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What to do with my hair 5 months after chemo? Hair dyes?
Hi,
My hair is fairly thick now but still very short and a bit wavy, especially at the back, puffy on the top,flicks out at my ears.
l am hating the colour, it is such a weird salt and pepper colour with a tinge of red. I did not have this much grey before,
l am a natural redhead, l did get a few foils in my hair regularly before l lost my hair from chemo.
Will my hair go back to it's original colour or am l stuck with mostly grey hair now?
How safe is it to dye my hair and can l expect to get the colour that l want?
I will go to a professional.
I would love to hear from those that have coloured their hair after chemo, how long after and what results they got.
I hate looking in the mirror, l feel as if l have lost myself.
Cheers,
Karen
My hair is fairly thick now but still very short and a bit wavy, especially at the back, puffy on the top,flicks out at my ears.
l am hating the colour, it is such a weird salt and pepper colour with a tinge of red. I did not have this much grey before,
l am a natural redhead, l did get a few foils in my hair regularly before l lost my hair from chemo.
Will my hair go back to it's original colour or am l stuck with mostly grey hair now?
How safe is it to dye my hair and can l expect to get the colour that l want?
I will go to a professional.
I would love to hear from those that have coloured their hair after chemo, how long after and what results they got.
I hate looking in the mirror, l feel as if l have lost myself.
Cheers,
Karen
34 Replies
- I’ve wondered that too@Sister! I think I am just ahead of you in my treatment. Had my 4th dose of AC last Wednesday and will have my first (of 12) dose of Taxol on 11/4. Glad to see the end of the ‘red devil’ and only now at day 10 am I coming out of the emotional fog!
Good luck with your last one! - That's the colour of doxyrubicin - aka the red devil.
- @sister Why that colour?!
- @diern I wonder if my hair will grow back cordial-coloured red?
- I’m 8 weeks post chemo. I had mine coloured about two weeks ago. It has come back a light brown - so I have it coloured a slightly darker brown so as to add the illusion of more volume. I have it reshaped every 3-4 weeks.
x - I went to a hair supply Shop saw the colour specialist and she sold me a natural wash out after 7washes hair colour which I didn't Home till I could use permanent one. She also said some women take on the colour of the chemo given to them when it first grows back, which amazed me.
- Hi, @Afraser, it is hard to be patient. I thought that the hard part would be having no hair, but l did not mind wearing scarves, it was easy and there are some really lovely chemo scarves to buy. This hair on the other hand is awful, l hope that after l have it coloured on Monday that l will feel a bit better. l have always had long hair so it is a bit of a change for me.
Cheers,
Karen - Hi, @onemargie, the hair colour worked well for you and it looked great.
Cheers,
Karen - Thanks @Jen001, good to hear that the hair dye worked for you, l will see how l feel after Monday when l get my hair coloured by a hairdresser.
Cheers,
Karen - Thanks @poodlejules, it's great to hear of your experience. l am having my hair coloured on Monday, hopefully it takes.
After all of the treatment, loss of hair, you just don't stop to think about how long before your hair grows back, l had no idea that my hair would grow back a different colour, it was easier to wear scarves when l had no hair, l still felt somewhat like me, but this weird wavy gray hair that flicks out at my ears is crazy. I suppose that in a few months my hair will get to a more manageable length.
Cheers,
Karen
