Woman’s face swells so much she can’t open her eyes after she uses boxed hair dye

SAM December 17, 2019
Julie before and after using hair dye
Julie had an extreme allergic reaction to hair dye, despite having coloured her hair plenty of times before (Picture: MDWfeatures /Julie Yacoub)

A warning to all: just because you’ve used hair dye before, that doesn’t mean you’re safe from having a bad reaction.

Sales manager Julie Yacoub, 37, from Perth, Australia, used to regularly dye her hair as a teenager and in her early twenties without any issue.

When she was 22, Julie had her hair dyed at a salon and experienced a mild reaction afterwards but she assumed that it was because the hair colourist massaged her head too hard and accidentally cut the skin on her scalp with her nails.

Julie hadn’t dyed her hair since this, but after noticing a few greys she bought a chocolate brown packet dye which took just 15 minutes to develop.

On October 30, 2019, she mixed the dye and applied it, noticing no itching or tingling.

Julie was left with burns on her neck after dying her hair with a packet dye. AFTER using packet hair dye this woman?s face ballooned so much she COULDN?T OPEN HER EYES and was left with burning itching sores on her scalp for THREE WEEKS ? which she says felt like a ?MILLION BULL ANTS? biting her. Sales manager, Julie Yacoub (37) from Perth, Western Australia, used to always dye her hair as a teenager and in her early twenties with no problems or signs of reaction. When she was 22, Julie had her hair dyed at a salon and experienced a mild reaction afterwards but she assumed that it was because the hair colourist massaged her head too hard and accidentally cut the skin on her scalp with her nails which would have been aggravated by the dye sinking into her skin. Julie hadn?t dyed her hair since this, but after noticing a few greys she bought a chocolate brown packet dye which took just 15 minutes to develop. On October 30, 2019, she mixed the dye and applied it; she had no itching or tingling during or immediately after the application so assumed everything was ok. Whilst at work the next day she noticed her neck was itching and asked a colleague to look and told her she had burns on her neck. Worried she was having an allergic reaction, Julie took an antihistamine tablet to counteract it but later that evening she felt pressure in her head so booked an appointment to see her GP the next day. When she woke up, Julie had a lump on the side of her head and pressure was building up. Her doctor told her she was having a severe allergic reaction and prescribed her steroids. Unfortunately for Julie, her face grew more deformed as it continued to swell and by 5am the following day she couldn?t open her eyes and her scalp was covered in sores and burns which were unbearably itchy and felt like she was ?being bitten by a million bull ants at once?. Her mother drove her to the hospital where she was told that the antihistamines and steroids she was a
Julie initially noticed itching burns on her neck (Picture: MDWfeatures /Julie Yacoub)

It wasn’t until she was at work the next day that Julie realised something was wrong.

Julie began to notice her neck itching and realised she had burns on her neck. Concerned that she could be having an allergic reaction, she took an antihistamine tablet, but later felt pressure in her head so booked a GP appointment for the next day.

The next morning Julie had a lump on the side of her head. A doctor confirmed she was having a severe allergic reaction and prescribed steroids, but this didn’t put a stop to the swelling.

Julie's face had swollen so much she couldn't open her eyes. AFTER using packet hair dye this woman?s face ballooned so much she COULDN?T OPEN HER EYES and was left with burning itching sores on her scalp for THREE WEEKS ? which she says felt like a ?MILLION BULL ANTS? biting her. Sales manager, Julie Yacoub (37) from Perth, Western Australia, used to always dye her hair as a teenager and in her early twenties with no problems or signs of reaction. When she was 22, Julie had her hair dyed at a salon and experienced a mild reaction afterwards but she assumed that it was because the hair colourist massaged her head too hard and accidentally cut the skin on her scalp with her nails which would have been aggravated by the dye sinking into her skin. Julie hadn?t dyed her hair since this, but after noticing a few greys she bought a chocolate brown packet dye which took just 15 minutes to develop. On October 30, 2019, she mixed the dye and applied it; she had no itching or tingling during or immediately after the application so assumed everything was ok. Whilst at work the next day she noticed her neck was itching and asked a colleague to look and told her she had burns on her neck. Worried she was having an allergic reaction, Julie took an antihistamine tablet to counteract it but later that evening she felt pressure in her head so booked an appointment to see her GP the next day. When she woke up, Julie had a lump on the side of her head and pressure was building up. Her doctor told her she was having a severe allergic reaction and prescribed her steroids. Unfortunately for Julie, her face grew more deformed as it continued to swell and by 5am the following day she couldn?t open her eyes and her scalp was covered in sores and burns which were unbearably itchy and felt like she was ?being bitten by a million bull ants at once?. Her mother drove her to the hospital where she was told that the antihistamines and steroids she was already on would b
Soon after she felt pressure in her head and experienced severe swelling (Picture: MDWfeatures /Julie Yacoub)

By 5am the following day Julie’s face was so swollen she couldn’t open her eyes, while her scalp was covered in unbearably itchy sores and burns that felt like ‘being bitten by a million bull ants at once’.

