Is ammonia free hair color really safe?

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  • July 31, 2015 at 1:41 pm #92306
    turchese
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    Hi!

    Recently I’ve decided to start coloring my hair out of necessity to cover the gray hair. I’ve wanted to buy an ammonia free hair color like the L’oreal or the Matrix ones, however I found different articles on the web which say that hair dye without ammonia is not totally safe. Read here for an example: http://www.reviewsandlifestyle.com/2012/10/are-ammonia-free-hair-colors-really-safe.html
    Is it true? Ammonia free hair dye is as damaging as the original formula?
    July 31, 2015 at 2:22 pm #95161
    RandyS
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    What do you mean by “safe?” Are you worried about damage to your hair? If that’s the case, high levels of ammonia are more damaging because of the higher pH. Or are you concerned about allergic reactions? If that’s the case any hair dye containing PPD can cause a reaction not just those with high levels of ammonia. 

    I guess the bottom line is that a LOT of people use these ammonia free dyes without any problem whatsoever. A small percentage of people do experience problems.  
    July 31, 2015 at 10:23 pm #95163
    turchese
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    Yes, with “safe” I refer to the damage to my hair. 

    So the bottom line is that the Ammonia free dye is definitely less damaging than the one with Ammonia :)
    Thanks so much Randy!
    August 1, 2015 at 2:02 am #95164
    RandyS
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    March 2, 2018 at 10:54 am #97631
    Alichino
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    What about the other alkalizers?
    Found some publications which compared damage effects caused by ammonia and the substitute ethanolamine:

    http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.529.1049&rep=rep1&type=pdf
    Inoue, Takafumi, et al. “Practical use of labile protein as an index of hair damage.” j. Cosmet. Sci 55 (2004): 553-558.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24602818
    Bailey, Aaron D., Guiru Zhang, and Bryan P. Murphy. “Comparison of damage to human hair fibers caused by monoethanolamine-and ammonia-based hair colorants.” Journal of cosmetic science 65.1 (2014): 1-9.
    Unfortunately, I have no access to this publication. :s

    What do you think?

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