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I ve dermatitis, of scalp, is it safe to use hair colours 2 colour grey or can it cause any further skin issues in presence of dermatitis?

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Dr. Joseph Shen answered

No! : It will make things worse. Please wait until the condition returns to normal... Good luck!

Dr Henning and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/13/2013

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