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October 2012 Moms
Would you color your hair while pregnant?
Ok I was good so far with not coloring my hair during this pregnancy and my plan was not to touch my hair until our baby boy arrives. But now with Baby showers coming and photos I feel kind of funny with half light brown and half blonde hair. I was thinking highlights but I don't really like going to hairdressers so sitting there for hours sounds not really fun for me and just simple coloring sounds better = faster. Did any of you color your hair while pregnant? Thank you for all your answers!!! I'm FTM of course.
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Re: Would you color your hair while pregnant?
I wouldn't highlight, as it often contains bleach. No bleach and no ammonia AT ALL and make sure the space is well ventilated.
I have been using non permanent rinses since month 5. You can get these at natural stores or whole foods. Garnier has a more natural brand as well. It helps to even out hair hair color. My gray is out of control, and I had my SOs sisters wedding 2 weeks ago.
By 7 months, you should be OK. I had a conversation with my doctor and my hair dresser, and they said the placenta filters anything that gets through, but your thick scalp skin does most of the work of not letting it in.
Everything I have read says that coloring is ok as long as the room is well ventilated. I've even seen suggestions that it's better to do highlights than dying because the bleach isn't actually touching your scalp; it's usually applied close at your roots but not actually on the scalp.
That being said, I have dyed my own hair using the Garnier brand at about 6 mos.
I have with all of my pregnancies (this is my third) my OB said it was perfectly fine to color or highlight. I just avoided coloring in the 1st trimester.
Hilighting is actually ok because it does not make contact with any skin, it sits on the hair only with the foil tech ique
BFP #1 on 8/10/11 EDD 4/21/12~ m/c 8/16/11 at 4w6d
BFP #2 on 1/15/12 EDD 9/26/12~ m/c 1/22/12 at 4w4d
BFP #3 on 2/15/12 EDD 10/28/12 BFP Chart
~~Baby MDem Born 11/7/12~~
I used at home hair dye a few times already, my doctors only requirement was that I wait until week 16 to use the hair dye.
I felt better doing it at home because I was able to be in a very well ventilated area and shower immediately after the 20 minutes were up. And I didn't have to worry about the chemicals from other hair products (bleach, several people getting hair dyed and possible acrylic nail chemicals)
Yep, I did a full color and highlight at about 21 weeks to hide the grays for a couple weddings in June. Plan to color once more in late September or early October before baby is here.
I cleared it with my dr. and she said it was not an issue at all.
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I made the biggest mistake ever and died my hair red sometime last september and can't seem to get it out. So once I found out I was pregnant I decided I will just let it grow out by chopping my shoulder length hair up to my ears and I've cut it every month since. Now it looks like I have upside down badly done ambre highlights because the top is dirty blonde and than it goes to an orangish color to a deep red blah.
As for dying it as others have said it its fine if it wasn't for me wanting to get rid of the red I would have died it a long time ago.