Hair dye poisoning occurs when someone swallows dye or tint used to color hair.

This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.

Hair tint poisoning

• Permanent dyes
  • Naphthylamine
  • Other aromatic amino compounds
  • Phenylene diamines
  • Toluene diamines
• Temporary dyes
  • Arsenic
  • Bismuth
  • Denatured alcohol
  • Lead (see lead poisoning)
  • Mercury
  • Pyrogallol
  • Silver

Note: This list may not include all poisonous ingredients.

• Various hair dyes

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Hair dye poisoning Symptoms

Review Date: 01/27/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)