Hairdressing

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Sessy19 · 17/04/2019 12:45

I usually have a bleach applied to the scalp every 8weeks or so. I know that there is divided opinion on hair colouring during pregnancy, but I was wondering if ladies here might be willing to share their opinions.
I’ve not had a colour since pregnancy, but I am considering highlighting (not at the scalp) to tide me over until I can resume normal business after birth.

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Modestandatinybitsexy · 17/04/2019 12:50

Could you get a balayage?

HamCheeseHamnCheese · 17/04/2019 13:33

I am considering highlighting (not at the scalp) to tide me over until I can resume normal business after birth.

Do that, then there's no risk. However small the risk is, if something turned out to be wrong (touch wood!!!) you'd forever blame yourself.

Another thing, I've been warned that colour might take differently than before pregnancy, something to bear in mind.

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Sessy19 · 17/04/2019 13:42

@HamCheese, I’d heard that too. My skin is a bit sensitive at the moment so I’m not rushing into anything. I’m hoping that the bleach on lengths will mitigate it, and actually it’s not a huge shift from my natural colour. But I’ve weathered many a hair colour disaster before now! 😂

@Modest, not entirely sure what that is, but sounds way more modern and trendy than me 🤣 I’ll ask my gal. Thank you.

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Rememberallball · 17/04/2019 19:04

My hairdresser wouldn’t do any colour treatment in the first trimester. I’m now 16 weeks and going in to see her tomorrow as have got various events coming up that I want to look good for (weddings etc) and I’m hoping she will now do a colour top up, if not full head highlights so I get full coverage but not touching my scalp.

StargazyDrifter · 17/04/2019 19:11

I'm in the third trimester and recently had my hair coloured the same way as before pregnancy - the (same) colour didn't take nearly as well and the whole thing has made my usually fine hair quite coarse. I'm slightly regretting it because I now don't have the colour or the hair condition. Thinking of a re-dye in the next few days. Definitely true that hair can behave differently. It's such a faff.

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Sessy19 · 18/04/2019 07:11

I actually found the NHS advice for colouring hair, and they don’t consider the chemicals in dyes to be of risk to pregnancy. So that’s reassuring. But I will get a strand test first to check the way my hair reacts, I feel shitty enough as it is without having crap hair too!! 😂

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