Re: black henna - PPD Data Sheet
Posted by Jeremy Rowntree on March 30, 2000 at 11:59:17:
In Reply to: Re: black henna posted by Jenn on March 30, 2000 at 11:37:43:
: I am writing back with a question? If it is not an allergic
reaction
: then why did it respond so easily to medication? My dermatologist
: told me a chemical burn would have blistered up and looked a lot
: worse a lot more quickly than 12 days. Is this true? He also said
: that PPD is used in other things, like clothing, sunscreen and hair
: dye. I have researched it, and that is true. Does that mean we
: should not even wear clothes with PPD in the dye. If I had this
: reaction to it on my skin? Just curious?
I think the crucial issue here is that different people react in
different ways to PPD. Some are unaffected, some get a temporary
allergic reaction, others experience serious chemical burns and are
permanently scarred. The problem is that you won't know which
category you fall into until it is too late .... unless you just stay
away from the stuff.
Another factor is that PPD in clothing and hair dye has far lower
degree of skin contact than PPD mixed with henna and applied directly
to the skin. This is why people have been able to get away with using
it as a dye at all. Nevertheless, some people react badly to PPD in
hair dye too. We just don't get to hear from them on this forum.
To give you some idea of how toxic PPD is, click the link below.
After you've read it, think about whether you'd want to voluntarily
put this on your skin.
Jeremy
- Re: black henna - PPD Data Sheet kenzi 17:17:12 3/30/00
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