The present invention aims to provide a hair dye that can reduce skin disorders without p-phenylenediamine. The hair dye composition of the present invention contains at least one kind selected from the group consisting of thioglycolic acid, cysteine, 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol, cysteamine, and derivatives and salts thereof. Hair dye compositions of sex dyes, HC dyes, amino acids, cationic surfactants, tackifiers, oils, pH adjusters and wetting agents, characterized in that the pH of the hair dye composition is above pH 3.5.本發明係以提供一種在未含對苯二胺下可減低皮膚障礙的染髮劑為目的者。本發明之染髮劑組成物為含有選自由巰基乙酸、半胱胺酸、3-巰基-1,2-丙烷二醇、半胱胺以及此等衍生物及鹽所成群的至少1種、鹼性染料、HC染料、胺基酸、陽離子界面活性劑、增黏劑、油劑、pH調整劑與濕潤劑的染髮劑組成物,其特徵為前述染髮劑組成物之pH為pH3.5以上。