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Okay at the moment I am a blonde but have read you are not meant to bleach your hair while being pregnant!!! So I have come to terms with becoming a brunette, but my ? is......I know you are only suppose to use semi's but in saying that, is it the 8 wash, 16 wash or 24 wash semi's?????\
TIA
In all the books I've read, it advises to stear clear of all hair colours and dyes during pregnancy, as the chemicals enter your blood stream through your scalp and since they can't do tests on pregnant women, they have no real idea what this can do to your unborn child. I had a hairdresser tell me that it was perfectly safe, but the way I see it is, how would you feel if something happened?!? You'd never know if it was because of the hair dye, IYKWIM? If it were me, I'd leave colouring your hair till after you've had your baby.
Celsie. xoxox
Hi Amelia!
I too am blonde and was petrified of using any kind of bleach in my hair after losing our first bub. So this time around I waited until 10 weeks and just had half a head of foils done. And I specifically told my hairdresser to make sure than none of the solution touched my scalp! The colour looks fab and my bub is perfect so it's a great compromise. Best of luck! :D
Love Belle
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i am blonde and regularly get foils done with my hairdresser. She assures me its fine and my hair won't go green and as I've been with her for 10years and she has 2 beautiful dd's i trust her.
Ask your OB if you are really concerned or enjoy being a brunette!
i'm not blonde, but i've just had a head full of foils and a colour done today. I have done this throughout my previous pregnancies as well. I can't see that any harm has been done.
I researched this recently while I was pregnant and just about everything I came across said it was perfectly safe, in fact many articles claimed it was an old wives tale.
Yep foils are your best bet as the chemicals cant travel into your bloodstream and they dont actually come into much contact(or any) with your scalp. Ive had my foils done every 8 weeks since i was 7 weeks pg! Good luck!
I also asked about this with my first and all my research told me that it is fine to colour your hair while pregnant.
Thanks ladies!! Its a real help!!
Ive dyed my hair once and plan to again, I use perminant and is red. Ive asked two drs, and two chemists and they've all assured me as long as I dont insist on eating said hair dye ill be fine
I gave in two weeks ago, my normally dark brown hair was going red it just doesn't suit me, all my freckles stand out. I think it is the blonde highlights showing through as the brown faded, I did it myself with clairol nice and easy, leaving it on for as little time as I could.
Why would you risk it though? Just because you have been "fine" in the past, doesn't mean you will be "fine" necessarily in the future.
Amelia: If I were you, I would get foils and try hard to keep the solution away from your scalp. Better to be safe than sorry.
I haven't dyed my hair even though it is driving me batty. The chemicals they use in dye is strong and I don't want to take the risk.
There is no conclusive data the chemicals that touch ur scalp are strong enough to seep into ur blood stream and them the concentration levels would need to be pretty high for it to cause any damage. I do not believe it is harmful so therefore i will dye my hair.
would you touch bleach and other strong chemicals with your skin?
I havent been in the situation to have ever touched bleach the only reason i dont let dye on my hands is so it doesnt stain my nails, I use normal household multipurpose cleaners and dishwashing liquid on my skin, I dont think they are relatively strong though...
ok so you agree that strong chemicals shouldnt come in contact with your hands/skin...the same goes with the skin on your head
No thats putting words in my mouth, I said my reasons for not letting the hair dye in contact with other skin is cosmetic reasons. I have not been exposed to other chemicals because I've never bought them to have contact with them, that is not saying I agree they shouldnt come in contact with your skin. I'd be more concerned of getting a rash than it seeping through my skin with the sole intention of hurting my baby
Im gunna let this go--- as you just contradicted yourself twice.
Yep and your twisting my words anyway
Okay ladies..... I have chosen not to die my hair but to keep pinning it up to hide my re-growth!!! Didn't mean to cause conflict between you ladies!!
~Amelia
I think dying your hair is a personal choice, and besides if your Doctor has assured you that it is fine, then go ahead & do it. On the other hand if you'd rather not risk it, then dont. Personally, as crappy as my hair looks at the moment I probably wont dye my hair while pregnant.
ditto to Hayley. I personally have gone the other way, I am quite grey and have dyed mine the whole way through.
I think some of the language used in this thread has been a little strong and I personally don't appreciate insinuations that I am risking my babies health, it's a bit harsh guys.
I agree with you Jane. I didn't mean to open up the wrong can of worms!!! Very harsh ones at that!!
Well I decided to die my hair BUT....................
I went to the organic shop down the road and they gave me this hair colour they have been trailing that is 75% organic!! Which is better then the ones you buy from coles and that, they are 0% organic!!
Being an ex-hairdresser and colouring my hair throughout my first pregnancy with no ill effects. I believe it's an old-wives tale about hair colouring products affecting an unborn baby. If it were the case that babies were affected, why haven't we seen a continuous media campaign about this?
If you are so worried about it....have foils so that the product has less of a chance of coming into contact with your scalp.
my best mate is a hairdresser and it has been proven that it does not harm you or the baby its just an old mothers tail to keep you all paranoid she has had 3 kids and they are perfectly healthy and you all know that hairdressers dye there hair more than everyone cause they change there colour every week . i also watched this show that was on foxtel a couple of months ago called pregnancy for dummies and even they said it has been clinicly proven that the hair dye is an old myth and totaly not true. if you all go beleiving all the differnt stuff you read in differnt books you will go insane i did that with my first pregnancy the thing is you read one thing in one book then you read another in another book so it hard to beleive whats goin on ! good luck to everyone with your pregnancys !
There is no evidence to suggest that dying your hair causes miscarriage. I am 7 weeks and 5 days. On Wednesday, I went to the hairdresser for a trim and some foils, she didn't touch my scalp anyway but she had chemical free hair dye (no ammonia), there was no odour and it came out perfect. Everyone has their own views on this subject but there are organic products out there with chemical free dyes. You could always ask your hairdresser anyway. Good luck in all of your pregnancies girls.