Hair Loss Awareness Month –Prevent Scalp Damage from Hair Dye

August is National Hair Loss Awareness Month

How Permanent Hair Dye Causes Hair Loss

Countless men and women are affected by hair loss caused by heredity, medical condition and natural factors. Unfortunately, the hair loss of many of other individuals could have been prevented -by avoiding products applied to the hair containing harsh chemicals.

Why can hair loss occur after using permanent hair dye?


Permanent hair dye products containing para-phenylenediamine (PPD), combinations of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia, as well as other chemical ingredients have proven to be extremely harmful to one’s health; especially through overuse. Unfortunately, chemical hair dye can cause major scalp damage, resulting in hair loss.

Permanent hair dye penetrates the cuticle of the hair, damaging it. The hair is exposed to hydrogen peroxide and ammonia, causing overlapping of cuticular seates to lift from the hair cortex, thereby leading to rapid loss of amino acid. By removing the proteins that build the structural strength, the hair shaft is weakened. The chemical damage results in an easily fractured hair shaft and eventual hair loss.

Other problems associated with chemical hair dye:

• Dull, brittle, unmanageable hair; cosmetically unacceptable.
• Irreversible damage to the protein structure and fracture of the hair shaft.
• Epidermal type of melasma on the forehead and neck; black circle around the eyes due to sun sensitization of the skin.

Hair Loss As We Age

Naturally as people age, the inclination is to use measures to retain a youthful look.  Melanin is the pigment that gives the hair color. Since they lose melanin with age, many consumers will use stronger permanent hair color dyes. The final hair color is produced when the hair dye interacts with the melanin. Gray hair is usually harder to dye by this measure, because of the dramatically lowered melanin level.  Additionally, permanent chemical dyes can damage the hair shaft, since it becomes thinner and finer as we age.

What Dermatologists Recommend to Prevent Allergic Reaction

Dermatologists want consumers everywhere to be aware of the risks involved in using chemical hair dye. Dermatologists all over the globe have recommended the use of all natural pure henna for hair to prevent allergic skin reaction, scalp damage and hair loss -caused by the overuse of chemical hair dye. Since the damage can be irreversible, why risk it? Pure henna coats the hair and doesn’t penetrate the hair shaft. Therefore, it makes sense to use what many dermatologists recommend: all-natural, pure henna for coloring hair. Wouldn’t you agree?

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 Author: L.J. O'Neal, writer and researcher. (L.J. is also a Lustrous Henna®  user.)

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