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4. My late mother died her hair for years

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2020, 12:23 AM

Jan 2020

I'd say maybe 40+ years.

She did it to cover the grey and it looked not great anyway as she did it herself rather than go to a beauty salon.

Towards the end, her hair was thin and sparse and yes, she died of cancer, point of origin unknown.

Not surprised with all of those chemicals for so many years of use!

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Hair Dyes & Straighteners Linked To Higher Cancer Risk, Esp. For Black Women; New Study [View all] appalachiablue Jan 2020 OP

I died my hair for 20 years till i was 43 or so. I went prematurely grey applegrove Jan 2020 #1

Good for you, More women are going natural, this has to be appalachiablue Jan 2020 #2

My grandparents both went prematurely grey and that was before WW2 happened. applegrove Jan 2020 #3

My late mother died her hair for years CountAllVotes Jan 2020 #4

I have read for many years lymphoma too With dark color hair dye the biggest risk lunasun Jan 2020 #5

Concurs with what I just looked at as well. Many of the reports appalachiablue Jan 2020 #6