Inventory security management for a hair dye storage system

A method for storing hair dye components, the method comprising:

• providing a control system, the control system including at least a processor, a computer-readable memory, and a display, wherein the computer-readable memory contains software configured to receive a formula defining instructions for blending a hair dye mixture using one or more colorants and/or dye blending materials and amounts recommended for producing the hair dye mixture;
• providing an indicator about each of a plurality of receptacles, each indicator being in communication with the control system and configured to activate upon the receipt of a signal from the control system;
• linking, on the control system, one or more colorant(s) or dye blending material(s) to a receptacle;
• sending a signal from the control system to one or more of the indicators when the control system receives an input to select a colorant or dye blending material;
• and
• monitoring, using a monitoring software component stored on said control system, a weight on a scale as colorant(s) and/or dye blending material(s) are added to the scale in accordance with said instructions, and indicate on the display the recommended amounts of the colorant(s) and/or dye blending material(s) in comparison to the amounts that have been added to the scale.

A method for storing hair dye components, the method comprising:

• providing an indicator about each of a plurality of receptacles, each indicator configured to activate upon the receipt of a signal;
• providing a control system in communication with the indicators, the control system including at least a processor, a computer-readable memory, and a display, wherein the computer-readable memory contains software configured to receive a formula defining instructions for blending a hair dye mixture using one or more colorants and/or dye blending materials and amounts recommended for producing the hair dye mixture, the processor of the control system configured to execute the software in the computer-readable memory to:
• link one or more colorant(s) or dye blending material(s) to a receptacle;
• send a signal from the control system to one or more of the indicators when the control system receives an input to select a colorant or dye blending material;
• monitor a weight on a scale as colorant(s) and/or dye blending material(s) are added to the scale in accordance with said instructions;
• and
• indicate on the display the recommended amounts of the colorant(s) and/or dye blending material(s) in comparison to the amounts that have been added to the scale.