Her mum drove Julie to hospital, where she was told that antihistamines and steroids would bring the reaction under control, while antibiotics would prevent infection.

The swelling went down gradually over the next week and the sores healed after two weeks, but Julie experienced agonising itching for nearly a month.

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Julie's swelling gradually decreased after being prescribed steroids. AFTER using packet hair dye this woman?s face ballooned so much she COULDN?T OPEN HER EYES and was left with burning itching sores on her scalp for THREE WEEKS ? which she says felt like a ?MILLION BULL ANTS? biting her. Sales manager, Julie Yacoub (37) from Perth, Western Australia, used to always dye her hair as a teenager and in her early twenties with no problems or signs of reaction. When she was 22, Julie had her hair dyed at a salon and experienced a mild reaction afterwards but she assumed that it was because the hair colourist massaged her head too hard and accidentally cut the skin on her scalp with her nails which would have been aggravated by the dye sinking into her skin. Julie hadn?t dyed her hair since this, but after noticing a few greys she bought a chocolate brown packet dye which took just 15 minutes to develop. On October 30, 2019, she mixed the dye and applied it; she had no itching or tingling during or immediately after the application so assumed everything was ok. Whilst at work the next day she noticed her neck was itching and asked a colleague to look and told her she had burns on her neck. Worried she was having an allergic reaction, Julie took an antihistamine tablet to counteract it but later that evening she felt pressure in her head so booked an appointment to see her GP the next day. When she woke up, Julie had a lump on the side of her head and pressure was building up. Her doctor told her she was having a severe allergic reaction and prescribed her steroids. Unfortunately for Julie, her face grew more deformed as it continued to swell and by 5am the following day she couldn?t open her eyes and her scalp was covered in sores and burns which were unbearably itchy and felt like she was ?being bitten by a million bull ants at once?. Her mother drove her to the hospital where she was told that the antihistamines and steroids she was already o
Julie’s face became so swollen she couldn’t see (Picture: MDWfeatures /Julie Yacoub)
Julie initially developed a lump on the side of her face at the start of the allergic reaction. AFTER using packet hair dye this woman?s face ballooned so much she COULDN?T OPEN HER EYES and was left with burning itching sores on her scalp for THREE WEEKS ? which she says felt like a ?MILLION BULL ANTS? biting her. Sales manager, Julie Yacoub (37) from Perth, Western Australia, used to always dye her hair as a teenager and in her early twenties with no problems or signs of reaction. When she was 22, Julie had her hair dyed at a salon and experienced a mild reaction afterwards but she assumed that it was because the hair colourist massaged her head too hard and accidentally cut the skin on her scalp with her nails which would have been aggravated by the dye sinking into her skin. Julie hadn?t dyed her hair since this, but after noticing a few greys she bought a chocolate brown packet dye which took just 15 minutes to develop. On October 30, 2019, she mixed the dye and applied it; she had no itching or tingling during or immediately after the application so assumed everything was ok. Whilst at work the next day she noticed her neck was itching and asked a colleague to look and told her she had burns on her neck. Worried she was having an allergic reaction, Julie took an antihistamine tablet to counteract it but later that evening she felt pressure in her head so booked an appointment to see her GP the next day. When she woke up, Julie had a lump on the side of her head and pressure was building up. Her doctor told her she was having a severe allergic reaction and prescribed her steroids. Unfortunately for Julie, her face grew more deformed as it continued to swell and by 5am the following day she couldn?t open her eyes and her scalp was covered in sores and burns which were unbearably itchy and felt like she was ?being bitten by a million bull ants at once?. Her mother drove her to the hospital where she was told that the antihistamines and
She’s sharing her story to warn others to do a patch test (Picture: MDWfeatures /Julie Yacoub)

She’s sharing her story to remind people of the importance of proper patch tests and taking precautions when dyeing hair.

‘Even now I still get itchy and flaky from the contact the dermatitis has caused on my scalpm’ she says.

Julie suffered an allergic reaction to a chemical found in most hair dyes called paraphenylenediamine (PPD).

Many permanent and some semi-permanent hair dyes contain chemical PPD, which is known as an irritant and allergen. Dyes containing PPD are usually perfectly safe to use, but many people develop an allergy.

