Highlights

[Lorakk]

I wonder what people think about having highlights done in pregnancy. I had them before and now it doesnt really look nice. Its probably better to avoid but n a month I will look like half head blond and half dark :-) any advice please

I'm still getting mine done- the dye hardly even touches your scalp if you have foils. My hairdresser said highlights are safe in pregnancy but some of the stronger all over colours aren't...

ditto, my hairdresser is happy to keep doing foils as the dye doesn't really touch your head. there's no real evidence that hair dye is bad in pg, but I'd say foils are probably the safest option!!

Thank you :-)

I've had a full head of highlights twice during my pregnancy and its fine, as already posted, the bleach doesn't touch your scalp and both times I went the hairdressers were happily chatting about my pregnancy without being concerned at all.

I'm 24 weeks and have had 3 sets of highlights so far. as others (and my hairdresser) has said, it's fine.

we have enough to contend with without having to suffer terrible hair too!

What ^ they 've all said.

I'm 32+4 and had highlights three times. Hairdresser was very clear and explained she would recommend avoiding full colour (although still no proven risk) but highlights were fine. Definitely tell your hairdresser you're pg though.

My mum is a hairdresser (and experienced in this pregnancy lark) and advised me not to have them later on in pregnancy. Nothing to do with the risk-factor - that is fine - but because, after birth your hair might turn to crap and get really dry (don't need the lovely shiny, glowy hormones any more) and highlights makes it worse.

How true it is, I don't know (yet).