[net-gold] Dangerous Formaldehyde Based Hair Straighteners Reportedly in Widespread Use
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- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:50:07 -0400 (EDT)
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:05:15 -0000
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Subject: [Net-Gold] Dangerous Formaldehyde Based Hair Straighteners Reportedly
in Widespread Use
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Dangerous Formaldehyde Based Hair Straighteners
Reportedly in Widespread Use
A recent report published by the
Environmental Working Group (EWG) reports that
formaldehyde based hair straighteners are used
in many hair salon as the dangerous chemical is
used in many products, some without disclosure,
formaldehyde is a known carcinogen, a cancer
causing agent, as well as an allergen.
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EWR reports:
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For the past four years, some celebrities and
fashionistas with $250 to $600 to drop at a hair
salon have raved about "Brazilian-style keratin"
hair straighteners purported to transform frizzy,
unmanageable hair into flat, silky-smooth locks.
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In fact, those chemical concoctions are loaded with
formaldehyde, which numerous prestigious health
bodies, most recently, a National Academy of
Sciences panel, have labeled a human carcinogen.
Formaldehyde is also a potent allergen. It is
especially hazardous when it reverts to its natural
state, a gas, and is inhaled. Formaldehyde-based
hair straighteners present a particular danger to
salon workers who apply blow driers and 450-degree
flatirons to chemical-coated hair.
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Some salon clients and personnel have suffered severe
allergic reactions, massive hair loss, neck and face
rashes, blistered scalps and other serious health
problems, according to an Environmental Working Group
review of 47 previously unpublished "adverse event"
reports filed with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration and obtained under the Freedom of
Information Act.
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"EWG's comprehensive survey of 45 manufacturers of
hair-straightening products has found that:
15 of 16 companies claim little to no formaldehyde
but tests show their products contain substantial
amounts ? These include Brazilian Blowout, Cadiveu
and other top brands. The hair straightener company
Goleshlee admits on its website that its product
contains formaldehyde but omits the toxic chemical
from its online ingredient list.
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Fumes in salon air ? Tests of salon air conducted
in 2010 found powerful formaldehyde fumes. Other
tests have found that hair straighteners contain
up to 11.8 percent formaldehyde. When vapors reach
significant levels, and when products contain a
formaldehyde solution of more than 1 percent,
federal law requires salons to provide medical
monitoring for workers with symptoms, quick-drench
showers for immediate use if solution touches skin
and emergency eyewash stations.
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Most top salons deny risks ? Only three of Elle
magazine's 41 top-rated salons surveyed by EWG do
not offer hair-straightening services because of
health dangers. Nine salons claimed they used
products free or nearly free of toxic chemicals.
Yet test results compiled by EWG show the products
are laden with formaldehyde. The salons' claims
usually echoed the manufacturers' own
misstatements about the chemistry and safety of
the products. Among salons offering formaldehyde
hair straighteners are the Andy Lecompte salon in
Los Angeles, Whittenmore House Salon in New York
and Metodo Rossano Ferretti Hair& Spa in Miami."
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Recently the US Occupational and Health
Administration issued a "Hazard Alert" to salon
workers and owners over the dangers of the us of
hair straighteners. The EWR has petitioned the
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to also
take action citing allegedly hazardous products.
The exhibit accompanying the petition multiple
products including:
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R&L Soft-Liss Professional Line
KeraGreen Keratin and Protein
Hair System by LBD
Tahe Thermo Keratin Hair Treatment
Silkening Technologies Pro Collagen Rx
Keratin Treatment
Brazilian Gloss Brazilian Keratin Treatment
Keratin Express Formula
Marcia Teixeira Brazilian Keratin Treatment
IBS i-Straight System
Coppola Keratin Keratin Complex
Smoothing Therapy
Brazilian Blowout Açai
Professional Smoothing ("Original")
Solution
Cadiveu Brazilian Keratin Smoothing
Formula
Global Keratin ("GKHair") Products
QOD
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Since the FDA does not have the authority to issue
a recall, EWR recommends, among other safety issues
that need to addressed, that companies voluntarily
recall their hair straightening products.
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Complete Article With Links:
http://tinyurl.com/3wb5x4r
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