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Allergy to PPD?

Hi! I have been colouring my hair blond for 20 years using different products and brands available on the market.  I never had any problem until last time.  Around 24 hours later, my eyelids started to get itchy.  In the matter of 20 minutes, they had become very swollen.  The next day when I woke up, they were SO swollen I could not see a thing.  My lips wre also a bit swollen as well as my throat.  I was totally disfigured and stayed this way for 3 days!  HORROR!!... Have I suddenly become allergic to the PPD contained in most colorants?  Has anybody suffered such a reaction?  Do you know any alternatives to color hair safely, at least the time I go back gradually to my natural colour?  I'm stuck and very worried of what would happen if I had another episode... Please, help!
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Hi there,
It took me years, like almost a decade to figure out I was allergic to PPD and gradual professional hair dyes.  I am also a former hair stylist...colored my hair occasionally in the past never had allergies, and maybe my hormones changed after 2 kids...but of course I got older, and was coloring my grey more often....for coverage only as I was using professional color @ home Matrix SOCOLOR worked for years, no probs...and then I can't recall, I had intense burning on the scalp and I would buy this MATRIX color protective cream use it all over my scalp before I apply my own color...so the intensity of the burning feeling was not as bad...never thought much about it...but because I colored @ home using professional products, and I didn't have the fancy salon sinks at home...not thinking too much about it, each time I colored, I would just jump in the shower, shampoo, conditioner and lose more hair not really thinking oh I am running PPD all over my skin, and back and thights, etc....later on I switch hair color products too to RUSK DEEP Shine used that for another 5 years with each coloring my scalp would hurt more and burn when the mix touched my scalp...so more pre color protective cream and sometimes I got a liquid cortisone lotion from my DR...telling him my scalp it super itchy -- but as I washed it and after a few weeks, my itchiness fades and goes away and the lesions and little crusts on my scalp have healed and done...so this process would go on for years...I never had eyelid swollen or every needed epipen...but it just burned and itched more...each time...until in the fall of 2012...I started breaking out in small rashes and hives on my thighs...and my back was always itchy....and then by Dec 2012...I had full blown chronic hives...every day almost. My skin was sensitive to the heat or cold...then I thought I was allergic to the dust, the air, detergents, my home...and people told me it was all stress related, or food related.  After waiting to see dermatologists and showing all the chronic shapes of whips and lines and scratches of my hives from my pics I took daily...all they could say ok you have chronic hives, and it's auto immune related!!! I am a healthy 38 year old at the time...fit, and was never allergic to any foods, or the environment, and I even did a 40 poke allergist poke test..and the ALLERGIST says oh you have highly sensitive skin and my arms were all red...and reacted to all the poke...but you are not allergic to these things...at all. Just sensitivity to dairy, that's all.  That didn't help.  I then proceed to see a auto immune dr....as my hives were so swollen and he too had no answers...all the 3 dr's told me to take one antihistamine a day....so I was prescribed reactine 20 mg...pop one day.  ok sure the dermatologist says do that every day for 3 mths...and your hives will go away!  So it was until fall 2014...taking meds everyday was not the answer for me, I would itch all over...and I still colored my hair once a mth or every 2 mths. Until I read an magazine article on PPD allergy in hair dyes at the dr's office...and right away I knew it was that.  Without further patch testing I stopped coloring my hair in 2014....and tried all natural henna with lemon juice and the long process of indigo...it doesn't color grey as well or last as long...for my dark brown hair...but that was it. So I have been trying henna since Oct 2014...and my bodily hives outbreaks are less...sometimes my neck will get red and my arms are still sensitive to pressure and touch and it gets red....heat and cold affects my skin, but the intensity of the outbreak of back, chest and thigh hives are very little now.  Right away I cut off like 5 inches of my long hair...of the PPD colored hair as the more wet and each time you shower or hand out in a pool or beach I would still break out in hives. I still have PPD in my hair...but I keep it as dry as possible...and did use henna, but I still find the color too red, and the gray coverage is ok...but never like the pro permanent salon stuff...I used in my lifetime.  Am I allergic to PPA...100% sure...did it trigger my skin sensitivities...for sure, and I showered in it for years each month almost!  That was the worse.  I have tried sanotint and it works ok and my scalp didn't burn like the MATRIX or RUSK stuff...but I am a bit cautious, even though no PPD it had a cross allergen product, like TDS or PTD...which one can still be allergic too.  I might try Sanotint again....as the process is way faster that my pure henna process. and pure henna is naturally RED, and I still can't the dark brown I want.  I had recently tried the FAROUK Chi-ionic permanent shine, and the package has no PPD and ammonia it says...so one of the better pro lines...but it has have TDS and think PTD...still some form or another of PPD...it stung on my scalp a bit, did the roots for 30 mins...have some little bumps on my nape of neck...was the pain bearable..yes, much better than the other colors...but upon rinsing the color over the tub...now and not showering it down my back...the COLOR to cover GREY is fantastic as it's a permanent color.  But can I use it for long...I doubt it...as it has a form of PPD in it, just called another chemical...will I itch for days or get little bumps and lesions on my scalp?....I don't know yet and the hives were under control for about 6 mths now..I took the occasional antihistamine when needed and got tired and drowsy. And the CHI-FAROUK says it has no PPD coloring but it seemed to still make me lose alot of hair...or looks like a lot to me...So YES PPD or hair chemicals does and can cause chronic HIVES elsewhere on the body lie the torso, back...thighs...and for sure making it more sensitive.
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Just because you had a reaction doesnt mean you were reacting to PPD. I had a severe allergic reaction to vitamen e (applied it to a chapped lip and ended up in the ER the next day) You should ask the salon for a list of ingredients that were in the treatment and bring that list to an allergist. They can then test to see which ingredient caused the reaction. I would never have believed that one could be allergic to vitamin e but I am so you never know what caused the reaction.
Good luck!
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The product you mentioned (Clairol natural instinct cream) does contain P-phenylenediamine. It's right there on the Ingredients list.
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It's not  at all vain to want to be gray free. I feel your pain as my story is very similar  (  black hair, went grey at 25) although I am older now, and  I can report that continuing to dye will eventually lead to allergies from products that are related, such as sunscreen, some shampoos, things with rubber in them( I had a bad reaction to flip flops if you can believe it). I was doing for a couple years what you describe, even taking prednisone with my benadryl before a trip to the salon. Now I have developed all these new allergies and I am convinced all the immflamation caused by the reactions to dye and other petroleum products ( of which Vaseline is one BTW) have aged me.

