I finished chemo on 8th August and as I had Epi/CMF my hair has been growing since mid May. I was told not to colour my hair for 6 months, but is that 6 months after my hair starts to come back or 6 months after ALL chemo? Anyway decided could not live with the Bobby Ball/Jeremy Clarkson look any longer, so rang my hairdresser. She came round last week to do a skin test and then came back last night with her magic box. I needed a HUGE glass of wine as I was convinced it would either go green or fall out, but I’m delighted to say it did neither. I am now sporting a snazzy caramel coloured funky crop and am delighted, so to all you ladies who are thinking of colouring your hair I would say that, as long as you have a skin test, you should GO FOR IT! All I need now is a fringe as it’s about 2 inches all over and I’m not liking the ‘startled’ look lol (some people are just never satisfied are they).
There are also some natural products around as well that you can safely colour your hair with - not sure of the exact names as I don’t colour my hair but a friend of mine who used to be a hairdresser (and had b.c.) said they are perfectly safe to use.
Just thought I would bring this thread up, as I too am wondering when it is safe to colour your hair after chemo. I finished chemo 7th Feb and just finished rads 13th May. My hair is now about 2 inch long and a rather dull grey/silver. Was thinking of going blond like Annie Lennox! Any advice would be most welcome.
I have added the link to a Breast Cancer Care publication called ‘Breast cancer and hair loss’ which you may find helpful to read, it contains advice about colouring your hair after treatments: