HAIR DYE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hair dye mean? 

• HAIR DYE (noun)
  The noun HAIR DYE has 1 sense:

1. a dye for coloring the hair

  Familiarity information: HAIR DYE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAIR DYE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dye for coloring the hair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

hair coloring; hair dye; tint

Hypernyms ("hair dye" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hair dye"):

henna (a reddish brown dye used especially on hair)

rinse (a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint)

 Context examples 

Benzidine based dyes are mainly used to color textiles, leather and paper but are also found in the rubber, plastic, soap, hair dye and petroleum industries.

(Benzidine Containing Dye, NCI Thesaurus)

"In our study, we see a higher breast cancer risk associated with hair dye use, and the effect is stronger in African American women, particularly those who are frequent users."

(Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)

Researchers have been studying the possible link between hair dye and cancer for a long time, but results have been inconsistent, said corresponding author Alexandra White, Ph.D., head of the NIEHS Environment and Cancer Epidemiology Group.

(Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)

Using data from 46,709 women in the Sister Study, researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of NIH, found that women who regularly used permanent hair dye in the year prior to enrolling in the study were 9% more likely than women who didn’t use hair dye to develop breast cancer.

(Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t use these products.

(Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)