‘Industry must learn extent’ of hair dye allergies

The cosmetics industry has “no idea” of the extent to which customers are allergic to hair dye, a coroner has said following the death of a mother-of-two.

Estate agent Julie McCabe, 38, went into a coma in October 2011 after she suffered a massive allergic reaction to a chemical in her L’Oreal dye and she died a year later.

Concluding the inquest into Ms McCabe’s death, North Yorkshire coroner Geoff Fell urged L’Oreal and the cosmetics industry to do more to encourage customers to report adverse reactions and to research the problem.