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What is PPD and Why Should I Care
If It’s In My Hair Dye?
PPD
or p-PHENYLENDIAMINE is a chemical substance widely
used in both “do-it-yourself” and salon hair dyes.
Although PPD helps achieve permanent natural hair
colour, for many it comes at a cost. Although PPD
has been linked from everything from bladder cancer
and renal failure to autism, no research
substantiates these assertions. PPD, however, is a
recognized contact allergen and herein lies the
problem. Again the reaction may range from mild
dermatitis to anaphylaxis. Unfortunately, due to a
lack of hair care product options, until recently
this has meant assuming health risks or going
without the benefits that beauty products offer.
Now, however, there are natural hair care products
available, which do not contain PPD, that achieve
results similar to salon and “do-it-yourself” hair
care products. With alternatives available, if you
know you react negatively to PPD or are in the least
predisposed to allergies, why assume the risk?
Consider using organic beauty products that are PPD
free when choosing beauty products in general and
hair care products specifically. Sanotint Light
Hair Dye offers the benefits of other permanent hair
dyes but does not contain PPD. Also, like all of La
Vita Nuova natural beauty products, the natural hair
care products are designed to be gentle, effective
and safe, when achieving the natural match hair
colour desired. For some this option opens up a new
world of beauty products. Restricted by reactions
to PPD, Sanotint Light Hair Dye offers an
alternative hair care products to sufferers. If you
are someone who, because of allergies or health
concerns, has shied away from hair care products in
general or if you are seeking natural hair care
products, investigate Sanotint Light Hair Dye and
the entire range of La Vita Nuova natural hair care
products, committed to offering the most natural
hair care and beauty products available.
©2007 La Vita Nuova Inc. All Rights Reserved-
Duplication of this article is strictly prohibited
Choosing a Hair Dye:
“Over-the-Counter” versus Salon Treatments
Presented with an allergy issue or
when trying to provide optimum care for hair, there
is a commonly accepted myth that salon products are
in some way superior to other hair care products,
whether they be natural hair care products or
“do-it-yourself” beauty products available from your
local pharmacy. The truth is that salon hair care
products and “do-it-yourself” beauty products both
contain the chemical p-PHENYLENDIAMINE or PPD which
may produce an allergic reaction, ranging from mild
dermatitis to anaphylaxis. Furthermore, salon and
“do-it-yourself” hair dyes both may contain ammonia
and peroxide. In reality, the only difference
between salon and “do-it-yourself” hair care
products is the salon’s ability to customize hair
care products when a very specific shade must be
achieved or when required to correct a problem
initiated by a poorly trained colourist or wayward
consumer. Otherwise, there is minimal difference
between the hair colour products offered.
Natural hair care products,
like the ones offered by La Vita Nuova, are the
exception to this rule and stand alone in offering
the finest, most natural hair care products
available. The Ammonia free Sanotint Hair Dye Line
consists of Sanotint Classic which combines
natural substances such as Golden Millet, Walnut
Husk and Grape stone providing rich colour and
excellent coverage. For those who are sensitive,
Sanotint Hair Dye Light is the first and only
permanent hair dye without PPD. The Reflex Line
which is not a permanent hair care product and
contains neither Ammonia nor Peroxide, rounds out
the natural hair dye products offered. All natural
hair dye products are available in a variety of
popular natural match hair colours. In the end, if
you want to be pampered and primped a salon is
probably still your best choice. If your goal,
however, is healthy, vibrant hair without the risk
of damage or disabling allergic reactions, then
natural hair care products, like the ones offered by
La Vita Nuova are your best investment.
©2007 La Vita Nuova Inc. All Rights Reserved-
Duplication of this article is strictly prohibited
A safer way to
dye hair: a small but growing number of salons
nationwide are trying to lessen the risk associated
with coloring your hair - beauty - natural hair
coloring products and salons who offer them
- Brief Article
Natural Health, August, 2001 by Gabrielle Mosquera
DEBATE HAS LONG RAGED OVER WHICH HAIR DYE
ingredients pose a health risk. If you want a
dramatic color change or permanent coverage,
avoiding all questionable ingredients is difficult.
One of those questionable ingredients is p-phenylenediamine
(PPD), found in many permanent hair colors. Mary
Beth Janssen, a beauty consultant in Palatine, Ill.,
and author of Naturally Healthy Hair (Storey Books,
1999), says PPD is the cause of most allergic
reactions to hair dye and that it has been linked to
cancer.
Sanotint Light
Do-it-yourself hair colour with Golden Millet and
Vegetable extracts
WITHOUT p-PHENYLENDIAMINE
Golden millet and
vegetable extracts for a new, revolutionary hair
colour in 12 shades, perfectly covering, suitable
even for the most sensitive skin.
SANOTINT LIGHT is completely free of p-Phenylendiamine,
a substance that often causes skin irritation,
forcing many woman to give up colouring their hair.
With no Ammonia or metals, it really is a hair
colour that everyone can use, after performing the
allergy test following the instructions closely.
Hair to dye for: natural
alternatives to toxic coloring agents
Consumer News : The Environmental Magazine,
July-August, 2002 by Starre Vartan
I was born to be a redhead, but that's not the color
I got. The first time my hair dried to the glorious
shade of red on the box of dye, I was hooked. I'm
not alone: more than 50 million women in America dye
their hair on a regular basis, from those covering
gray to those who like to highlight or frost. And in
case you hadn't noticed, men are no longer immune to
this particular vanity or the potential risks
associated with it.
It has been years since I banished my mousy brown
hair. I hadn't really thought about the chemicals I
routinely doused my scalp with until a friend of
mine cancelled our dinner plans due to a "hair
emergency" that was more worrisome than a bad dye
job. After her last coloring, she had developed a
rash over much of her body, caused by an allergic
reaction to the commercial hair color she had been
using.
According to my friend's doctor, she most likely
developed a reaction to one of a few known allergens
in hair dyes, possibly ammonia or peroxide, or the
chemicals p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) or diaminobenzene.
A person can become allergic to these chemicals even
after years of use, and those who are chemically
sensitive usually find them too toxic to use at all.
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