A woman has vowed never to dye her hair at home again after suffering an allergic reaction, leading to two trips to the hospital and 20 days of medication.
Isabelle Lowe, 19, was dying her hair at home on September 28, using Olia by Garnier in shade 3.0, a dark brown that she hadn’t tried before. Over the years, she’s gone to the salon to have her hair dyed, as well as using at-home kits to do it herself.
Everything seemed fine at first, until she noticed some unusual symptoms around 24 hours after using the dye. Lowe, of Manitoba, Canada, told Newsweek via email that it started with “an extremely itchy scalp” the next day, and it became progressively worse from then.
Newsweek has contacted Garnier via email for comment.
Having dyed her hair in the past and never experiencing any reactions, Lowe didn’t do a patch test. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends …