Raise Awareness of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
-from PPD in Hair Dye
Why do I continue to spread awareness of allergic contact dermatitis from PPD in hair dye?I do it because, along with thousands of other sufferers, I’m also a victim. I used chemical hair dyes for years without incident. Then came my day of reckoning. If you are a victim of contracting allergic contact dermatitis from PPD (para-phenylenediamine) in hair dye, then no explanation is needed. You know what happened to me. Fortunately, it appeared in the nape of my neck and eventually I grew enough hair to cover it up. Thankfully, I found an all-natural hair dye that saved me from shame. Although, after more than 15 years, I still can’t wear an updo due to the permanent scarring from the PPD.
Others, like me, are also raising awareness of allergic contact dermatitis from PPD in hair dye.As a matter of fact there is a petition1 being signed in Great Britain to ban the use of PPD (para-phenylenediamine) in hair dye, as numerous European countries have already done. In several forum groups, there is a loud cry of sufferers who honestly don’t know what to do or where to go, after their own ‘day of reckoning’.
Even the National Institute of Health of United States government, stated the following regardingPPD(para-phenylenediamine) in hair dye on their website, just a little over a year ago: “Hair dyes are the prime cause of PPD allergy. PPD identifies the majority of positive reactions to PTD, p-aminophenol and m-aminophenol, but not all, which justifies additional testing with hair dye ingredients from the used product.”2
Raise Awareness of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
What’s Para-phenylenediamine (PPD)?
Para-phenylenediamine (PPD) is a chemical substance that is widely used as a permanent hair dye. It is a leading cause of allergic contact dermatitis from application of popular mixes of hair dye. It may also been found in textile or fur dyes, dark colored cosmetics, temporary tattoos, photographic developer and lithography plates, photocopying and printing inks, black rubber, oils, greases and gasoline.
Raise Awareness of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
The Dermatological Solution
The solution given by most dermatologists across the globe is to use an all-natural hair dye such as pure henna that works like a semi-permanent color dye, but without chemicals. The problem with using pure henna is that it only gives one color: bright red-orange.
Most people don’t care for pure henna color. Natural hair color shades can be produced by mixing pure henna with the extracts of other botanical plants. Since the shades of color are totally natural, they won’t contain any harmful chemical substance. Allergic contact dermatitis can thus be avoided.
1U.K. Petition to Ban the sale of products containing the chemical PPD (para-phenylenediamine)
2National Institute of Health, USA
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