As one of those who *did* have my hair tinted (only post-childbirth and breastfeeding) for vanity and fun, I take an interest in the research and media on this.
However, in antenatal classes, and in a lifetime of supporting new mothers, I always suggest that women wait until after they finish breastfeeding for hair dyes, perms, straightening etc.
No evidence to share, there's so little emphatic research on this, but Charlie Teo, a high profile brain surgeon, with very contemporary ideas and lifestyle said recently that we should err on the side of safety and as I've never owned a microwave, rarely use a cell phone, don't have an electric blanket, eat organically, this sits well with me.
I also stopped hair dyes in 2006, immediately after I was diagnosed with NHL. It just slipped down my priorities, and was one of those catalysts I didn't need.
Jan Cornfoot
Breastfeeding Advocate
http://www.news.com.au/technology/brain-surgeon-dr-charlie-teo-warns-against-mobiles-home-appliances/story-e6frfro0-1225791947213
>>>>>>BRAIN cancer surgeon Charlie Teo has urged people to put mobile phones on loudspeaker, move clock radios to the foot of the bed and wait until microwaves have finished beeping before opening them............
Dr Teo, who tackles tumours other surgeons deem inoperable, said some hair dyes, particularly red, could also cause brain cancer in people with a predisposition.
"The body needs some genetic predisposition. The hair dye, the mobile phone, they're just catalysts but you probably need some sort of genetic aberration to get the cancer in the first place.
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