratamiento Anticaspa — https://www.phergal.com/tienda/180-cleare-institute - **Camomila line (chamomile)** — Tratamiento Camomila — https://www.phergal.com/tienda/180-cleare-institute ## Key ingredients {#belagg-ingredients} high-intensity pure micropigments (micropigmentos puros de alta intensidad) · HCE colour enhancer (potenciador del color HCE) · protein complex (complejo proteico) · vitamins, amino acids and purified-cotton provitamins · sunflower extract (extracto de girasol) Source: https://www.phergal.com/tienda/136-tintes-sin-amoniaco-colour-clinuance ## Mentioned in {#belagg-press} - **Marketing4eCommerce** (2024) — Company-history article on Laboratorios Phergal (6 Nov 2024) states Clearé Institute was created in 2005 as an institute specialising in hair problems, and lists its later lines (Antiedad, Colour Pharma, Fortaleza, Anticaspa, Ecocert-certified lines). — https://marketing4ecommerce.net/laboratorios-phergal/ ## Sources 1. 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