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Fireinamember
143 posts
Location: Broomfield, Colorado


Posted:
I recently dyed my hair black and this is the first time I've dyed it since I started lighting up. Black hairdye takes a while to completely wash out of my hair, usually about a week and a half to two weeks of slightly bluish tinted shower runoff. Does anybody know if my hair is more likely to light when it it still having chemical residue oozing out of it? I'm smart enough to use light to no hairspray when I go to light up or to wet it all down a little, but do I need approach hairdye like it was hairspray and treat it with simmilar caution?

Oh yeah, and I'm really not a fan of the head-covering thing. I own a pretty blue and gold one but in order for it to look good my hair has to be down, which means it's still out there to light and thus makes the headcovering pointless...so I just go without and opt for a french braid or a bun.

So does anybody know my chemical status?

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DeempjeSILVER Member
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110 posts
Location: Naaldwijk, Netherlands


Posted:
You could wear a hooded sweater and put your hair in the back, a friend of mine does that all the time.
Don't know if dyed hair catches fire more quickly though

Well how about that...


Invader XanSILVER Member
Your friendly neighbourhood mad scientist
479 posts
Location: Over the hills and far away, United Kingdom


Posted:
I don't think hair dye makes you any more flammable. I've never caught my head on fire anyway, and I regularly use both dye and gel (actually the gel's water based, so it might even make me less flammable).

"Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art."
--Konstantin Stanislavisky


ElectricBlueGOLD Member
Now with extra strawberries
810 posts
Location: Canberra, Australia


Posted:
I don't know about it makeing it more flamable. But some times dying your hair can make it more dry or frizzy so make sure you are aware of where it is.

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Invader XanSILVER Member
Your friendly neighbourhood mad scientist
479 posts
Location: Over the hills and far away, United Kingdom


Posted:
Oh, that's a point. Frizzy hair would be more flammable...

"Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art."
--Konstantin Stanislavisky


pricklyleafSILVER Member
with added berries
1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)


Posted:
I imagine dark hair dye would be much less likely to catch fire than blond hair dye with hydrogen peroxide.

But I really have no idea, just be sensible, I don't think you have any more to worry about than normal.

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dance like nobody is watching
and hula hoop like wiggling will save the world.

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FelixwahSILVER Member
journeyman
81 posts
Location: Norhwich/Manchester, United Kingdom


Posted:
From experience hairspray catches on fire so if you use that be careful. i used to have a nice mohawk frown

Invader XanSILVER Member
Your friendly neighbourhood mad scientist
479 posts
Location: Over the hills and far away, United Kingdom


Posted:
Oh, no way man! That sucks...

"Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art."
--Konstantin Stanislavisky



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