Re: black henna - PPD Data Sheet
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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
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