{"id":18000,"date":"2019-01-18T21:09:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T21:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/botoxcapilar.org\/?p=18000"},"modified":"2019-06-20T22:27:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T22:27:57","slug":"scalp-irritated-by-dyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/botoxcapilar.org\/en\/scalp-irritated-by-dyes","title":{"rendered":"How to calm irritation and itchiness on the scalp caused by dyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"itching<\/p>\n

Did you dye your hair and know your head itches?<\/p>\n

Is your scalp irritated?<\/p>\n

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The same thing happened to me and it was horrible.<\/p>\n

The last time after I dyed my hair, I started to feel a terrible itching on my scalp. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Let me tell you everything.<\/p>\n

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From 22 to 29 years old, I changed my hair color about 10 times.<\/p>\n

Yes, 10 times!<\/p>\n

Can you believe it?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n But the last time that I dyed my hair, something went wrong.  <\/span>\n

Very bad.<\/p>\n

The first serious mistake that I made was changing hair salons.<\/p>\n

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My coworker, Gema, recommended me to her salon.<\/p>\n

She told me they were geniuses that did magic with color.<\/p>\n

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Gema\u2019s hair looked spectacular, long, voluminous and an ashy blonde color that made all the women in the office jealous.<\/p>\n

What woman wouldn\u2019t want a sexy, attractive mane?<\/p>\n

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Partly because I trusted her and partly because of curiosity, I listened to Gema and I went to her hair salon.<\/p>\n

I had wanted to dye my hair red for a long time, so I chose that color.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not going to lie to you.<\/p>\n

My hair ended up the color that I wanted.<\/p>\n

I was in love with the results.<\/p>\n

My coworker was right, that salon did do magic with hair.<\/p>\n

But the charm didn\u2019t last long \u2026<\/p>\n

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When I got home, my head started to burn.<\/p>\n

I continued preparing dinner, and being busy in a few different things thinking about what was going to happen.<\/p>\n

But no.<\/p>\n

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Cuando llegue a mi casa empec\u00e9 a sentir ardor en la cabeza.<\/p>\n

Segu\u00ed preparando la cena y ocupada en distintas tareas pensando que se me iba a pasar.<\/p>\n

Pero no.<\/p>\n

Each time I pulled at my scalp, I felt like it was on fire.<\/p>\n

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It was clear that my scalp had generated an allergic reaction to the new hair dye<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I mean, it wasn\u2019t the first time that I had dyed my hair, and I had never had problems.<\/p>\n

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Just now that I had changed salons and hair dyes, my scalp reacted like that.<\/p>\n

And now, what do I do? I thought.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n To be honest, in that moment I wanted to rip my hair off as if it were a wig. <\/span>\n

But that was impossible.<\/p>\n

If I wanted to calm the irritation on my scalp, I needed a bit more logical solution.<\/p>\n

And luckily, I found it.<\/p>\n

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Yes, I found various homemade solutions to calm the burning on my head and today I\u2019m going to share them with you.<\/p>\n

Because if the same thing that happened to me is happening to you, then you know it isn\u2019t fun.<\/p>\n

But first, let me tell you why your head could have generated that reaction after applying the color.<\/p>\n

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Can a dye cause irriation to your scalp?<\/h2>\n

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The answer is YES.<\/p>\n

Even though it isn\u2019t the most normal, dyes can cause irritation to your scalp.<\/p>\n

And now, I\u2019ll tell you why.<\/p>\n

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Did you now that our scalp is renewed every 28 days?<\/p>\n

Yes! Impressive.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t know it.<\/p>\n

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Once a month, the dead cells are eliminated and new ones are generated.<\/p>\n

But, I discovered that \u2013 among other factors \u2013 aggressive chemical products like dyes stop this natural exfoliation process of the scalp<\/a> and cause the cells to accumulate into a fine film.<\/p>\n So, the hair follicles of the scalp get saturated and block the secretion of natural sebum of the scalp which causes dryness.  <\/span>\n

You notice that this occurs when you feel itchiness or irritation after using the dye.<\/p>\n

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Careful! If blisters and a strong burning appear when using the product in your hair, they are allergic reactions that with these at-home solutions that I will share with you now, will be a thing of the past and you\u2019ll be able to enjoy the color that you want.<\/p>\n

\"Ammonia<\/p>\n

Another thing that surprised me was the amount of chemical components that hair dyes have!<\/p>\n

They are made of more than 5,000 chemical components present in 80% of products for coloring your hair that are all over the world market.<\/p>\n

These components contain ammonia<\/a>, p-Phenylenediamine (PPD), monoethanolamine, hydrogen peroxide, pesticides, heavy metals and additives that are abrasive and irritating for your scalp.<\/p>\n

Obviously, these components and their proportions vary in accordance with the brand of hair dye.<\/p>\n

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Maybe you are used to the same brand of dye and after using it for so long, it starts to cause irritation and even pain.<\/p>\n

Or the other way, maybe your scalp is so accustomed to a brand of dye that changing it generates a reaction.<\/p>\n

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In addition, a deficient or incorrect technique during the application of the product can cause strong burning and itching on the scalp after washing off the product.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to be very careful!<\/p>\n

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Now that we know the possible causes, let\u2019s move on to the most important, how to calm the itching.<\/p>\n

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5 ideas to calm the irritation starting today<\/h2>\n