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Herbatint Permanent #4R

I have always had a problem with wash out dyes and so I thought I would try going to the hair dresser and try a permanent dye-disaster I got scabs on my scalp.

So I thought I would go to something safer like this. My scalp had a worse reaction with this. Head is burning and extremely itchy-but no scabs.

I would like your opinion has what I can do now??

thanks

EDITOR'S NOTES:

All permanent hair color products contain some chemicals even the more natural ones. Herbatint contains minimal amounts of chemicals but for a sensitive individual even that may be too much.

Many women can have a strong reaction to even the low levels of ppd (an ingredient used in permanent hair color that many women are sensitive to) found in hair color like Herbatint. Every product is different. You could try other permanent hair coloring like EcoColors which also has low levels of ppd.

If you can't use any products with ppd your best choice may be to use temporary coloring, henna or try getting highlights or lowlights using one of the more natural products being careful not to touch the scalp.

No matter what you choose always do a patch test first as ppd is not the only ingredient that can cause a reaction.

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Herbatint Permanent #4R

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disappointed & reaction, to boot
by: Anonymous

First try with Herbatint, thinking it was better than 'mainstream' stuff... well, let's chalk this up to experience - to not be repeated! After a week, still have serious, weeping blisters all on outside of ears. Had light rash around hairline and throughout scalp, but that seems to be gone. Hair texture and lustre turned crap - when I rinsed it out, it felt like straw, and TONS of hair came out (1st sign that Herbatint wasn't working well for me), and still more comes out, more than usual, but that's fine, I have lots! :) I was surprised by the severity of reaction on my ears. ahwell, as my youngest daughter said 'why did you do it?' and 'don't ever do THAT again, mummy!'... learned and learned. :)

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Herbatinit 8R and 9N
by: Anonymous

I too tried Herbatint. Although I was looking for a natural alternative, the 3 years of getting my hair soft and shiny with salon treated Loreal coloring was ruined with one use of Herbatint. I am going back to the salon to avoid further damage. Hopefully in a few months I will regain the softness.

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Herbatint
by: Naima

I tried it too. Awful. Brassy - just plain ugly and it did not cover my minimal grey at the hairline. I waited 48 hours and colored right over it with NatureColor which worked out beautifully. I made sure to be extra gentle and moisturize a lot to avoid possible damage. Easy because my hair is naturally curly and cut very short. Only problem now is while traveling I can't find the natural hair colors and so I am back to a drugstore brand recommended by an Aveda stylist before I discovered the NatureColor. Wish me luck, ladies. Hope I don't have to shave my head and start over. LOL

P.S. Straight henna NEVER worked for me and not because I used it with any other chemical product. It simply made my soft curly hair hard and brittle. Not all hairs are equal as in the same, and every organic product is NOT good.

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Herbatint
by: Anonymous

Herbatint dried my hair out so badly it was like straw. I would NEVER use this product again. It took months to restore it to my original lustre. Very, very disappointed in this product.

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