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

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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.

I think that’s been the case for years, though?

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

It’s been that way for years. Anyone hairdresser not doing the patch test is not worth going to.

Pre COVID you definitely could but my hairdresser tells me everyone is much stricter since then (an Irish hairdresser wrote an article about how COVID can increase allergic reactions and they all clamped down).
Stupid roots.

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.

What absolute bollocks. No competent hairdresser should be colouring hair without a patch test unless they like to be personally sued and liable for any allergic reactions, hair reactions or the like.

If you like to live on the edge, just buy a box dye.

They’re only covering themselves and I can’t blame them. If you have a reaction to a dye then the salon doesn’t have a leg to stand on if you make a claim and they didn’t insist on a patch test prior to your first colour treatment with them (or one after a long break). Most salons would have let you away with it but post-Covid there were reports of increased sensitivities, even in people who had been colouring their hair for years. You might get lucky and find one that doesn’t insist on it but they’ve either been lucky not have had a claim/complaint or they just don’t care that it’s best practice and protects them and the customer. Reactions really, really aren’t nice, we’re talking swelling, hair loss, hives, burning sensations and more.

Interestingly you don’t need to do a patch test for bleach which I only learned recently.

It’s not really difficult to plan ahead , get a patch test and then make the appointment afterwards, surely.

I don’t blame anyone for not wanting to risk their livelihood.

Pre covid? Really? In all my life I've never been to a hairdresser that didn't make you do a patch test first.

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

I've never been to a hairdresser and had a patch test.

I had the same hairdresser and dye/highlights for over a decade. I had a patch test post covid in 2020 and definitely reacted differently. Not a massive rash, but it was unpleasant. In the end, we waited a few days and I took antihistamines and it was fine. But they do them for a reason.

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.

Reputable hairdressers should be patch testing. I think it's recommended every six months, but maybe it's yearly.

Dye reactions can be severe and they can occur spontaneously, even if you've been fine for years. You'd probably be a bit miffed if your face ballooned and your hair fell out.

It would be pretty traumatic for the hairdresser if you died on their watch though

Can't believe you're complaining - I have a patch test for eyelash tint. Granted it's on my eyes, but it's well-known that dyes can cause reactions.

And even if you didn't care I can't blame the hairdresser for not wanting to witness it

It's just a small swatch behind your ear.

Given you can go into anaphylactic shock if allergic to dye, it’s a good thing!

Nah it’s been like this for years pre Covid, it’s nothing to do with Covid at all :)

Making you wait 48 hours also has the effect of making sure you do actually want to dramatically change your colour though. Many a spontaneous dramatic hair change has been regrettable.

Have a little thinking time.

Oh I don't judge them for following the rules I just wish I could find one who would let me take the risk in return for my hair being non shit by Tuesday!

People develop allergies and intolerances as they age.

Waiting 48 hours is not going to hurt you and if it is that annoying to you, diy.

Why expect a hairdresser to risk their job over your impatience?

This is why. It's a woman I know, and she

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She's affected for the rest of her life (sorry for DM link!)
It's not worth it for hair colour, it needs to be 48hrs too

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7844873/Officer-worker-29-reveals-bad-reaction-hair-dye-left-allergic-sun.html