Hair Coloring During Pregnancy

I dyed my hair when I was pregnant and had no problems. I made sure to use a dye that had no amonia or harsh chemicals and had my friend dye my hair outside so that I wouldn't be breathing any fumes.
Hope this helps

Hi there! I had heard different things from the nurses/doctors and people who had done it or not during pregnancy. I wasn't sure I wanted to go ahead with all the chemicals etc (just in case) and I wasn't too keen on the smell so I started using the Nice 'n Easy 10 minute root touch up. That worked perfect (my problem was/is grays as well) and it worked perfect and took only 10 minutes!!!!!!! Yippee!!! Good luck!

J.

I've been told it's okay as long as you stay away from "alcohol" based type of colors. I'm getting my gray colored tomorrow and I called the salon to confirm they can and do have products for me since I'm in my 2nd trimester. I also found this article on babycenter.com about whether or not it's safe to color: http://www.babycenter.com/404_is-it-safe-to-color-my-hair....

I colored my hair, not as frequently as I usually do, with BOTH of my kids. They are both fine! I did it every 4 mos.

I didn't color while I was pregnant, because I figured I would rather be safe than sorry. If I had to do it again, I might consider using a natural color product that is non-toxic because these products actually exist now! I don't know the line my current hair-dresser uses, but when I walk into the salon all I smell is essential oils, not chemicals and I love my hair! I know the hair care products are Euphora, but I can't remember the hair color product line, I just know it's non-toxic.

I hope that helps...

K.,

If you are set on coloring your hair while pregnant, wait until you are least 12 weeks along. There is conflicting advice on both sides as far as safety goes- but the fetus develops the most during the first 12 weeks-- so to avoid potential birth defects, wait.

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

M.

This use to be the case years ago but now it is sompletely safe now to color your hair - just ask your ob/gyn.

Hi.... you are so right.. it is not safe to color your hair while pregnant.. the toxins go right in to your brain and to the blood system and the baby... very harmful.

I am a nutritional consultant and I work with lowering body burden and helping women carry babies in a healthy environment.You can go to www.ewg.org and look at the study done with the Red Cross on toxic body burden and babies in utero. Over 287 chemicals running through babies and a huge challenge for this generation of children's health.

I would like to encourage you to go to www.sharethecause.com/live... a 9 minute documentary on the toxic issues.. very informative.

If you would like more info on how to reduce your toxic body burden and that of your babies while pregnant.. please feel free to contact me. L. Medina... ###-###-####

My OB said it was perfectly safe. And I figure, if I'm going to look like a beached whale, at least my hair can look good!! =) Seriously, I continued coloring my hair during both pregnancies, and my little girls turned out brilliant and beautiful - I think you will be perfectly fine coloring your hair!

I always heard that too, so with my first pregnancy I did not color my hair at all. With my second preganancy I colored it only once, and absolutely nothing happened. If you are due end of July, I see no reason why you can't go ahead and do a color now to carry you through.

Hi!

I too am prematurely gray (not so prematurely gray NOW as I am 43!) - and I chose not to color my hair for both pregnancies. My son is nearly 3 and my daughter, 14 months. It was painful to look like a haggard pregnant lady... but TOTALLY worth it to me to play it safe when pregnant. here is the deal as I see it and my rad hairdresser sees it. It is ok to have bleach near scalp, but not ok to have tint near the scalp. That said... we did a little bleach blended with the gray. This process was done every 2 months... instead of the usual 5 weeks I do now. let me tell you the time DRAGGED by with my first pregnancy.. but with the second I was so busy with my first that it wasnt really a big deal. I feel good about my decision... and would do it again in a heartbeat

My hairdresser is in San Francisco. If you need his name and number, feel free to contact me on this site.

btw... I use zero voc paints... healthy cleaning supplies... the whole deal. This is how I roll and it helps me minimize my family's toxic intake.

Good luck on your decision.

colored my hair with both of my kids. 1 year old and a 3 year old and they are fine. Talk to your Dr. and just google it and see what your find. My mom has been a hairdresser for over 30 years and did hair while pregnant with me and my sister, perms, hair colors etc. and we are fine. Think of all the people who do hair while thay are pregnant. Again, research it on-line and talk to your Dr., mine said it was fine.

Congrats for thinking this through and being concerned. Good Mommy! I colored my hair with both pregnancies, because my Dr said it was safe... she did it. And, we didn't have any problems either.

I didn't color my hair with my first pregnancy but I did with my second 2 times after the 1st trimester. Both my dr and my hairdresser said its safe. I only had my hair highlighted so I don't know about coloring. My baby is healthy and happy with no problems. Ask your dr if you are worried. Im a blond by birth and after having my first baby my hair did funny things and started getting super dark. MOre so with my second pregnancy and like you, I didn't like it. The joys of having babies.

Good luck & congrats on baby #2.

SAHM/Zombie with 2 super funny acitve boys. 3.5yrs and 10 months walking at 7 months.

highlights are supposed to be okay (according to my OB), at least it'll cover some : )