I've done some research and there is nothing definitive out there, either way. In the packet of info my OB sent me, they said it's safe as long as it's done in a well-ventilated area.
My aunt, who has been a stylist for 20+ years, said she colors hair for pregnant clients all the time. She also colored her own hair throughout all 3 of her pregnancies.
I still don't know how I feel about it. I think I feel more comfortable about doing highlights as opposed to all over color.
What's your opinion?
Re: What's your opinion on coloring your hair during pregnancy?
I'm up in the air about it. I'm waiting to talk to my doc tomorrow to find out what she thinks. I know women have done it for ages while pregnant but it seems like one of those silly things that I can do without - it's a risk I don't need to take, like eating the tuna steak I have been craving for weeks.
Highlights sound like a good idea, since the color rarely if ever touches your scalp.
I asked this question also. I don't use a box but hit my roots with SunIn just in the winter. In the summer, the sun takes care of it for me.
He said that as long as the room is ventilated its fine, BUT during the first tri, the hormones that are running like mad can mess with the color outcome...
My opinion is I don't see what the harm is in waiting 9 months to color your hair. I'd rather be safe than sorry, but then again I just color my hair brown to hide a few strands of gray so it's no big deal to me.
I dont' see why people can't wait.
It's a GIRL!
I just got my hair colored a week and a half ago! I just do highlights and lowlights. I asked my stylist about it and she said it was fine because the color doesn't touch the scalp. I will say though I got dizzy sitting underneath the hair dryer after about 15 minutes. But, I also hadn't eaten much so that could also be part of the problem.
I had also asked about the color not taking properly because someone on this board had mentioned that. She said she had never heard of that and after she was done the color had taken perfectly as usual.
When you're 27 with gray hair that matches a 40 year old's then you feel the need to keep it touched up :-)
Well yeah, but that only applies if there is any danger associated with it in the first place.
Also, if you've been dying your hair a drastically different color than your natural shade and you work in a professional setting, it's probably inadvisable to sport several months' worth of roots.
There's no reason to put your entire life on hold because you are pregnant.
That was my quote and I said yeah that's why it's not a big deal to me because I don't drastically change my color. That is my 'opinion'. And I'd probably still show roots if I did by chance do a different color cause that's just the type of person I am.
Plus here, I dont' know anyone who will color hair on a pregnant woman. I know there are people cause I see it all the time, it's just the salon I go to my hairdresser would not do it. They immediately tell me, you aren't going to color your hair, right? As soon as they know I'm pregnant, so it's just an opinion.
It's a GIRL!
check out your local whole foods or trader joe's they have natural hair dyes- even Henna dye- which is all natural and considered a vegetable dye.
My Dr said as long as there is no amonia in the dye its safe- I just bought a box from whole foods and cant wait to do it- my grays are RAGING!!! and its embarassing!
Yeah, a person who loves her fetus more than I do, I'm sure. LOL. Your "opinion" is laced with judgment.
Oh brother, I didn't say that. I'd just choose not too. Just like you'd choose to. She asked for opinions. Everyone has theirs and that is mine. If someone asks for opinions I'm assuming they would want to hear both sides.
It's a GIRL!
Yeah.
It's a GIRL!
The problem with coloring is not the ventilation. Box dyes and Henna color have metallic salts which can contain lead and that gets into your body through your scalp. Salon color does not have this.
It is still a good idea to get an amonia free color though to clear up any possible ventilation issues.
I'm not dense...my network keeps going out at work and erasing what I type before it 'posts' and there is no point in going back and forth. I don't care what others do. I just don't do it and don't get the big deal in waiting. Thatisall.
ETA: It took me 4 times to respond ahhhh.
It's a GIRL!
This. And, of course, try to avoid getting it on your scalp.
My doctor disagrees.
Oh me too. I didn't have any grays until I got pg the first time. Granted, I just got my BFP this morning, but I had my hairlighted two days ago and am not concerned.
DD #1 passed away in January 2011 at 14 days old due to congenital heart disease
DD#2 lost in January 2012 at 23 weeks due to anhydramnios caused by a placental abruption
So your doctor thinks the lead in box dye is okay? Or she thinks salon color has it too? What does she disagree with?
Here is a link with some info about it. I will continue to get my hair done. And, my hair dresser is 20 weeks pg and she is around it 6 days a week.
https://www.americanpregnancy.org/isitsafe/hairtreatments.html
I have no problem coloring my hair during pregnancy. I have done it with both my pregnancies now. John Fieda just came out with a foam at home coloring kit and it works so much better than regular dye. There is NO odor and doesn't irritate the scalp. I felt more at ease using this type of a dye than regular at home kits. I would try this if you do plan on coloring your hair at home.
Yuck... hopefully you were able to get that straightened out!! I asked my doctor if I could dye my hair and if she had any recommendations regarding restrictions (not coloring in first trimester, highlights vs. all over color, etc.) She laughed and said the only legitimate risk was that the color could come out funky. I trust my doctor and don't think she would have made a joke about it if there was any potential of risk to the baby. I got my hair highlighted around the end of my first trimester and the blond came out more of a brassy gold than usual, but wasn't anything too horrible.