Pro tip: A bleach mix went wrong on a client from Dayton last week

I was doing a full highlight on a new client, and my 30 volume developer felt way too warm when I mixed it. I went ahead anyway, and after 15 minutes her scalp was bright red. I rinsed it out fast, applied a cool water compress, and used a heavy dose of aloe gel. Has anyone else had a batch of developer go bad like that, and what's your go-to for a chemical burn?

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ninak1026d ago

Yikes, that sounds so painful for your client. Honestly, when you say the developer felt warm, was it just the bottle or the actual mix? I had a bottle go bad once and the liquid itself was almost hot to the touch, like it was reacting in the container. What brand were you using?

ben40226d ago

Man, I used to think the developer temp didn't matter. A bad burn from a warm mix changed my mind for good. Now I keep a bottle of that burn gel with lidocaine in my kit at all times.