if you ever need a reason NOT to use chemical dye

**Evie** · October 30th, 2009, 06:24 PM

Just saw this on the news - she used Boots hair dye, and even after doing an allergy test, this happened....poor woman! It is pretty shocking, she has quite bad burns, just to warn you.

I can't believe how bad the reaction was for her....

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091030/...u-45dbed5.html

**bunnii** · October 30th, 2009, 06:41 PM

I've used the boots one, it's really vicious

I don't think i can dye my hair anymore because every time I do the reaction gets that little bit worse

**KarpatiiSiv** · October 30th, 2009, 06:45 PM

Luluj brought this to the attention of the Renegrays on the Salt & Pepper thread. The reaction the poor girl had was horrendous.

I'm so glad I don't dye. It was reported in the Daily Mail as well http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-hair-dye.html

**KiwiLiz** · October 30th, 2009, 06:52 PM

I saw a documentary about this sort of thing, you can be using the same dye for years and years and never have problem and then all of a sudden have a serious reaction to it :S
A lot of the damage seem to come from when they would notice the reaction on their scalp and jump in the shower to wash it out, then the chemicals wash over their body... at least in a hair salon they have those basins to wash your hair in and there's some one to help you get it out quickly, and they're trained to know what to look for (you'd hope). I'd only ever have my hair dyed on a salon.

**Flynn** · October 30th, 2009, 07:10 PM

This is also why it is SO important to wait at least that recommended 48 hours, and to make sure you patch-test on an area of particularly sensitive skin -- inside of the elbow, or behind your ear.

Even with all that, with anything this can happen. Not just dyes, (though dyes are particularly harsh, and when something goes wrong, it tends to go wrong pretty dramatically...)

If you notice ANY discomfort with ANY product you're using, DO NOT put up with it; rinse it out IMMEDIATELY. A reaction can continue to develop long after the product has been rinsed, but the longer you leave it, the worse it will get.

I imagine that this poor young lady might have noticed discomfort and put up with it, because she didn't want a shoddy dye job. Pleas, please, please don't do that.

If you do react to a product, rinse with copious amounts of water, take an antihistamine, and monitor how the reaction proceeds. Be prepared to get yourself to hospital.

**Celebrian** · October 30th, 2009, 07:16 PM

Thanks Flynn for that clear advice.

**Longlocks3** · October 30th, 2009, 07:18 PM

I'm so glad I've never touched the stuff!

**Flynn** · October 30th, 2009, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Celebrian

Thanks Flynn for that clear advice.

^__^ 'Salright. It's important, and people often seem not to realise just how important. The only unusual part of the above story is just how bad her reaction got. Allergic reactions -- even to the point of chemical burns -- to products are not at all uncommon. (Even to natural products, so don't get smug and say "I use all-natural, this won't ever happen to me"! There have been several threads in the past few days about just that!)

**kwaniesiam** · October 30th, 2009, 07:26 PM

EEK! I hope she will be okay.

Allergic reactions to hair color are very serious. I had a bad reaction to Goldwell's Demi Permanent color that we use at my school. I started getting itchy and sniffly, then I checked the ingredients and noticed it contained something I was allergic to so I had to be sent home and to the doctor. Thank goodness I didn't put it on my head, but was just practicing on a mannequin head.

**RocketDog** · October 30th, 2009, 07:49 PM

Oh, my goodness... that poor woman! I used to get a tingly, almost sore scalp when I used cheap boxed dyes, but 'sucked it up' for the results. I can imagine this happening to me had I kept using boxed dye... urgh. So scary!