Please be advised when using Clairol Perfect 10..

[Clipper]

Thanks for the warning! I have two boxes of this hair coloring in my stash that I'll be using at some point this year. Good to know. Sorry you're hurting.

[wfswo]

I have an nice stockpile of the Clairol Perfect 10 from the Target deal awhile back.

Thursday afternoon I decided to color my hair and try out this product. I loved that it only took 10 mins, that it didn't stain my skin and the odor wasn't too bad.

Thurday night I noticed that my left side of my scalp hurt and a lump was forming.
Sleeping that night was not meant to be. Every time I layed on my left side it HURT. I had a major headache from the lump up to my forhead.
I asked my SIL and DH to look at it and they said it could be a boil or an ingrown hair.
Tues I had my Mom look at it. She said it looked like a pimple and it had a head. She went ahead and popped it and was amazed at all the puss coming out of it.
Tuesday night I noticed more lumps. But only on the left side of my head. Started to get real nervous, thinking maybe a tic got into my scalp and started to lay eggs.
Wednesday I went top the clinic and was told I have an infection. Gave me Antibiotics and Tylenol 3 for pain. Was told it should heal w/i a week but if I noticed any more lumps to go to a dermatologists.

I decided to call Clairol to see if this is a known reaction. The Rep told me that they added a new type of ammonia to the product that that may be what I'm allergic to that gave me the infection.

Now, I grew up in a hair salon and was always getting my hair colored and permed , back in the day, and never had any problems.

While on the phone with Clairol she had asked me if I had done the allergy test. I told her no. Guess I learned my lesson.

So, the moral of my post is that if you are going to use this for the first time, please take the time to do the allergy test. I would hate for any one to go through what I'm dealing with.

Yes, they are going to reimburse me for 2 boxes so that'll cover my perscription costs.
I didn't call wanting a refund I just wanted to know if they changed anything or if this has happened to others.

Puss indicates an infection is present. An allergy is not an infection. Perfect 10 could have caused an allergy but not an infection. Your infection was more likely to have been secondary and caused by invisible microbes under fingernails rather than by ammonia or alcohol in the hair product. Even super clean fingernails harbor microbes. wfswo M.D.