Hi Gillian99, It isn't a good idea to use chemicals on your hair either during chemo or within the first 6 months after stopping chemo. This is because the hair is very susceptible to damage and you could find that it breaks or falls out completely. The chemicals used in chemo also react with the chemicals in the dye and could cause a completely different reaction. I felt the same when my hair started coming back between chemo sessions so just kept shaving my head until it was all over then when it started to grow I  spoke to my oncologist about the options. There are only really two options, either a vegetable dye or natural dyes. Treat yourself to an appointment at an Aveda salon where they specialise in natural hair colouring or Colourherbe who are very similar. I went along to my Aveda Salon about 3 months after my chemo had finished and was really impressed. I had my closed cropped hair dyed very light blonde and it looked amazing as I had previously had very dark brown hair. The person I saw had 6 other post-chemo clients and was very experienced in treating post chemo hair. Although It looked fabulous the only downfall was that it cost an arm and a leg! £87.50!! At least I consoled myself with the thought that I had saved a fortune in hairdressing , shampoo and hair products over the year!

If you absolutely can't do without it my advice would be to make sure you only use tints or hair dyes made of natural colourants, such as henna or vegetable products.  A couple to try are Daniel Field's Watercolour (available from Sainsbury's), or Herbatint, which are formulated without ammonia.  A good alternative if you simply want to disguise roots or colour re-growth is a tinted styling mousse.  These wash out every time you wash your hair, but are a safe, quick and easy alternative to harsher dyes and tints, until you are able to start using other products again.

Hope that helps

Sarah

Ok thank you for your information.

I feel bad going to my brothers wedding at a posh event with black roots i can't hide them they haven't been done since April they look a mess!!!

I feel bad I'm sick and it would make me look better and feel better if my hair was nice.

I've dyed it for 20 years never had roots this bad!

I've looked at the salons you suggest but they have none near where I live

Thanks again for your reply

Best wishes

Ok thank you for your information.

I feel bad going to my brothers wedding at a posh event with black roots i can't hide them they haven't been done since April they look a mess!!!

I feel bad I'm sick and it would make me look better and feel better if my hair was nice.

I've dyed it for 20 years never had roots this bad!

I've looked at the salons you suggest but they have none near where I live

Thanks again for your reply

Best wishes

If you aren't going to dye your hair you could always try a spray on root touch up product. These are fairly new on the market but they offer a quick temporary fix.

There's the Josh Wood root concealer from M&S

Charles Worthington root concealer

L'Oreal magic retouch

or ASOS do a product called No More Roots

I'm sure one of those will do the trick! :)