I have seen ads for carbon dye claiming that it will make laser effective on grey hair. Does anyone have any experience with this? I have a patch of grey hair on my chest that I am considering for this treatment.
My concern is that the carbon dye gets into sweat pores and does damage to those at the time the last is getting up hair follicle.
Good question, I’m glad you asked!
This sounds like the old “Thermolyse” quackery. Thermolyse, the very first laser to hit the market, had the technician shave the hair and then rub a carbon (oil based) dye “deep into the follicles.” Yeah right … the dye was supposed to penetrate the follicle. It doesn’t happen!
You are not going to able to get any of that stuff into the follicle where it needs to be (okay maybe into the infundibulum). The laser has to affect the lower follicle. Dying the upper hair, or getting stuff in the follicle opening, is a silly idea.
The follicle (and “sweat pore”) is not an open hole waiting to suck up carbon-based creams … or anything else for that matter. Think about this: which “molecule” is bigger: a carbon (and oil) “molecule,” or a water molecule? And thus, which is more likely to fill-up the follicle? Furthermore, which is more likely to be absorbed by the skin, oil (carbon), or water?
Now, ask yourself … did you have to “DRAIN” your follicles the last time you went swimming? (Actually the outer epidermis does absorb water. Look at your fingers the next time you take a long bath.)
BTW that “patch of grey” hair on your chest is right in the middle, right? Specifically, between the lower 1/3 of your “pecs?” (And a few wirey grey ones on the nipples?)
Did you ever notice that when a beard starts to “go grey” that the grey hairs start to show-up on the chin? Why is this?
Simple answer is that the hairs in the center of your chest (and on your chin) are older hairs! Indeed, your hair pattern started to grow in, in the center of your chest and your chin. After a set amount of “cycles,” it’s speculated the hairs turn white. So, the “older” hairs “go grey” first.
Beware, that your “partial grey patch” is going to “go” all grey, and your entire chest will “go grey” too. If you remove the center patch you could be left with a bare spot surrounded by grey hairs! Think ahead!
Well said Michael! There is also another product called Meladine which also does not appear to be effective.
This is a gimmick. Dying the hair above the skin’s surface has no impact on the follicles which laser targets.
Great information Michael! Your explanation makes perfect sense. I am glad I consulted with this site before wasting my time and money, not to mention maybe damaging my skin. Thanks!