DD Wants to dye her hair black?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From a health standpoint, coloring your hair is bad for you over time. If you start young and continue until you are "old" your cancer risk goes up. It also makes your hair dry and brittle. Take a look at the women around you who color their hair.

If she has to color her hair, use a semi-permanent color which should be less harsh on her hair. It will wash out over time though.

None of this is true. If your hair is dry and brittle from coloring, you’re doing it wrong.

[Anonymous]

The bigger picture says something- she has not started finding herself yet. If she did, she would not be experimenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From a health standpoint, coloring your hair is bad for you over time. If you start young and continue until you are "old" your cancer risk goes up. It also makes your hair dry and brittle. Take a look at the women around you who color their hair.

If she has to color her hair, use a semi-permanent color which should be less harsh on her hair. It will wash out over time though.

This was not born out by the extensive Harvard study using the data of an n=117,200 subset of women in the Nurses’ Health Study, especially not for non-ammonia dyes.

[Anonymous]

All of my DDs friends have colored their hair. Right now, DDs hair is black with a stripe of green in the front. I DIY'd it and it isn't perfect but it looks fine. It's not like we are going anywhere anyway.

Going darker is something you can do at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This makes me want to scream. It's hair. Let her express herself.

Agree with this. My dad was psycho about me dying my hair as a teen, which made me want to do it more. I have dark brown hair and wanted to dye it auburn, so not extreme. He threw a fit and I dyed it purple. As in, bleached, then manic panic bright purple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could be like a gateway drug to worse things. That’s what almost happened to my child.

WTF...

[Anonymous]

I don’t get what others are sahing. Harder to fitbin because of herchosen hair color? Why? Are there other color that have this effect?

[Anonymous]

I think it is great for you to reach out OP. YOu are a great dad because you are seeking information. Here's the thing, don't invite strife into your relationship with your kids over things that don't matter and hair doesn't matter. Teens don't have a whole lot of autonomy. We decide when they go to school, what they take, what they eat - the only places they have autonomy is in their rooms and over their bodies. A pandemic is a perfect time to try something new. She may regret it but I don't know a single woman who hasn't done something they regret to their hair. In this pandemic, I think it is even more important to look for ways to make them happy. Keep being a great dad!

[Anonymous]

Have her try one of these colors

https://overtone.co/


They are good for the hair, and it will eventually fade out, as it’s a color conditioner and not a permanent dye. They even have a black, so she can test it out to see if that’s the look she’s going for.

[Anonymous]

It's a thing with teens.

I was not allowed to dye my hair and now dye it all sorts of colors as a middle aged woman. Best to let her do this as a teen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have her try one of these colors

https://overtone.co/


They are good for the hair, and it will eventually fade out, as it’s a color conditioner and not a permanent dye. They even have a black, so she can test it out to see if that’s the look she’s going for.

This is good advice! Black hair dye is really hard to dye back and/or remove, so testing the look first is a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Her body, her choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a health standpoint, coloring your hair is bad for you over time. If you start young and continue until you are "old" your cancer risk goes up. It also makes your hair dry and brittle. Take a look at the women around you who color their hair.

If she has to color her hair, use a semi-permanent color which should be less harsh on her hair. It will wash out over time though.

None of this is true. If your hair is dry and brittle from coloring, you’re doing it wrong.

Or you are using a lot of product to hide the fact that your hair is damaged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is great for you to reach out OP. YOu are a great dad because you are seeking information. Here's the thing, don't invite strife into your relationship with your kids over things that don't matter and hair doesn't matter. Teens don't have a whole lot of autonomy. We decide when they go to school, what they take, what they eat - the only places they have autonomy is in their rooms and over their bodies. A pandemic is a perfect time to try something new. She may regret it but I don't know a single woman who hasn't done something they regret to their hair. In this pandemic, I think it is even more important to look for ways to make them happy. Keep being a great dad!

Agree with all this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The bigger picture says something- she has not started finding herself yet. If she did, she would not be experimenting.

What teenage girl has found herself?