here's a list of safe PPD and PTD  and I believe TDS free products. probably the only safe way to go to be honest. Always patch test. This comes from a very helpful blog for hair dye allergy sufferers, like us.
Clairol Beautiful

A line of temporary color products that wash out in 6-8 shampoos. Contains azo dyes.There are two varieties of Clairol Beautiful. DO NOT USE the Advanced Gray Solutions–it contains PTD, which is related to PPD, and you will most likely react to it. Check the ingredients!

Where to get it: Sold in beauty supply stores such as Sally’s.

CoSaMo Love Your Color

A line of temporary color products that wash out in 6-8 shampoos. Similar to Loving Care, which was discontinued. Contains azo dyes.

Where to get it: Online.

Davines Finest Pigments

A line of temporary color products that wash out in 8-10 shampoos. Check ingredients to be sure you are buying Finest Pigments, as other Davines products have TDS.

Where to get it: Online.

Goldwell Elumen

Semi-permanent color. Contains azo dyes.

Where to get it: Salons only.

K Pour Karite

A line of temporary color products that wash out in 6-8 shampoos. Contains azo dyes with nitros and amines.

Where to get it: Online.

Surya Henna Cream

A line of temporary color products that wash out in 6-8 shampoos. Contains azo dyes.Despite its name, it is not a henna dye.

Where to get it: Natural food stores, online.

Henna and Indigo

Henna turns hair red. Indigo mixed with henna turns it brown. The more indigo you use, the darker the color. This is permanent, although the indigo may fade a bit. Use only pure, laboratory-tested henna and indigo. Beware of henna kits sold in stores as these may contain other chemicals or metals that may cause allergy. Avoid anything labeled as “Black Henna” — it is likely pure PPD! Henna allergy is very rare. Some women are allergic to indigo, so always patch test it before you use it.

