when is it okay to dye your hair
Thanks.
Ohilly
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hair dye
My hair also grew back almost totally gray. It was a medium brown with very little gray before chemo. I was told to wait at least 6 months before dying it because the new hair is very fragile. My hairdresser used something called a color rinse after about 3 months (right when I had to go back to work) which covered the gray, but was not my exact shade. It is all natural and not harsh on fragile hair. It was a good compromise while waiting for the 6 month time frame.0 -
I dyed my hair pretty soonstraussu said:hair dye
My hair also grew back almost totally gray. It was a medium brown with very little gray before chemo. I was told to wait at least 6 months before dying it because the new hair is very fragile. My hairdresser used something called a color rinse after about 3 months (right when I had to go back to work) which covered the gray, but was not my exact shade. It is all natural and not harsh on fragile hair. It was a good compromise while waiting for the 6 month time frame.
I dyed my hair pretty soon after it grew in. No problems. I don't know why they tell you to wait. If your hair is fragile when it leaves your head, it will not strengthen up after being 6 months out of the follicle. As the follicle strengthens, new, stronger hair will leave it. Now, maybe they are worried that the dye will put you back to square one, but even if you wait, eventually that fragile hair that first came out is going to get dyed. Maybe I am just telling myself that because I couldn't stand seeing the new "older" me in the mirror when my hair came back in grey. O'hilly, my hair came back really curly after the first half inch. I am sure you will be beautiful! love, Joyce0 -
Hair Color
Hi Ohilly, I waited until my hair was about 2 inches long to color it. As I've posted before mine also came in totally gray and very curly. The curls will eventually go away but I wound up with wavy hair. Hugs, Lili0
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