Does carbon dyeing hair really help? Can you dye grey hair with it so laser may remove it?

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ive got mostly grey hair on face that are related to acne, sebum plugs , etc.have started taking isotretinoin recently. after it's done (& also a gap of 8~9 months) I'm planning to go for hair removal, but although these hair are grey they've got nearly melanin-less follicle. they look really terrible for me. if carbon dyeing isn't going to work then shall I shave them so they might grow darker or within a laserable color range?(I'm currently 18y old)

Paul Flashner, MD · Answer

I'm sorry to inform you, that carbon dyeing will not work with laser hair removal. Laser hair removal lasers are attracted to pigmented hair only. Grays/blonds will not be noticed by the laser. If hair is died, it is not getting down to the hair follicle bulb level, therefore, the laser will loose it's direction and not able to kill the hair follicle. I would suggest an electrologist for any grays/blonds. An electrologist is able to kill one follicle at a time of any color. Good Luck!

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