Where to buy it: Online. Mehandi.com and Henna Hut have both received good reviews.




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It's not  at all vain to want to be gray free. I feel your pain as my story is very similar  (  black hair, went grey at 25) although I am older now, and  I can report that continuing to dye will eventually lead to allergies from products that are related, such as sunscreen, some shampoos, things with rubber in them( I had a bad reaction to flip flops if you can believe it). I was doing for a couple years what you describe, even taking prednisone with my benadryl before a trip to the salon. Now I have developed all these new allergies and I am convinced all the immflamation caused by the reactions to dye and other petroleum products ( of which Vaseline is one BTW) have aged me.

here's a list of safe PPD and PTD  and I believe TDS free products. probably the only safe way to go to be honest. Always patch test. This comes from a very helpful blog for hair dye allergy sufferers, like us.
Clairol Beautiful

A line of temporary color products that wash out in 6-8 shampoos. Contains azo dyes.There are two varieties of Clairol Beautiful. DO NOT USE the Advanced Gray Solutions–it contains PTD, which is related to PPD, and you will most likely react to it. Check the ingredients!

Where to get it: Sold in beauty supply stores such as Sally’s.

CoSaMo Love Your Color

A line of temporary color products that wash out in 6-8 shampoos. Similar to Loving Care, which was discontinued. Contains azo dyes.

Where to get it: Online.

Davines Finest Pigments

A line of temporary color products that wash out in 8-10 shampoos. Check ingredients to be sure you are buying Finest Pigments, as other Davines products have TDS.

Where to get it: Online.

Goldwell Elumen

Semi-permanent color. Contains azo dyes.

Where to get it: Salons only.

K Pour Karite

A line of temporary color products that wash out in 6-8 shampoos. Contains azo dyes with nitros and amines.

Where to get it: Online.

Surya Henna Cream

A line of temporary color products that wash out in 6-8 shampoos. Contains azo dyes.Despite its name, it is not a henna dye.

Where to get it: Natural food stores, online.

Henna and Indigo

Henna turns hair red. Indigo mixed with henna turns it brown. The more indigo you use, the darker the color. This is permanent, although the indigo may fade a bit. Use only pure, laboratory-tested henna and indigo. Beware of henna kits sold in stores as these may contain other chemicals or metals that may cause allergy. Avoid anything labeled as “Black Henna” — it is likely pure PPD! Henna allergy is very rare. Some women are allergic to indigo, so always patch test it before you use it.

Where to buy it: Online. Mehandi.com and Henna Hut have both received good reviews.




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Callura, a new hair color is PPD and ammonia FREE. It comes from Vernico corp in Canada. Ask you stylist to investigate. Great color. Grey coverage and shine! This is a permanent hair color. It should fit the bill.
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Hi Cathie,

You can buy Dried Leaves of the Plants :Emblica Officinalis (Amla) , Indigofera Tinctoria (Indigo Plant). Grind them to Powder . Mix in 55-45 Ratio with equal water and make a paste - leave in an iron bowl for 3-4 hours - then apply the paste into your hair Covering all and leave on for 1 Hour - When paste dries - cover with Cling Film or Poly Cap and keep for another Hour. Afterwards wash thoroughly with luke warm water. rinse again. Do this Every 15 Days and after two - three apllications your hair will be Natural Brown/Black with the goodness of nature.

Alternatively You can check out following links for PPD Free Natural Herbal Products:

