Can I do my hair during my period?

There are many things that women need to pay attention to during their menstrual period, especially not eating raw or cold food, and try to wash their hands with warm water, because women's bodies are relatively weak at this time and they are particularly prone to illness. You can’t eat raw or cold food during menstruation, so can you do your hair during menstruation? It's okay if you just want to cut your hair, but if you want to perm your hair, you should wait because chemical solutions are harmful to the body and poor resistance during menstruation is not good for your health.

Can I do my hair during my period?

It is best not to do your hair during menstruation, whether it is perming or dyeing your hair. These perming and dyeing agents have a certain impact on the human body. Women's body resistance becomes weaker during menstruation, making them more vulnerable to harm.

The dangers of doing hair during menstruation

1. Some of the chemicals used for hair perming are not good for the human body. During menstruation, women are very vulnerable in all aspects and have low resistance. The degree of damage caused by the chemicals will have an impact on their health.

2. The body is relatively weak during menstruation. If you perm your hair at this time, it may cause chemical liquid to enter the body;

Therefore, dyeing your hair will affect your health whether you are menstruating or not, especially women who are weak during menstruation should not perm their hair.

Which types of women should not have their hair done?

(1) Women in special periods

It is not advisable to do your hair during menstruation, pregnancy, or within six months after childbirth, because during this period women's physiological state, including endocrine changes, makes their hair fragile and easy to fall out. Perming or dyeing your hair at this time will not only affect the hair quality, but also affect your health due to drug absorption.

(2) Women who work outdoors for a long time

Women who work outdoors for a long time should pay attention. After perming and dyeing their hair, it is often exposed to the sun. The ultraviolet rays in the sun can easily damage the hair and make it dry. If the weather is relatively cold, the blood vessels in the scalp will contract, and the hair will not get enough nutrition, which will affect its growth.

(3) Women with cancer

Women with cancer not only have poor physical health, but their hair is also in a state of malnutrition, making it prone to dryness. In addition, most cancer patients will lose a lot of hair after using anti-cancer drugs. If they perm or dye their hair, the hair will fall out even faster.

(4) Women whose hair loss is caused by disease

Women with thyroid disease, endocrine disorders, iron deficiency, ovarian tumors, or acute scalp inflammation are prone to hair loss due to illness. It is best not to have their hair done to avoid aggravating the hair loss. In addition, people with scalp inflammation, such as erythema, edema, and blisters, should also not have their hair done.

Contraindications of perming:

For those who are allergic to perm lotion or other cosmetics, perming can easily cause allergies. People with allergic constitution should avoid perming their hair when suffering from urticaria, eczema, allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, etc. For people with damaged scalp, sores, boils, etc. on the scalp, or poor hair quality, such as split hair, hair parting, etc., perming may cause hair poisoning or dry and breakage. People who are weak and sickly, or those with serious systemic infectious diseases such as hepatitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, etc. should not have their hair permed. People who suffer from hair loss due to various reasons should not have their hair permed. Pregnant women and women within six months after giving birth should not have their hair permed. People who work outdoors for a long time will have their hair damaged by the ultraviolet rays in the sun. It would be very harmful to their hair if they perm their hair. Hair that has just been dyed, bleached, straightened, or permed should not be permed in the short term.