Can a 14 year boy have his hair coloured blue

sheramber

What about coloured hair spray then there would be problem when the holidays were over.

jenniewb

I am not sure if the OP (and please correct me if I'm wrong) was told it was illegal because boys can't have blue hair but most likely because he may have looked or been underage and they wouldn't have been able to touch his hair with chemicals until he was old enough or had adult consent. Easy way around it OP is to go with him and explain to the salon that you give your blessing to have whatever colour he wants. I'd say you could be free to go then but to be on the safe side stick around. If anything goes wrong and they need to alter the original plan in any way, even if it's a different shade, they may still require your say-so before going any further.


I would say in advance, get some shampoo for blue hair. If you can't find any you can often find shampoo with a violet tinge which works for blonde hair. It's better to stick with blue if you can but it is important to use something because sometimes the chemicals in our water, rust in the water or just sunlight can cause the colour to alter slightly and the result can be anything from green hair to brown (orange plus blue). Using a coloured shampoo doesn't automatically prevent this but can help with slight attempts at change by the water or sunlight!

System

Can I just add if you are going to do it yourself do a patch test first.I was going to dye my hair but had an awful reaction.

pirateyqueen

So I'm guessing you don't want his hair to be permanently a different colour? You just want it to be blue for a little bit and then back to his original colour? In which case, do not bleach the hair, and do not use a hair dye like Feria that you have to mix with a developer. That will dye the hair permanently. I would suggest you either use something like a blue coloured hair spray, something like this at first glance but there are loads of them http://www.superdrug.com/Hair/Hair-Styling/Hair-Styling-Spray/Fudge-URBAN-Hair-Art-Turquoise-Noise-125ml/p/468912#.VazHICpVhBc this will mean that you can wash it out completely. If not, something like La Riche Directions is a conditioner based dye. It will be longer lasting that a coloured spray but should still wash out. To get bright unnatural coloured hair you do need to bleach first, but then you are left with bleached hair and no way to get back to your natural colour (bleach removes pigment from the hair). You can still get unnatural coloured hair on darker hair, it's just not as vibrant.

(I've had my hair many different colours on the past, including blue and green so should be able to offer help!)

panika

I don't think it is illegal. I would try phoning another hairdressers, to see if they will agree.

Good lucjk with his challenge.:-)

Katiehound

For just a bit of nonsense at Christmas I spray my hair with a coloured hair spray- it just washes out (some even bushes out!) Would that not be suitable (It comes in very bright deep colours) Quick, easy, cheap and certainly temporary

System

A blue hair spray might be more practical, but be sure to wash it out before bed or it will go all over the pillow case.

elmer

I dyed my 15 year old sons hair blue recently, I bleached it first as he had dark hair and then applied crazy colour. It lasted about a month before it faded and he had it cut short.

He did it to raise money for Red Nose Day.

Good luck

elmer

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

If anyone goes for the bleach & La Riche route, just a reminder that you mustn't put a permanent colour on over the top to hide it later - a lot of the semi tints contain metallic compounds which, when they contact the chemicals in permanent colour, heat up.

As a result, the hair effectively melts.

I went to a hairdresser after having blue hair and it appeared to have all washed out three months later - the strand test showed it hadn't, as my hair (a very healthy section) looked like it had been soaked in Immac within ten minutes. As a result of that strand test, I was saved the prospect of losing a lot of hair.

You can't tell which semis have metallic compounds in them - you could be lucky, but from range to range and colour to colour, there's no way of knowing.

frooglefraggle

It's not illegal but I work in the beauty industry, recently all tints have stated on the manufacturers guide lines that dyes tints cannot be used on under 16 year olds (we used to be able to do under 16 year olds with parental permission, not anymore.)
This means that if something goes wrong the insurance becomes invalid!, and you are no longer insured.
Most people will not chance this due to becoming liable (sever reactions even death can occur from allergic reactions)
I hope your son has managed to dye his hair this summer seems a very good worth while cause.