some of you might remember a few months back that I had a bad reaction to what I thought at the time was fake tan. Turns out it was hair dye, and the research i've done points to it being a PPD reaction worsened by exposure to temporary henna tattoos.
Unfortunately this probably means no more mehndi for me, which makes me super sad. i HAVE though started looking into PPD free hair colour, and bought a permanent and semi permanent to try out and see how I go. They're not toooooo badly priced, but I'll play with a few options, I'm sure.
Is anyone else dealing with PPD allergies and has found a good alternative? Henna is not an option.
Also, letting my hair grow out is not an option. I'm completely grey/white and while I'm not at all opposed to that being my hair colour, my hair is mid back length and i AM opposed to spending years with terrible regrowth getting it to that stage lol
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When you say Henna, do you mean Black Henna?
A while ago I got a black henna temporary tattoo done and about 10 days later I came out in blisters where they had applied it. I wasn't the only one. From my research it wasn't henna that was the problem it was what they added to it to make it darker and last longer (this is the PPD).
From what I read, I can never ever dye my hair because of that reaction.
If you are referring to Black Henna then maybe normal henna might be ok but if you do have a reaction to normal henna, I really do hope that you can find something to use on your hair without having a reaction :(.
A while ago I got a black henna temporary tattoo done and about 10 days later I came out in blisters where they had applied it. I wasn't the only one. From my research it wasn't henna that was the problem it was what they added to it to make it darker and last longer (this is the PPD).
From what I read, I can never ever dye my hair because of that reaction.
If you are referring to Black Henna then maybe normal henna might be ok but if you do have a reaction to normal henna, I really do hope that you can find something to use on your hair without having a reaction :(.
NaturVital Soozie - I have a permanent and a semi at home to try, they arrived next-day delivery.
I'll keep you posted!
Imoshen - I've had multiple brown henna applications and a couple of black henna ones - I've never reacted but apparently black henna has the highest concentration of PPD of any product. I've never reacted to either but because henna stays on your skin a week i don't want to risk it, as much as i adore it. Even the brown feels like playing with fire.
I could use hair henna I think but i don't want to muck about for hours with the messy, smelly stuff. As it is i get 2-3 weeks before i need to redye :(
Soozie the closer to black the higher the amount of PPD as it's a darkening agent. Semi permanents have lower amounts, but sensitivity builds... i used a semi a few times with no reaction and then two weeks ago had a minor reaction where it ran down my face when I was washing it out. That was enough to put me off.
I'll keep you posted!
Imoshen - I've had multiple brown henna applications and a couple of black henna ones - I've never reacted but apparently black henna has the highest concentration of PPD of any product. I've never reacted to either but because henna stays on your skin a week i don't want to risk it, as much as i adore it. Even the brown feels like playing with fire.
I could use hair henna I think but i don't want to muck about for hours with the messy, smelly stuff. As it is i get 2-3 weeks before i need to redye :(
Soozie the closer to black the higher the amount of PPD as it's a darkening agent. Semi permanents have lower amounts, but sensitivity builds... i used a semi a few times with no reaction and then two weeks ago had a minor reaction where it ran down my face when I was washing it out. That was enough to put me off.
A while ago they used to do colour shampoo's. I doubt this would be something that would work for you but it may be worth a look into?
Being allergic to henna won't be fun if there aren't any other alternatives, would you be able to book in to see a dermatologist and see if they can do patch testing to try and narrow down the ingredient that irritates you in it so you know for sure what to look out for?
I feel for you Trudii, I really hope that you can find something that works for you and makes you happy without putting your health at risk.
If you google PPD free hair dye you come up with some websites that might interest you.
Being allergic to henna won't be fun if there aren't any other alternatives, would you be able to book in to see a dermatologist and see if they can do patch testing to try and narrow down the ingredient that irritates you in it so you know for sure what to look out for?
I feel for you Trudii, I really hope that you can find something that works for you and makes you happy without putting your health at risk.
If you google PPD free hair dye you come up with some websites that might interest you.
thanks Imoshen - I actually purchased from NaturVital and it arrived yesterday! I patch test EVERYTHING now - i'm fairly sure it's PPD from what i've seen and read online, so i got one of their permanent PPD-free dyes, and one of their semis to try.
I'm kinda hoping that i can get away with the semi washed through the roots and avoid dying the lengths at all, tbh, but we'll see. It's not cheap but it's cheaper than salon so I'll take it, if it works
Thanks for your suggestions x
I'm kinda hoping that i can get away with the semi washed through the roots and avoid dying the lengths at all, tbh, but we'll see. It's not cheap but it's cheaper than salon so I'll take it, if it works
Thanks for your suggestions x
experiments in dye...
This one was terrible - hair felt nice after but roots were very very yellow, and I needed to dye over them. Contacted the company who were basically like 'eh noone else had problems'....dumb. The shade I used has vanished off the site though so maybe its NOT just me.....
Used this one yesterday after a decent patch test or two with no reaction. Scalp went a LITTLE itchy, more from being plastered in goop than anything else I think. No reaction and the colour looks pretty good - pic on the wall. Would prefer a couple shades darker but it's the darkest they have without it being black.
Will be rebuying the permanent one.
Also grabbed a Clairol root spray when neither the L'Oreal or Schwarzkopf ones were available, and it doesn't wash out as easily as the others so i might be switching to that too
This one was terrible - hair felt nice after but roots were very very yellow, and I needed to dye over them. Contacted the company who were basically like 'eh noone else had problems'....dumb. The shade I used has vanished off the site though so maybe its NOT just me.....
Used this one yesterday after a decent patch test or two with no reaction. Scalp went a LITTLE itchy, more from being plastered in goop than anything else I think. No reaction and the colour looks pretty good - pic on the wall. Would prefer a couple shades darker but it's the darkest they have without it being black.
Will be rebuying the permanent one.
Also grabbed a Clairol root spray when neither the L'Oreal or Schwarzkopf ones were available, and it doesn't wash out as easily as the others so i might be switching to that too
I had almost a decade of needing PPD-free dye, due to having an allergic reaction, and tried, many, many different dyes.....the best one was when I lived in the US, but can't get it here, and the best NZ one I used was this .
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