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I live in Torrington, Connecticut. Many of the hair salons in, and around Litchfield County use Redken and L'Oreal as their color line. Halo Salon in Burlington, CT. (Redken) DPZ Salon, Bantam, CT (L'Oreal), Hair Dr's, Torrington, CT. (Redken), Hair by Design, Torrington, CT (L'Oreal).
My first experience with L'Oreal hair color was at DPZ Salon in Bantam, CT. I would leave with a migraine, itchy scalp, puffy eyes. These symptoms would persist for two to several days. My hair was dry, damaged and unmanageable. I continued to communicate with the stylist and let her know of my symptoms. She would say she had never heard of such a thing. She stated she had been using the L'Oreal product for years and had never received one complaint. The cycle continued and I succumbed that I was having an allergic reaction to the product.
I made an appointment at Halo Salon in Burlington, CT. They are a Redken Salon. I let the stylist, and the salon owner know that I have had an allergic reaction to L'Oreal in the past. The stylist assured me they use Redken and there was no correlation. The stylist applied the color, she ran out product and had to mix a little more to finish. She came back and applied the second mixture to the right side of my scalp. As my color was processing my scalp began to itch and burn on the right side. Shortly after leaving my appointment, I developed a migraine, puffiness around my eyes, some swelling in my lips, and dizziness. That evening I began researching Redken and L'Oreal to determine what the correlation was, I learned that L'Oreal and Redken were under the same company. I returned the next day to let the salon owner know of my allergic reaction and my concern for the products and the ingredients. The salon owner told me there was no correlation between Redken and L'Oreal. I requested to speak with her Redken distributer. She stated that the Redken representative was fired and there is not a rep that visits her salon. The salon owner stated that she purchases her products from a local beauty supply store.
The Redken, and the L'Oreal salon hair color have a strong odor of ammonia. As a last resort and final attempt, I visited the Hair Dr's yesterday in Torrington, CT. They are a Redken Salon. I did not let the stylist know I have had an allergic reaction in the past to these two products. She applied the hair color. The strong chemical smell was present. Fast forward, I sit here with puffy eyes, and a slight headache.
I am writing to educate others, and to see if anyone else has had the same experience with these products. I firmly believe it is the responsibility of the stylists to inform the consumer of the toxicity levels, and chemicals in the products that are being applied to our bodies. They are promoting 1 product. The Salons proudly market themselves as a "Redken Salon" or a "L'Oreal Salon." However, they know very little about the company, the line, and/or the potential risk of promoting Redken and L'Oreal as separate entities.
My email address is [protected]@yahoo.com, to discuss further.
