Will dying your hair cause brain damage?

Question

I heard a rumor sometime ago that dying your hair may cause brain damage? So is it true? If it is what is the evidence?

omg it's just a question out of curiousty... i don't have brain damage...

Answer 1

Everything causes neurological damage or cancer if it's tested in HUGE amounts. Most people can use chemical hair dyes with no problem, but for some people they can cause adverse reactions, which may be severe.

This page has more info about Para-Phenylenediamine (chemical) dyes: http://www.hennaforhair.com/ppd/index.html

Answer 2

well some people dye their hair every month and we haven't managed to prove that it causes any harm so far, so i honestly would not worry about it! At least try and get an ammonia-free hair dye, no because it will cause you brain damage, but the less chemicals the better. Also, your hair will turn up orange if you dye it from brown to blonde, as you need to bleach it first. You can't "dye" hair lighter, it won't lift the colour. And also, if you bleach your own hair from that dark colour, you will most likely ruin your hair, i suggest you go to the hairdressers. oh and, if you only bleach your hair lighter once a year, you are going to have some serious re-growth!!!

Answer 3

You should talk to your barber, or a hair stylist. Im 99.9% sure that dying your hair does not cause brain damage.

Answer 4

no i dont believe so
i dont have brain damage and i've been dying my hair since i was 15. and i'm 25 now

Answer 5

For asking a question like that seem as if you already have some form of brain damage.

Answer 6

No. What do you think you're skull is there for? It can cause hair damage though if you don't moisturize it.

Answer 7

I think...
NOOO WAY!
My mom and I have been dying our hair for years and nothing has ever happened. Don't worry about it.

Answer 8

Thanks ! for answering my three Questions you gave such a effort.
Brain damage may occur due to a wide range of conditions, illnesses, or injuries. Possible causes of widespread (diffuse) brain damage include prolonged hypoxia (shortage of oxygen), poisoning, infection, and neurological illness. Common causes of focal or localized brain damage are physical trauma (traumatic brain injury), stroke, aneurysm, or neurological illness.

The extent and effect of brain injury is often assessed by the use of neurological examination, neuroimaging, and neuropsychological assessment.

Brain injury does not necessarily result in long-term impairment or disability, although the location and extent of damage both have a significant effect on the likely outcome. In serious cases of brain injury, the result can be permanent disability, including neurocognitive deficits, delusions (often specifically monothematic delusions), speech or movement problems, and mental handicap. Severe brain damage may result in persistent vegetative state, coma, or death.

Various professions may be involved in the medical care and rehabilitation of someone who suffers impairment after brain damage. Neurologists, neurosurgeons, and physiatrists are physicians who specialise in treating brain injury. Neuropsychologists (especially clinical neuropsychologists) are psychologists who specialise in understanding the effects of brain injury and may be involved in assessing the extent of brain damage or creating rehabilitation programmes. Occupational therapists may be involved in running rehabilitation programmes to help restore lost function or help re-learn essential skills.

It is a common misconception that brain damage sustained during childhood has a better chance of successful recovery than similar injury acquired in adult life. In fact, the consequences of childhood injury may simply be more difficult to detect in the short term. This is because different cortical areas mature at different stages, with some major cell populations and their corresponding cognitive faculties remaining unrefined until early adulthood. In the case of a child with frontal brain injury, for example, the impact of the damage may be undetectable until that child fails to develop normal executive functions in his or her late teens and early twenties.

The effects of impairment or disability resulting from brain injury may be treated by a number of methods, including medication, psychotherapy, neuropsychological rehabilitation, snoezelen, surgery, or physical implants such as deep brain stimulation.

THATS ALL I KNOW !

Answer 9

No, ofcourse not, why would something on the outside of your head damage something that is inside your head?

Get real.

Answer 10

If it did, then half the women in the Western word would be bonkers!!