1) In India : a Himalayan Co. : Deewal makes a product named BH+ (6th from Top) at :

http://www.deewal.com/CatProducts.aspx?cID=aa051fd6-5f9a-44d9-8ceb-3c48470b3dc7

2) Santoint in Italy :

http://www.cosvalitaly.com/en/sanotint

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I've never had allergies to anything before, and after coloring my hair regularly for nearly 15 years, I developed a PPD allergy.....lucky me.  My first experience with the allergy resulted in a trip to the emergency room, as my head, neck, face, and eyes were swollen, crusty, weeping, red, and utterly disgusting.  The ER treated me for an allergic reaction but it was never determined what i was actually allergic to.  After a second reaction six weeks later and a considerable amount of online research, i was able to diagnose myself.  Adapting to this allergy has been a nightmare because of the limitations on what i can use on my hair.  My hair color is dark brown/black, and those dyes contain the highest concentrations of PPD....lovely.  Additionally, since I started going gray at 24 years old, I require color that actually covers gray.  Most of your natural dyes can't even touch gray.  There is only one product that i am able to use, and even that product causes frustration for me. In late 2012, Chi developed a line of color that is PPD free completely.....how wonderful.  There is a drawback to this color line.  Because PPD is a chemical that works in the oxidation process of developing color, a similar chemical had to be used in this reaction.  That chemical is touline 2.5 diamine.  This chemical is much less aggressive than PPD, but can mimic the same reaction on a lesser scale.  It is estimated that approximately 50% of people with a PPD allergy also react to touline 2.5 diamine....and i am one of them!  It is sometimes a process to get my hair colored, but you have to be careful.  If you apply vaseline around your hairline and ears, it will help repel some of the dye.  Also, get a prescription strength corticosteroid ointment from your doctor.  This will help if/when the skin begins to ooze.  Yes, this is gross, but it does work.  Benadryl and other allergy medications can help, but they aren't designed to prevent something like this, so you will still have the symptoms.  I've found that as long as my face doesn't swell and i don't require a trip to the ER, that a little bit of crustiness is managable.  Sure, i could just go gray and never color my hair ever again.  However, i don't feel like being more than 50% gray at the age of 30....and i don't think it's vain to want to be gray-free at my age.  
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In December 2012 I had a severe reaction following a NAK hair dye treatment at my Hair Salon. I have lighter colours (blonde/light brown).  While the hair colour itself was lovely, later that day the nape of my neck swelled, red hot and my scalp started to burn - became red and raw with raised red buffer zone around my hair line.  My face swelled over the following 3 days and I didn't even recognise my own face when I looked in the mirror 48 hours after. I was placed on high dose predisone and when the reaction was still trying to continue 3 weeks later I was placed on higher prednisone for a three week period and finally the reaction was under control.  Mind you during that time I also ballooned in weight which my doctor had warned may happen with the steroid.  I have now had allergy testing completed through a dermatologist and the three chemicals I had the biggest reaction to - PPD, Black Rubber (PPD mix) and Disperse Blue (also a PPD mix).  Three weeks after the tests I am still trying to get the test patches to calm down.  

During the initial days of the reaction, my scalp was red raw and by the fourth day, I developed an infection, in the ***** blisters, which started to spread down my neck.  I was put on antibiotics, but the next step would have been hospitalisation if this had not been effective.

I have been advised by the immunologist not to risk even foils as the PPD can contact the skin during wash off.  She has suggested investigating Henna.  But caution here, make sure the company guarantees no PPD. The Immunologist has had quite a number of people return from Bali with severe reactions to Henna tattoos.  These tattoos often contain PPD so take caution.

As for NAK, they do not seem to be concerned or interested in the fact that I have had a reaction after having one of their hair dyes.  Their rep has said that it must be just a reaction I have had, not a possiblity that others might have similar reactions.  My medical costs have been significant including the allergy testing.  But they have not provided the hair salon with a straight answer to whether other customers have had reactions to this product or not - no positive or negative response - so maybe I am not the only one.  I am not naive enough to say it is only their product, as many other brands have been listed in people's feedback on websites I have read.

Beware if you have had a reaction to PPD - it can also be in some makeup including mascara.

So now I join the decision queue - try henna or try to go natural and let the greys shine. Thanks to those who have given their warnings on henna hair dyes as well.
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PPD is not banned in any European country (or in fact, anywhere in the world. In spite of what you may have read in postings all over the internet, allergic reactions to hair colorants are actually very rare.  For example, consider just the United Kingdom. Fifty million units of home hair colorants are sold and forty-five million salon applications of hair colorants are done in the UK each year. The incidence of allergic reactions attributable to oxidative hair colorants, including serious reactions, is less than five adverse reactions in every million units sold (similar data is available about US usage).

