QuoteReplyTopic: hair colour and falling hair Posted: January 12 2000 at 5:38am
I have been colouring my hair for quite a few years. Over the last 3 or 4 I have noticed that I am losing a large amount of hair. I know that I loose about 50 -150 hairs per day. I loose more. Also I have a very dry and itchy scalp and get welts around my hairline. The color product I have used over the past 6 months is swartzcoff (sp) 3n drk brown with a 20 volume peroxide (I have alot of gray, maybe 25%.Anyway I decided to try something natural. I applied a brown henna a week ago and my hair over the last couple of days has stopped falling out in large amounts and no itchy scalp so far. My problem is it did not really cover my gray.I need advice. PLEASE:(
it is not a good idea to use another chemical hair color on your hair, since you recently used henna. unlike other hair colorings (which you can color over, on top of different products) henna may cause your hair to break (!) if you use another chemical color on top of it.the good news is that the henna will eventually fade out (about 6-8 weeks), and then you can use another chemical coloring (suggestion below).in the meantime, however, i suggest filling in the gray hairs with a simple no-ammonia, no-peroxide temporary color. many are sold at drugstores. Also, Aveda makes great color conditioners that will also help to cover gray.When you're ready to try using a chemical color again, I suggest a super gentle product called Naturcolor. It gives good gray coverage, lovely color. overall, great results--without being harsh. Because it's a primarily all natural product, it is sold at many health food stores. I've used it many many times and love it. for more info on Naturcolor, go to http://160.79.239.152/catalog/compare/hr-color.htmbest wishes,silvie
> it is not a good idea to use another chemical hair> color on your hair, since you recently used henna.> unlike other hair colorings (which you can color over,> on top of different products) henna may cause your> hair to break (!) if you use another chemical color on> top of it.> the good news is that the henna will eventually fade> out (about 6-8 weeks), and then you can use another> chemical coloring (suggestion below).> in the meantime, however, i suggest filling in the> gray hairs with a simple no-ammonia, no-peroxide> temporary color. many are sold at drugstores. Also,> Aveda makes great color conditioners that will also> help to cover gray.> When you're ready to try using a chemical color again,> I suggest a super gentle product called Naturcolor. It> gives good gray coverage, lovely color. overall, great> results--without being harsh. Because it's a primarily> all natural product, it is sold at many health food> stores. I've used it many many times and love it. for> more info on Naturcolor, go to> http://160.79.239.152/catalog/compare/hr-color.htm> best wishes,> silvie
> it is not a good idea to use another chemical hair> color on your hair, since you recently used henna.> unlike other hair colorings (which you can color over,> on top of different products) henna may cause your> hair to break (!) if you use another chemical color on> top of it.> the good news is that the henna will eventually fade> out (about 6-8 weeks), and then you can use another> chemical coloring (suggestion below).> in the meantime, however, i suggest filling in the> gray hairs with a simple no-ammonia, no-peroxide> temporary color. many are sold at drugstores. Also,> Aveda makes great color conditioners that will also> help to cover gray.> When you're ready to try using a chemical color again,> I suggest a super gentle product called Naturcolor. It> gives good gray coverage, lovely color. overall, great> results--without being harsh. Because it's a primarily> all natural product, it is sold at many health food> stores. I've used it many many times and love it. for> more info on Naturcolor, go to> http://160.79.239.152/catalog/compare/hr-color.htm> best wishes,> silvieThanks for the advice SilvieI'm worried about using any type of product with ammonia or peroxide or chemicals for that matter because of my hair falling out. I did try an all natural product made in italy. I can't remember the name. It used a developer and I kept loosing alot of hair. I like the henna because it stopped the itching and falling hair. Could I mix different colours of henna to cover the graySherry
Hi Sherry:i think it can be difficult to cover gray with henna, especially if you have a high percentage of grey. the concentration of henna varies from product to product, which also makes it difficult to gauge which henna brand of color will work best for you. since i've never tried to cover grey with henna, I suggest you contact someone at your local health food store, or wherever you purchase your henna. He or she should be able to tell you which henna products they carry, and which have the highest concentrations of color, and superior at covering gray. Sorry I can't but much more help on this. good luck to you!silvie :)
>I can across this info when I did a web search for henna that covers grey. I dont know anything else about the product, but it may be worth investigating:"We have a special henna called Surya Henna which can be used on skin or hair. It comes in many different colors for the hair and will fully cover grey hair, and can be used on relaxed, permed or tinted hair. Surya Henna also contains UV protection and contains many different herbs which help to condition and treat. Surya also avoids dandruff and hair loss with its medical formula of herbs. If you have any other questions feel free to e-mail us or give us a call in New York (718-267-1872) or in Brazil (005511-51828716)."
> What I posted earlier that went to never never land is that I would prefer to colour since it is not as messy but because of the scalp itch and pain and the hair loss . . .Have you heard of anyone else with this problem. I suppose it is an allergy to the developer.
I have heard of this problem before, and it's certainly a reaction to the chemicals in the hair color. Some hair colors--especially over-the-counter drugstore types--are pretty harsh. That's why there are always warnings on the packages to do a "test strand" before you color (as well as to test the color results).Clearly you are more sensitive to these chemicals than the average person. I do believe there are options available to you that provide brilliant color without irritation or chemicals. But covering grey can be difficult (though not impossible!) with non chemical options.I suggest you continue investigating the henna route, and also keep in mind that there's an increasing number of great color conditioners, shampoos out there that will help you to further enhance your color, help to cover grey--all with minimal irritation.best wishes,silvie
I have never used Redken EQ, so I couldn't tell you for sure. May I suggest you give Redken a call? they're at 1-800-423-5280. They should be able to tell you for sure. Let them know specifically which product you are interested in using and explain your current hair condition, and the henna product you previously used. I'm sure they'll help you out.good luck! silvie
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