<p>A Texas woman had a <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/starbucks-faces-federal-lawsuit-after-woman-finds-fruity-refreshers-contain-no-fruit-mainly-sugar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">horrific reaction</a> to a chemical found in a beauty product she used earlier this year, and was left with her face swelled up like a balloon to &#8220;emoji&#8221; like proportions, she says.</p>
<p>Shanika McNeil, 29, noticed the reaction shortly after coloring her hair back in January, the Houston native told <a href="https://kennedynewsandmedia.co.uk/share-your-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Kennedy News and Media</strong></a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>“I was laughing at myself because I did look extremely funny,” McNeil told Kennedy News of the cosmetic mishap.</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">McNeil Dyed Hair Sunday Prior With No Issues Before Rash Developed</h3>
<p>She says she had dyed her hair the Sunday prior and &#8220;had no issues,&#8221; but the following day she woke up with a headache and began to develop a rash.</p>
<blockquote><p>“I dyed my hair myself on Sunday evening, and it was fine; I had no issues,” the Houston native described. “Then in the morning, I woke up, and I had a headache — it lasted all day and then probably around 3 p.m. I noticed I had this line around my forehead and a rash.”</p></blockquote>
<figure id="attachment_97009" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97009" style="width: 696px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-97009" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-25-at-4.54.44-PM.png" alt="" width="696" height="542" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-97009" class="wp-caption-text">(Courtesy of Kennedy News and Media)</figcaption></figure>
<p>McNeil was then afflicted with even more symptoms, saying her &#8220;scalp started burning like it was on fire&#8221; and that she &#8220;could tell my scalp was oozing.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>“My scalp started burning like it was on fire, and then I used a napkin and could tell my scalp was oozing,” she added, “as the hours went by, I noticed my forehead was getting puffier.”</p></blockquote>
<p>She reported the symptoms to a doctor, who informed her that she had an allergic reaction to PPD, an ingredient used in the hair dye, the outlet reports.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Doctor Says Reaction Was Caused By Sensitivity to PPD Chemical Used In Hair Dye</h3>
<p>Symptoms of this allergic reaction can range from itching and swelling to anaphylactic shock and even death, according to <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hair-dye-allergy#symptoms" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Healthline</strong></a>.</p>
<p>She was eventually prescribed antihistamines and steroids to help with the swelling, successfully treating her pain.</p>
<p>While she thought she was finally in the clear, the symptoms reappeared after she got home from the doctor&#8217;s office.</p>
<figure id="attachment_97010" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97010" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-97010" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-25-at-4.54.25-PM.png" alt="" width="700" height="542" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-97010" class="wp-caption-text">(Courtesy of Kennedy News and Media)</figcaption></figure>
<blockquote><p>“Every hour I looked at myself and my forehead was getting bigger and the swelling was worse,” McNeil recalled of her unfortunate case of “hyperinflation.” “It looked like I was an emoji, it was very weird. My whole family was panicking because I looked so strange. A lot of people said I looked like I was in a fight.”</p></blockquote>
<p>She snapped pictures of the reaction, showing her face as it took on the proportions for the apathy emoji.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Took Two Weeks, Two Rounds Of Antihistamines To Be Cured Of Allergic Reaction</h3>
<p>At first, McNeil thought her cartoonish visage was funny but quickly stopped laughing after &#8220;the pain kicked (back) in,&#8221; causing her eyes to be &#8220;completely swollen shut so (she) couldn&#8217;t see for a few days.&#8221;</p>
<p>Shanika said it took two weeks and two rounds of antihistamines before the allergic reaction settled, the outlet reports.</p>
<figure id="attachment_97011" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97011" style="width: 1140px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-97011" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-25-at-4.59.37-PM.png" alt="" width="1140" height="787" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-97011" class="wp-caption-text">(Courtesy of Kennedy News and Media)</figcaption></figure>
<p>As it turns out, the PPD she was allergic to is one of the main ingredients used to make hair dye.</p>
<p>She was forced to use &#8220;baby shampoo for weeks&#8221; after the ordeal to avoid triggering another allergic reaction, with the dye leaving her head with bald spots and eczema.</p>
<p>She added that her scalp is so sensitive now that it hurts to comb her hair. McNeil went on to say she hasn&#8217;t used hair dye since the incident, and does not intend to do so again.</p>
<figure id="attachment_97007" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97007" style="width: 1140px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-97007" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1226007284-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="1140" height="855" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-97007" class="wp-caption-text">McNeil&#8217;s faced swelled to cartoonish proportions, causing her face to resemble an emoji (Photo by Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<blockquote><p>“I haven’t dyed my hair since and I don’t have any intentions of doing it,” said McNeil.</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Texas Woman Using Exposure From Experience To Warn Others About Prevalent Dye Sensitivity</h3>
<p>She&#8217;s used the exposure from the experience to warn others about being aware to this kind of dye sensitivity, and has heard from countless more who have similarly suffered such reactions.</p>
<blockquote><p>“A lot of people in the comments said the same thing happened to them — they’d been using a dye for years and then had a reaction,” she said. “I’ve told people to do a patch test every time they use it [dye] and if you are sensitive to it, look for a dye that doesn’t have PPD in it.”</p></blockquote>
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<p>A quick <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=hair%20dye%20reaction&;src=typed_query&;f=image" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> search for &#8220;hair dye reactions&#8221; shows the prevalence of such allergic reactions, with dozens of other woman pictured with swollen and disfigured countenances caused by PPD.</p>
<p>The exact brand that caused McNeil&#8217;s reaction was not immediately known.</p>
<p>A similar incident occurred to a woman in the UK after she was temporarily blinded and had her face triple in size from swelling after a bad reaction to hair dye containing PPD, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2019/08/08/woman-temporarily-blinded-by-allergy-to-hair-dye/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>New York Post</strong></a>.</p>
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