The 'dis' hair disaster saga continues... I've had a reaction to the dye!

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My face is like an itchy tomato.

Like on the front of 'take a break'

Am off to GPs

Its really burning, is there anything I can do in the mean time, appointment is 9:40

have yougot any anti-histamine , piriton ?

Any piriton or similar in the house? That might offer some relife?
Other than that, cold damp towel against face?

I did have but i can't find it anywhere, is from last year so prob out of date

I've dyed my hair so many times/! i don't get it.

Piriton lasts ages , what about aloe vera or calendula or even aftersun. Maybe a reaction to the combination of chemicals , presumably you didn't do a test patch ?

It was a salon and no, they didn't mention it.

did they know what you'd already tried though ?

yes, i told them it had been bleached and had a dye put on.

they just put a darker one.

I've bleached and dyed it before when younger, I dye it about every 4 months, all different brands and colours, but this is the first time ive gone to a salon to have it dyed!

Oh, bless you. You need anti-histamine really, but a cool flannel will take the anrgy redness and the itch away for a bit.

I can't put any aftersun on ar anything as my skin is sensitive to that stuff anyways, In only use Liz Eaerle on my face.

Did they do a test two or so days before Dis?

well, I couldn't sell my story to take a break! but I reacted to the last dye I put in my hair. I have chemical burns on my scalp now. Like spots that just won't heal up..... I ahve used hair dye plenty of times. Can't use it again though. Will have to put up with really dark hair thta makes me look like I need a blood transfusion....

No, no test.

That was naughty of them Dis unless you have used them before and it's been ok?

No, never.

I had messed my hair up so wouldn't have waited 48 hours for a test anyway if I'm being honest. Plus the fact I've dyed it so many times without a problem.

Its not really down to them, is it?

I dye my hair and any new salon I have used have insisted on a test to cover themselves in situations such as this.

Hope the GP can help and you get some relief.

You poor thing... DON'T put anything onto your skin as this could only make it worse, until you get your hands on some anti-histamine or see your GP the best you can do is soothe the area with a cold damp flannel.

If that was your first visit to the Salon and they haven't dyed your hair before then they were wrong not to complete a patch test, it goes against their code of conduct and am pretty sure their insurance too!

Really hope you get this sorted soon!

The GP has given me 7 antihistamine tabllets and said to put E45 cream on.

Don't really want to contact the salon.

I think that you do need to talk to the salon. You should have had a patch/strand test. Just because someone has coluored their hair before doesn't mean that they won't have a reaction to a dye at some point in the future.

They need to re-look at their procedures, you have had an upsetting reaction but someone else might be made really ill. People have died following reactions to hair colours.

You poor thing, I hope you feel better soon.

ps: does your hair look nice though

My new har is kind of shadowedby my huge red spotty face

Can I just ask wrt the patch tests. I am about to have my hair coloured for the 3rd time at my salon, though I have done it myself loads of times, do I need a new test each time?

Hope you are soon feeling better Dis and I do think you need to tell the salon. Not in an accusatory tone as you wouldn't have agreed to the test anyway, but in case there is a problem with the dye they used.

Would it be wrong of me to try and get a refund foor the dye job?

Fab, no they usually do one test beore they dye your hair for the first time (or at least they should)

Dis - you really should go into the salon and speak to the manager, not performing a patch test is really not on.

Thanks Gibbon. They did do a test.