Chemicals in hair dyes may cause allergies for some people. Around 38% of people who color their hair report having an allergic reaction to hair dye. The most common allergic reaction to hair dye ...

A man from Blackburn, Ryan Briggs, recently shared his terrifying experience after suffering a severe allergic reaction to hair dye that left him resembling the animated character ‘Megamind'.

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 ...

The most common allergic reactions to hair dye chemicals are dermatitis of the eyes, ears, scalp and face, which may include a rash, extreme swelling and a severe burning sensation on the scalp.

A mum has died after she had a suspected rare allergic reaction to the dye some patients are given before a CT scan. Yvonne Graham went into cardiac arrest minutes after medics at Northampton ...

Starting in January 2008, any patient who had a positive patch-test reaction to PPD and negative patch-test reactions to PTDS and the rest of the hair dye series were advised to use one of the new ...