Green
hair
This condition is always associated with copper
in some form and tends to affect repeatedly bleached
hair. It is never seen in black hair, as the green
becomes lost in the background color. It may come
from swimming pool water, especially where chloride
treatment or copper algicides are used. Interestingly,
it may be the result of high levels of copper in
pipes in the home. This may have come from the water
company's treatment plant, or from new copper piping
in the house. In a house that has both old iron
water pipes and new copper ones, there may be hugely
increased copper levels in the drinking water. Green
hair can even follow a good long soak in a bath
that has been cleaned with old bathroom cleaners
containing high chloride levels! And just
occasionally it is the result of using a bleach.
Using a lemon juice rinse may
improve the color. There are commercial products
that can help: an experienced hair stylist can advise
on which might be used.
A
classical case of green hair: this is seen in light
hair,
often hair that has been bleached
Bubble
hair
People will tell you that their bubble hair 'just
happened', quite suddenly, after they had been doing
the same things to their hair for a long time. Then
all at once they noticed tiny 'bubbles' in the ends
of their hair.
Invariably, bubble hair is caused by
some kind of heating appliance, most often curling
irons. |
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Hair
that has been damaged by heat, perhaps by drying
with
a hair dryer on too high a setting
A
classical case of bubble hair |