‘From what the doctors have told me you can just develop an allergy as you get older and I am prone to other allergies (cats, dogs, grass) etc so as you get older your body just develops other allergies,’ said Julie.

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Julie's face became incredibly swollen whilst she was having an allergic reaction to her hair dye. AFTER using packet hair dye this woman?s face ballooned so much she COULDN?T OPEN HER EYES and was left with burning itching sores on her scalp for THREE WEEKS ? which she says felt like a ?MILLION BULL ANTS? biting her. Sales manager, Julie Yacoub (37) from Perth, Western Australia, used to always dye her hair as a teenager and in her early twenties with no problems or signs of reaction. When she was 22, Julie had her hair dyed at a salon and experienced a mild reaction afterwards but she assumed that it was because the hair colourist massaged her head too hard and accidentally cut the skin on her scalp with her nails which would have been aggravated by the dye sinking into her skin. Julie hadn?t dyed her hair since this, but after noticing a few greys she bought a chocolate brown packet dye which took just 15 minutes to develop. On October 30, 2019, she mixed the dye and applied it; she had no itching or tingling during or immediately after the application so assumed everything was ok. Whilst at work the next day she noticed her neck was itching and asked a colleague to look and told her she had burns on her neck. Worried she was having an allergic reaction, Julie took an antihistamine tablet to counteract it but later that evening she felt pressure in her head so booked an appointment to see her GP the next day. When she woke up, Julie had a lump on the side of her head and pressure was building up. Her doctor told her she was having a severe allergic reaction and prescribed her steroids. Unfortunately for Julie, her face grew more deformed as it continued to swell and by 5am the following day she couldn?t open her eyes and her scalp was covered in sores and burns which were unbearably itchy and felt like she was ?being bitten by a million bull ants at once?. Her mother drove her to the hospital where she was told that the antihistamines a
Julie’s face in the midst of her reaction, which took her weeks to recover from (Picture: MDWfeatures /Julie Yacoub)

‘I would never dye my hair again. I am frightened as to what the next reaction could be. In fact the doctors have advised me that the next reaction will be worse. Unless I could get some type of plant based or vegetable based dye without the chemicals then I will never dye my hair again.

‘The advice I would give to someone in my situation is to please do a patch test with any types of dyes or chemicals you use.

‘The reason I wanted to share my story is to inform people that this is real and can happen.

Julie's face had swollen so much she could no longer open her eyes. AFTER using packet hair dye this woman?s face ballooned so much she COULDN?T OPEN HER EYES and was left with burning itching sores on her scalp for THREE WEEKS ? which she says felt like a ?MILLION BULL ANTS? biting her. Sales manager, Julie Yacoub (37) from Perth, Western Australia, used to always dye her hair as a teenager and in her early twenties with no problems or signs of reaction. When she was 22, Julie had her hair dyed at a salon and experienced a mild reaction afterwards but she assumed that it was because the hair colourist massaged her head too hard and accidentally cut the skin on her scalp with her nails which would have been aggravated by the dye sinking into her skin. Julie hadn?t dyed her hair since this, but after noticing a few greys she bought a chocolate brown packet dye which took just 15 minutes to develop. On October 30, 2019, she mixed the dye and applied it; she had no itching or tingling during or immediately after the application so assumed everything was ok. Whilst at work the next day she noticed her neck was itching and asked a colleague to look and told her she had burns on her neck. Worried she was having an allergic reaction, Julie took an antihistamine tablet to counteract it but later that evening she felt pressure in her head so booked an appointment to see her GP the next day. When she woke up, Julie had a lump on the side of her head and pressure was building up. Her doctor told her she was having a severe allergic reaction and prescribed her steroids. Unfortunately for Julie, her face grew more deformed as it continued to swell and by 5am the following day she couldn?t open her eyes and her scalp was covered in sores and burns which were unbearably itchy and felt like she was ?being bitten by a million bull ants at once?. Her mother drove her to the hospital where she was told that the antihistamines and steroids she was already on
She still experiences itching on her head (Picture: MDWfeatures /Julie Yacoub)

‘Most people only read about this happening to someone else, never happening to themselves but this can happen to anyone even if you never had a reaction before, it can happen anytime.

‘Please follow the instructions and do the patch test. It may take an extra forty-eight hours to dye your hair but that will be the best 48 hours you have waited.

‘I wish I had done the patch test. Even if somehow I can get access to a healthy hair dye without the chemicals I would still be doing the patch test.

‘I never want this to happen to me ever again and I would never want anyone to go through what I went through.’

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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/17/womans-face-swells-much-cant-open-eyes-uses-boxed-hair-dye-11920383/
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