Allergy to PPD?

[Cathie87]

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!

[susie24762]

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.

[skej]

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.

[skej]

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.

[August333]

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.

[August333]

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.

[chrissypie76]

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?