How bad is dying your hair? - Page 2

mummyat18 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 10:21 AM

i died my hair in first tri before i found out, and i told the doctor and she said it should be fine but if i wanted to do it again to make sure that you go to a salon because they can do it like the other girls said, not touching your scalp, if you really cant afford the salon cause i know their crazy prices ( especially here in canada) to not bleach your hair or if you can get someone to do it for you with a brush and just not touch your scalp with the dye. If it does dont worry to much just be careful and get fresh air and dont do it often, if you can live with waiting till later in 2nd tri its best, 3rd and 1st tri arent good to dye your hair in if you do it at home. But rarely is it a huge concern.

fl00b · Apr 2nd, 2012, 10:23 AM

i dyed my hair at 20 weeks and it came out fine! =)
i'd go with what the other girls are saying though, wait till you're in second tri just to be safe xx

MUM0FTW0 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:49 PM

It's not

I have died and bleached my hair a bunch of times throughout this pregnancy. I have family in the hair business that will say 10000 that dying your hair while pregnant has nothing to do with the baby at all. If you are in a small closed room with fumes and powerful chemicals making it hard to breathe or anything like that....then yeah thats not the smartest thing haha but other than that..dye has no possible way to go into your scalp and into your system to effect your baby....neither does bleach. So dont listen to all that garbage lmao

MarissaFaith · Apr 2nd, 2012, 14:51 PM

I was the same!! My roots looked horrible. I dyed my hair around 18 weeks to avoid racoon hair! Just make sure you open a window in the room you dye it in or have the fan going!!!

cantwait23 · Apr 3rd, 2012, 11:07 AM

I am a little over ten weeks and just got a ton of highlights put in. My ob told me its fine just the color may not turn out exactly how you want.. which it did come out a lot lighter than I wanted

but im pretty sure that was my hairdressers fault lol

Jennaxo · Apr 3rd, 2012, 11:14 AM

The NHS website actually says its fine to dye your hair but my midwife told me I could as long as I stayed away from my roots. I've dyed mine more than once and my bubbas all fine

Feb4th2011 · Apr 3rd, 2012, 11:19 AM

Hi Hun! Just make sure u are in a really really well ventilated area. Breathing in the chemicals can be harmful! A friend of mine who used box dye's would get her friend to do it out side. (if the weather was nice)

wanaBmummy · Apr 3rd, 2012, 11:34 AM

They say if you do, it should be in second tri, in a ventilated room, not put directly on the scalp and contains no ammonia x

Linzi_x · Apr 3rd, 2012, 15:21 PM

I waited until I was way into my second trimester before I dyed my hair. I had bleach highlights put through so the dye didn't touch my head until it was being washed out. if you want to due it then speak to your midwife if you are worried and make sure the room is well ventilated too

im having my hair redyed for my mums wedding next Friday aswell.

x__amour · Apr 3rd, 2012, 20:38 PM

It's generally advised to wait until 2nd trimester.

Apr 2nd, 2012, 10:21 AM	#11
mummyat18 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa Ontario Posts: 204	i died my hair in first tri before i found out, and i told the doctor and she said it should be fine but if i wanted to do it again to make sure that you go to a salon because they can do it like the other girls said, not touching your scalp, if you really cant afford the salon cause i know their crazy prices ( especially here in canada) to not bleach your hair or if you can get someone to do it for you with a brush and just not touch your scalp with the dye. If it does dont worry to much just be careful and get fresh air and dont do it often, if you can live with waiting till later in 2nd tri its best, 3rd and 1st tri arent good to dye your hair in if you do it at home. But rarely is it a huge concern.

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 10:23 AM	#12
fl00b Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 2,228	i dyed my hair at 20 weeks and it came out fine! =) i'd go with what the other girls are saying though, wait till you're in second tri just to be safe xx

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 13:49 PM	#13
MUM0FTW0 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: U.S.A Posts: 1,505	It's not I have died and bleached my hair a bunch of times throughout this pregnancy. I have family in the hair business that will say 10000 that dying your hair while pregnant has nothing to do with the baby at all. If you are in a small closed room with fumes and powerful chemicals making it hard to breathe or anything like that....then yeah thats not the smartest thing haha but other than that..dye has no possible way to go into your scalp and into your system to effect your baby....neither does bleach. So dont listen to all that garbage lmao

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 14:51 PM	#14
MarissaFaith Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 974	I was the same!! My roots looked horrible. I dyed my hair around 18 weeks to avoid racoon hair! Just make sure you open a window in the room you dye it in or have the fan going!!!

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 11:07 AM	#15
cantwait23 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United States Posts: 50	I am a little over ten weeks and just got a ton of highlights put in. My ob told me its fine just the color may not turn out exactly how you want.. which it did come out a lot lighter than I wanted but im pretty sure that was my hairdressers fault lol

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 11:14 AM	#16
Jennaxo Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Norfolk, England. Posts: 1,332	The NHS website actually says its fine to dye your hair but my midwife told me I could as long as I stayed away from my roots. I've dyed mine more than once and my bubbas all fine

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 11:19 AM	#17
Feb4th2011 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ~Canadian Prairies~ Posts: 1,020	Hi Hun! Just make sure u are in a really really well ventilated area. Breathing in the chemicals can be harmful! A friend of mine who used box dye's would get her friend to do it out side. (if the weather was nice)

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 11:34 AM	#18
wanaBmummy Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: south wales, UK Posts: 2,123	They say if you do, it should be in second tri, in a ventilated room, not put directly on the scalp and contains no ammonia x

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 15:21 PM	#19
Linzi_x Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 1,056	I waited until I was way into my second trimester before I dyed my hair. I had bleach highlights put through so the dye didn't touch my head until it was being washed out. if you want to due it then speak to your midwife if you are worried and make sure the room is well ventilated too im having my hair redyed for my mums wedding next Friday aswell.

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 20:38 PM	#20
x__amour Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,569	It's generally advised to wait until 2nd trimester.

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