Any one else's scalp itch after coloring hair?

[Anonymous]

i dye my hair at home and everytime i do the next day the itching starts.. I was using a color safe shampoo but that only makes the itching worse so i changed back to a regular apple shampoo and hoping that might take some of the itch away.

[Anonymous]

Whole foods have a line of hair dye (I am forgetting the name), and while a bit pricey ($17), it may be worth a try. Less chemicals in them.

[Anonymous]

I have Lupus. Starting to gray and I decided to go with an Organic hair dye. I went to a professional salon to get it colored. Worst mistake ever. After an hour my scalp got so irritated. It lasted about over a week. It was so painful.My hair is black and where the gray was coming she highlighed them a ugly brassy gold color. I have no idea how im going to fix it. So afraid to color my hair again. Ughhh!!! What should I do???

[Anonymous]

Mine used to itch and I found two things that made it stop.

1. As others said, make sure your scalp is "dirty" - you need the oils to protect it. Its says so on most boxes.
2. I stopped leaving the cheap conditioner that came with the kit on my hair for long. Turns out some of the reaction was to the cheap conditioner, not the hair dye.

[Anonymous]

yes i have its best to color on very dirty oily hair or pay more and color with no amonia they have this colors in pr&partners from loreal, i forgot the name, they also sell in grocery stores called olia from garnier but i think secret is oily hair if its clean it itches

[Anonymous]

I just colored my hair a dark brown and my scalp is itchy whenever I color my hair a dark color this happens but, when I color it blonde I don't have this problem. What should I do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just colored my hair a dark brown and my scalp is itchy whenever I color my hair a dark color this happens but, when I color it blonde I don't have this problem. What should I do?

I have the exact opposite problem, my scalp burns and itches if I do blond highlights or very light brown...but no itching/etc if I dye it brownish/darker. Annoying...

[Anonymous]

http://m.newbeauty.com/blog/dailybeauty/5998-a-surprising-way-to-stop-scalp-irritation-caused-by-hair-dye/

[Anonymous]

http://m.newbeauty.com/blog/dailybeauty/5998-a-surprising-way-to-stop-scalp-irritation-caused-by-hair-dye/

[Anonymous]

The couple days after dying my hair, I only use conditioner, whether deep conditioning or regular depending on how badly my scalp is flaking and how much it's itching. And every three days I use shampoo with my conditioner. I don't really focus as much on my strands as I do the roots and scalp.. Massage the conditioner in as much as you deem necessary (couple minutes) and then let it sit on the scalp for a few minutes (1-3).. Unless your strands are really dry, I don't really focus on moisturizing them as much.. Since dying my hair, head & shoulders and other dandruff shampoos have not really worked..deep conditioners have been a big help

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've heard from two people that adding a packet of the artificial sweetner in the pink packet (not Splenda, can't remember the name) to the hair dye will stop the itching. [/qusweet Sweet and Low is the sweetener in the pink packet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've heard from two people that adding a packet of the artificial sweetner in the pink packet (not Splenda, can't remember the name) to the hair dye will stop the itching.

Yes. My hairdresser does this and it definitely helps.

[Anonymous]

For how many days does the itching continue? Does repeated shampooing -- over & over -- help? I am going crazy -- had roots dyed and highlights.

[Anonymous]

I know this is a really old thread - but put sweet n low in your hair prior to coloring. Works amazingly!

[Anonymous]

Try Olia brand hair color! Finally a hair color that does away with the itching and burning I have put up with for years! I tried this about 6 months ago because I had a coupon, and I will never use anything else!