Hi Ladies, How long did you wait to colour your hair after Chemo & did you use natural hair colour or a salon product? Warm regards Robyn

Hi Robyn, I coloured my hair as soon as it was long enough about 7 months after my last chemo and the hairdresser did it using her products just like I had previous to chemo. Big improvement ! Made me look normal and so uplifting for my self esteem. Xx Bep

Hi Bep, It is such a big thing your hair, I am not happy with the colour of my hair "Grey" & I feel like it is still defining me as a Cancer Patient. I only finished Chemo in November & was told to wait 12 mths before colouring, as I am going back to work would like to feel better about my appearance. Thank you so much for your feedback. Xx Robyn

Yep same here. I asked Oncologist & all she said was that I might want to wait till it was long enough for the hairdresser to get hold of !!!.......which I believe was around 7 months after chemo finished !

Get it done when it's long enough ! Mine was grey too like steel wool - bloody awful! Had it coloured and a treatment and it was gorgeous and soft , no problems. It's most important to suite yourself. Your boobs and hair too! Go for it !!

Hi Robyn! I haven't had chemotherapy but have had radiation on my C2 to C5 area and lost a fair chunk of hair from that area! It has taken over six months to grow back! I am on letrozole which has caused my hair to not grow much and thin out! Had a hair trim yesterday and took the plunge and my sister in law coloured for me! I got some herbatint from the health food shop! It has covered my grey hairs really well and it feels and looks so much better! There are a variety of colours! It was very easy to apply and it's completely natural! Good luck and my very best wishes to you Sandra xxx

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Robyn-Lee

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10 years ago

HAIR

Hi Ladies,

How long did you wait to colour your hair after Chemo & did you use natural hair colour or a salon product?

Warm regards

Robyn

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Beppie
Member
10 years ago
Hi Robyn,

I coloured my hair as soon as it was long enough about 7 months after my last chemo and the hairdresser did it using her products just like I had previous to chemo. Big improvement ! Made me look normal and so uplifting for my self esteem. Xx Bep

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