A 19-year-old French teen named Estelle nearly died after using a dark hair dye containing para-phenylenediamine (PPD)—a common ingredient in permanent dyes.
🔹 What Happened
Wanted to go from blonde to brunette and mixed the dye herself.
Did only a 30-minute patch test instead of the recommended 48 hours.
Within hours her scalp itched and reddened; by next day her head swelled from 56 cm to about 63 cm, earning the nickname “light-bulb head.”
🔹 Medical Emergency
Her tongue and throat began to swell, risking suffocation. She was rushed to a Paris hospital, where doctors gave antihistamines and other emergency treatment until the swelling subsided.
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