• Question: is hair dye bad for you if so why? and why does hair dye fade after a couple of months?

    Asked by demixx to Ailsa, Evan, James, Kath, Ryan on 15 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Ailsa Powell

      Ailsa Powell answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      Umm I dont’ really know how bad it is for you, I’ve never dyed my hair so never really thought about it. I can imagine there’s some not too nice chemicals in the dye though so I can’t imagine it’s great for you. I would also imagine some types of skin could react to the chemicals too and it could make your hair brittle.

      As to why is fades, well as you are washing your hair quite often and I suppose in the same way the colour of clothes fades over time with washing, so will dyed hair.

      Hope that helps answer your question 🙂

    • Photo: Evan Keane

      Evan Keane answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      Well I’ve never dyed my hair in my whole life! Maybe I should some day. I think it is bad for your hair if you do it all the time as the chemicals in it can be harsh and make your hair brittle, like Ailsa says. But the people who make try to make it as safe as they can and it is not really very dangerous. Probably if you did it every week you would get weak hair but I don’t think anyone dyes it that much. I know it fades because your shampoo removes it when you wash your hair. It doesn’t just remove dirt and grease but also the dye. 🙂

    • Photo: Kath O'Reilly

      Kath O'Reilly answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      So I asked a friend about this. Dying your hair is ok if you do only ‘once in a while’. The treatment used to dye hair contains bleach, and this damages your hair strands – it makes them weak. But using good conditioner and not blow-drying your hair makes it better for your hair. The hair dye fades because; like any dye the colour will fade away – like when you wash clothes lots of times. Also your hair grows, and that’s why you get roots.

    • Photo: Ryan Ladd

      Ryan Ladd answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      If you dye your hair darker then it’s probably not going to do you much harm but if you want your hair to be lighter then it can damage your hair or even the skin on your head! If you’re going to dye your hair it’s definitely worth getting an expert to do it, if you go wrong with bleach you could end up a funny shade of green!

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