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What to do if your hair falls out after coloring?
Last reviewed: 08.07.2025

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If hair falls out after dyeing, this is a normal reaction of hair to chemical exposure. Most often, hair reacts in this way to bleaches (hydroperite, for example), to cheap hair dyes or to too frequent dyeing.
What to do in this case?
It all depends on the degree of hair loss. If a woman notices "gaps" on her head, then she needs to consult a specialist.
If things are not so bad, then the recipe is as follows:
- do not dye your hair until it is completely healed. In cases where a woman or a man cannot walk around with "grown roots" for a long time, then you can resort to natural dyes. And it is better to have your hair dyed in salons;
- nourishing masks. There is enough of this stuff now and there is no point in listing each product, especially since someone praises one, while someone else is more suited to something completely different. In general, everything depends on individual characteristics. And yet the most popular ones are worth considering:
- MoltoBene Clay Esthe EX Pack - the mask contains components that cleanse the scalp and hair follicles from fat and persistent impurities, including chemical ones, which cannot be removed using conventional means; have a nourishing and strengthening effect on hair follicles; restore the vital activity of the scalp; eliminate dandruff.
The mask contains: sea clay, extracts of salvia and matecaria algae, shark liver extract - scuvolan, rosemary oil, menthol.
Directions for use: apply to freshly washed hair for 5-7 minutes, then rinse.
- Hair mask "Kera-Nova" against hair loss. It is in demand due to its low cost, and judging by the reviews, good quality.
The mask is suitable for both men and women. It contains white clay, grapefruit essential oil, keratin, panthenol, vitamin E, red pepper extract.
The only downside to this mask is that it is difficult to wash off.
- "Optima Maschera Anticaduta" is a healing mask that improves the activity of metabolic processes in cells and restores protective mechanisms. The downside is that this product should be used in combination with other drugs to achieve the desired effect.
It is applied to dry skin before washing the hair. The mask is applied with massaging movements. After 15 minutes, the product should be washed off. The mask can be used several times a week. The course of treatment lasts 1.5 - 2 months.
Main components:
- provitamin B5,
- vitamin PP,
- castor oil,
- menthol,
- glucogen.
- The mask "Natur Vital" nourishes and restores hair.
Ingredients included in the mask: hydrolipidic wheat protein; phytoactive group: sprouted wheat, beans, soy, ginseng extract; vitamins: A, B3, B7, E, F, H, H'; provitamin B5.
Directions for use: Apply the mask to washed hair along the entire length of the hair. Massage the scalp for several minutes. Rinse off the mask after 3 minutes.
There are some things that are really worth paying attention to. At the moment when hair coloring has brought a person to the state that hair is noticeably disappearing, then shampoos and balms are purchased in pharmacies or in professional salons. Plus, you should read the annotation that is written on each bottle of hair care products. It must be indicated on the bottle that its purpose is directly related to the restoration of colored and damaged hair;
- folk remedies. Do not forget that the dyeing process in this case affected the scalp as a chemical burn. Accordingly, it is important not only to strengthen the roots, but also to restore the natural process of vital activity of the scalp. Kalanchoe is the best folk remedy for any type of burn, but if the burn degree is III or IV, then you understand that more radical methods of solving the problem are needed, such as urgent medical care. If the degree of burns is minimal, then you should do the following: crush the Kalanchoe and strain the juice through gauze. And this (freshly squeezed!) juice is rubbed into the scalp. After half an hour, wash off the hair with running water, but without using hair washing products. -
Freshly grated pumpkin pulp is applied to damaged areas of the skin. Again, if the degree of burns is not the last. –
Grate raw potatoes on a coarse grater and apply to the problem area of the skin. To fix the "mask" you need to bandage your head or put on a scarf. As soon as the potato heats up, replace it with a new mixture. A very simple and effective remedy not only for chemical burns, but also for thermal ones. -
Sour cream helps even with sunburn. Apply sour cream to the skin and wrap the head for 15 minutes. Then rinse with water. After such manipulations, the hair becomes soft and silky.