Is hair dye really bad as people make it seem?

Question

im a teenager and i wanna dye my hair but everyone says its not that good for ur hair.....so is it true and if so why? what does it do to my hair?

Answer 1

i would advise you sweety to go get foil hi-lites done at a shop u c they give enough lift to brighten your hair and i want to tell u they have been using hair color for yrs and if u abuse it and USE it all the time for several yrs it could damage it also if u let someone do it that dont know what there doing ---now for your foils call all over there reasonable if u call ma n pa shop s too they have to go thru everything just as the classy shops do---dont wash ur hair b4 u plan to get it hi-lites remember u get it hi-lited heavy or lite the heavier u go the more hair color u will see also it grows out nicer so u dont have to rush in to have the new growth touched up rite away i am a stylist for 25 yrs goodluck u will love foil hi-lites!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

My mother first let me dye my hair when I was 14. I was a natural platinum blonde and dyed it Auburn. I've been dyeing it Auburn ever since. I've dyed my hair now for 16 years. Once every 3 months. My hair is neither dry nor brittle. I have no split ends. It's all about the product you use and the after care. I personally use Garnier Nutrisse (it's has fruit extracts and leaves my hair soft and conditioned). You have to use a really good quality shampoo and condition for color treated hair. Again, I use Garnier products because they condition so well. Honestly, if you can't afford the follow-up care for your hair don't dye it. If you use the wrong coloring product and the wrong after-care your hair can become damaged.
The ONLY time my hair was damaged by colouring was at a salon. They use really intense chemicals and my hair was totally over-processed. I will never have my hair done in a salon again. Home colouring is easier, more convenient and just plain cheaper. I have thick hair that goes to the middle of my back and I was charged $85 to color my hair that one time. If you are afraid of not getting the colour evenly through your hair, have someone help you with it. I really, really, really, don't recommend a salon. It's overpriced and they just try to bully you into buy expensive after product. Who wants to pay $25 for a bottle of shampoo??

Answer 3

People have been coloring their hair for many years. Trying to do it cheap will leave you unhappy with the result so I recommend only having this service done at a reputable salon. They will tell you how to keep your hair healthy. Go for it, you have many years ahead of you so enjoy some highlights or full colors. You could even try some semi permanents that will allow you to change more often.

Answer 4

too much dyeing or dye too often will really dry your hair out and then it tends to thin out. You have the rest of your life to dye your hair. It will be gray soon enough. Leave your hair alone.

by the way, it also effects your hair differently if you're a teen. Hormones do strange things. you may not get the color you asked for. like orange instead of red or blond....at least wait until you're over the homronal teens. (if you are that young)

Answer 5

It only damages your hair if you do it wrong. If you use permanant hair color this is more powerful than semi. If you leave it on longer than suggested this will cause unnecessary dryness. But if you do it right and use the right shampoos and conditioners your hair will look healthy.

My mother has been dying her hair for several years. She uses Loreal Color Spa, semi-perm, doesn't over blowdry her hair, uses Pantene and doesn't use hair spray gels or mouses. Her colored hair looks better and a lot healthier than my uncolored hair. Not to mention people these days are all about making their hair stay in one place by applying a pound of mouse to it and using shampoos recommended by their salon (which honestly never worked, I've tried and I've also worked in a salon), they over process, over dry, over work their hair and it looks like crap. You will have a small amount of dryness if you color it, this always happens, but you can prevent how dry it gets by taking care of it properly. Hair always grows out, the color doesn't stay on your head or in your roots so the dryness also grows out, it doesn't stay with you with age unless you have your head dipped in a bowl of amonia and peroxide your whole life. So you figure it out.

Answer 6

I've been coloring my hair for many years.....and it can be damaging if you don't take care of your hair. My hair is very fine. so by coloring it.....the hair seems to hold style better. But you must condition and get regular trims. If you decide to do it.....you should go to a professional first. They will give you a deep conditioning treatment and tell how to keep your hair healthy. Good Luck !!!

Answer 7

people just say that but hair dye is not really that bad for your hair its just that people just go crazy with hair dye, they constantly just keep dying their hair like every week or more now that is bad! but if u just want to dye your hair and keep the color theres nothing at all wrong with that!

Answer 8

Hair dye isnt as bad as people make out but on ly as long as when you get your hair dyed , you get a deep conditioning treatment to go with it - it works miracles!

Answer 9

hair dye isnt that bad, ive died my hair many times and it didnt affect my hair condition at all, only the colors. but putting chemicals in ur hair is risky, not only dye. it just depends on ur hair type

Answer 10

I dye my hair, but I'm a lot older than you. The hair dye has lots of chemicals so your hair will get damaged. It'll no doubt get very dry and brittle. I do mine to color the gray.