Hair coloring🎨 is very popular all over the world🌎. Because of this, there have been concerns about whether it is safe to use hair dyes during pregnancy. So what about coloring during pregnancy and breastfeeding?👀
Experimental animal studies🐁 have shown the risk of teratogenicity caused by some chemicals contained in hair products💇🏼♀️ if they were used in very high📈 doses. Human studies show that hair coloring leads to very little absorption of harmful chemicals by the scalp (unless there are burns or abscesses on the scalp). Therefore, it is unlikely that these chemicals reach the placenta in significant amounts to cause complications.
A 2008 study claims that 3 to 4 visits to the hairdresser during pregnancy do not increase the risk of complications🤞🏻.
A 2021 study found a link between hair dye and low birth weight babies. However, the increased probability of further complications was not proven. At the same time, he claims that it is not 100% certain whether hair dyeing has an effect on the fetus or not.
During breastfeeding🧑🏼🍼 it is assumed that hair coloring is harmless🙏🏻. Very few chemicals used in hair dyes enter the bloodstream, so it is unlikely that a significant amount of them would enter breast milk🥛.
Verra team💕