{"id":821,"date":"2018-01-21T22:59:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T22:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haircareclub.co.uk\/?p=821"},"modified":"2018-01-26T23:04:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T23:04:00","slug":"can-you-colour-your-hair-when-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haircareclub.co.uk\/can-you-colour-your-hair-when-pregnant\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Colour Your Hair When Pregnant?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many women are hesitant about using chemical hair treatments during pregnancy and with good reason. Certain chemicals can harm both your health and that of the baby.<\/p>\n

Hair dye is one of the treatments that ladies are concerned will affect the growing baby.<\/p>\n

Should you avoid colouring your hair during pregnancy? If you dye your hair, are there certain chemical ingredients to avoid?<\/p>\n

Hair dye during pregnancy: Is it safe?<\/h2>\n

The general answer is yes but with a few caveats.<\/p>\n

Multiple research efforts have found no adverse health effects either on the mother or the baby of using hair colour during pregnancy. This includes all kinds of hair colours \u2013 permanent dye, temporary dye or highlights.<\/p>\n

According to the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists<\/a>, there is no observable risk so far of using hair treatments including hair dye during pregnancy. A study done in pregnant animals with exposure levels 100 times more than what you would normally be exposed to, researchers did not see any harm on the mother or foetus.<\/p>\n

NHS has similar advice<\/a>. There is little risk when you apply hair colour when expecting.<\/p>\n

The reason behind the harmless nature of hair colour during pregnancy is that very little of the treatment is absorbed into the blood stream. For things like highlights, there is virtually no hair colour<\/a> that goes below the skin.<\/p>\n

For any external chemical to affect your baby, it has to get inside your blood stream where it can then reach the developing foetus.<\/p>\n

That said, experts including the NHS strongly advice women to wait until their second trimester before they use hair colour or any other chemical hair treatment. The first 12 weeks is when the foetus is most vulnerable to chemical exposure.<\/p>\n

So while experts have yet to see any harm is colouring your hair at any stage of pregnancy, be extra cautious and hold off until the 13th week.<\/p>\n

Other precautions<\/h2>\n

There are a few other steps you can take to keep your baby safe when using hair colour whether it\u2019s in the first or third trimester. Also talk to your doctor for more guidance.<\/p>\n