A young mother claims she was hospitalised three times after using a home hair dye kit which left her unable to open her eyes.
Lauren Woods from Hastings in East Sussex claims she carried out a patch test prior to using Nice ‘n Easy by Clairol but was admitted to hospital.
The mother-of-three, 20, shared shocking photos on Facebook in which she is barely recognisable with a puffy, red face and her eyes glued shut.
Lauren Woods claims she carried out a patch test prior to using Nice ‘n Easy by Clairol but says she was admitted to hospital three times over the next three days
The 20-year-old (left) suffered a reaction (right) which she claims was caused by the hair dye
Ms Woods says she used Clairol Nice ‘n Easy no ammonia hair dye in Black 83
Ms Woods says she used Clairol Nice ‘n Easy no ammonia hair dye in Black 83.
She posted a picture of the product for sale on Superdrug’s website for £2.65 but did not make clear where she bought it.
Ms Woods claims she used the hair dye last Thursday but by Saturday morning her forehead had swollen and her scalp was burnt.
After phoning her mother in tears, she was taken to hospital and sent home despite her face and head continuing to swell.
On Sunday morning she couldn’t open her eyes and was sent to hospital for the third time and put on a drip.
Clairol and Superdrug have been contacted for comment.
Ms Woods said: ‘This is one thing that I thought would never happen to me, but anyone who dyes their hair please make sure you do patch tests and strand tests.
‘Dying my hair is definitely not worth the amount of pain I’ve been in. I don’t want anyone to have to go through what I’ve had to go through these last few days so please can you share and raise awareness that this isn’t just something you see in the papers.’
Ms Woods shared a picture of herself in a hospital bed hooked up to a drip
She added: ‘I did do a patch test myself and nothing came up after 24 hours. So, I dyed my hair on Thursday evening and everything was fine until I was about to get into the shower on Saturday morning and noticed how swollen my forehead had gotten – as well as how burnt my scalp is.
‘I phoned my mum in absolute hysterics. She rushed over and I then went to the hospital for them to tell me not to wash my hair.
‘Hours passed and the swelling had moved to my eyes. I again went to the hospital with my boyfriend to be given steroids and allergy tablets, and to be told the swelling will go down in the next few hours.
‘I went home, went to bed, then woke up Sunday morning unable to open my eyes. So I went to the walk-in centre, to which she told me I had to go straight to A&E and I’ve been here ever since.’
Her post has amassed thousands of shares and comments on social media and many shared their own horror stories.
Heidi Cooper added: ‘It happened to me. I was in hospital for seven days. My whole face, neck, and forehead was swollen, and my eyes. I couldn’t see for four days.’
Laura Wilde commented: ‘This is exactly what happened to me. It took five days to fully come out (delayed anaphylactic shock) and I spent nearly a month in hospital on a heart ward.’
The claim comes just 11 months after a woman from Manchester alleged that a Nice n’ Easy product had caused an allergic reaction which led to septicaemia.
Gemma Williams claims she contracted septicaemia after using Nice ‘n Easy to dye her hair black, leaving her eyes glued shut and her skin burnt.
The 24-year-old had to be given steroids and antibiotics to treat the inflammation, but was back in hospital a week later.