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Posted by crayola on January 7, 2002, at 12:29:45
No, this is not a joke. Ever since starting any of the SSRI's, my hair will no longer take a permanent curl at the salon. The hairstylists seem to know about this phenomenon, but I've never seen it documented. Has anyone else out there had this problem?
Posted by CalvaryHill on January 7, 2002, at 18:51:40
In reply to SSRI's and hair won't take a permanent curl???, posted by crayola on January 7, 2002, at 12:29:45
If you get hair _loss_ from an antidepressant, try some dietary zinc--that's what I heard.
Posted by cmcdougall on January 8, 2002, at 10:08:28
In reply to SSRI's and hair won't take a permanent curl???, posted by crayola on January 7, 2002, at 12:29:45
Hi,
I worked for many years in the beauty industry. The hair shaft contains traces of all the substances we ingest. In fact, many drug screening tests are done on hair because it can't be altered like urine.
A perm works by breaking the covalent bonds in the hair shaft. The neutralizer hardens the bonds in a new shape - ie. the perm rod.
It is not a joke - the drugs can not only affect the hair follicle (which would cause hair loss), but also affect the actual structure of the hair shaft making it extremely resistant to the perm solutions OR making it very delicate and subject to damage and breakage from the solutions.
Anyone taking powerful drugs should be extremely careful when using chemicals on the hair. You might have to resign yourself to a style that doesn't require much body....
> No, this is not a joke. Ever since starting any of the SSRI's, my hair will no longer take a permanent curl at the salon. The hairstylists seem to know about this phenomenon, but I've never seen it documented. Has anyone else out there had this problem?
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