Schoolgirl Suffers Severe Allergic Reaction to L’Oreal Hair Dye

April 16, 2009 by DawnM  
Filed under Allergies & Asthma

Schoolgirl Suffers Allergic Reaction to Hair Dye

Schoolgirl Suffers Allergic Reaction to Hair Dye

Today the Daily Mail reported a story about Carla Harris, a 15 year old schoolgirl who suffered a potent allergic reaction to L’Oreal Recital hair dye, causing her head to swell up to twice its normal size, leaving the teenager in agony for several days. You can see an image of the damage caused on the Daily Mail website.

Despite conducting a patch test prior to using the product, Carla still had a severe reaction after using the L’Oreal hair dye and was admitted into hospital and treated with antihistamines and steroids.

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