To the Ladies - Hair Dye

I’ve been using the same brand of hair dye for more years than I care to remember. Nice and Easy. I have always gone for the paler blonde colours and never had a problem in all those years. Tonight I put on the same hair dye and immediately my scalp felt like it was on fire. It was really burning into my scalp which told me for some reason I was having a reaction to it so I removed it immediately. I didn’t do a strand test as I didn’t feel the need with having used it for many years but I have learned my lesson, I will do in future.

I have no idea why I would have a reaction after all these years.

Have any of you had a reaction to hair dye?

Sounds like they may have changed the formula LQ - are you all right now?

You can develop an allergy to them even after years of using them

I remember a few years back there was a lot written in the magazines and papers about women getting burned after years of use and they were saying back then, strand test every time

I stopped using dye for those reason

LQ, It could be the heat making the hydrogen peroxide develop quicker?

Write or ring Clairol who makes ‘Nice and Easy and tell them what happened. The phone number will be on the clourant box.

I thought the same as Art.
Give them a ring tomorrow LQ. You could ask if they’ve changed the formula while you’re on, too.

Don’t suppose any meds you may be on could attribute, could they?

My dad told me to ring them too , I will tomorrow. I was horrified, it was very scary. It’s weird, I only had that solution on a matter of minutes before washing it off yet my hair is much lighter. I dread to think what would have happened had I left it on longer. I.m fine ST and all just shocked. Xx

I.m not on any different meds mups, it’s a mystery xx

LQ Hi :slight_smile:

Nice and easy changed the formula of their permanent and demi hair colourants a while ago. I’m guessing if it was a blonde shade you were using it would have been a permanent colour containing peroxide some more info here :

Hope that helps

I have no idea why people dye their hair, it can’t do it any good. I don’t think the crazy colours some people use enhances their appearance one little bit.

The only time I dyed my hair was with a purple wash in wash out dye in 2005. I had a bet with our daughters that their father wouldn’t notice if I dyed my hair purple. He came in from work, and about an hour later he looked at me and said, “There is something different about you, but I can’t work out what!” I reckoned I had won the bet.:mrgreen:

What was the outcome of this LQ?
Did you ever ring them?

Because it looks nice on females, not so much on men.

My brunette hair has streaks of grey at the temples now so I do still dye it but…
Now that grey and silver hair is sooo on trend (even my 21 y o niece is grey!) I’m thinking of trying the silver-brunette ombré look

Like this but grey in different place

Or this… (I wish!)
But it’s being brave enough to let it grow through…

Go for it Rhian

I have and whilst I do sometimes wish I was still dark, Ive had complements on my hair colour, some youngsters not realising its my real hair colour and not believing Im old enough

Eeek!

Good for you though Missy, I bet you look fab

Ditto. Silver is so in style but your silver will be the kind earned not bought.

I grew in my silvers and it’s been almost 3 years since I hennaed it so I have an ombré. It’s silver and cherry cola red at the bottom. And ombré look really cool all twisted up in buns with two separate colours.

I quite like it. I’ve got more silver than this pic shows . This is an older pic.

Your skin can suddenly start reacting for no reason. But in my case I react to ammonia. It’s not an issue with my foil highlights because they don’t touch the scalp and I think it’s ammonia free. But I have had a bad experience with toner that contained ammonia. It’s pretty scary when your scalp starts to itch and burn.

Go for it. I’m sure you will look just as glam Rhian if not more so.

It’s funny but my mum dyed her hair a dark blonde for years. When her hair started falling out from it she decided to give it a break. If only she had realised years earlier what a beautiful snowy white colour she had. People ask her if she has put a rinse in. It’s also really thick and healthy now so just goes to show what dyes do to your scalp.

I probably don’t :smiley:

But tbh I was getting too many allergies from the dye, had been using dye from aged 13, first grey was found at 7, needed a dye aged 24 :shock:

I like my hair now, It was hard growing the colours out and for our daughters wedding I had to have the grey touched in as I refused to have a full colour. And I don’t mean this to be rude as I adore both ladies, but brides mother ( 2 years younger then me) and mother of the groom ( 6 years older) both had colours and they were both looking very harsh

My hair is softer and much more flyaway and I do need to blow dry it rather then throw some heat at it but it holds its style a lot better, doesn’t get as lank looking and I can get away with not washing it for two days which was unheard of when I dyed it

Enjoy having some colour in your hair while you have it…I hate being grey. My hairdresser laughs because I try unsuccessfully to put some colour in and she tells me people pay her to get my colour…we are never satisfied I suppose :slight_smile: