Hair products and treatments during pregnancy

OBGYN Anthony Chin, MD, shares advice which hair dyes and treatments to avoid during pregnancy, and which trimester is most important to avoid them
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People always ask about dyeing your hair and pregnancy. Currently, we recommend not to dye your hair in the first trimester of pregnancy, although highlighting your hair and dyeing it with henna or some kind of vegetable dye is fine in the first trimester. We just ask that you stay away from chemical dyeing in the first trimester. After the first trimester, you can do anything you want. As far as curling goes, curling is perfectly fine in any trimester. Hair straightening with flat irons and other topical chemicals are okay, however, the Yuko system straightening and the Brazilian straightening we actually ask that you actually wait until after the first trimester.

OBGYN Anthony Chin, MD, shares advice which hair dyes and treatments to avoid during pregnancy, and which trimester is most important to avoid them

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Anthony Chin, MD

Obstetrician & Gynecologist

Dr. Anthony Chin was born in Hollywood, CA and raised in Santa Monica, CA.  He was educated at UCLA and graduated with a BS in Molecular Biology.  Dr. Chin attended medical school at UCLA and finished his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.  Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and published in peer reviewed journals, Dr. Chin is the  recipient of several research, patient satisfaction and teaching awards, and continues to be involved with the teaching of medical students and resident physicians.  He is happily married and has a three month old daughter named Alaia Rose. 

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People always ask about dyeing your hair and pregnancy. Currently, we recommend not to dye your hair in the first trimester of pregnancy, although highlighting your hair and dyeing it with henna or some kind of vegetable dye is fine in the first trimester. We just ask that you stay away from chemical dyeing in the first trimester. After the first trimester, you can do anything you want. As far as curling goes, curling is perfectly fine in any trimester. Hair straightening with flat irons and other topical chemicals are okay, however, the Yuko system straightening and the Brazilian straightening we actually ask that you actually wait until after the first trimester.