What exactly are the effects if you dye/bleach your hair too often?

Question

I just dyed my hair for the fifth time, and people are telling me a lot of things that are scaring the crap out of me, like my hairline is going to start receding and i'll lose all my hair and all that stuff. Is it true?

Answer 1

you won't have any left

Answer 2

Dying Your Hair WILL NOT Make It Fall Out. Coloring Or Bleaching Too Much Or Too Often CAN Cause It To BREAK-OFF. But This Is NOT PERMANENT And Will Stop If You Quit Using (Or Over-Using The Chemicals). EVERYONE'S Hair Gets Thinner As They Get Older. As A Teenager Or A Young Adult, You Have The Most Hair (Density) You Will Ever Have In Your Life.

Answer 3

Hi, When we bleach our hair (and I have), the chemicals like peroxide and other lighteners, that actually do the bleaching, remove much needed natural oils and other things from our hair along with our own pigment. This causes your hair to be dry. EVEN THE ONES WITH CODITIONERS IN THEM, even if our hair doesn't feel like it-and this will cause it to beak off gradually. Also, have you noticed how full your hair feels after? This is due to damage the dyes cause. When natural vitamins and other components are "stripped" by the dyes, the hair shafts "swell", and that makes it apperar fuller. I color or highlight my hair from time to time also. If you're going to do it, at least go to a salon so they can use one for your type of hair-and never color it when you're doing another chemical procedure on the same day. Wait at least two weeks. After your hair is damaged, new hair that grows out at your scalp is not. That's why the ends break off and not the top.

Answer 4

Well, i've started dying my hair too, i heard that if you do it too often or you always have you're hair dyed or something, than you're hair will start to dry out or fall out, i've seen this happen with some of my friends, but one of my friends has been dying her hair forever and her's is all smooth and stuff, and my mom has started it too, and it doesn't seem to be in any different condition, mines just fine, i guess it depends on the person, but i can recommend colorsilk or sumthin cause its supposed to help your hair as well as dye it.

Answer 5

Your hair will become very dry- straw-like and porous. It could break at the ends and you will notice lots of split ends. The color could become distorted if you don't take care of it. I don't think it's true you will lose your hair from the root but it could thin out some. I think I have less hair after I went through a stage of dyeing it a lot than when I started.

Answer 6

It all depends on how often you bleach your hair. If you bleach your hair too much it will become brittle & more prone to breakage. As long as you condition your hair regularly & deep condition at least once a week you really shouldn't have much of a problem. Try not to use bleach more than once every 2 months & don't wash your hair daily, shampooing too much makes the hair dry out.

Answer 7

well it depends. if you bleach your hair the results can be very bad. You'll completely damage your hair. I've died my hair quite a few times but never bleached and made sure I spaced out the the dyings. None of it is very good for your hair and your hair can become brittle and breakable, but try using a deep conditioner or a restoring shampoo. I don't think you'll lose your hair.

Answer 8

All you have to do is not dye it so often and close together...wait to dye it for a while... i have dyed my hair about 10 or 11 times since i was 7 and now i am 14. then i went to a hairstylist and he said that my hair was SUPER healthy and i didnt do anything. you should be fine unless your hair starts to look fried...then you need to wait a LONG time before you even think about dying your hair so it can be healthy again...


Hope that helps...

Answer 9

ummmm well it will start falling out eventually and probably earlier than people who dont dye it. but dont worry it wont just like, all fall out tomorrow or something. when you dye your hair, the chemicals slowly eat away at your hair line and stuff so after time it loses its natural shine and softness and becomes brittle and dull. there are some shampoo products you can use though that will kind of protect your hair from damaging TOO much and will help you when it becomes too brittle. just be careful and try to dye it after longer periods. like dont dye it every month. just do root touch ups and such....

Answer 10

too much dye/bleach makes your dry and brittle. Everytime you dye/bleach you strip off proteins off of your hair and if used many times will give you a very damaged hair. Use treatment such as cholesterol, hot oil and leave in treatment/conditioner. I bleached my hair before and left on too long...my hair started splitting really bad. In addition, use conditioner everyday.

Answer 11

lol don't worry, not ALL your hair will fall out...it will start to become more brittle now, though, due to the peroxide (it strips your hair to the point of breakage, split ends, and occasionally hair loss) but you definently don't have to worry about a receding hairline or anything.
just make sure that you use a hair mask (i love garnier frutice's deep mask, its super, super intense), condition your hair every time you wash it, and use a leave-in conditioner. (seeing a pattern here? the bottom line is CONDITION.)
if eventually your hair gets to the point of too much damage, a very (cropped) short hair cut will have to do.
best of luck :)