Summary
The popular keratin-based hair-straightening treatment called Brazilian Blowout assures to transform unruly curls into frizz-free, smooth hair for months. Salons across the nation offer this treatment to women who are willing to spend hundreds for a treatment Vogue magazine calls "seriously liberating". Recent report from last year, a Portland, Oregon, hairstylist experienced shortness of breath, eye irritation and nosebleeds when using the Brazilian Blowout products. Filling a complaint with the local Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It was discovered by OSHA that the products contained the toxic carcinogen formaldehyde, despite being advertised as formaldehyde-free. The ingredients that treatment products actually contained was methylene glycol; which becomes formaldehyde when mixed with water. Using a blow dyer, immediately the methylene glycol reverts back to easily inhaled formaldehyde fumes. The FDA also know as the Food and Drug Administration has established that a beauty product is safe for consumers if it contains less than .2% of formaldehyde. The Brazilian Blowout Hair treatment has 6.3-10.6% of formaldehyde, according to OSHA tests. Similar complaints surfaced in Canada, where they have since halted all distribution of the straightener. Formaldehyde expose has been linked to nose and throat cancer and leukemia. A ban is being considered by the U.S. congressional leaders are calling FDA to issue one. The "Safe Cosmetics Act", which will reintroduced this year, could give the FDA the ability to restrict harmful chemicals in beauty products.
The popular keratin-based hair-straightening treatment called Brazilian Blowout assures to transform unruly curls into frizz-free, smooth hair for months. Salons across the nation offer this treatment to women who are willing to spend hundreds for a treatment Vogue magazine calls "seriously liberating". Recent report from last year, a Portland, Oregon, hairstylist experienced shortness of breath, eye irritation and nosebleeds when using the Brazilian Blowout products. Filling a complaint with the local Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It was discovered by OSHA that the products contained the toxic carcinogen formaldehyde, despite being advertised as formaldehyde-free. The ingredients that treatment products actually contained was methylene glycol; which becomes formaldehyde when mixed with water. Using a blow dyer, immediately the methylene glycol reverts back to easily inhaled formaldehyde fumes. The FDA also know as the Food and Drug Administration has established that a beauty product is safe for consumers if it contains less than .2% of formaldehyde. The Brazilian Blowout Hair treatment has 6.3-10.6% of formaldehyde, according to OSHA tests. Similar complaints surfaced in Canada, where they have since halted all distribution of the straightener. Formaldehyde expose has been linked to nose and throat cancer and leukemia. A ban is being considered by the U.S. congressional leaders are calling FDA to issue one. The "Safe Cosmetics Act", which will reintroduced this year, could give the FDA the ability to restrict harmful chemicals in beauty products.
Reflection'
Before reading this article I saw the title "Toxins in Your Hair" I right away thought that it was going to talk about the certain chemicals that are in some hair products. Instead it was about a hair-straightening treatment that had methylene glycol which is what formaldehyde becomes when mixed with water and has been linked to nose and throat cancer and leukemia. While reading this it's makes me want to look over all the hair products that I sometimes use and the article says that "the FDA has established that a beauty product is safe for consumers if it contains less than 0.2% of formaldehyde". so does that mean that all hair products contain some formaldehyde? For a person who uses hair products almost everyday it pretty scary knowing that I am also putting formaldehyde one of the most dangerous chemicals in my hair. Every customer who purchases hair products have the right to know what's in them since they're the ones who are buying them.
Before reading this article I saw the title "Toxins in Your Hair" I right away thought that it was going to talk about the certain chemicals that are in some hair products. Instead it was about a hair-straightening treatment that had methylene glycol which is what formaldehyde becomes when mixed with water and has been linked to nose and throat cancer and leukemia. While reading this it's makes me want to look over all the hair products that I sometimes use and the article says that "the FDA has established that a beauty product is safe for consumers if it contains less than 0.2% of formaldehyde". so does that mean that all hair products contain some formaldehyde? For a person who uses hair products almost everyday it pretty scary knowing that I am also putting formaldehyde one of the most dangerous chemicals in my hair. Every customer who purchases hair products have the right to know what's in them since they're the ones who are buying them.