Does hair color cause hair loss?
Why is hair dye bad for your hair?
Hair dyes contain ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, and many other chemicals that can cause problems such as hair loss. The ones that penetrate the hair and damage its outer layer, causing it to break easily. Permanent and temporary hair dyes both contain chemicals. If you want to dye your hair without any damaging effects or hair loss, you should use dyes containing natural ingredients. The chemicals in the colors damage the structure of your hair and make them dry and brittle.
How does hair color cause hair loss?
There are various ways in which hair color can damage and weaken the hair shafts. The main culprits here are the bleaching agents and chemicals in the dyes and how often these dyes are used, so these are the conditions that can lead to hair loss.
Ammonia in hair dye:
Use of peroxides:
Weak hair shafts lead to hair loss. Hair loss may be temporary at first, but if the hair is not properly treated and cared for, it can lead to permanent loss.
Please note that your hair does not react well to the chemicals in the hair dye, it may dry out. Dry hair also leads to dry roots and hair loss. Apart from that, combing and washing your hair continuously leads to its weakening and you will lose a lot of hair during this stretching and combing.
A brief overview of hair structure:
Your hair is part of your personality and appearance, so you should treat it with extreme care and follow a proper hair care routine. Hair structure consists of three layers, outer layer (cuticle), middle layer (cortex) and inner layer (medulla).
Cuticle is the outer layer of the protective layer of the hair, the cortex creates the moisture and texture of the hair, and the medulla is the innermost layer, which is probably not present in thin hair (blonde hair).
Do temporary and permanent hair dyes cause hair loss?
There are two types of hair dyes, temporary and permanent, but the question is, do they both cause hair loss and damage the hair?
Temporary hair color:
Temporary hair colors are also known as semi-permanent hair colors. These colors give the hair a natural look. These colors do not lighten your natural hair shade because they do not contain any bleaching agents. The effect of these colors will last up to 6 weeks and after that the color on the hair will fade.
Sometimes they disappear after washing, this means that temporary colors should be reapplied after 2 months. However, they don’t cause much hair loss and cause less damage to the hair, but frequent use of these colors without giving your hair some rest can lead to alopecia or partial hair loss.
Permanent hair color:
The damage of permanent hair color is much more than that of semi-permanent hair color. These colors use ammonia and hydrogen peroxide to lift your hair color. The peroxide in these colors damages the hair shafts and breaks the keratin structure in the cuticle and gives your hair the desired color.
If your hair is naturally dark in color and you bleach it to make it blonde, then the hair will suffer severe damage that may be irreversible. Hair becomes weak and breaks, leading to alopecia. Hair loss may be temporary, but hair growth takes time.
Alopecia caused by hair breakage is temporary, but if these chemicals touch the roots of your hair, you may lose your telogen hair. Frequent use of permanent or temporary hair dyes will lead to thinning hair and frequent hair loss.
What are the alternative ways to dye hair?
It is normal if you lose 50 to 100 hairs per day, but if the number increases, you should choose alternative methods of coloring your hair. Alternative methods that won’t cause your hair to fall out include:
You can use colors that contain natural ingredients
Ammonia-free dyes are also available in the market, which do not harm your hair, so hair loss does not occur
You can use henna, but it will only give your hair a darker shade
Even for using alternative methods, you need to keep your hair moisturized and take care of it regularly to have healthy and strong hair.
Translator: Goddess Zarei
February 7, 2019 12:36
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