Tips To Prevent From Hair Dye Allergies

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An estimated percentage of hair dye causing allergy is 5% in United States of America. Hair dye allergy is normally in the form of dermatitis with redness along with an itchy feeling in the scalp. Before it's too late, wake up the fact that hair dyes until and unless not checked thoroughly for its content may harm your scalp and your skin. It is also important to realize the consequences it may cause and opt for preventive measures that can help in protecting your health when you are planning to experiment with your hair. Below are some basic instructions that will help in treating dye allergy and also reduce the impact of it.

1. Before you plunge into the exciting mode and plan to get your hair dyed, then the first step would be to stay calm and carry out a proper research to know the kind of hair color, the chemicals used in them and only then can you take the step of building up the confidence of getting the hair dyed.
2. Incase if there is any lotion that helps in preventing the problem of allergy from occurring then go for it. Apply that lotion and then the next step would be to happily get your hair dyed, without any allergy.
3. Now that you have derived all the possible guts to get your hair dyed, and carried out the prior research, then there is a need to keep little more patience and go for a patch test no matter how much the products claim to be chemical free. It is better to be safe then regretting later for having not done the test.
4. Checking Sensitivity- Patch test can be done by dipping the cotton swab in the mixed color and applying it behind the ears. Ear being a sensitive spot, it will immediately show its true colors. If something is wrong with it, then this is a signal that you should not color your hair with this dye. This will prevent your skin and your hair from damaging.
5. Efficacy test of the hair dye is the most important aspect. If the patch test showed no results soon after applying, then normally it is ideal to wait for 24 hours. When the 24 hours is over then maybe you can go ahead with applying the dye on your hair.
6. Informing professionals about patch test-If you are not getting the dyeing done at home and prefer for a professional help, there is no harm in doing so, but the best way to start would be to inform the professionals about patch test and only then may he go ahead.
7. Leave hair dye for stipulated period only-After application of hair dye, it is important or advisable to leave it only for stipulated time. Too much of exposure may harm the hair follicles, thus causing the problem of hair loss and dry hair. It may also hamper your health slowly and steadily.
The problem of hair loss is already causing increasing concern, but hair loss and allergy due to hair dyeing is surely something which no individual would want. Take care before you plan for getting hair dyed.



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