Hair dye irritation

[Royal]

I've stopped using traditional hair colour products for a few reasons, but one of the primary ones was that I would often feel dizzy and nauseous after using a dark shade. I recently used a mixture of black and brown Manic Panic and it didn't cause any kind of reaction. Of course, within a week, it had washed out. I'll get around to doing my hair again soon...maybe this weekend. I don't mind the "hassle" of colouring temporarily, though. I figure it's safer than what I was doing before. I don't know if this is helpful to the original poster, but it's a suggestion as an alternative. There's also henna + indigo for dark hair, but some people don't like the mess or the fact that it's generally a very permanent option.

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

I know that at Sally's you can buy a product that removes the excess dye from your hair. It won't change the color but it might help. I think it's called colorfix.

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

Oh dear. Sounds to me like you have chemical burns landgirl. You'll have to be very careful when you use anything else on your hair ever again. My granny was a hair dresser and had an allergic reaction to some dye and could never use anything on it ever again. If you don't get on with the shampoos you ordered (though I can't see why you wouldn't!) I use the Jason range that you can get from here. They are really good and natural and no lauryl/eth sulphates too.

 

[~landgirl~]

Thanks for the link Fleur - scalp still spotless (and itchy) wondering if the chemical has only affected the lower skin, I guess I won't know until top layer has shed.