I'm half black, half spanish and have been chemically relaxing my hair since i was 8. I'm 20 and expecting my first baby and i want to know if it's a bad idea to relax my hair while pregnant. Thanks.
2006-08-31 11:54:20 · 7 answers · asked by Jessica S 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
I think when you're pregnant, there are several hair treatments that you cannot do. Ask your hairdresser and your doctor.
2006-08-31 12:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by Natasha B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your hair during pregnancy
Congratulations - you're having a baby. This is a wonderful time in your life, but it's also a time when your hormones are raging. This can cause changes in your hair, but don't worry - they're only temporary. For example, you might notice that your hair is drier than usual. If this is a problem, just use a stronger conditioner and treat yourself to an occasional deep conditioning if necessary. Some women, however, find that their hair becomes luxuriously shiny and full when they're pregnant.
There's been a lot of debate about colouring and perming hair during pregnancy. Experts will tell you not to use chemical processes on your hair during the first trimester - there's no real evidence that it harms the foetus, but why gamble?
Whether or not you colour or perm your hair during the second and third trimesters is up to you and your doctor. If you decide to go ahead with a process, be sure to keep the product away from your scalp and skin. Also, consult your hairdresser, as he or she should be up-to-date on which processes are safe for pregnant women.
After giving birth or when you stop nursing, many women suddenly lose a lot more hair than usual (this can also happen to women who stop using the contraceptive pill). Relax, though, you're not going bald. All those hormones were just preventing your normal amount of hair from falling out, so the clumps coming out when you brush your hair or when you take a shower are just the backlog.
2006-08-31 12:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is safe. I just read it on pp. 578-579 of my baby book, "The BabyCenter Essential Guide to Pregnancy and Birth." It says it us "unknown" as far as on the safety meter, but what it says is that the fumes may be annoying, but the exposure isn't signficant enough to have any effect on your baby." If you were a stylist and around the fumes all day, the book says that may cause some symptoms. I used to relax my hair years ago, including after my 1st daughter was born, but be careful after you give birth because your hair may be significantly weaker as far as the bonds.... maybe consider continuing with the vitamins or braids/weaves for the 1st year.
2006-08-31 13:57:28 · answer #3 · answered by Sleek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I relaxed my hair when I was pregnant, but I wouldn't recommend it. I probably shouldn't have done it because my doctor advised that I don't even use Noxzema, because everything we put on our skin goes directly into our blood stream. The same blood stream that goes directly to your baby.
2006-08-31 12:11:29 · answer #4 · answered by gzmom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do no longer perm yo hair mutually as prego wait till at last once you have your toddler. do you want the chemical compounds in a relaxer to break your newborn no. i might recommend getting french braids or singles no longer purely are they complication loose however the final time to develop your hair out is throughout being pregnant.
2016-11-06 04:28:02 · answer #5 · answered by falls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no that is not safe for you or the baby, it could cause you to become lite headed and cemical reaction ... make your hair fall out
2006-08-31 12:03:22 · answer #6 · answered by jaydaka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you put this question towards black woman only??? Actually you need to ask your doctor when you can again!
2006-08-31 12:00:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