How to manage allergies due to hair dyes? – Dr. Rasya Dixit



A common use of hair colour and also hair colour containing a PPD, which is a dye in the hair color. It causes allergy in the people who are sensitive to this PPD. This can produce an itching on the scalp or it can produce a swelling of the eyes, lips, face. Sometimes even a generalized itching and swelling and breathing difficulties. The moment you experience ay itching or swelling in the eyes or lip areas that means you are sensitive to hair dye. That means you cannot use a PPPD containing hair dye any more.so what do you do? Avoid using hair dye. Next is consult your doctor as it is a sever allergy to the hair dye and they can give you antihistamines, anti allergics, maybe even topical steroids to make sure that the allergy comes down. Next option is PPD free hair colours. These are organic hair colour. However you may be allergic to them also. So it is better you do an allergic test to do an allergy test under the guidance of a dermatologist and then proceed with a hair colours, that is PPD 3 hair colours.

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