Background: Finding alternative hair dyes for individuals allergic to para-phenylenediamine (PPD) has been difficult. Newer permanent and demipermanent hair dyes that have replaced PPD with para ...

A woman has vowed never to dye her hair at home again after suffering an allergic reaction, leading to two trips to the hospital and 20 days of medication. Isabelle Lowe, 19, was dying her hair at ...

The vast majority of reactions to hair-dye products are caused by PPD. [4–6] In past years, PPD was used in permanent hair dyes but not in semipermanent dyes. More recently, PPD has been used in ...

No dye products should be used on under-16s, according to manufacturers and the industry's professional body ... even life-threatening, allergic reactions. Hair dye manufacturers say they are ...

If you are going to have your hair colored by a professional ... commonly found in permanent darker-toned hair dyes, is often the culprit behind allergic reactions that can occur from coloring ...