Around 38% of people who color their hair report having an allergic reaction to hair dye. The most common allergic reaction to hair dye is contact dermatitis, which causes itchy, flaky skin.

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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 ...

allergic reactions. Hair dye manufacturers say they are not intended for anyone under the age of 16. The European Commission insists that this warning should be put on all hair dye packaging.

Starting in January 2008, all patients with 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 try one of the new ...