Nine tips to reduce the harm of hair dyeing

Everyone loves beauty, but how can we strike a balance between beauty and health? Experts give the following suggestions:

Don’t wash your hair the day before dyeing it

The oils secreted by the scalp can protect the scalp well. They can prevent harmful substances from penetrating into the body through the scalp to a certain extent.

Do a skin test before dyeing your hair

Before dyeing your hair, you should apply the hair dye to the delicate skin behind the ears or on the inside of the arms, and observe for 2-4 days. If there are no allergic reactions such as erythema, papules, or blisters, you can dye your hair again.

Apply some lotion around your hairline

Before applying hair dye, you can apply some lotion or Vaseline ointment around the hairline so that it will be easier to clean if it gets stained with dye. Before dyeing your hair, you can also remind your hairdresser to apply the dye 1 cm away from the hair roots as much as possible to avoid direct contact with the scalp.

Do not mix hair dyes

Do not mix hair dyes from different brands to avoid unnecessary chemical reactions and the production of toxic and harmful substances.

Dye twice a year at most

Japanese hairdressers will tell their customers not to dye their hair too frequently and that there should be a gap of at least three months between two dyeing sessions. Middle-aged and elderly people should not dye their hair more than twice a year.

No need to dye all over again

Yang Shuxia said that many middle-aged and elderly people’s hair roots turn white again not long after dyeing their hair. At this time, it is recommended to dye only the newly grown white hair; for those with partially gray hair, just dye the white areas black.

Wash frequently after dyeing

To avoid hair dye remaining on the scalp for a long time, you should wash your hair more often after dyeing it. When washing, avoid scratching your scalp to prevent chemicals from entering the body.

Don't trust natural products

Yang Shuxia recommends choosing light-colored or quickly-fading hair dyes that contain less p-phenylenediamine. Young people should avoid wearing bright colors. Most middle-aged and elderly people choose to dye their gray hair black, so other precautions should be followed more strictly. Since it is difficult to dye hair black with current pure natural hair dyes, please do not believe them easily.

Choose the right products and hairdresser

The quality and safety of big brand hair dyes are more guaranteed. A qualified hairdresser will be more professional when applying hair dye.

Finally, Ma Jianwen, chairman of the Psychological Counseling Professional Committee of the Guangdong Social Medicine Research Association, called on middle-aged and elderly friends to face gray hair calmly. They might as well make themselves look younger by changing their hairstyle and try to reduce the number of times they dye their hair. Aging is a natural law that everyone must face. A young mindset is far more important than young hair.