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

May 16, 2019
Asked By:Nice1172 in Florida, FL

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)

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