SwissMiss

Info from pregnancy.org... "many experts now contend the dyes are most likely safe and that women needn't be afraid to color their world during pregnancy.

That said, don't be surprised if your doctor still suggests you approach hair coloring with caution. Because the dye is absorbed through the scalp and into the body (it can be identified in urine) some medical experts are hesitant to give carte blanche to hair coloring during all three trimesters. Often, many physicians advise holding off coloring hair with permanent dyes during the first trimester when your baby is undergoing important neurological developments."
Hope that helps!

jo27

I asked that hairdresser last time i was pg and she said it was fine to carry on having your hair coloured etc she just said sometimes you may find that the colour doesn't take as well when you're pg but that there is no risk, there's no way i could not dye my hair whilst i was pg

Jayne

I need to dye my roots badly, but being as I use ammonia I don't know whether to wait until I'm out of the first trimester (by which time my roots will be about 4 inches long), or just dye it darker until the pregnancy is over.

Decisions, decisions!!

jo27

Yes decisions decisions, do you usually do it yourself? What do the packets say about dying whilst being pregnant. I was blonde when i was pg and had bleach highlights and the hairdresser said there was no problem but that might have been as it wasn't a full head of colour so wouldn't be absorbed through the scalp