dying your hair black

jewishbee · #1 Jul 17, 2006, 09:44 PM

i'm considering dying my hair black but i've heard that it's unhealthy in some ways. i was wonderinf if any of you know if it's harmful??

Krs · Jul 18, 2006, 12:35 AM

What u mean unhealthy?

Dye ? Colour itself is bad for the hair it being black, blonde or brown!
All dye has paroxide!

HunieLiaka · Jul 18, 2006, 11:11 AM

Well if your are going to dye your hair black definitely definitely go to a Salon! Black hair dye is really really hard to get out of the hair. It will be really hard for you to get the black dye out without bleaching or lifiting. Also if you pick up natural black hair dye or any black hair dye, it might, most likely, come out jet black. < then you will defentiely have to go to a salon to get it out.

jewishbee · Jul 18, 2006, 11:14 AM

what i meant by harmful was..is black hair dye ESPECIALLY harmful? like in any different ways from other colors of hair dye?

PrettyLady · Jul 18, 2006, 07:59 PM

Jewishbee, it's not harmful to dye your hair black. People use black hair dye on their hair all the time. If your scalp is healthy, you can dye your hair every 6 weeks. It's difficult to lighten your hair, but it's easier to darken it. You can dye your hair at home, just be sure to follow the directions on the box.

Nice1 · Oct 9, 2007, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jewishbee

i'm considering dying my hair black but i've heard that it's unhealthy in some ways. i was wonderinf if any of you know if it's harmful??

I'm not aware of no harm with the black hair, but if you have concerns. Try to buy one of those healthy Vegetable dyes. No ammonia dyes are good too with maybe a light peroxide. Also remember one thing, once you go black is hard to change your mind. If you want to dye your hair, make sure that it is a decision you want to make. If after thinking it over, if you are doubting dye it the darkest brown possible because it will actually look like if it was a lighter black. If you still want to dye it black, make sure that you know that changing it to another color will consist of using bleach. If you plan to stay with it permanently then enjoy. I think black hair looks nice and shiny. It also have that healthy glow. Buy the way, Olive oil does wonders to the hair.Good luck!

lam2345 · Nov 17, 2007, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jewishbee

i'm considering dying my hair black but i've heard that it's unhealthy in some ways. i was wonderinf if any of you know if it's harmful??

I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to add my 2 cents. I remember back in the 80's when it came to light that black hair dye could be dangerous to our health. There are two types of dye to be aware of: the progressively darkening type which contains (contained?) lead acetate and permanent dye. Try googling the following terms (and maybe add the words "hair dye" to get more specific results): 4-methoxy-m-phenylenediamine ; 4-chloro-m-phenylenediamine ; 2,4-toluenediamine These are ingredients in some permanent hair dyes that are reported to penetrate skin and potentially cause health problems. So it's probably as a result of this information that you've heard that black hair dye can be harmful.

As far as dying your hair black goes, I'd personally use a semi-permanent color at least initially. It still lasts for quite a while, up to a month even, but will eventually fade out unlike the permanent dye.



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