The truth is that even though the symptoms can certainly be horrible when you are the one having a bad reaction, we don't want to provide the impression that the hair color products on the market are unsafe. If these reactions were at all commonplace, the customer outcry would be so huge that the products simply would not be sold (or allowed to be sold).  In both the the US and the UK (and in all other first world countries), hair colorants are subject to the same stringent safety laws as all cosmetic products.  Such regulations require an individual safety assessment for every cosmetic products and ingredients will be banned if they don't meet the safety standards.

Even California, which has the strictest cosmetic ingredient regulations anywhere in the world, because of their Proposition 65,  doesn't  ban it and only requires one limitation, but not in hair color and instead, only for tattoo ink which contains it, stating that the operator must warn any potential customer that they might be at risk for an allergic reaction, prior to continuing with their procedure.
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Thank for posting this, I thought I was the only one with this problem. I have just turned 42 and at a time where I really want to be coloring my hair. In the past few yeas I have been searching desperately for an alternative. I went to a hair saloon and told them about my allergy and they assured me Henna would be a good solution. this was one of the worst reactions I have had to date. my scalp was red hot after just a few hours it became really itchey , my glands behind my ears came up and the next day my face was swollen, the tips of my ears were burnt and started weeping.If anyone has found anything that is safe to use, Id appreciate your help.
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hi there I have been colouring my hair for 28years and yesterday I dyed my hair black...This morning I woke up with and the tips and back of my ears were red and weeping. My scalp was itchy, red and weeping...My hands, fingers and wrists have red legions and are ultra itchy..After reading this article I think I maybe allergic as well...
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Hi i had bad reaction 12 years ago to hair dye.my face turn horribly distorted.one of my eyes drooped my head swelled and my ears were so bad splitting and ouzing the worst part was the constent burning all over my head.lasted well over a week ended up in hospital .i later got patch tested and have allergy tp ppd.and couple other ingreadients. I have just been having my hair bleached through having full head foils .but now taking its toll badly dameged and i am getting to grey for it to cover all.i am battleing with the decision to just go grey .but as a women its so hard to come to terms with.but hairdye is fately dangerous and on increase.and ive researched over years theres nothink out there to replace it .u have even got to be aware of henna.
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I am severly allergic to PPD and thought I was doomed to a life of grey hair. after doing some research on line I found two products that work: Palette by nature and Sanotint are two hair dyes with NO PPD. i have used Palette by nature and had no reaction! i have ordered Sanotint and will let all of you know how it does. Palette by nature worked ok but didn't cover all the grey. so i'm going to try sanotint .Be careful of non-permanents they often contain PPD. I read online that loving care does not contain PPD, however, when I went to purchase it the company changed the name to Clariol non-permanent and it DOES contain PPD. (so disappointing). Also I have been using John Frieda hair glaze which is also good at reducing the gray and I've had no reaction to it either.
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I am severly allergic to PPD and thought I was doomed to a life of grey hair. after doing some research on line I found two products that work: Palette by nature and Sanotint are two hair dyes with NO PPD. i have used Palette by nature and had no reaction! i have ordered Sanotint and will let all of you know how it does. Palette by nature worked ok but didn't cover all the grey. so i'm going to try sanotint .Be careful of non-permanents they often contain PPD. I read online that loving care does not contain PPD, however, when I went to purchase it the company changed the name to Clariol non-permanent and it DOES contain PPD. (so disappointing). Also I have been using John Frieda hair glaze which is also good at reducing the gray and I've had no reaction to it either.
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p.s. -  I should add that when I first developed the allergy it was not as bad as later - big red splotches on my face that spread to my back and under my arms in smaller splotches and behind my calves. I used Desonide cream which helped but only very short-term and the rash got worse and swelling began and I  switched to L'Oreal Preference. At that point the Desonide cream and Aquaphor I'd started using did little good and i went to my doctor. That's when he told me about product changes creating problems like mine, etc.
