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To be annoyed that it's impossible to get a same day hair colour with a new hairdresser now

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ChristmasGutPunch · 20/04/2024 20:10

Because they've all become so strict with the patch test?

I just want a spontaneous colour tomorrow but I know no one will do it without 48 hours for the patch.

Miss the good old days.

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PermanentlyTired03 · 22/04/2024 15:40

Once you have it done once as long as you have your hair dyed with them within a period of time (normally a year) you won’t have to do it again unless you dramatically change your colour. They are just covering themselves. Plus if you reacted badly to a hair dye the affects are horrific!

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ChristmasGutPunch · 22/04/2024 15:34

It's not quite as straightforward as a clear legal requirement (eg I don't need one if I keep having the colour done at the same place every six months...) but yes I know it's part of the general health and safety measures.

Again, I'm not saying I blame them for insisting. I just wish they wouldn't.

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Greendoorsaremyfavourite · 21/04/2024 10:33

It's a legal requirement OP.

SalviaDivinorum · 21/04/2024 09:50

Foxyaus · 21/04/2024 07:16

I developed a severe allergy to hair dye in my 50's ...

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So did I. It started with Wella and then Aveda. I now spend a king's ransom on Davines which so far is fine as it doesn't contain the main culprits.

It also smells divine.

drawnfrommemory · 21/04/2024 09:46

My hairdressers uses that colourstart passport system and I now have to fill out the questionnaire before every appointment. I haven't had to redo the test yet, but I imagine I will at some point.

KeinLiebeslied54321 · 21/04/2024 09:44

Pheasantsmate · 20/04/2024 20:11

Think you should be able to sign a waiver and have it done at your own risk

Someone will still try to bad name their hairdresser if it goes wrong, plus adverse reactions can actually be quite serious!

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ChristmasGutPunch · 21/04/2024 09:42

There are hundreds of hairdressers - several have appointments tomorrow!

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ChristmasGutPunch · 21/04/2024 09:41

Yes!

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IamnotSethRogan · 21/04/2024 07:30

I mean would you even be able to get a spontaneous next day appointment with a decent hair dressers?

user09876543 · 21/04/2024 07:28

It is annoying (although I appreciate the reason). I want to change hairdressers and I’m prepared to travel to my nearest city to find a decent one. But that’s a 45 minute drive each way plus parking so it’s both costly and time consuming to have to get a patch test. As a result I have a growing white flash in my hair..

Foxyaus · 21/04/2024 07:16

ChristmasGutPunch · 20/04/2024 20:15

To be honest at 40 odd I'm pretty sure it's superfluous and having to wait definitely makes life like 0.5% more annoying.

I developed a severe allergy to hair dye in my 50's ...

TheCraicDealer · 21/04/2024 01:11

It’s not so much that the hairdresser’s insurance won’t cover them (I’ve never seen a condition or warranty that specific) but rather you just simply can’t defend that claim and the claimant will succeed. Manufacturers’ instructions for toners and dyes will say something about the necessity for a patch test. No waiver will protect a hairdresser in that scenario.

Not to downplay the distress of hairdressers who might witness someone going into anaphylactic shock, allergic reaction cases and those resulting in injury to the scalp or hair (usually painful plus added distress due to impact on appearance, plus a psychological injury often goes hand in hand with it) have significant economic potential. A bad enough one of those on your claims history is going to impact your ability to get affordable cover in the future.

Catsmere · 20/04/2024 23:44

GreyTonkinese · 20/04/2024 20:58

I have had my hair professionally dyed for forty odd years and never had a patch test! Not in the UK though.

Same, never heard of patch tests till this thread. But I've never expected to get a colouring appointment on the same day, either!

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ChristmasGutPunch · 20/04/2024 23:35

Mondays seem more of a day off round here, though some are open. Maybe I just need to temporarily spray it bright pink or something.

