Hair falling out after dying will it grow back

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Keira

Question: My hair has burnt off at the front of my hairline because of hair dye. Will it grow back?

Answer: Hi, Keira. Whether or not your patch of hair loss will grow back depends on the level of damage caused by the dye. 

Chemical burns can vary in their severity and, accordingly, so can the intensity of the resulting hairloss. It is key to assess whether the hairs have been affected from the follicle or the shaft.

Mild damage can cause hair breakage, where the strands are weakened to the point where the hair snaps anywhere along the shaft. This can leave frizzy, damaged hair behind but the follicle remains intact, even if the hair breaks off at the roots. This can generally be dealt with by a good haircut and regular intensive strengthening conditioning treatments.

Ensuring your diet contains the necessary levels of nutrients needed for healthy hair growth can also be beneficial. If you feel you may need some nutritional support in this area, a hair growth supplement such as Hair Vitalics for Women, which contains key vitamins, minerals, amino acids and botanical extracts, may help to further boost your hair from the inside out.

Moderate styling damage can cause temporary hair loss if the burn has scorched the surface of the skin. This tends to be when the burn does not harm the follicle and is not classed as serious. This is known as chemical trauma and the hair should grow back naturally in time, or specialised hair loss treatment can be used to help speed this process along. It is worth noting that the hair around the hairline is the most fragile and the slowest to regrow.

Hair loss from severe burns, where the skin takes on a shiny, bald appearance once the scalp has healed, is generally permanent. This is known as cicatricial alopecia - also known as scarring alopecia - and, due to the destruction of the hair follicles in these instances, treatment is not possible. In some circumstances surgical hair restoration may be an option but this is very much decided on a case by case basis by specialist surgeons.

If you would like a personal assessment and tailored treatment recommendations, where appropriate, one of Belgravia's hair loss specialists can provide this for you following a consultation. This can take place at our London hair loss clinics or online via the consultation form on our website which allows users to upload photos. Once this has been successfully completed and submitted, one of our team will be in touch shortly.

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Why they may be there:

• Natural hair cycles (not actual loss)
• Hair dyeing
• Stress
• Medical condition
• Heredity

About Hair Dyeing and Hair “Loss”

After you’ve dyed or highlighted your hair, you may notice more hair “loss”.  Why?

Hair dyeing weakens the hair. Permanent and semi permanent hair coloring products contain peroxide and ammonia. The ammonia swells and opens the hair cuticle to allow the dyes and peroxide to get inside and cause a color change. These openings are partially closed when a color-stop shampoo step or ph-balancing condition is used. This change in the hair integrity makes colored hair more porous and also weaker, so breakage of dyed hair is usually much more evident.

(Non ammonia hair colors that claim no ammonia use an ammonia-like ingredient that does the same thing, but without the odor. Don’t be fooled into thinking the “no ammonia” claim is less damaging to hair.)

Hair that is bleached or lightened takes the heaviest hit. For the most part, hair loss for those of you who routinely color your hair with permanent hair color is generally from breakage, not actual permanent loss. (But it is possible if you make repeated drastic bleaching attacks where you place bleach on the scalp and not just on the hair.)

Stress and Hair Loss

Yes, stress can cause hair loss. Your entire system is regulated by hormones and stress can seriously alter the normal interaction of hormones. For a more indepth explanation, see this Mayo Clinic article.

Medical Conditions / Medications

Medical conditions and some medications can cause hair loss.

If you experience consistent or unusual hair loss (as opposed to breakage) see your doctor. And if you are taking medications, check for that side effect. Sometimes you can switch to a similarly acting drug that doesn’t cause you to lose hair.

Heredity

You can’t fight genetics. Some people will suffer hair loss not matter what.

Taking Care of Breaking Hair

Since hair breakage is often a big factor, it’s good to discern if the hair you see in the sink or in your brush is “lost hair” or broken hair.  “Lost” hairs will have a bulb attached at the end growth end. Broken hairs do not. If breakage is your problem. treat your hair gently. That means not tugging or using hard plastic or metal brushes, warm vs hot water for shampooing, turning down the heat on the hair dryer or simply air drying, using gentle shampoos and making sure you aren’t using hair coloring products that are too strong for your hair. (Some drug store hair colorings are only for dark hair, so pay attention to labeling.)

Hair Growth-Promoting Shampoos and Products

Rogaine works and you can buy it over the counter. It may not a cure all for a real medical condition and it won’t change stress levels or bad hair habits, but it will promote hair growth when there are viable hair follicles. (Once the follicle is dead, no hair will grow there again.) A negative with Rogaine is the necessary daily application, which most women resist since it can “undo” the hair-do.

Some possible product / treatment recommendations

Kaval Shampoos are useful in treating clogged scalps and strengthening weak hair. Real hair thinning requires more. Read about PRP for thinning hair.

Natural Hair Cycles

Your hair grows in cycles, so you will sometimes notice more hair in your brush or on the shower drain or sink.  Old hairs fall out while new ones grow in. If it’s a persistent abundance of hair loss and you notice your hair actually feeling thinner, there may be other things going on.

SHEDDING HAPPENS

A little hair in the shower drain or your hairbrush is nothing to be concerned about. Most of us shen an average of 50–100 strands per day, which will be replaced in the natural cycle.

HAIR GROWTH PHASE 1: Anagen

Every hair on your head is constantly going through one of the 3 stages of the hair growth cycle. The growth phase, called anagen, can last up to 6 years.

HAIR GROWTH PHASE 2: Catagen

Once the hair stops growing, it enters into catagen, or the transition phase which lasts about 2 to 3 weeks.

HAIR GROWTH PHASE 3: Telogen

During this phase, the hair rests for 2 or 3 months before it’s shed by the follicle.

HAIR GROWTH CYCLE 4: Early Anagen

After the hair has been shed, a new hair begins to grow, and the cycle repeats itself. However, if a hair follicle dies, no new hair will be created

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