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After years of using L'Oreal Excellence I developed a severe reaction to it, similar to yours. I changed to L'Oreal Preference. No improvement. My doctor said that manufacturers make changes to their products which can cause sudden allergic reactions, even though one has successfully used the product in the past. He gave me prescriptions to wipe out the symptoms and told me to discontinue using the product, let my hair grow out, then try a hypoallergenic product to color my hair or a product made with natural ingredients.
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Hi there,
I got my eyebrows tinted almost two weeks ago and had a major allergic reaction. I knew I was allergic to hair dye chemicals from previous experiences where I would dye my hair and I would swell up and weep from the ears, but I haven't had an incident in a long time since I started using Elumen. But I went to get my brows waxed and the lady suggested a tint cause my brows are so much lighter than my hair. I explained about my allergies and we did a patch test. Nothing happened overnight and previously, the symptoms would start just hours after so I thought it was fine. It wasn't. My eyelids swelled up. And my pores around my eyebrows oozed for 5 days. Now that the oozing is over, it's just really hard thick scabs around my eyebrows that don't seem to improve. I already know I'm probably going to lose my eyebrows, but I'm wondering if the scabbing lasting this long is normal. I wondered what your experience was?
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i have been dyeing my hair for years and only in the last 4 yrs have i discovered i was allergic to ppd i dye my hair black the first time it happened to me was at a salon they dyed my hair and the next day i woke up and my ears were swollen then they started to puss and peel super gross ..so i now buy amonia free hair dye and havent had a reaction ... stupid mistake was going to the salon and asking for amonia free hair colour because its not and i ended up with the same the swollen ears and itchy head ...brutall . i try and keep it clean with peroxide and polysporin but it is sore and painful. anybody know any fast ways for it to heal
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The first thing to do to stop the burning/itching/swelling as soon as possible is to neutralize the reaction with 2% Hydrogen Peroxide bought at the pharmacy and used normally for cuts and scrapes. Pour it on your hair and scalp and behind your ears. Just make  sure you don't get it in your eyes! Then go to doctors for steroids as soon as possible. If you dye your hair again the reaction will be more severe the next time. I don't seem to be allergic to bleach so now I am a blonde! Do a google search for PPD Allergy help forums. This is a growing problem that people need to be made aware of. There is also a huge list of things you may now be allergic too all derivatives of PPD. You are not alone. Seek out others with the same problem and gather as much information as you can.
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should you wash your hair while having these burning itching on your head??? and how long is this going to last? and how about the swelling of the face? should i be out in the sun?
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Wow, I have a very similar history with yours. My reaction was so bad I had to stay in the hospital for a week. I also got a 'henna' tattoo in Cyprus once, but of course it had nothing to do with henna ann everything to do with some kind of black ink that burnt the skin on my shoulder to weeping blisters... It's a shame we are allergic to these things :( I would love to be able colour my hair any colour, but I can only take plain ol' peroxide highlights these days. Soon, maybe that is bad for me too.
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I have a PPD allergy that is so bad, dying my hair black almost killed me. Literally. Ambulance, hospital, open wounds on my scalp, swelling, throat closed, months of steroids then massive hair loss. I thought I was doomed to grey hair but when I was being treated at Sunnybrook Hospital a dermatologist came up with a solution. Elumen, made by Goldwell, is a magnetic hair dye and contains nothing that anyone with allergies will react to. It is a savior. You can get it done at a few salons in TO or you can buy it at Cosmetic World or Trade Secrets. You need to buy the colour and a 'lock' which makes it latch onto your hair. Lasts just as long as regular permenant hair dye and the colours are great.
BEWARE of health food store hair dyes that claim to be 'all natural'. In Cananda things only have to be 3% natural to make that claim. Henna... also a no no. I have the ambulance receipts to prove it.

Laura Mac Con
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I have had allergies for many years and carry an epi pen. I have been suffering with swollen, dry chapped lips and have been diagnosed with PPD and Isothiazolinone allergies. I don't dye my hair and have stopped using my shampoo, conditioner makeup and soap. I was using Vaseline Lip Therapy mega times of day. I have stopped using that after reading about petroleum products being an irritating. My lips are better but I am starting to think it is something else in the long list of PPD products. How can I find information on the printing  dyes containing PPD? Any ideas?
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