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Clingfilm · 20/04/2024 23:17

Completely distracted by the fact you can find a hairdressers open on a Sunday, they'll all be shut til Tuesday here in the provinces Grin but yeah, I feel your pain, I had to go into town twice in one week for this once, such an inconvenience but I get why they do it.

MexicanFeast · 20/04/2024 22:28

Bunnyhair · 20/04/2024 21:28

I get you, OP. I see why they have to do it and I don’t begrudge them at all, but it does mean I gave up having highlights a decade ago because for some irrational reason having to go to the salon twice in a week feels like an utterly unendurable inconvenience. I don’t know why I feel this strongly about it!

I’m the same. I really want eyelash extensions and used to be able to just have them- now I have to have a patch test first and I just can’t bring myself to do it, it’s just so annoying.

I got round the issue with hair dye by having the test done when I took my son for a trim so I didn’t have to make a special trip… I don’t think I can take him for lash extensions though!

Bringonchristmas36 · 20/04/2024 22:25

I agree with you on OP! Pain in the arse

TheHateIsNotGood · 20/04/2024 22:25

How thoroughly awful for you OP; I've got a big bag of Red Henna I haven't opened yet as it's so awful standing on the precipace of hair colouring, particularly if you do your own.

It must be dreadful for you with all these hairdressers covering their arses with following the guidance/law so they don't get sued.

What the hoi polloi need to understand is that they are subservient to the wishes and needs of others, such as OP; cause we live in a meritocracy.....hahahaha. Maybe not.

Flopsythebunny · 20/04/2024 22:21

ChristmasGutPunch · 20/04/2024 20:15

To be honest at 40 odd I'm pretty sure it's superfluous and having to wait definitely makes life like 0.5% more annoying.

My sister had been using the same hair dye for nearly 20 years before she suddenly had an horrific allergic reaction that we thought was going to kill her

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ChristmasGutPunch · 20/04/2024 22:14

Re bleach I think it's pretty unusual to have bleach with no toning colour, isn't it?

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Paperthin · 20/04/2024 22:08

patchworkpal · 20/04/2024 22:04

Exactly! It will ruin their life. You might be dead so you won't care then but that will haunt them for life

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This.
And a waiver is meaningless anyway. If you are an hairdresser and injure or someone dies as as result of your work and it is found you haven’t followed all the requirements firstly a. Your insurance won’t payout and b. You could be prosecuted.

gamerchick · 20/04/2024 22:06

sleepyscientist · 20/04/2024 21:02

I also don't want a patch of dye on my skin! I go to hairdresser to avoid the dye patches or I could just order dye off the internet. We really need a waiver culture in the UK.

I colour at home. I still do a patch test because I don't want to risk my face swelling up and my airways being cut off.

I'm glad hairdressers have clamped down. Reminds me of when people rang the police because KFC ran out of chicken Hmm

pelotonaddiction · 20/04/2024 22:06

Anewuser · 20/04/2024 22:03

I’ve had highlights for over 40 years and never had a patch test. Guessing it’s not required for them?

No because it doesn't have PPD, bleach doesn't need a patch test

(Not posting directly at you BTW but just as info!)
I mean yes it's up to every individual but the hairdresser doesn't want to be sued and you could actually have a reaction and dje

I have a form of urticaria and it's hell. I couldn't wear a coat, go for a walk, exercise, have a hot bath or shower, anything that involved getting slightly warm or raising my heart rate for years without being covered in hives head to toe even to the soles of my feet. It's just not worth it

patchworkpal · 20/04/2024 22:04

BodyKeepingScore · 20/04/2024 22:01

You signing a waiver isn't going to make a hairdresser feel better if you die from anaphylactic shock though is it? Impatience is not a good enough reason to put someone else at risk of a trauma like that.

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Exactly! It will ruin their life. You might be dead so you won't care then but that will haunt them for life

Anewuser · 20/04/2024 22:03

I’ve had highlights for over 40 years and never had a patch test. Guessing it’s not required for them?