Re: Safe to color hair when breastfeding?

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I disagree Cheryl. IMO, the only worthy question is " where is the evidence it is

safe " ? Just bc someone is already poisoning her body with other " body care "

products does not mean she should add to the load--maybe this is an opportunity

to suggest she eliminate those products as well and, as you say, " go all

natural " .

Tow, IBCLC, CT/USA & Paris, France

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> This must come from the advice to not color hair while pregnant.  Really one

need not worry about that either.

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> During breastfeeding it would be one of those things that would need to be

absorbed by the skin and get into the bloodstream or body and contaminate the

milk.  And as with most medications what goes on a small area of skin is not

going to easily affect breastmilk.   There would be very little.  Chemicals

in shampoos, conditioners and hair dyes are not good for us anyway, but unless

we go totally natural, we will be exposed.  Do you (or the mom) have supporting

research to say, for sure, that it is not safe? 

> http://www.otispregnancy.org/files/hairtreatments.pdf

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> This paragraph is taken from the above paper. There is a list of references on

the page.

> There is no information on having hair treatments during breastfeeding. It is

highly unlikely that a significant amount would enter the breast milk because so

little enters the mom’s bloodstream. Many women receive hair treatments while

breastfeeding, and there are no known reports of negative outcomes. July 2010.

Copyright by OTIS.

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> Cheryl n, IBCLC, RLC

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> I have a mom who asked if it was safe to color her hair while breastfeeding

†" cannot find any supporting literature as to a definitive answer.  Anyone

know for sure?

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> Thanks, Joan

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[Guest guest]

I disagree Cheryl. IMO, the only worthy question is " where is the evidence it is

safe " ? Just bc someone is already poisoning her body with other " body care "

products does not mean she should add to the load--maybe this is an opportunity

to suggest she eliminate those products as well and, as you say, " go all

natural " .

Tow, IBCLC, CT/USA & Paris, France

>

> This must come from the advice to not color hair while pregnant.  Really one

need not worry about that either.

>

> During breastfeeding it would be one of those things that would need to be

absorbed by the skin and get into the bloodstream or body and contaminate the

milk.  And as with most medications what goes on a small area of skin is not

going to easily affect breastmilk.   There would be very little.  Chemicals

in shampoos, conditioners and hair dyes are not good for us anyway, but unless

we go totally natural, we will be exposed.  Do you (or the mom) have supporting

research to say, for sure, that it is not safe? 

> http://www.otispregnancy.org/files/hairtreatments.pdf

>

> This paragraph is taken from the above paper. There is a list of references on

the page.

> There is no information on having hair treatments during breastfeeding. It is

highly unlikely that a significant amount would enter the breast milk because so

little enters the mom’s bloodstream. Many women receive hair treatments while

breastfeeding, and there are no known reports of negative outcomes. July 2010.

Copyright by OTIS.

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> Cheryl n, IBCLC, RLC

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> ________________________________

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> To:

> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 6:11 PM

> Subject: Safe to color hair when breastfeding?

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> I have a mom who asked if it was safe to color her hair while breastfeeding

†" cannot find any supporting literature as to a definitive answer.  Anyone

know for sure?

>  

> Thanks, Joan

>

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You're right, of course, . This is very timely response today. With all of the chemicals in our surroundings, foods, body products, etc., erring on the side of caution would probably be best. If mom is willing to keep the chemicals from her body and will continue to keep her life clean from them and not quit bf to go back to using then that would, of course be the best way she should continue. In fact, even after she has finished breastfeeding. We all need to live a less toxic filled life. We just got word this morning that a good friend who has been having trouble with dizziness, blurred double vision (so much so that his body has closed his right eyelid, pounding headache for a couple of months now, "***was admitted to ***** Hospital tonight Tues. June 5th. Has continued to have problems since this eye thing started. Has been sick for four days, fever, vomiting, no strength, and then today severe pain in lower left abdomen. CT showed enlarged spleen, he has high white cell count, all ties together somehow with the eye problem, but won't know for sure how until we see specialist tomorrow." Our update today was that he has been diagnosed with Leukemia, they were on their way to the Cleveland Clinic for further testing

and treatment. He is only 54 years old. In reading about leukemia I've found how it can be brought on by certain chemicals in our environment, radiation, other unnatural things. He built a house on land next door to a closed dump where the EPA has to do periodic testing because they don't know what all was put into the landfill, it was being trucked in from all over and the owner took things "no quesions asked" for years and years. It was closed, I believe better than 10 years ago and the government had to come in and dig up tons of toxic things and try to clean it up. The ground water is not safe for consumption, still. The people in the area do not drink or cook with their water but they do shower and wash clothes with it. He has also worked in a motorcycle shop around and with oils and chemicals since before he graduated from high

school. The ironic thing is, is that he tries so hard to live well, watches his diet, certain fats and carbs, probably not the type of diet that you would prescribe but darn near better than many. He tries with the knowledge that he has gained through the years. But presented with gout two years ago. I'm thinking that the environment in which he works and lives has played a big part in all of this. So, that's why we should strive to live in a better way. We keep finding more and more that unnatural things all have an effect on us in some way or another. Why take the chance. Keep questioning and looking for the evidence on what a product could potentially do to us. It is a scary world. Cheryl n, IBCLC, RLC To: Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 12:38 AM Subject: Re: Safe to color hair when breastfeding?

I disagree Cheryl. IMO, the only worthy question is "where is the evidence it is safe"? Just bc someone is already poisoning her body with other "body care" products does not mean she should add to the load--maybe this is an opportunity to suggest she eliminate those products as well and, as you say, "go all natural".

Tow, IBCLC, CT/USA & Paris, France

>

> This must come from the advice to not color hair while pregnant. Really one need not worry about that either.

>

> During breastfeeding it would be one of those things that would need to be absorbed by the skin and get into the bloodstream or body and contaminate the milk. And as with most medications what goes on a small area of skin is not going to easily affect breastmilk.   There would be very little.  Chemicals in shampoos, conditioners and hair dyes are not good for us anyway, but unless we go totally natural, we will be exposed. Do you (or the mom) have supporting research to say, for sure, that it is not safe?Â

> http://www.otispregnancy.org/files/hairtreatments.pdf

>

> This paragraph is taken from the above paper. There is a list of references on the page.

> There is no information on having hair treatments during breastfeeding. It is highly unlikely that a significant amount would enter the breast milk because so little enters the mom’s bloodstream. Many women receive hair treatments while breastfeeding, and there are no known reports of negative outcomes. July 2010. Copyright by OTIS.

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> Cheryl n, IBCLC, RLC

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> ________________________________

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> To:

> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 6:11 PM

> Subject: Safe to color hair when breastfeding?

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> I have a mom who asked if it was safe to color her hair while breastfeeding â€" cannot find any supporting literature as to a definitive answer. Anyone know for sure?

> Â

> Thanks, Joan

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