Explainer: Do I have to wait to get my hair done following the Covid-19 vaccine?

The president of the Irish Hairdressers Federation on all you need to know about hair colouring and the vaccine

Talk of a correlation between hair dye and allergic reactions following the vaccine began in March. Picture: Damien Eagers

Just one day after reopening, some Irish salons have been receiving cancellations after talk emerged of a correlation between hair colouring and allergic reactions for those who have received the Covid-19 vaccination.

Bridget Haren, a past president of the Hairdressers Association of Ireland and Ennis-based salon owner, told RTÉ yesterday that the manufacturing and insurance companies she works with had introduced mandatory skin testing because “people have been getting allergic reactions.”